NO JUSTICE NO PEACE NO RACIST POLICE

Justice for George Floyd, Tony McDade, Breonna Taylor, Nina Pop, Sean Reed, and all black people murdered by the police.

Show up how and wherever you can. The resources exist to point you to where you are needed. A few are below if you need a starting point.

Defund the police. Defend Black life.

Fuck the curfews. Fuck the kneeling cops.

Stay safe. Stay informed.

Irrelevant Press is offering free printing to our communities organizing, protesting, and doing activist work in Oakland. Email us at irrelpress@gmail.com

Resources

A short list aggregated and shared here to amplify work already being done and to give folks a starting point for engagement. There are so many more resources out there.

Bail Funds:

New York: Free Them All For Public Health (no longer needs funds as of 6/2/20), Covid Bail Out NYC, Brooklyn Community Bail Fund

Bay Area: Bay Area Anti Repression Bail Committee, People’s Breakfast Oakland, Silicon Valley DSA

Huge list here from Skype Williams for other cities

Mutual Aid and Resource Groups:

New York: NYC Black Mutual Aid, BUFU, Freedom Arts Movement

Oakland: People’s Breakfast Oakland, Anti Police Terror Project, Black Earth Farms, Protestors Kit Oakland

And of course nationally Movement for Black Lives

Education:

Protest safety resources from Shivani: www.tinyurl.com/healingaid

Political education resources from Yatta and Shaira: instagram.com/p/CA8UAlQD50X/ (direct to document)

Prison abolition education resource from K Agbebiyi: https://twitter.com/sheabutterfemme/status/1266491756746604544

Anti-racism resources from Sarah Sophie Flicker and Alyssa Klein: bit.ly/ANTIRACISMRESOURCES

Sounds About

 
 

We are excited to announce sounds about riso .online, a virtual showcase of risograph works by artists and publishers from North America. Through sharing the diverse set of risograph works, we hope that everyone can take a moment to explore the site and if able, shop the prints, zines, and books to show your support for the individual artists, printmakers, & the risograph community!

By directly linking the artists’ and publishers' own method of purchase, 100% of the proceeds go towards the individuals and small press while also allowing us to all operate this at a safe distance. We’re hoping that this gives artists a chance to sell some artwork during what would have been the usual festival season and bring the riso community a place to congregate online.

In addition, we asked each participant to share their process of preparing work to be printed on a risograph, both technically and creatively. We’ve been going through each one and they are honestly so rewarding to read.
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Url: http://www.soundsaboutriso.online/
Launch date: Saturday, May 23rd 11AM EST
Live stream events will be held throughout Saturday 5/23 to Sunday 5/24.
Visual Identity, Illustration, Animation by James Bascara @james.bascara
Website built by Ritu Ghiya
Website designed by chuck kuan + ritu ghiya
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The website will be accessible to the public starting from Saturday, May 23rd at 11am EST, and we plan to keep it up for as long as we can. Follow along @zinehug and @luckyrisograph for more announcements throughout the week!

 
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How to make fire cider with Lizz!

Lizz showed us how to make fire cider on our Instagram live earlier today! Below are the recipes for those who couldn’t make it during the live stream earlier. 

Fire cider is an herbal folk remedy that supports the immune system. This recipe was conceived of and popularized by Rosemary Gladstar, a renowned Western herbalist. Herb infusions in apple cider vinegar are a long-held tradition in herbalism. 

Fire cider can be personalized based on your personal tastes! Don’t like horseradish or jalapeños? Leave them out! Want it sweet? Use extra honey! This is a folk recipe, so there is no “right” way to make it. The basic recipe below can be used as a guideline!

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Basic fire cider recipe, adapted from Rosemary Gladstar:

Supplies: 

  • Quart-sized mason jar and lid

  • Parchment paper (if metal lid)

  • Cheesecloth (to strain after infusion) 

Ingredients: 

  • 1 medium onion

  • 10 cloves garlic

  • 2 jalapeños 

  • Half cup fresh ginger root

  • Half cup fresh horseradish root

  • Zest and juice from one lemon

  • Apple cider vinegar

  • 1/4 cup honey (for after infusion)

Optional: 

  • 1 tablespoon turmeric powder

  • Cayenne powder

  • Black pepper 

  • Other herbs/spices, like rosemary or thyme

Instructions: 

  • Chop onion, garlic, and jalapeños. Grate ginger root and horseradish root (or carefully use a mandoline slicer). Zest and juice one lemon. Add herbs or spices as desired. Cover all with apple cider vinegar. 

  • Let infuse for 3-4 weeks, shaking daily. 

  • Once infusion is complete, strain out the herbs and vegetables using cheesecloth. Squeeze out liquid from the pulp. 

  • Add honey to taste! 

  • Rebottle and refrigerate. 

  • Take a shot or tablespoon daily as an immune tonic!

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Lizz’s spring fire cider recipe (from today’s IG live):

  • Quart-sized mason jar & lid

  • Parchment paper 

  • Half of a very large onion, chopped

  • 12 cloves garlic, crushed & chopped

  • 1 big piece of ginger root (about 5 inches long), thinly sliced 

  • 1 jalapeño, sliced

  • 1 habanero, sliced

  • 1 serrano pepper, sliced

  • Juice and peels from 1 large lemon

  • Apple cider vinegar

  • 1 heaping tablespoon Diaspora Co. turmeric powder

  • 1 tablespoon dried lemon balm leaves

  • A few dashes of cayenne

  • A few dashes of ground black pepper

  • Honey to taste (for after infusion)

Instructions: 

  • Throw everything except the honey into a quart-sized mason jar. 

  • Cover all with apple cider vinegar, at least 1 inch above the ingredients. 

  • Place parchment paper on top of mason jar, screw metal lid over. 

  • Put in a dark cupboard or pantry and shake daily. 

  • Let infuse for 3-4 weeks. 

  • Strain roughage, pour fire cider into clean mason jar. Add honey to taste. 

  • Refrigerate. Take a shot daily for immune maintenance. To our health! 

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Notes: 

  • Take a shot or tablespoon daily as an immune tonic! If you feel something coming on, take a few tablespoons daily. 

  • Fire cider can keep for several months (up to 6) if left unrefrigerated in a cool cupboard or pantry. To keep for longer, refrigerate it.

  • Try making a vinaigrette salad dressing with your fire cider!

  • Leftover infusion pulp can be used for a stir-fry, or blended/food-processed to make a chutney. 

Instagram LIVE

We’ve been having a lot of fun doing a little programming over on our Instagram (@irrelevantpress).

Our friends have so many talents to share and we want everyone to know about it!

Follow our posts and dance to a DJ set, or learn a new skill!

Also if this sounds like something you’d like to do join us as a participant! We’d love for you to do a 1-hr takeover!!

Stay safe ya’ll

xo ip

Quaranzine

We recommend NOT social distancing, but physical distancing, during this time. Stay in touch, stay in contact, do not isolate, and remember you are not alone! Mollie of IP and our dear friend José of DCBL teamed up to hang out virtually and made a little digital zine about it!

 
 

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