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New Badges

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A batch of new badges will be available at the store from Friday 1st April for $2 each. They include classic designs like 'ACAB', 'Riots not Diets', 'Dump Him', Queer, Trans and Anarcho flags, John Key with a gun to his head *~and more~*

New Badges

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A batch of new badges will be available at the store from Friday 1st April for $2 each. They include classic designs like 'ACAB', 'Riots not Diets', 'Dump Him', Queer, Trans and Anarcho flags, John Key with a gun to his head *~and more~*

Cutting Out the Missing Heroes

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Revolutionary Women: A Book of Stencils by the Queen of the Neighbourhood Collective Leila Khaled “A RADICAL feminist history and street art resource for inspired readers!” When we look at the ‘heroes’ of radical and revolutionary history, we see a bunch of dudes. Che Guevara, Mao, Malcolm X, Martin Luther King, Gandhi, Nelson Mandela – the poster boys of any first­year’s revolutionary dorm aesthetic. This book was prompted by the question: “Where are the women?” – and the follow up: “Where are the glamorous, Che­esque stencils of their high­contrast faces?” Well here they are. This project was originally a zine (made in New Zealand at Cherry Bomb Comics in Auckland, 2005). It’s now a book but one produced with heavy awareness of what it means to be a zine project – with focus on anti­copyright, swappability, ease of reproduction and propagation. Though creating a book limits some of these functions, the Queen of the Neighbourhood Collective are transparent in their reasoning – making

Cutting Out the Missing Heroes

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Revolutionary Women: A Book of Stencils by the Queen of the Neighbourhood Collective Leila Khaled “A RADICAL feminist history and street art resource for inspired readers!” When we look at the ‘heroes’ of radical and revolutionary history, we see a bunch of dudes. Che Guevara, Mao, Malcolm X, Martin Luther King, Gandhi, Nelson Mandela – the poster boys of any first­year’s revolutionary dorm aesthetic. This book was prompted by the question: “Where are the women?” – and the follow up: “Where are the glamorous, Che­esque stencils of their high­contrast faces?” Well here they are. This project was originally a zine (made in New Zealand at Cherry Bomb Comics in Auckland, 2005). It’s now a book but one produced with heavy awareness of what it means to be a zine project – with focus on anti­copyright, swappability, ease of reproduction and propagation. Though creating a book limits some of these functions, the Queen of the Neighbourhood Collective are transparent in their reasoning – making

Raft Race and Newtown Fair

Two long running annual events are happening in Wellington this coming weekend: On Saturday, 5 March, we have the 8th Anarchist Raft Race, this year at Hataitai Beach / Evans Bay instead of the usual location at Oriental Beach (to avoid clashes with the dragon boat race there). Start is about 1pm. Bring life jackets, drinks, food etc. We had a collective of orca turn up for it once! Then on Sunday, 6 March there is of course the Newtown Festival. We won't have a stall but we will have the shop open from about 10am onwards. See you then!

Raft Race and Newtown Fair

Two long running annual events are happening in Wellington this coming weekend: On Saturday, 5 March, we have the 8th Anarchist Raft Race, this year at Hataitai Beach / Evans Bay instead of the usual location at Oriental Beach (to avoid clashes with the dragon boat race there). Start is about 1pm. Bring life jackets, drinks, food etc. We had a collective of orca turn up for it once! Then on Sunday, 6 March there is of course the Newtown Festival. We won't have a stall but we will have the shop open from about 10am onwards. See you then!

New Shop Hours

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We are now open four times a week: Tuesday: 2 - 5pm Thursday: 12 - 3pm Friday: 2 - 5pm Saturday: 1 - 4pm If you can't get to the shop when it's open, send us an email and let us know what you want: FreedomShopAotearoa@gmail.com