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This is supposed to be an art journal, but too much has happened and hav and hav
in recent years. As an artist, I needed to make sense of it all, re-educate They pl They pl
myself and my naive views about economics, politics, activism and art. I tions of tions of tions of tions of tions of tions of tions of tions of
needed to refra the mess for myself. What these pages re sent are gets, gets, gets, gets, gets, gets, gets, gets, tar tar tar tar tar tar tar tar
part manifesto, part map to answer my initial ques n of “Wh e do I begun t begun t begun t begun t begun t begun t begun t begun t
go from here?” This issue is that response. It took ot longe process orism orism orism orism orism orism orism orism
than I would hav ked, b th the messag er fo h de de de de de de de de ca ca ca ca ca ca ca ca

gion is the
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Please get involved! Please get involved!

Encourage and support others’ efforts.
Be kind to yourself, to everyone
speak your voice
don’t give in to cynicism
rebuild your art
your life, our collective future
start today.
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–Mark Harvey, Los Angeles, August 2008

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