ISSUE #003 [Expendable Zine]

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★Introduction★
This issue is about feminism and will
feature pieces on riotgrrrl,
intersectional feminism, femicide as
well as subbmissions from some very
talented people.
Issue #003 will be covering some
sensitive topics like s*xual assault
and violence. I will be putting in a
trigger warnings before talking about
those topics so you can skip over it.
Hope you enjoy the zine <3
And tysm to everyone that contributed
(credit listed next to Subbmission
and/or last page of zine)
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Not our responsibility:
A part of a caption and from a post I made on
the 19th of July 2020. This perfectly sums up
my feelings and opinions and I felt like I
needed to be in the zine aswell becouse I
think it's important.
I remember how I felt when I wrote this, angry.
Angry with the state of the world, angry with
the men around me, angry at how so many
other non-men are treated by society. The
night I wrote this was the night my whole
outlook on life and feminism changed.
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TALKING
ABOUT
H*MAN
TR*FFICKING:
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WHAT IS HUMAN
TRAFFICKING?
Human trafficking is when people are
abused for thier body's and often
labour.
WHAT ARE THE DIFFRENT TYPES
OF TRAFFICKING?
1. S*x Trafficking
2. Forced Labour
3. Bonded Labour
4. Involuntary Domestic Servatude
5. Child Soldiers
6. Organ Trafficking
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THE SIGNS OF HUMAN
TRAFFICKING:
● Signs of physical abuse (eg. bruises,
scars)
● Controlled movement (transported to
or from places)
● Lack of earnings (earnings are
withheld due to promise of
"safekeeping")
● Don't speak language of country they
have moved to, only know labour/sexrelated
words
● Signs of being over-fearful, depressed
or submissive (may be fearful to talk to
outsiders/ avoid eye contact)
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● Feeling trapped (might feel like they
are stuck or trapped in current
situation)
● Signs of dependence (may
demonstrate affection/dependence for
said abuser)
● Lack of personal belongings (may
have little to know personal property)
●Lack of trust (person might feel as if
they cannot trust anyone that can offer
assistance or has a conversation
with them)
●Malnutrition and poor physical health
(may show signs of food/water denial
as well as sleep and medical care)
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●Lack of official ID (do not have
access to passports/identification or
any legal documents)
●Substance abuse (may show signs of
addiction / forced into drug use by
thier trafficker. It can also be used as
a coping mechanism)
HOTLINES:
0800 222 777- South African National Human
Trafficking Hotline
1-888-373-7888 - National Human Trafficking
Hotline
+18339001010 - Canadian Human Trafficking
Hotline
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+ 43 1-796 92 98 - IBF - Intervention Centre for
Victims of Trafficking in Women
+ 32 2 511 64 64- PAG - ASA
+32 3 201 16 90- Payoke
Multilingual brochure for victims of human
trafficking
0800 186 76 - National Hotline for Victims of
Violence in Bulgaria
CZECH REPUBLIC
La Strada SOS Hotline +420 222 71 71 71
FINLAND
System for victim assistance +358 71 876 3170
GREECE
National Center for Social Solidarity
(EKKA/National Referral Mechanism)
National Line for child protection: 1107
Direct Social Aid Line: 197
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FRANCE
National Coordination for protection of victims of
human trafficking hotline -
0 825 009 907
UNITED KINGDOM: Modern Slavery Helpline-
08000 121 700
020 50 50 50- SWEDEN
900 191 010, 900 152 152- SPAIN
080 17 22 -SLOVENIA
SLOVAKIA
Slovak Crisis Center DOTYK
+ 421 903 704 784
HUNGARY - 06-80/20-55-20 – Crisis
Management and Information Hotline.
Abroad: 0036 80/20-55-20
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IRELAND
Hotline for the confidential reporting of
suspicions of trafficking:1800 25 00 25
800 290 290- ITALY
LATVIA
Hotline against trafficking (in Latvian) 80002012
LITHUANIA
8 800 66366
NETHERLANDS
CoMensha (in Dutch) +31 33 4481186
POLAND
National Intervention and Consultation Centre
for Victims of Trafficking +48 22 628 01 20
PORTUGAL
Hotline against trafficking 800 202 148
SOS Imigrante, the hotline for all migrant
situations 808 257 257
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ROMANIA
Hotline against trafficking 0800 800 678
This is the NPO that originally reached out
to me and what compelled me to write about
this topic, here is a post they made about
ways to curb human trafficking and
additional information about human
trafficking, please check it out!
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Information about human trafficking and s*x
crimes:
https://www.instagram.com/p/CD3_np2DLK
E/?igshid=x3zue2lepcvq
Ways to curb human trafficking and s*x
crimes:
https://www.instagram.com/p/CFnQV2HDCc
T/?igshid=1fmfaodat3hp3
ALL SOURCES AT THE
BACK OF THE ZINE AND
ALL ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION IN A
EXTERNAL DOCUMENT,
I URGE YOU TO PLEASE
DO MORE RESEARCH ON
THIS TOPIC!!
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Why we shouldn't idolize or
admire 90s riotgrrrl:
90s riotgrrrl is a
feminist punk
movement
popularized in
the US in areas
such as
Olyimpia,
Washington.
The most
popular bands
from this time are 'Bikini kill' and
'Bratmobile'. From what I've gathered
riotgrrrl was started as a way for grrrls to let
out thier frustration with the patriarchy
and what it's like to be a woman/girl.
