Issue No. 4 December 2022 | Reciprocity
Folklore for Resistance is a project focused on community, mutual aid, anti-racism, decolonization, and anti-capitalism through the lens of folklore and ancestry.
Editors note: Due to a mistake on our part in our fourth issue, the poem Cypselbae by Nicky Chue was incorrectly spelled with a G as the first letter. As this letter change makes the title look very similar to a slur used against the Romani community, we wanted to publicly make it clear that it was not at all the intention of the author and that it is not a word that we as editors would use either. We want to apologize for any harm or hurt caused by this error. Firstly to any Romani readers and contributors who have been harmed by this, also to Nicky, and to the wider community. Lastly, we want to thank and acknowledge Nicky for bringing this to our attention, and apologise for that being necessary as we did not catch the error ourselves. It’s our responsibility as editors to be careful with the work that we’re entrusted with, and even more importantly as white editors working with work from people of colour.
Here is a note from Nicky: “The title of my poem is a play on words with "cypselae" (plural of cypsela, a single-seeded fruit like dandelion). While I submitted my poem with this title, I acknowledge that the typography in my visual may be difficult to read, especially as it is not a commonly used word. I am really sorry to anyone who may have been hurt by this, especially because it is a love poem which is meant to uplift, not hurt anybody. I’ve adjusted the visual so the typography is unambiguous, which will be updated in future reprints of issue 4 and on my website.”
Moving forward we will have included the above editors note on the shop listing for this issue, and in shipments of the current print of the zine. This will remain in place for future listings/reprints as well for transparency. We will also immediately update our zine file with the image you provided and a correction in the contents page, so that it is ready for future reprints and digital download.
In the Reciprocity issue of our zine we sit at the foot of the world tree and learn from dandelion, the cooperation and care of lichen, and wisdom from elders about the lessons of our babies. We meet moch daear (badger), arth haul (sun bear), and Tylluan Wen (barn owl) coming together in urgent mutual aid.
There are explorations of intimacy and aloneness, abolition and ecology, and tarot in Calabrian tradition with pigs, oak trees, and feasts. We have a visit from a blue jay, an affirmation of the pain and joy of feeling our connection to all things, and an invitation to press our feelings into mud and earth. We even have a wee garland we can all cut out and make, a thread to join us together.
All zines are produced with community at the forefront. We work in the way of a workers collective where all contributors receive an equal share of the profit. We also will be sharing a contributors portion of the profit with The Northern Birthwork Collective as part of our commitment to reparation and working toward being in right relationship with those whose lands we are on.
Printed by unionised printers at Thunderbird Printers on beautiful 100% PCM.
Purchases made by Dec 22nd will be shipped by Dec 23rd. Shipping will then resume Dec 28th!
Cover art, 'The Children of the Sun’ by Róisín Carey
Issue Four contributors
Alex Bell
Chase Gray
Stephanie Bailey
Victoria Haf
Katie Marie Bruce
Connor May
Nicholas Fisher
Kristina Scheufelt
Bridget Quinn
Catherine Rogers
Caitlin Thompson
eva henderson
Sammy Paloma
Linsey Gosper
Nicky Chue
Kimberley Carter
Natalie Zarrelli
Becka Nathan
Kat Warren Wild
Breanna Barrington
Tallulah Brennan
Clyde Richard Brittain
Ciara Hinchey
Folklore for Resistance is a project focused on community, mutual aid, anti-racism, decolonization, and anti-capitalism through the lens of folklore and ancestry.
Editors note: Due to a mistake on our part in our fourth issue, the poem Cypselbae by Nicky Chue was incorrectly spelled with a G as the first letter. As this letter change makes the title look very similar to a slur used against the Romani community, we wanted to publicly make it clear that it was not at all the intention of the author and that it is not a word that we as editors would use either. We want to apologize for any harm or hurt caused by this error. Firstly to any Romani readers and contributors who have been harmed by this, also to Nicky, and to the wider community. Lastly, we want to thank and acknowledge Nicky for bringing this to our attention, and apologise for that being necessary as we did not catch the error ourselves. It’s our responsibility as editors to be careful with the work that we’re entrusted with, and even more importantly as white editors working with work from people of colour.
Here is a note from Nicky: “The title of my poem is a play on words with "cypselae" (plural of cypsela, a single-seeded fruit like dandelion). While I submitted my poem with this title, I acknowledge that the typography in my visual may be difficult to read, especially as it is not a commonly used word. I am really sorry to anyone who may have been hurt by this, especially because it is a love poem which is meant to uplift, not hurt anybody. I’ve adjusted the visual so the typography is unambiguous, which will be updated in future reprints of issue 4 and on my website.”
Moving forward we will have included the above editors note on the shop listing for this issue, and in shipments of the current print of the zine. This will remain in place for future listings/reprints as well for transparency. We will also immediately update our zine file with the image you provided and a correction in the contents page, so that it is ready for future reprints and digital download.
