ROOTS Issue II to Distribute and Host Launch Party This Week

Grace Holley, Graphic Designer

Zero Hour Arkansas RSO will be hosting a launch party for the second issue of their climate art and education zine, ROOTS. The event will be at The Library Vintage, located on 48 E. Township St. in Fayetteville, from 1-4 p.m. Friday, May 3.

Attendees can look forward to copies of the zine as well as free clothes and a bake sale.

ROOTS highlights climate efforts and creatives in the American South. This includes poetry, visual art, essays, and more. The goal is to make environmental education accessible through creative mediums.

"Environmental justice education is absent from many STEM and science-based curricula in the United States, from primary education to universities," says Amelia Southern-Uribe, founder and director of Zero Hour Arkansas. "Arkansas ranks 47th in education, making our communities disproportionately impacted by the lack of access to quality education. is based in both education and action, facilitating change through providing free materials to Arkansans and beyond."

Growing from their first issue, ROOTS is looking to expand across the country. Out of state orders are encouraged to fill out a Google Form to ensure security. 

If you would like to make a donation or cover someone's shipping fee, you can do so using this Venmo link. ZHA encourages that donators indicate in the Venmo description whether it is a "ROOTS Donation" or "ROOTS Shipping cost"

As for local pickups, they will be from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Tuesday, April 30, and Thursday, May 2. You can find your copy in the second floor of the Arkansas Student Union.

"Your support means the world to us," says Southern-Uribe, "and we're eager for you to get your hands on the latest issue of ROOTS Magazine."

About Zero Hour Arkansas: Zero Hour Arkansas is a climate justice community and student organization amplifying BIPOC and other historically excluded voices from the environmental movement. We merge science, cultural wisdom and creativity through curriculum and interactive learning experiences to connect individuals with their local communities to root their environmental practice in equity and inclusion.

About The Library Vintage: The Library Vintage was born out of a desire to build a local fashion community. Both a vintage store and membership-based community closet, The Library is for everyone who wears clothes. Members are able to rent multiple items at a time, wear them, and return them to the community closet for an unlimited amount of times for the duration of their subscription.