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And while this sounds like an amazing
concept you cannot deny the fact that 90s
riotgrrrl was extremely exclusive of anyone
that wasn't a white, cis-genderd, middle
class woman. This is problematic for
obvious reasons, How could it be
considered a 'feminist punk movement' if it
only catered to a small percentage of people
that still had a signi cant amount of
privilege?
Now, I can't really say whether this was
intentional or not but non-the-less it was
extremely harmful.
If all girls riotgrrrls, why was there such a
big exclusion of people that didn't t this
speci c mold? It's kind of ironic.
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This is only one example of lack of
intersectionality that we see through out
mainstream/white feminist movements
past and present. (more on intersectionality
later)
As you would of guessed the absence of
diversity lead to intolerance for example,
band's such as Le Tigre playing at the
'Michigan Womyn's Music Festival' which
by the way inforced a "womyn born
womyn" policy. If you don't see the
problem with that please re-evaluate your
morals.
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Is there a solution?
Yes…
1. Boost BIPOC and Trans people to
the front of the movement.
2. Acknowledge what happened in
the past and CALL IT OUT
especially if you are white, cis-het
and middle-class.
3. Stop glorifying 90s riotgrrrl, it's
fucked.
*Sources and additional reading, ect. will be
include at the end of the zine and via
separate Google doc, see instagram post for
further information*
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Solidarity with protesters in
Colombia <3
The original photograph was taken by
someone named Luisa Gonzalez/Reuters at a
protest in Bogotá, Columbia.
TW: THIS PIECE HAS MENTIONS OF
POLICE BRUTALITY
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This singular photo represents
so much resilience, strength
and rebellion. That, to me, is
the embodiment of feminism.
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Context:
Protests broke out in Bogotá during a
weekend around September 14th due police
brutality and the death of a man named
Javier Ordóñez.
Ordóñez was arrested after suposedly
'breaking cerfew' and then later murdered
by police after repeatedly being tazed by
them, As supposedly shown in the video
that had been circulating around the time,
Ordóñez was seen crying out "Please, no
more."
Here are words by Mafe Carrascal on the
subject:
From the Guardian/Colombia protests against police brutality leave
at least 10 dead (by Joe Parkin Daniels)
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Rest in peace
Javier Ordóñez.
Solidarity with
protesters in
Colombia <3
ALL COPS ARE
BASTARDS.
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*There are articles on this subject aswell as
articles and videos on the protests in the
back of the zine and via an external link,
see instagram post for details.*
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This is just some of what I have to say on
GBV and femicide.
I don't feel as if I can't t everything I
want about this topic into just a few
page's, it needs to be it's own issue.
That's why issue #004 is going to be f ully
dedicated to gathering information,
supplying resources, guring out ways to
help and potentially interviews with
anti-gbv orginizers [TBA]
For now though here is a list of anti-gbv
collectives and orgs that do amazing
work, check them out on instagram or go
to thier websites!
There is also a highlight on my Instagram
page f ull of resources (hotlines, shelters,
ect)
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@ ghtback_sa
@we.will.be.heard.za
@kareforwomen
@antigbv_su
@sawomenfb
@getinvolved_gbv
@langaformen
@hearhervoice_sa
@keeptheenergy
https://www.powa.co.za/POWA/
https://www.thewarriorproject.org.za/
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Here are some words by Tania Chavez
on femicide:
Titled "Femicide-Must end"
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Let's start o by de ning
intersectional feminism:
This is going to be a very brief
explanation along with a collection of
my thoughts, extra resources will be at
the back of the zine and via an external
Google doc.
Firstly, what is intersectional feminism?
In short intersectional feminism is the
understanding that all aspects of a
person's political/societal identities
combine to create a di erent experience/
di rent forms of oppression and
discrimination.
For example… a women that is cis-het,
white and middle-class will have a
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signi cant amount of privilege over a
women that is black, identi es as queer
and is working class.
Acknowledging this and taking action
against the systems and constructs that
create these imbalances would be
practicing intersectional feminism.
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What is wrong with
mainstream/white feminism?
White feminism is basically feminism
that only acknowledges and advocates
for the rights of white women, mostly
those that are cis-het and middle class.
The problem with this is that only
ghting for this very speci c group of
people that already has a signi cant
amount of privilege while not even
acknowledging the struggles BIPOC,
LGBTQIA+ and the working class go
through isn't feminism, it does nothing
to end the rhetoric that already
suppresses so many people and furthers
white supremacy.
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Why should I practice international
feminism?
It is the only useful form of feminism, it
actually progresses the feminist
movement and takes us a couple steps
further to achieving equality.
Intersectional feminism ghts for the
rights of BIPOC, non-men, people that
are LGBTQIA+ and the working class, if
you're a white feminist and you ght
against the sexism and misogyny directed
against you and your peers you have the
potential to become a intersectional
feminist : Becoming an international
feminist will help more people than
white feminism ever had/could and does
not perpetuate oppression.
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The awf ul abortion laws in poland:
The polish government has
implemented new laws that make it very
di cult for people with uteruses to get
abortions, this is not only a violation of
bodily-autonomy but shows the lack of
respect for marginalized people (as
previously shown by thier blatantly
anti-lgbtq+ laws i have talked about in
the previous issue)
Please help out by sharing this number!
More
info/resources in
external document
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