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If you’re coming in from Patreon or are new to membership. Welcome, I hope you’ll enjoy the new restructuring of Cyclista Zine content.
2020 and 2021 had me thinking of ways this pandemic, uprise, and social media had seriously weighed on me, that I haven’t been consistent with biking since starting this zine. But even that feels like a job sometimes. My intent this year is to to be less present on social media where I’ve totally done well to not post as much but still, the weight of opening up any social media app brings a feeling of anxiety. So I’ve been learning to let go of ‘checking in’ online and to be connected to the moment. My hope is that sharing content and posts here will be more engaging and insightful.
I also hope you have enjoyed this years work and zines here at CZ. It's been a busy one and I am so grateful for all the opportunities we've been able to be part of and create! 2021 has been a year of applying what we've been learning as a zine and community. Meaning that we have also been challenged in maintaining a sustainable pace when the world feels incredibly chaotic while supporting our community. Since the beginning I have put a lot of effort into running the zine so that it was sustainable. 2020 gave me that ability because the amount of support we were receiving to create and educate, and 2021 had me imagining new opportunities for the zine as we grew.
In older posts, I had shared with you all that there was a merge to come in the new year. While I was hopeful and enthusiastic of this to come in 2022, the universe had different plans and I am ok with that. With that said, I will continue to run CZ as a bi-annual zine and continue to use the zine to amplify voices and serving critiques hot, only at a slower pace. It takes a lot of passion and effort to create something from the ground up and finding a balance and community that believes and supports this work is such a privilege and honor. I am grateful for the way zines allows for an approach that is nontraditional and collaborative. I am eternally grateful for all of you supporting our vision.
I do have plans for CZ in the new year from workshops, interviews, and published works. But first you may have noticed this online content membership, a zine subscription, and donation option on the website. Meaning, IG posts, personal posts, digital zines, and educational content will be made available here on Membership. There is a zine subscription option that would only charge per zine when newly published zines are available. Donation options are also available on the website. This makes consolidating admin and shipping management easier for myself and keeps costs accessible and minimal for supporters and the zine.
With that being said, welcome to Membership and thank you all for your support for the zine! Please enjoy this space!