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The Northern Mirror & RRCC
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🪞✨ TNM is a radical zine based out of so called Fargo, ND. Brought to you by the Red River Creatives Collective.
No gods, no masters. 🔥🏴

https://redrivercreatives.com/tnm/submissions/

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Shout out to @sweatermuppet.bsky.social - a killer sticker/zine artist out of NH. Prices are reasonable, great quality, and shipped quickly. Good stuff. 👍🏼

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An image of an order of stickers just received. They are black and white in design and say things like: "DON'T WANT TO SEE TRANS PEOPLE? PLUCK OUT YOUR EYES", and "BANNING BOOKS WILL NOT STOP US FROM READING THEM."
November 18, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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TNM Issue No. 13 + NEW STICKERS!
To view the issue online:
redrivercreatives.com/fall-2025

Available in print at the following locations:
Orange Records
THIS Skateshop
Moonrise Cafe
The Rourke Art Gallery + Museum
Ojata Records (Grand Forks, ND)

Need copies delivered? ko-fi.com/redrivercrea...
Front cover of issue no. 13 in a patch of lambs ear. Sneak peak of what's inside this issue: chela's handwriting by isabetta bleu. Another sneak peak of what's inside this issue: A recipe for Lentil Tacos with Quick Jalapeno Pickles. New sticker with dark-green ink on black vinyl. There is an image of a turkey holding a Molotov cocktail in its wing, TNM eye in the top left corner and a fist holding a carrot in the right corner. There's a circle with text in front of the turkey which reads "WORKING CLASS UNITY AND QUEER LIBERATION - 56560 PROUD" and the Antifa flag symbol in the middle.
November 11, 2025 at 1:27 AM
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Give a fascist the middle finger and submit your recipes to Issue No. 13 today! Make Grandma proud!

SUBMISSIONS DUE: 09/30/25 11:59pm - Tuesday, September 30th.

For full guidelines:
redrivercreatives.com/tnm/submissi...

Questions, comments, concerns?
Email us at: redrivercreatives@gmail.com
September 27, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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Call for Zine Entries!
The Northern Mirror - Issue No. 13

THEME: FEEDING A COMMUNITY...growing your own food, vegan recipes, what to eat when you need to eat but you feel like barfing, spiritual nourishment, etc.

Deadline: 09/30/25 11:59pm

For full guidelines:
redrivercreatives.com/submissions
Graphic with white flower and corn border, line drawing of people serving each other food. Text reads: The Northern Mirror, a zine. Call for Entries! Feeding a Community. Same graphic border and background. Text: THEME: Feeding a Community (growing your own food, recipes, feeding the soul). NOW ACCEPTING : ALL creative media! Visual art - illustration, photography, craftwork. Written work - poetry, essays, and articles. Audio/video - film, music, performance. F-M Community resources and information. Deadline : 11:59pm - Tuesday, September 30th, midnight-ish. End cap graphic with socials, and website QR code.
September 1, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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Thank you to everyone who came out to Print Fest at The Rourke today! We had a great time and got to meet with a lot of awesome folks! 🥰🖤🔥
Image showing some prints from the screen printing demo. Image showing the instructor lifting the screen while an attendee removes the shirt she screened.
May 3, 2025 at 11:50 PM
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TNM Issue No. 12 out now!
Get your copy tomorrow at the @rourkearts.bsky.social's Print Fest: 3rd Edition (Saturday, May 3rd, 12-4pm)!

Zines also available at: @orangerecords.bsky.social, THIS Skateshop, The Red Raven & Moonrise Cafe.

