OFF-Line
By: Claire Cocco and Vincent Romano
Series: Offline -- #17.
Publisher: A Coccoloco/Planet Onamor publication
Published: 2001
Place of publication: White Plains, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 63
Subjects: September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001; Political aspects; Unmarried couples; Man-woman relationships; Personal narratives
Description: OFF-line is a personal zine by Vincent Romano and Claire Cocco with various issues intertwining political and personal experiences. Contents include essays by both Claire and Vincent as well as a Reader's Forum where they respond to reader's letters. The inside cover-page of all issues features a photo of Vincent and Claire alongside their mission statement of forming a community centered on writing as an alternative to online forms of media. In Issue 17's main article "How Can We Respond to Terrorism?" Vincent reflects on the 9/11 terrorist attacks in its recent aftermath. Vincent counters normative narratives of the attack by highlighting the United States role in creating global tensions that escalated to this event and providing a criticism of the Bush administration's response to terrorism. Instead, Vincent advocates for peace-keeping methods through U.S. allyship with the Muslim world in these times of crisis. In "Sustainable Communities: Toward an Ecocentric Way of Life" Claire writes on sustainable communities and their history in the face of an ongoing climate crisis. She explores other sustainable communities like the L.A. Eco-village and the Gaviotas to learn from and offer ways to improve community sustainability. In "Scarsdale Public 10583" Claire shares snapshots of her experiences working as a teacher's assistant at Scarsdale Middle School. The issue also includes reviews and a reader's forum where Vincent and Claire respond to letters from readers on various topics like the sexism of pornography, Christianity, universal health care, and different forms of political protest . In the "Reel Critical" section Vincent provides his top 100 favorite songs. The cover of Issue 17 has a hand drawn illustration on pink paper of the 9/11 attacks and the U.S. attacks on the Middle East depicting the "boomerang effect" of continued antagonization and violence. The back cover also includes a hand drawn illustration of a child playing with military toys as President Bush is drawn on the TV saying "We will rid the world of evildoers".   — Nayla Delgado
Notes: Cover title.

Gift; Michel, A.j.; 2019.
Table of contents: title: How can we respond to terrorism? The new Day of Infamy and its aftermath --; title: Sustainable communities: toward an ecocentric way of life --; title: Life on the loquator: Scarsdale Public 10583 --; title: Readers forum/reviews --; title: Reel critical: top 100 songs --