HELLO BARKADA
arts & culture centered on the margins
Hello Barkada is a confirmed vendor at the 2nd annual Compressed, presented by Particle.FM and Burn All Books on Saturday, August 10, at the San Diego Central Library's Shiley Suite. Available at my table will be zines & tings, including copies of my poetry zine/chapbook MAYBE THIS TIME, which has raised $250 for Gaza Sunbirds to date.
Hello Barkada presents From Burnout to Brainstorm at Comic-Con International on Sunday, July 28, 2024, at 12:30 p.m. in Room 10 of the San Diego Convention Center. Featuring Jaz Joyner, James F. Wright, Victoria Ying, and Jacoby Salcedo.
CAIR San Diego hosts Resistance Through Art: Understanding the role of art and artists in the Palestinian Liberation Movement on Monday, July 22, from 6:00–9:00PM at the Mingei International Museum. Hello Barkada will participate in the event by hosting a free zine make-and-take station that invites those in attendance to make zines that imagine what liberation from empire looks and feels like. The event is free to register and attend.
How learning to see the entrenched practices of empire within the popular arts is shifting my perspective on what it means to be a conscientious TV viewer and filmgoer.
In this comic strip that launched the Hello Barkada Comics series, Latina body-positivity cartoonist Maxi Rodriguez shares her perspective on the value of chosen family.
How the writer of Nubia: Queen of the Amazons and Marvel's Voices Infinity Comic: The Family Snikt went from clinical lab work to comic book bylines
The animation veteran and former Adventure Time director discusses the storytelling and appeal of her award-winning Netflix show.
Thanks to the generosity of our readers, patrons, and clients, Hello Barkada featured more guest contributors in 2022! When you become a Hello Barkada patron or client, you help support independent arts journalism and programming by, about, and for marginalized communities. Be a part of the momentum we're building in 2023 and consider a contribution, collaboration, and zine purchase today!
Each activity is made to stir curiosity, start conversations, and build connections. No printer? No problem: Printing isn't necessary! These can be written, typed, and colored on in any free PDF editing application.
Our first micro-press effort is a 16-page zine featuring the first print reproductions of our 2021 comics series as well as original written and illustrated works. Profits offset our operations and help us commission artists and writers in 2023. Once 100 copies are sold, profits will also be shared with the cartoonists whose comics are featured in the zine. Buy a copy today!