Jun 032010

Its a bit late, but in preparation for the 1st issue of my new zine, DIY 2010, I’ve been compiling a list of notable events from 2009.  Is there something important to DIY culture that you don’t see here?  Let me know!

January

  • New device uses laser beams to project your own lane from the back of your bicycle,
  • Shooting of Oscar Grant in Oakland, California, sparks months of protests and clashes with police,
  • Canada is no longer a safe place for U.S. war resisters
  • Faythe Levine releases her documentary “Handmade Nation” alongside her book “Craft’s New Wave”,
  • FCC Free Radio begins broadcasting
  • Make Magazine begins airing a new national TV series
  • Bolivia approves of a new constitution that creates a ministry in support of indigenous autonomy

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