We are happy to release six short mini-zines covering forgotten radical history of the so-called Pacific Northwest. Each is available as a PDF for printing, and only use between one and three sheets of paper. Older texts have been sourced for these; future short-form zines will feature original writings.
The Kitsap Ferry Riot tells the story of the restrictive old Seattle Teen Dance Ordinance and a punk riot that occurred on the ferry from Bremerton as a result. The text is pulled from the defunct website of a documentary about the riot by Chris Loomey, accessible here. (2 sheets letter)
Download The Kitsap Ferry Riot
The remainder of these mini-zines were sourced from articles published a decade ago in Tides of Flame, a Seattle Anarchist paper published 2011-2012. The first was a one-off article, the rest are drawn from its recurring ‘Forgotten History’ feature. A complete run of Tides of Flame can be found here.
The Eyes of a Monster is the tale of Chris Monfort. Appalled by police brutality in his community, Chris looked the monster in the eye and refused to blink. He launched a one-man war against Seattle Police in 2009, bombing vehicles and killing one SPD officer in an ambush. Chris mysteriously died in Walla Walla State Penitentiary in 2017. (3 sheets letter)
Download The Eyes of a Monster
1856: The Battle in Seattle is the tale of Chief Leschi, the Nisqually, and other warriors who fought to expel the settler-colonial leviathan in its infancy. (2 sheets letter)
Download 1856: The Battle in Seattle
Anarchists and Rebellion in Walla Walla State Prison is an account of the Anarchist Black Dragon, an imprisoned anarchist collective who published an underground newspaper and helped spur several prisoner uprisings. (1 sheet letter)
Download Anarchists and Rebellion in Walla Walla State Prison
The Centralia IWW tells of the lumberjacks and hobos who organized a revolutionary union in this small Washington town. The intense repression they faced culminated in the so-called Centralia Tragedy in 1919. (2 sheets letter)
The Dude Smashed the Federal Courthouse, Too! recalls the nationwide uprising in 1970 over the trial of Black Panther Bobby Seale and the Chicago Seven. The rowdiest solidarity action occurred in Seattle, where the federal courthouse was smashed. One of the most famous arrestees was Jeff Dowd, inspiration for “The Dude” in “The Big Lebowski” (1 sheet letter)