SEKHMET - MAGAZINE OF THE ANARCHA-FEMINIST FEDERATION OF AOTEAROA HOW WE STARTED At the Anarchist Conference in 1991 anarcha-feminism was discussed. From the discussion two groups were established, one in Auckland and one in Wellington. Here finally is issue 8 of Sekhmet - for all those who contacted us from overseas requesting an email copy thankyou! It certainly is a new development for us being able to get in touch with heaps of new contacts from around the world. If you don't want issue 9 please contact us, hey but don't hold your breath for it cause they tend to come out quite spasmodically. Also please note the following is not Sekhmet in it's entireity, we've cut a bit out especially basic stuff like definitions of anarchy etc. SEKHMET Sekhmet is the magazine of the Anarcha-feminist Federation. The name of our zine Sekhmet, is taken from Egyptian theology. Sekhmet being an Egyptian war goddess, we see Sekhmet as a good name for a magazine making war with hierarchies. Articles in Sekhmet do not necessarily reflect views of the collective. [continues in the original] EDITORIAL Kia ora! Were in the middle of a Wellington southerly storm. Despite the icy rain its been an exciting week - the events at Wanganui totally eclipsed more routine things! Nonetheless, Sekhmet VIII will be off the photocopiers soon (we hope). We also nearly had a computer disaster. On March 8, the Michelangelo virus wiped the hard drive of our computer! The main casualty was our mailing list. This stuffed up our distribution, so sorry a million times if you should have received this zine, and didnt. And please send us your address! The Katipo Collective is still sharing an office with the Committee for the Establishment of Civilization. Its on the second floor of the Blue Star (formerly Sharp) building, so, if youre passing, check us out at 264 Cuba St.! There is now an anarchist bookshop, too! This is at 272 Cuba St., sharing space with the NORML shop, which has been totally refurbished. It will stock lots of groovy anarcha-feminist books and pamphlets, along with anarchist ones. The biggest thing we organized this year so far has been the Third Annual Anarcha-feminist Conference, and this issue reflects this in being a Conference Special! Were really interested in having more feedback from wimmin on how the Conference went for them, so we can work out what we did O.K., and what we could have done better. So have a rant, and send us your letters! Also happening is the Womens Book Collective a group set up to put together a book which documents some of the radical feminist thoughts and actions happening in Aotearoa/New Zealand today. The Collective was motivated to compile the book to combat the myth that feminism is becoming a thing of the past. Yeah we think that is crap too so the Katipo Collective responded to the questionnaire which forms the basis of the book. Groups and individual women who are involved in working for change are encouraged to be part of the book, so if you want to be included or want more information ring Rozy Tunnicliffe on (04) 2928828, or Maria McMillan (06) 350 4505 (work) (06) 3595279 (home).For those who would like to receive any information contact the Katipo Collective. Our postal address is P.O. Box 14-156, Kilbirnie, Wellington. The Katipo also meets every Tuesday at the Sharp Building, 1st Floor, 264 Cuba Street, Wellington. Contact us on (04) 389-1231. ! *********************************************************************************** SEKHMET P.O BoX 14-156, Kilbirnie, Wellington, New Zealand E-mail : aaa@nubm.wgtn.planet.co.nz Sekhmet is produced by theKatipo Collective, an independent, autonomous collective based in Wellington. Opinions expressed in this magazine do not necessarily represent the views of the collective. Contributions of articles and pictures are always welcome.