ABOUT JEN ANGEL
Aid & Abet is the personal blog of Jen Angel. Jen is a long-time social justice activist now living in Berkeley, California.
Jen Angel has been a writer and activist for over 15 years. She co-founded and published Clamor Magazine, an award-winning quarterly magazine covering radical culture and politics, from 1999 to 2006. She is a founding board member of Allied Media Projects, a non-profit independent media advocacy organization. She has been called a “visionary” by Utne Reader and a “pioneering media activist” by Bitch Magazine.
Jen’s publishing history includes Clamor (1999-2006), the Zine Yearbook (1996-2004), her personal zine Fucktooth (1991-2000), and MaximumRockNRoll (1997-1998). Her writing also appears in magazines such as Bitch, Punk Planet, Upping the Anti, and In These Times. She is a contributing editor to Yes! Magazine.
She is author of a pamphlet called, “Becoming the Media: A Critical History of Clamor Magazine,” published by PM Press in March 2008.
Her main project is to help independent authors, filmmakers, and artists promote their work through the cooperative Aid & Abet Booking. Jen has worked with Mike Brune, Raj Patel, David Rovics, David Martinez, David Solnit and Aimee Allison, Ana Noguiera, Andrew Stern, Ann Wright, Historians Against the War, and other radical groups and individuals. She has consulted on finance, organizational development, and project management for people like Bitch Magazine and SmartMeme. Jen has also worked as a producer for various shows on KPFA Radio in Berkeley.
Jen offers consulting and workshops on media strategy to individuals, campaigns, projects, and organizations. You can find out more here.
Email Jen jenangel at riseup.net.
