Issue #1
VOICES FROM THE FIRST ISSUE:
“This is how I resist: by cultivating a scene. Our scene.” - Chuy Renteria
“The project feels like a way of resisting our culture’s emphasis on youth. It’s helped me look at aging differently.” - Danny Miller
“My family has been farming in Iowa since its inception … this feels like giving back.”
- Jennie Banta
“When I take time away from work to go forage, it helps me rewrite my definition of labor.”
- Jenni Rose
“Linda had a yurt at Standing Rock during the resistance there in 2016. She did walking surveys of the land near the pipeline and recorded the plants.”
- Angela Waseskuk
About our contributors:
Jennifer Banta is the president & CEO of United Way of Johnson and Washington Counties.
Kyle Hollingsworth is a multimedia artist and creative guide in New Mexico.
Artist Emily Jalinsky is Iowa City-based print maker and mixed media artist.
Charles and Danny Miller live in Los Angeles where they are big fans of old Hollywood.
Chuy Renteria is a writer and dancer and the author of When We Were Young.
Jenni Rose is a weaver and death doula in Iowa City.
Angela Waseskuk is a Cedar Falls-based artist.
Beneficiary & Dedication
Net proceeds of the first issue go entirely to IC Speaks, which seeks to develop and sustain an inclusive, thriving spoken-word poetry community in Iowa City that empowers youth from all backgrounds to speak their truths. * The issue is dedicated to neighbor and activist Diane Finnerty, who insisted on joy up to the very end.