In the Reciprocity issue of our zine we sit at the foot of the world tree and learn from dandelion, the cooperation and care of lichen, and wisdom from elders about the lessons of our babies. We meet moch daear (badger), arth haul (sun bear), and Tylluan Wen (barn owl) coming together in urgent mutual aid.
There are explorations of intimacy and aloneness, abolition and ecology, and tarot in Calabrian tradition with pigs, oak trees, and feasts. We have a visit from a blue jay, an affirmation of the pain and joy of feeling our connection to all things, and an invitation to press our feelings into mud and earth. We even have a wee garland we can all cut out and make, a thread to join us together.
All zines are produced with community at the forefront. We work in the way of a workers collective where all contributors receive an equal share of the profit. We also will be sharing a contributors portion of the profit with The Northern Birthwork Collective as part of our commitment to reparation and working toward being in right relationship with those whose lands we are on.
Printed by unionised printers at Thunderbird Printers on beautiful 100% PCM.
Purchases made by Dec 22nd will be shipped by Dec 23rd. Shipping will then resume Dec 28th!
Cover art, 'The Children of the Sun’ by Róisín Carey
Issue Four contributors
Alex Bell
Chase Gray
Stephanie Bailey
Victoria Haf
Katie Marie Bruce
Connor May
Nicholas Fisher
Kristina Scheufelt
Bridget Quinn
Catherine Rogers
Caitlin Thompson
eva henderson
Sammy Paloma
Linsey Gosper
Nicky Chue
Kimberley Carter
Natalie Zarrelli
Becka Nathan
Kat Warren Wild
Breanna Barrington
Tallulah Brennan
Clyde Richard Brittain
Ciara Hinchey
Folklore for Resistance is a project focused on community, mutual aid, anti-racism, decolonization, and anti-capitalism through the lens of folklore and ancestry.
Editors note: Due to a mistake on our part in our fourth issue, the poem Cypselbae by Nicky Chue was incorrectly spelled with a G as the first letter. As this letter change makes the title look very similar to a slur used against the Romani community, we wanted to publicly make it clear that it was not at all the intention of the author and that it is not a word that we as editors would use either. We want to apologize for any harm or hurt caused by this error. Firstly to any Romani readers and contributors who have been harmed by this, also to Nicky, and to the wider community. Lastly, we want to thank and acknowledge Nicky for bringing this to our attention, and apologise for that being necessary as we did not catch the error ourselves. It’s our responsibility as editors to be careful with the work that we’re entrusted with, and even more importantly as white editors working with work from people of colour.
Here is a note from Nicky: “The title of my poem is a play on words with "cypselae" (plural of cypsela, a single-seeded fruit like dandelion). While I submitted my poem with this title, I acknowledge that the typography in my visual may be difficult to read, especially as it is not a commonly used word. I am really sorry to anyone who may have been hurt by this, especially because it is a love poem which is meant to uplift, not hurt anybody. I’ve adjusted the visual so the typography is unambiguous, which will be updated in future reprints of issue 4 and on my website.”
Moving forward we will have included the above editors note on the shop listing for this issue, and in shipments of the current print of the zine. This will remain in place for future listings/reprints as well for transparency. We will also immediately update our zine file with the image you provided and a correction in the contents page, so that it is ready for future reprints and digital download.
In the Reciprocity issue of our zine we sit at the foot of the world tree and learn from dandelion, the cooperation and care of lichen, and wisdom from elders about the lessons of our babies. We meet moch daear (badger), arth haul (sun bear), and Tylluan Wen (barn owl) coming together in urgent mutual aid.
There are explorations of intimacy and aloneness, abolition and ecology, and tarot in Calabrian tradition with pigs, oak trees, and feasts. We have a visit from a blue jay, an affirmation of the pain and joy of feeling our connection to all things, and an invitation to press our feelings into mud and earth. We even have a wee garland we can all cut out and make, a thread to join us together.
All zines are produced with community at the forefront. We work in the way of a workers collective where all contributors receive an equal share of the profit. We also will be sharing a contributors portion of the profit with The Northern Birthwork Collective as part of our commitment to reparation and working toward being in right relationship with those whose lands we are on.
Printed by unionised printers at Thunderbird Printers on beautiful 100% PCM.
Purchases made by Dec 22nd will be shipped by Dec 23rd. Shipping will then resume Dec 28th!
Cover art, 'The Children of the Sun’ by Róisín Carey
Issue Four contributors
Alex Bell
Chase Gray
Stephanie Bailey
Victoria Haf
Katie Marie Bruce
Connor May
Nicholas Fisher
Kristina Scheufelt
Bridget Quinn
Catherine Rogers
Caitlin Thompson
eva henderson
Sammy Paloma
Linsey Gosper
Nicky Chue
Kimberley Carter
Natalie Zarrelli
Becka Nathan
Kat Warren Wild
Breanna Barrington
Tallulah Brennan
Clyde Richard Brittain
Ciara Hinchey