On a cloudy Saturday afternoon, the Los Angeles central public library bustled with nearly 100 people making zines: small, DIY magazines made out of a single piece of paper. There was folding, laughing and helping with cuts. Titles like Narcan 101, Free Palestine and An American Zine, filled with illustrations and tips, lined a table down the hall.
While this may sound like a scene from the 1980s or 1990s – when zines were popular as a countercultural form of expression – this was a workshop in modern-day Los Angeles, where immigration raids and federal threats have left residents restless and scared.
