Francis Hooks

Editor of The Bandit Zine and member of Love Your Rebellion. Feminist. Anti-capitalist. Anti-racist. Queer. Genderqueer. Vegetarian. Activist. Nonprofit professional (although very critical of the Nonprofit Industrial Complex). Lover of music, cooking, Shiba Inus, books, and pizza. Former musician, sometimes writer. “I’m for truth, no matter who tells it. I’m for justice, no matter who it is for or against. I’m a human being, first and foremost, and as such I’m for whoever and whatever benefits humanity as a whole.”— Malcolm X

[francishooks]

I don’t like feminists who are rude and girl-hatey. 

It’s not cute. Bye.

[loveyourrebellion]

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS LYR ISSUE #8 #FEMINIST #ART & #WRITING * #POETRY * #FICTION * #NONFICTION * #VISUALART * #Submit your most radical works for publication in #loveyourrebellion issue #8!

#GUIDELINES & #SUBMISSIONS http://www.loveyourrebellion.org/guidelines/ (link in bio)

#zine #zines #zinemag #zinemaking #zinemaker #litmag #literarymagazine #callforsubmissions #lyr #lyrissue8 #feminism #racism #sexism #heterosexism #gender #genderidentity #classism #ableism #bodyimage #fatpositive #bodypositive #lgbtqa

[femnistasfuck]

Hey feminists! Have a creation you want to share with an awesome zine? Head to loveyourrebellion.org/guidelines to submit!

[francishooks]

BOOST SIGNAL: NOW SEEKING FEMINIST CONTRIBUTORS OF ALL MEDIUMS!

Love Your Rebellion (LYR) is an intersectional feminist collective hailing from SWFL and we are now accepting submissions for our upcoming zine, LYR Issue 8.

LYR Issue 8 is seeking poetry, fiction, and non-fiction that deals with the following topics: sexism, racism, homophobia, heteronormativity, LGBTQIA, rape culture, body positivity, ageism, and ableism.

If interested, check out the Submission guidelines on our website: http://www.loveyourrebellion.org/guidelines/

Much love, LYR <3

[thebanditzine]

We ~proudly~ present to you: this year’s GRFFF promo video. 

Wealthy Theater, GR, MI. Sunday, Sept 13, 2015. 

50+ feminist-made films from around the world. Panels. Workshops. Vendors. A lot of intersectionality and cute people. 

BE THERE! 

[francishooks]

SIGNAL BOOST! 

[gregamiah]

I feel like we need to talk more bout America Chavez.

She’s a teenage latino gay superhero from another dimension. Like, how could you not just love her? Oh, and she’s a member of the Young Avengers.

Yes. As in THOSE Young Avengers. Did I mention she’s incredibly bad-ass?

You wanna talk powers? This lady has powers up the wazoo. We’re talking super strength and durability, flight,

as well as bullet-proof skin.

Is Loki checking out her ass? goddamn it Loki she will kick you so hard in the face. Oh yeah, there’s another thing.

She can literally kick holes between dimensions to allow for instant travel across worlds. So, basically…

America Chavez is essentially the ultimate superhero and someone we DEFINITELY need to be talking about more often.

[alienmeg-blog]

sometimes i am compelled to draw things I do not understand

[ethantate]

[asgardiancherrypudding-blog]

WHERE IS YOUR GOD NOW, GENDER ROLES?

[zombielynx21-deactivated2018121]

This is actually probably the best way to do things.

[perletwo]

Put a baby changing station in each of them & we’ve got a grand slam.

[tenderfacemeat]

ten minutes later:

trans women being yelled at for using the “restroom without urinal” because “you can use the other one, don’t be so selfish”

trans women being yelled at for using the “restroom with urinal” because “see i always knew she wasn’t really a woman”

trans women being yelled at for using either if there’s a baby station because “hey there’s kids around, go somewhere else”

[expertpedestrian]

Feel-good nonspecific restrooms and well-meaning top-down “everyone is welcome” policies are absolutely worthless if transmisogyny is not specifically addressed. We observe the consequences of this time and time again.

[shakethecobwebs-deactivated2025]

One more time for those in the back: It is literally impossible to save money when you are poor.

This isn’t because of bad planning or irresponsibility. It is because everything costs money all of the time, poverty is engineered by capitalism, and...

[northgang]

Buck Showalter, manager of the Baltimore Orioles, on race [x]

[baetology]

Wow! 👏🏾

[thebanditzine]

SIGNAL BOOST: GR’s 2nd Annual Feminist Film Fest.

We are NOW seeking short films from or featuring feminist-identified and women-identified filmmakers until July 1st. 

Professionals, amateurs, students and community members locally, nationally and internationally are all welcome to submit. The film festival will be held in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on September 13, 2015.

For more information, or to submit, visit: http://www.grfff.org/

[justice4mikebrown]

For anyone who’s still having trouble opening the two links.

(Link 1) (Link 2)

[thebanditzine]

NEXT ISSUE: RAPE CULTURE & SEXUAL ASSAULT.

Contribute to The Bandit Zine by sending your artwork, article(s), or poetry to [email protected]. 

Due by: Jan 9th, 2015. 

Pls include appropriate trigger warning(s), title(s) of submissions, and your preferred published name (i.e. pseudonyms). 

[fuckyeahlavernecox]

[dynastylnoire]

SPEAK!!!!

[dopegirlfresh]

for those of us who cannot physically or emotionally participate in any actions:

- remember that there is no one right way for you to support.

- recognize that sharing information IS ACTION.

- cheer on the ppl you know who are doing this work. offer them what you can, if anything.

- do not let anyone talk you into action if you’re low on spoons.

- hug yourself, love yourself, unplug when you need to.

- remain vigilant. bearing witness is important.

[juneboba]

[francishooks]

Me: I'll sleep early tonight and get a good 8 hours

Me: *watches entire season of tv show*

Me: *reads every book i own*

Me: *goes on quest to find the holy grail*