the rg directory is temporarily on hiatus.
until someone can take over for me
i don't have time to update the page like i used to--
email me if you are interested:
uglypretty AT hotmail DOT com
right now, all the info will be on this site, but eventually
version three
2003-2004
lo-fi
click control D to bookmark this page.
i do this for a friend who complained that there weren't
any riot grrrls where she lived.
but there are plenty of reasons for doing this project;
whether yr moving to a new town, you just want to see what's
going on in yr area, or if you just want to start up a chapter...
the riot grrrl directory exists for YOU.
for info on how you can submit:
please email rgdirect@juno.com
I accept CHAPTER information.
but if there isn't any chapter near where you live,
feel free to publish yr own info so riots can contact
you + start something up.
there's gonna be a paper version.
note-this is a directory for the entire world
so wherever you live
contribute!
NEWS:
2 more chapters added! keep sending them in!
Riot Grrl Lincs
Lincoln/Nottingham area, UK
e-mail: riotgrrrllincs@ntlworld.com
URL www.riotgrrrllincs.cjb.net
Name: Deb
Birmingham UK
E-Mail: centralRIOTGRRRL@gurlmail.com
Is starting up a chapter.
URL:http:/gurlpages.com.deb_m/index
Interested in radical feminism, women's art, music and literature
Riot Grrrl Wales
webpage: http://clix.to/queenoftiaras
email: kill@miss-world.co.uk
"i prefer to be contacted via email"
AOL/AIM: beautyprocess_uk
language/s spoken:english possibly welsh..
any extra information: even if you aren't in wales but are interested feel free to join!
CANADA
Evanston/Chicago
Sidenote- I run an open mic poetry event for the area,
New York State
New York City
grrrl/tran welcome South America
quebec
riot grrrl montreal
address: 2035 boul. st-laurent, montreal, quebec, canada, h2x 2t3
email: avtoyland@hotmail.com
URL: http://www.chickpages.com/zinescene/rgmontreal
language/s spoken:english and french
extra information:send us 2$ american or 2$ canadian with two 42 cent
stamps for a copy of our zine- it is available in english or french... also
contact us if you are or know of any girl bands who would like to play in
montreal, we put on successful shows that are a lot of fun! we are also
looking for contributions for our next zine so...
"watch me make up my mind instead of my face"
ontario
riot grrl london
email: rglondon@gurlmail.com
address: we hold meetings every sunday night (this may change in the future, write us for more info)
webpage: www.geocities.com/riotgrrrllondon
ICQ: 17314523 (star), 83897134 (romy), 43925817 (amanda)
language/s spoken: english
Ontario
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Riot Grrrl Mississauga
Meetings: will be held once a week
e-mail: dustcake_grrrl@hotmail.com
Come meet new friends and have fun.
If you live in the
Mississauga area and you're interested, please e-mail me.
URL: http://www.rgmississauga.homestead.com/RGM.html
TORONTO
Riot Grrl Toronto
email: RGtoronto@bandphotography.com
webpage: www.geocities.com/RGtoronto
Mailing/Discussion List: http://yahoogroups.com/group/RGtoronto
ICQ: 25054371
language/s spoken: english
Meetings are every sunday @ 7:30pm at the Java House
(on Queen St. W @ Agusta. East of Bathurst, West of Spadina).
Currently meetings are girl-only (trans inclsv.) - with open meetings in the future.
USA
Arizona
based in Chandler, but covers all of Arizona
Url:www.azriotgrrrl.org
email quietgrrrl@azriotgrrrl.org
ICQ: 49230165
AOL: quietgrrrl
address: P.O. Box 7354 Chandler, AZ 85246-7354, most of our meetings are at Central Library or
Changing Hands Bookstore, give us a call for th dates.
extra information: Our zine is called Begging For More, send us a dollar
or 2 stamps for one.