redrivercreatives.com/spring-2025

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Front and back cover of issue no. 12 of The Northern Mirror sitting in grass. Center fold of the new issue with a new RRCC sticker laying on it. Another interior shot of the new zine. Print Fest: https://allevents.in/moorhead/print-fest-3rd-edition/200028014055949
May 2, 2025 at 11:21 PM
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A note on the 50501 Movement from The United Liberation Front for Palestine:
Screenshot 1 from Instagram @riseindigenous and cultura_movement A NOTE ON THE 50501 MOVEMENT If you went to any of the "Hands Off" protests organized by the 50501 movement and other organizations aligned with the Democratic Party, this is by no means an attack on you-it's a warning. We absolutely get it-you care about justice, you're frustrated by what you see, and you're looking for some way to make a difference. That alone matters. But it's also important to understand who's behind these kinds of movements and what their real role is. Screenshot 2 from Instagram @riseindigenous and cultura_movement 50501 looks like it's about progress-about taking a stand against a tyrant. The reality of what it's actually doing is it quietly pushes people back into trusting the same systems that cause harm-like voting for politicians who fund war, support NATO, and work with law enforcement. Counterrevolutionary "movements" like this are not paths to liberation. They're how the state keeps control. The 50501 movement serves as a state-approved outlet for public frustration. It's essentially activism stripped of its teeth. You may have noticed that the rallies that took place today were symbolic protests that took place outside empty government buildings that only lead to a sense of accomplishment without really doing much of anything. You also may have noticed speakers using the opportunity to bring people back into one of the two parties and expressing the need to eventually "knock on doors." This is a classic tactic of pushing people who are rightfully experiencing discontent back into the system that's at fault to begin with. Screenshot 3 from Instagram @riseindigenous and cultura_movement While real grassroots movement like the fight for Palestine face surveillance, unjust arrests, and media blackouts-locally and nationally-50501 gets platforms, institutional support, shield from police repression, and praise from the electoralist bloc. That's not by accident. The experience is designed to feel safe and inspiring, but keeps us from building real power that could challenge the system of power affecting all of us. We are not here to shame anyone-on the contrary. We hope that you take this opportunity to see the difference between actions that call for liberation, and actions that want things to go "back to normal". Palestine has taught us otherwise. With this genocide, nothing can be normal again. Ask yourself, if we are protesting for our rights, why are we standing next to the very systems that deny it? Let's be honest about what's performative and what's revolutionary-and let's move towards something real. The United Liberation Front for Palestine Statement - April 5th 2025
April 7, 2025 at 2:18 AM
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📢 Deadline fast approaching!
Call for Zine Entries. Priority given to Fargo-Moorhead locals, BIPOC & LGBTQIA2S+ folks.

THEME: Love in the Darkness - Community & Hope.

SUBMISSIONS DUE: 03/31/25 11:59pm - Monday, March 31st, midnight.

For full guidelines: redrivercreatives.com/submissions
Black and white image of the street flyer for the current call for submissions to The Northern Mirror zine.
March 9, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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&& Throwback to this digital flyer created by the RRCC for a protest held a little over two years ago. ✊🥹
Digital flyer with a graphic that resembles Peltier, and text that reads "RISE UP FOR PELTIER February 7th, 2022 - noon Federal Courthouse 655 1st Ave N. Fargo" followed by a list of speakers and information regarding coffee and cookies post-gathering.
February 19, 2025 at 1:26 AM
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Reminder that the Red River Creatives Collective has Marker League coming up again this Monday (2/10) at the Moorhead Public Library.

Excited to add the Guerilla Embroidery Workshop to our schedule. Join us at The Rourke Art Gallery + Museum in Moorhead, MN on Feb 22nd 2-4pm. All events are free!
List of upcoming events for the Red River Creatives Collective: 2/10 7-9pm - Marker League @ Moorhead Public Library 2/22 2-4pm - Guerilla Embroidery Workshop @ The Rourke 3/10 7-9pm - Marker League @ Moorhead Public Library 3/31 6-8pm Zine Workshop & Presentation @ Moorhead Public Library 3/31 Midnight - The Northern Mirror Zine Submission Deadline @ redrivercreatives.com
February 8, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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‼️We are transitioning away from using Meta. This means we will no longer post announcements regarding zine deadlines and event information on Instagram or Facebook. To stay in the loop, please subscribe to our email newsletter – subscribe.minutemailer.com/DKanO75z
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February 1, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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Call for Zine Entries! The Northern Mirror Issue No. 12
NOW ACCEPTING : ALL creative media!

THEME: Love in the Darkness - Community & Hope.

SUBMISSIONS DUE: 03/31/25 11:59pm - Monday, March 31st, midnight.

For full guidelines:
redrivercreatives.com/submissions
Email: redrivercreatives@gmail.com
Generic Canva graphic of retro TV with ethereal image on the screen. Text: deadlineodnight, March 31st, 2025. Call for zine entries - seeking creative content and information regarding the topic "Love in the Darkness (Community & Hope). The Northern Mirror- issue no. 12. Guidelines at redrivercreatives.com/submission NOW ACCEPTING : ALL creative media! Visual art - illustration, photography, craftwork. Written work - poetry, prose, essays, and articles. Audio/video - film, music, performance. F-M Community resource information events, educational opportunities, news, and more!
February 1, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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The Northern Mirror is a submission based zine, serving the Fargo-Moorhead area since 2021. Brought to you by the Red River Creatives Collective.

Learn more and find our online archive at: redrivercreatives.com
Donations & merch:
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A pile of every issue of The Northern Mirror zine. Each cover is screen printed by hand. Each issue limited to 100 copies, but also available online at redrivercreatives.com.
January 29, 2025 at 12:47 AM