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Comment by Candace on October 15, 2008 at 4:36am

i think that's a fair enough comment from lousie. I agree, we should have something more generic that appeals to those of us who don't feel an affinity with the flag.

for me, it just presumes a nationalism not all of us feels. I mean, we could start a thread about the whys of how some of us feel attached to that particular symbol of british colonialism/etc and why some of us don't feel comfortable with patriotism/etc. but i'm happy to see it changed.

I'm also kind of introducing myself. hi my names candace. new to the group but been doing zines for about 8 years. I think I must have met a lot of you at TINA this year.

Comment by Emma Stronach on October 15, 2008 at 12:10am

Um... way to introduce yourself Louise :P

You're probably going to get miffed if I say, "It's just an icon", so instead I'd rather ask why... Why does the flag upset you so much?

Comment by lousie on October 14, 2008 at 11:44pm

hi
can whoever is able please change the icon for this group? I'm geographically located on this continent, but I feel *no* affinity to the flag.
I mean, I don't assume everyone here shares my radically unaustralian anti-state politics.
But the thing is, I'd like to talk with you all on the basis of shared geography/postal systems/maybe living near by, not cos we're part of the same nation: which is what the flag-continent icon suggests to me.
What do you reckon?

Comment by ChrisChinchilla on October 6, 2008 at 10:25pm

Yup, every Wednesday, though it's a collective so numbers are up and down a bit...

Comment by lofipi on October 6, 2008 at 8:17pm

Thanks for the link to the photos of the TINA zine fair. Not as good as being there, but better than not being there and not seeing the photos.

Comment by Bird in the Hand Zine Shop on October 6, 2008 at 5:25pm

http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=%22this+is+not+art+zine+fair%22&m=text

here's a link to photos from the TINA zine fair, Australia's largest zine fair each October long weekend in Newcastle.

Comment by Bird in the Hand Zine Shop on October 6, 2008 at 5:23pm

oh Man!!! I want to come to Melbourne now. I'll be hitting the city over the weekend of 17th October if anyone is interested in a ziney coffee or a trip to Sticky.

Comment by Mulchy on October 6, 2008 at 6:43am

Hey, that City Library thing sounds excellent. Does it happen every Wednesday?
Maybe I'll come check it out next Wednesday! (Hopefully)

Comment by Emma Stronach on October 5, 2008 at 11:23pm

I'd like to go, but sadly I live in Newy so it may take me a while to get there :P

Comment by ChrisChinchilla on October 5, 2008 at 6:20pm

I'd like to tell you all about City Library Street Press, we meet every Wednesday at the City Library in Melbourne, 6 - 7.45pm.

It's free and we have access to the library's zine collection, photocopiers, stationary and a wealth of great people, we make our own zine, maintain a blog and zinesters guide to Melbourne map, see citylibrarystreetpress.blogspot.com for more details!

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