@kookookchoo.bsky.social
🌈Maker of comics + art 📙CO🔸IL🔸HI 📘Pikes Peak Zine Fest co-organizer 📕Queer(she/they)/ADHD/Asian American
*****UPDATED SCHEDULE for MARCH 15, 2025!!*****
Due to Safety Concerns and potential interference with the St. Patrick’s Day Parade we are shifting our march time to 3 PM!!!
Please also plan to join us for the open mic session from 1:45 – 2:45 and bring your thoughts and passions to the people!
Reminder! Tomorrow! Zine Club Chicago: An Encyclopedia of Radical Helping Collective Reading and Zinemaking Workshop! www.quimbys.com/blog/store-n...
14.03.2025 18:42 — 👍 7 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 1
Let’s make books handout for kids, detailing various roles in making books; author, illustrator, editor, designer, marketing/publicity, librarians/booksellers/teachers and finally readers.
Two worksheets, “be a writer” with a writing mad lib, and “be an illustrator” with some drawing prompts.
Two more worksheets, “be an editor” with editorial marks to practice on some editable sentences, and “be a cover designer” with four books needing covers.
Two final handouts: “be a librarian, bookseller or teacher” with six kids and six books to match, and “be a reader” with preferences in genre and types of books to narrow your reading preferences to help find more books to enjoy.
Here is a handout I made for my kid’s class last week, when I went in to talk to them about making books. I Frankensteined together a bunch of art I already had to make it, and filled other stuff in. But it was a big hit, so I’m sharing it here in case you know any kids interested in making books!
12.03.2025 15:38 — 👍 783 🔁 200 💬 37 📌 5I love this!! Seeing kiddos realize they can make & share their own books is part of why I love self-publishing 🥹💝. Will print some to share this as freebies at the local zine club I help host! (If that’s ok?)
12.03.2025 18:19 — 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Deeply concerning news about our friend and former BF teammate Rebecca Burke whose backpacking trip to the US has ended with her being detained by ICE for over ten days, with no clear timeline for her release. Please read her father's statement here: www.facebook.com/paulrburke
09.03.2025 19:49 — 👍 2036 🔁 1115 💬 73 📌 126
Original post:
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Screenshot of an email that reads: “Date: March 7, 2025 Subject: Washington DC Trip Report “Hello Friends: What a week in DC to meet with Trump Administration officials and House Committee on National Resources staff and in Utah to work on the Project Wild Utah campaign… Utah is ground zero for proposed elimination of national parks and national monuments. “Meetings with Secretary of the Interior’s staff yielded info regarding the canceling of a groundbreaking mountain lion research project in the Santa Monica Mtns, new uranium mine proposal in Lake Casitas Watershed, new logging in Los Padres NF and increase in drilling next to Sespe Condor Sanctuary. The President and Secretary of the Interior have signed orders to allow new bids for new oil and gas drilling platforms in federal waters of the Santa Barbara Channel WITHOUT environmental review or public participation… first lease sale will be this Spring. “Next month The President will sign executive orders downsizing or eliminating a number of national monuments across the west including the Carrico Plain NM in eastern San Luis Obispo county. “The two national marine sanctuaries offshore of California’s Central coast, Channel Islands NMS, and Chumash heritage NMS will receive zero funds in the coming fiscal year. “Proposed elimination of urban national parks such as the Santa Monica Mtns National Recreation Area was discussed with the Acting Director of National Park Service. “Lots of upcoming plans to close various national parks, national monuments, national forest, and national wildlife refuges across the west. “We have a whole lot of challenges ahead of us, we need to organize, engage, stand up, and speak out. “Let’s all speak truth to power in DC, let those in power know that people across our nation are not going to accept the Trump/Musk vision for our national public lands and waters stand.”
Holy shit… This was shared to someone working on protests in Colorado. 😱
#nationalparks
Poster of red & white text on blue background announcing an event on March 4 with instructions to sing “Do You Hear The People Sing” together at 50501 protests at 1 pm local time.
Poster of white text on blue background with red & white border. Text is slightly altered lyrics to “Do You Hear The People Sing” which reads: “Do you hear the people sing? Singing the song of angry men? It is the music of the people Who will not be slaves again! When the beating of you heart Echoes the beating of the drums There is a life about to start When tomorrow comes! “Will you join in our crusade? Who will be strong and stand with me? Beyond the barricade Is there a world you long to see? “Then join in the fight That will give you the right to be free! “Do you hear the people sing? Singing the song of angry men? It is the music of the people Who will not be slaves again! When the beating of you heart Echoes the beating of the drums There is a life about to start When tomorrow comes! “Will you give all you can give So that our banner may advance? Some will fall and some will live Will you stand up and take your chance? The blood of the martyrs Will water the heart of the blessed! “Do you hear the people sing? Singing the song of angry men? It is the music of the people Who will not be slaves again! When the beating of you heart Echoes the beating of the drums There is a life about to start When tomorrow comes!”
