A-Infos (en) US, Minneapolis, WELCOME TO DAYBREAK #6!

We’ve been truckin’ away all winter on this issue, trying
hard to create something relevant, trying to raise money to pay off
our last issue, and tryin’ to still have fun in the meantime.  And
now it’s spring, and we finally have something to show for all
our toil.   To us, this issue seems to be about redefining what we
want our lives to be and finding our inspiration in the midst of
drudgery and disappointment.  We won’t use some tired old
metaphor about spring and rebirth, but to some extent it’s true
– there’s so much bullshit in the world that we constantly
have to search for hope to make something better.  Where it
ultimately lies is in our personal relationships, the way we treat
each other, and in the places we create to support each other.

We’ve started publishing only twice a year, since each issue
costs about $800 after printing, mailing, and other expenses.  We
held an art auction this year, which was super fun, but fundraising
and trying to put out four issues a year is next to impossible.  We
have enough ideas and passion, but we all have jobs and pets and
other projects, too.  So if you want to give us money or help us
organize benefits, you could read your favorite local anarchist
tabloid maybe three or four times a year!

WHAT IS DAYBREAK?

Daybreak Collective formed about four years ago (right before the
September 11th attack) in Minneapolis, MN with a small group of
friends who shared a desire to create a better world and to
communicate our desire to make our lives reflect our ideals.  The
newspaper came about as a way to support and enrich the people
and projects in our communities and to communicate our hope for
creating a better world to people who aren’t necessarily part of
the punk or activist communities in a really accessible way.

We’re not professional journalists – we all have normal
jobs and have learned how to make this newspaper as we’ve
gone along.  Our skills get better with each issue and we think that
shows in the paper, but what really helps us is contributions,
feedback, or other input from the people who care about us. We
know you have something to say, so say it!  Write an article!  Draw
a cartoon!  Constructively criticize! It’s the bullshit when
people think that what they have to say isn’t important or good
enough. Why would we want to perpetuate a vision of the world in
which professionals and experts rule? We all rule!

Our newspaper is based here in Minneapolis and focuses mainly on
the lives and ideas of Midwest radicals.  We print 5.000 copies of
every issue, which are distributed throughout the Midwest,
primarily in the Twin Cities. You can find Daybreak! at a lot of the
places that are listed on our back page of local resources .

Thanks to all who donated art for the auction, Switchboard for the
benefit show and all the bands that played, Lonesome Dan Case, all
the local collectives, Kristen from M.U., World In Trouble, all our
friends and helpers, and anyone who writes us letters.
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Daybreak is an anarchist tabloid put out from Minneapolis.

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