California
Fremont
Kelly Cutthroat
email: riotcore@yahoo.com
webpage: alwaysmiss.com
AOL: Hey Sanity (aim)
language/s spoken: English, Chinese, a little Spanish
the girl conspiracy (a.k.a. riot grrrl orange county)
southern california
orange county
address: girl conspiracy c/o lian t. 5152 heil ave. apt#33 huntington beach, ca 92649
meetings are usually held every saturday (unless notified) at the gypsy den
coffee house in either santa ana or costa mesa at the lab anti mall.
email: crimsonXcurse@aol.com or secretXgrl@aol.com
AIM: crimsonXcurse
language/s spoken: english
extra information: the girl conspiracy isn't really a riot grrrl
chapter. but we do everything that riot grrrl chapters do. some of the
members used to be part of the original riot grrrl orange county until it
died 2 years ago and then we started this. we just changed the name so we
can get girls from all different scenes to come together instead of just
the typical "punk" girls.
"jigsaw youth, the misunderstood seeking to understand other people's reality. making mistakes, making mistakes, making
mistakes, making mistakes, feeling something. knowing you will never see
the puzzle put all together but trying anyways cuz each fucking piece
really matters and being with friends matters. jigsaw youth...inventing and
reinventing what these words mean." -kathleen hanna
Colorado
Denver
a defunct chapter. but info on what they did while alive is available at:
www.girlswirl.net/riot.html
Florida
Miami
URL: http://www.geocities.com/grrrlstakenoshit/index.htm
Email: dustgurl25@aol.com
Connecticut
New Haven
Renata MacKay:Retronerd, Megababe-extraordinaire
address: 196 Nicoll St #2
email: renata.mackay@yale.edu
extra info: feel like a freak in new haven...fuck all these stupid yalie
fucks!
quote: "its such a waste to be wasted in the first place, i want to
taste the taste of being face to face with common grace, to meditate on
the warmest dream, and when i walk alone i listen to our secret
theme..."RHCP
Georgia
Riot Grrrl Columbus, GA
email: zydeco420@aol.com
webpage: www.angelfire.com/rant/RGC
language/s spoken: English
Illinois
Chicago
email: sarac23@hotmail.com
language/s spoken: spanish/english
extra information: i play bass and guitar
email: sasha@glowingstar.net
webpage: glowingstar.net/sasha
AOL/AIM: skashers
language/s spoken: English, Spanish
extra info: have you hugged your zinester today?
Chicago
Rebel Grrrl Collective (Zine and Distro)
address: PMB 417, 6167 N. Broadway Chicago, IL, 60660
email: info@rebelgrrrl.org
Webpage http://rebelgrrrl.org
language/s spoken: English
extra info:this chapter is alive and kicking-get in touch with them!
-rg directory owner
Indiana
Riot Grrrl Indiana
Get in touch with Kasey to set up a chapter:
email: kaseychaos@juno.com
Kansas
Derby
address:
115 N. Willow Dr. Derby, KS 67037
email: coffee_and_ulcers@yahoo.com
webpage: http://envy.nu/escapism
AIM: emergencykiss or thelucystoner
language/s spoken: english, some german
extra information: i would like to trade zines,
mix tapes, and ideas with girls (and boys) all over
the world.
"Hi, I'm broken. Would you hold
me?"
-aydan crandall
Maryland
Riot Grrl Maryland
Cumberland, Maryland
address: 2300 Shades Lane
email: riotgrrlmd@ididitmyway.com
webpage:http:://riotgrrlmd.homestead.com
language/s spoken:English
"We live in a fucked up society & its hard to not
feel totally alienated,"-Ms.Hanna
*manda_hardcore*
"Maryland wants a fucking revolution too!!!"
Germantown, Maryland
Laura
address: **po box coming soon**
email: watrfae@yahoo.com
webpage: http://www.watrfae.com
language/s spoken:English
~~We may live in the suburbs, but with the DIY
mentality, we can still spur on the biggest of
revolutions~~
am looking into a knitting circle for riot minded
girls, and am working on a 'poor vegetarian' zine.
