This event is hosted by the Stolen Children’s Month Steering Committee Members: Mining for Gold, Parents Supporting Parents NY, Adoptees Crossing Lines.

Chris Patch will bring their gifts and abolitionist technologies to Stolen Children's Month. We are hype to offer this artistic adventure for our movement to abolish family policing. You will discover that Chris is more than a teacher. Chris is a guide, storyteller and weaver of arts and culture into the work of liberation. Here is what you'll need to know and prepare for:

Zines are small, self-published works born from resistance and creative freedom. Free from censorship and algorithms, they offer a powerful way to share realities hand-to-hand and truth-to-truth.

In these two workshops, you will create either an 8-page mini zine or a 2-page booklet exploring the theme When They Stole Us. Together, we will use zines as a medium for witnessing and truth-telling—because liberation requires that our experiences and our truths be seen.

Materials: Bring standard printer paper (at least 4 sheets) and something to write with. Additional supplies such as scissors, markers, colored pencils, collage materials, glue, staplers, and stickers are welcome but not required. In the spirit of DIY culture, use whatever materials you have available. See y'all very soon