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Passing on of a Lakota elder chief Richard Grass

It is my sad priviledge to share the news of the passing on of Chief Richard Grass of the Lakota nation, South Dakota USA, on 23rd December. . .having JUST released a collection of writings on Lakota history and the struggles these people are still going through, it strikes me as very strange timing especially at the end of 2010 CE. I encourage everyone to learn about the situation,…

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Added by Mark Billings on December 29, 2010 at 10:01am — No Comments

Absent Cause #3 available now!

Just in time for Halloween, Samhain, Dia de los Muertes & Im Kheperu:

Absent Cause #3: Death, Dying, Undeath

NOW AVAILABLE

$4 plus shipping

Available at http://redguard.etsy.com

For trades contact: redguard@gmail.com

The new 72-page issue features:

* Wrap-around cover by BRANDI LEE

* Interviews with feminist… Continue

Added by redguard on October 26, 2009 at 9:30am — 1 Comment

Call for submissions: Death, dying, and undeath

Explore the dark side with Absent Cause

Underground cultures, hidden histories, feminist and queer sexualities, chosen families and radical politics; vampirism, the gothic, horror and the macabre; surviving abuse, coping with mental illness/dangerous gifts, self-harm and suicide.

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The theme of the third issue of Absent Cause zine is death, dying, and undeath.

Everybody dies. But in our underground and radical communities we… Continue

Added by redguard on June 5, 2009 at 2:39pm — 1 Comment

Texas death row censors Absent Cause #2

On Friday, April 24, I received a letter of rejection from the Texas Department of "Corrections" for Absent Cause #2. Copies of the zine had been requested by four prisoners on death row in Huntsville.

The reason given is "Publication contains sexually explicit images" on pages 45 and 49. These are the painting "Tofu's Kiss" by Toni Lynn Crane and the photograph "It's What's Inside" by Heidi Calvert, featuring model Sash Suicide. Both are provocative explorations of women's… Continue

Added by redguard on April 28, 2009 at 5:24am — No Comments