Building Blocs:Parenting, Movement & Little Folk

"Home-Makin'"

#2

Building Blocs:parenting, movement and little folk

is a compilation zine of radical parenting*

challenges, experiences and reflections. It's a

desire to be less isolated and to build

collective knowledge.

In this issue:

Going Nuclear;

Notes on a Revolution;

"Under One Roof" - a comic;Reviews;and more!

* Radical Parenting is an imperfect term and is

meant here as inclusive and diverse - an

exploration of parenting styles that value respect,

trust, autonomy, difference, non-oppression,

learning, love and revolution.

Finally, the second issue of Building Blocs is here!

Perhaps now I'm a parent more than ever before homemaking

is vitally important to me. That is, homemaking in a very

broad sense, critical of the often gendered labour associated

with this creating and homemaking which takes place at

varied geographical scales. Homemaking can be the work of

providing housing certainty, something that has become

increasingly difficult for so many due to financial crises,

armed conflict, the stealing of traditional lands and climate

change, but is also the site of important struggles for justice.

Homemaking is also the work of creating the kind of communities, countries and worlds

we want to live in and determining how they are governed.

Issue #2 'Homemakin'' has contributions that address some of these varied aspects of

homemaking, from the politics and practicalities of share housing in Australia and the US,

to the revolutionary struggles to create new forms of government and living in Egypt.

Thanks to all this issue's contributors for sharing their reflections and experiences.

Lara (Oct 11)

Building Blocs:Call forSubmissions

Building Blocs is open to contributions from parents, caregivers, kids and allies. The

theme for the next issue is "Spectrums", but don't let that limit what you want to share.

How can parents/caregivers support a spectrum of gender identities?

How do you create safer environments for your kid's emerging sexuality?

What has parenting/caregiving brought up around your own gender or sexual identity?

What are your experiences as transfolk and/or queerfolk who are parenting/caregiving?

How do cis-gendered people better support the transfolk parents/cargivers in our midst?

How can straight folks be better allies to queer parents/caregivers?

or contribute to one of the regular segments:

Make a mix tape or review a book/zine/film!

Put together this issue's feature project!

Submit art for the cover!

Deadline for submissions is 31 st Jan 201 2. Please send contributions (of any length) to

tricyclezinedistro@riseup.net with a bio and any pics/images.

Don't miss out! To order copies or to be notified as new issues of Building Blocs

become available, email tricyclezinedistro@riseup.net

Cover Art by Lara Daley.