Status Updates From Reproduce and Revolt

"From The Zapatistas to the Intifada, the fight for justice for the women of Juarez in Mexico and the disappeared in South America to the struggles around immigration the world over, solidarity is both central and necessary. When we connect our struggles we can only become stronger and join together to build a new and more just world."

"When The Soviet Union fell, it was promised that a new era of peace would be ushered in. Instead we have more war than ever, from Iraq to the Balkans. Afghanistan, Somalia, Rwanda, Liberia, Chechnya, Palestine, Lebanon are all being torn apart, and the shadow of war darkens Iran, Syria, North Korea, Pakistan and huge areas of Africa."

"Women make up over half the worlds population and likely do 2/3 of the world's labor, yet are rarely paid equally to men, and are often treated like little more than slaves. Queer people and those that refuse the binaries of gender and sexuality in our world are often attacked and oppressed, but they are also some of the most powerful elements in the struggle for social justice and change."

"Our world's dependence on the automobile and its use of oil is increasingly unstable. There is a growing chorus of voices critiquing car culture and articulating alternatives."

"More and more people are trying to fight this impending disaster, by struggling for environmental justice, questioning industrial food production, growing guerilla gardens and bringing knowledge of global warming to a mass public."

"Capitalism has created a world where the majority are unemployed and impoverished, many work longer and longer hours for less and less return, and a small ruling class extracts all the labor and wealth from everyone else."

"to that end, it is important that this book is bilingual, so that it can be used by both Spanish and English speaking activist communities. Despite the historical under-representation of women in the realm of political graphics-men not only dominate art and design scenes, but also the realm of political activism more generally-women have played a key role in the development of this art form."