An excerpt from Portland Indymedia in 2001 sums up the birth of PZS well:
This weekend, a series of free workshops, panel discussions and informational tables is scheduled to take place at PSU. Called the Zine Symposium, the idea arose out of a desire to link together people in the self-publishing industry. The Symposium is meant to offer a way for people to share resources. This idea quickly sprouted into a wide variety of workshops. From "Basic Bike Repair", to "Sewing and Knitting Basics" presented by the PDX Sewing Group, organizers say these topics are likely to be represented in zine articles and will therefore be of interest to Symposium participants. What links them most strongly together is the "do-it-yourself" (DIY) idea behind them. for the most part, a DIY mentality is the foundation upon which zines were formed.
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There's an expandable form at the bottom of each page for your feedback and contributions to the archives. You can also send photos to nate@pdxzines.com
