This issue of JOY the Zine is about care and caretaking. It features stories about tending for others -- the elderly, children, the dying, animals, plants, the soil. The Zine is printed and ready to share! Please join Jennifer New and the growing team of the JOY zine for an event that is about care and caretaking.

What to expect: There will be community art making projects -- including several aimed at kids; a visit from Groot the City High School therapy dog; singing led by members of The Quire; a storytime led by a local drag queen; a mini nosh of lovingly made food; a lesson in self-massage; a dedication to Maria Cano, the person responsible for starting a translation program at UIHC. AND OF COURSE readings by some of the zine's contributors.

Can kids come? Yes! There are activities especially for them.

Please help support JOY the Zine: We ask for a minimum of $5 to attend. If you'd like to get into the event AND get a copy of the zine, it's $15.  Any money on top of that goes to our JOY Micro-Grant program that gives money to people under 30 who need extra funds for a joyful resistance project. REGISTER HERE.