<div><strong>Secure Brown Recluse Zine Distro's Future! </strong>
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<div>We are seeking funds for the project to continue for at least 6-9 months into the new year.<em> If we cannot meet this goal, we will likely cease operations of our 12-year project.</em>
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<div><strong>Brown Recluse Zine Distro is a volunteer-run, not-for-profit zine distro of self-published independent print media, including zines and prints, for and by Queer and Trans Black Indigenous and People of Color. </strong>
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<div>Established in 2013, Brown Recluse Zine Distro was created to support and center zines written by people of color. Since then, the project has blossomed into so many beautiful iterations.
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<div>In 2020, our project grew exponentially ~ so much so, that our collective project had to turn into a 501c3!
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<div>However, since then, we have very much been shadow-banned on all platforms and not received the support / income stream of earlier years.
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<div>Moreover, the grants in which we were relying on were not renewed for 2026.
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<div>For two years now, we have proudly provided free printing for Black zinemakers. Donations have been dwindling in support of our project. which is 75% funded by donations as we give 100% of the cover price to Black zine makers and a majority of our catalog are zines fundraising for mutual aid redistribution efforts.
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<div><strong>We hope to continue this distro for 12 more years ! - We are seeking funds for the project to continue for at least 6-9 months into the new year. If we cannot meet this goal, we will likely cease operations of our 12-year project.</strong>
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<div><strong>Donation Alternatives:</strong>
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<div><strong> </strong> Please include "FUTURE" in donation note
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<li>Our website : <a href="https://www.brownreclusezinedistro.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">brownreclusezinedistro</a>.com
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<li><a href="https://www.gofundme.com/charity/brown-recluse-distro" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Paypal</a>: paypal.com/us/fundraiser/charity/4324329
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<li><a href="https://account.venmo.com/u/brownreclusezinedistro" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Venmo</a>: @<a href="https://account.venmo.com/u/brownreclusezinedistro" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">brownreclusezinedistro</a>
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<div><em>Donations are tax-deductible (EIN 85-3631343)</em>
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<div><strong>$$$ Break Down:</strong>
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<li>Monthly Studio Rent: $625.00
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<li>Monthly Website Fee: $56.00
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<li>Monthly Phone Fee: $26.65
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<li>Yearly PO Box fee: $200.00
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<li>2025 expenses not covered by grants : $3000.00
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Secure BROWN RECLUSE's Future

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