03.03.2025 19:09 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
In addition to nationwide protests in all 50 states across the U.S., our 50501 Washington DC Chapter is having a PEOPLE’S STATE OF THE UNION March 4th! If you can’t make it in person to your local protest, consider joining this digital demonstration.
INFO: www.linktr.ee/50501DC
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Transgender Unity Rally in Washington, D.C.
Join us March 1st at the US Capitol as we rally for trans rights and march to the White House in solidarity with our community!
www.transunitycoalition.org/events/rally
Here’s a brochure version you can freely download, print, and distribute physically:
www.canva.com/design/DAGdx...
Supposedly the work around to the printer tracking is using a 100% black and white printer, but I’m not completely sure.
🚨 Upcoming Days of Action! 🚨
🔥 February 28th: Economic Blackout - Buy Nothing
🔥 March 4th - March 4 Liberty Protest
📍 Where: Colorado State Capitol
📆 When: 12-4 PM, March 4th, Colorado State Capitol
🚨 Upcoming Days of Action! 🚨
🔥 March 8th: Join DAWA in the Women’s March at the Capitol as we stand together for justice, equity, and the rights of all women. This is a day to uplift voices, demand change, and march in solidarity.
📍 Where: Colorado State Capitol
📆 When: 2 PM, March 8th
Graphic illustration in pastel colors of Kels (an Asian fem presenting person with short hair in glasses, bunny slippers, & bear onesie) holding a tablet in their lap sitting on floor among art supplies below bubble text. Big pink bubble letters above read “Hey!” and pink printed text next to that read: “I’m Kels Choo! (aka kookookchoo). I self-publish comics & make art!”
Graphic illustration of Kels (an Asian fem presenting person with short hair & shoulder bag in glasses, t-shirt, shorts, & slippers) holding sketchbook standing next to text. Big pink bubble letters above read “About”. Below the bubble lettering are a couple of lines of about info text with little stars between: “33,” “INFP,” “She/They,” “Neuro spicy,” “Colorado, USA”. In the next row, are icons representing Aries, Year of the Ram, a nonbinary flag, and a Demi-Pan flag. Under the about info are two columns of likes/dislikes represented by a happy & frowny face. Likes: magic & mythology, spoopy vibes, plants & animals, popcorn, milk, & Animal Crossing. Dislikes: rude ppl, celery, too much spicy, shouting, scary movies, & reading digitally.
Graphic illustration in pastel colors describing Kels’ background. Pink text with highlighted bigger bubble letters (in caps) reads: “I’m originally from HAWAI‘I (Japanese, Korean, & Okinawan. NOT Hawaiian). My family has been there since plantation days.” A little arrow points to the main Hawaiian islands & a hibiscus flower. Below is the Chicago skyline with the Chicago flag over it with text in pink: “I went to art school in CHICAGO and lived there for 8 years. Learned about self-publishing & zines while there.” Under that is Colorado state with the Rockies and an arrow pointing to a star on the map where Colorado Springs is. Next to that, pink text reads: “Now I live in COLORADO SPRINGS! Moved here summer of 2017.”
Graphic illustration of Kels (an Asian fem presenting person with short hair in a bun wearing glasses, high-neck tank top, & shorts) sitting on the floor next to her partner, Em (a white woman with short wavy brown hair, glasses, in a color block blouse & jeans), and their 3 pets each labeled with pink text. The pets are a chinchilla that sits on Kels’ elbow on the left “Stitch (chinchilla)”, a medium black & white husky looking dog sitting in front of Kels “Gypsy (Alaskan Klee Kai & Shiba Inu)”, and another small white & black husky looking dog in Em’s lap “Laika (Pomsky)”. Above, pink bubble letters surrounded by little sparkles reads: “My lil’ family”. Below is pink printed text: “I live with my wife (Ember), & our 3 fur babies!”
Hi all!
I’m Kels Choo, an artist in CO who makes comics, zines, & other art! 🤙
I also organize Pikes Peak Zine Fest.
Website: kelschoo.com
IG/FB/Tumblr: @kookookchoo
