International Day of Climate Action in *Halifax*

Join friends and neighbours in HRM for a family-friendly get-together. Festivities will begin at 2 p.m. and at *3:50 p.m.* we will join together for a collective action to show our support for strong government leadership and action on climate change. *Bring a sign* with a drawing or painting of what/who you’re concerned about. Come join us on the Common! Megan Leslie will be speaking, Mayor Kelly and Premier Dexter have been invited to speak, and music will be playing.

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– Halifax, NS” (join for updates!)

Self publishing amongst activists has a colourful, jaggedly cut and political history. Zines have been scattered around in one form or another since words were written on paper, but for activists and political artists, zines really took off in the pre-online world of the 1990s. Popularized by the riot grrrl movement, a product of feminism and alternative rock in North America, zines quickly became an invaluable vehicle for manifestos and sharing lived experiences. Nowadays, zines can be found online and in print. This guide will go over how to put together a zine cover to cover and include:

What's a zine?
Creating content
Figuring out formatting
Distribution

Whats a zine

The 8th annual DOXA Documentary Film Festival continues the tradition of showcasing stories that aren't often told. DOXA brings Vancouver premieres of eye-opening and unexpected films from Canada and around the world.

Featuring 75 films, highlights include Canadian Larry Weinstein's stunning new film Inside Hana’s Suitcase which opens the festival; Academy Award nominee The Garden; Canadian premiere of Shelley Saywell’s passionate film Devil’s Bargain; internationally-renowned Kim Longinotto's latest film Rough Aunties and DOXA's closing night offering Act of God by Jennifer Baichwal.