Michigan
Southeast Michigan (detroit, Mt clemons, ann arbor, port huron and suburbs...but anyone can come if they are willing to make the drive, we usually meet around metrodetroit)
meets at coffee shops around the area.
URL: http://www.gurlpages.com/activism/rgsoutheastmi/
Email: grrrl_boi_revolutionaries@hotmail.com
address: Grrrl/Boi Revolutionaries 23060 halsted #123
farmington hills, MI 48335
AIM-XriotXnrrrdX-jessika
ICQ-71076865-jessika
trans/boi/grrrl/queer/whatever welcome...
check out red emma--an awesum michigan riot grrl band
Minnesota
Minneapolis/New hope
email:indiepixie75@hotmail.com
AIM:indiepixie75
language/s spoken: english
Its like going to be at a quarter to 3. finally tired. finally empty. -Sleater*Kinney
URL rgny.8m.com
meets every saturday 1pm at Abc No Rio (Lower East Side) at 156 Rivington Street, New York City
emailrgny@lycosmail.com
New York City
Snakegirl
PO Box 232///128 East Broadway///New York, NY 10002
phone:888-422-5318
email:snake@snakegirl.net
webpage: http://www.snakegirl.net
language/s spoken: English, Spanish
Snakegirl.net is for the young, political and pissed. Political riots amist wild road tripping party fun.
Riot Grrl Queens
email: pina4girl@yahoo.com
URL http://gurlpages.com/qgrrrlz/index.html
[MaiLing list] http://groups.yahoo.com/group/riotgrrrlQ
Lower Westchester
LAURA S.M.S.
email: WARPAINTGRRL@AOL.com
"I SPEAK ENGLISH AND MUMBO JUMBO,
I PLAY GUITAR , EPIPHONE SG, SKIN FLUTE
looking for a drummer for my band, and also to start another band
MY MUSIC > LUNACHICKS>HOLE>SLEATER KINNEY>TORI AMOS>THE OLDIES>DONNAS>KITTY>
DISCO>WHATEVER
I HAVE A SMALL PRACTICE SPACE INCLUDING DRUMS,BASS AMPS,PA
SPENCERPORT (rochester)
kaile roe
address 210 sagewood drive
email: froe0001@rochester.rr.com
AOL/AIM: tinkerbelldk
language/s spoken: english, some spanish
Ohio
Sarah
youngstown
email: Halo0fdeepblack@aol.com
AIM: SuperVixen2o@aol.com
language/s spoken: english
anyone in my surrounding area who's interested in
Riot Grrrrl should contact me so that we can get a chapter started
"i guess it would be different if they thought we
were human."
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Riot Grrrl
OKC, Moore, Norman...
anyone from OK can join, but meetings will
be held either in Moore or OKC.
address:Email me,a href="
email: killgirl81@aol.com
webpage: http://www.crosswinds.net/~brainindustries/spy/
AIM: KillGirl81
language/s spoken: English
extra information: Please join! I also need someone to be a lead member
with me so I can have help with planning meetings and activities.
Oregon
Joy
city/town: Portland
address: PO Box 1317/Lake Oswego, OR/97035
email: ravengrr1@aol.com
URL: www.shemadethis.com/ovrkill
language/s spoken: English and Spanish
"if you want me it's changing/if you want everything's changing"
--Sleater-Kinney
Pennslyvania
Harrisburg-and the surrounding area
address:104 N. union st. middletown,pa 17057
email antipinkgrrrl@juno.com
URL www.spank.to/harg
this chapter is still in its baby stage. we have 8 members and we havn't even had our first meeting yet!
riot grrrl philly metro
address: p.o. box 1174 Levittown, pa 19058
email: riotgrrrlphillymetro@bust.com
"we have a yahoo group, you can subscribe at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RiotGrrrlPhillyMetro"
Vermont
Colchester
Marlo Penca
no chapter yet-but contact her via
31 White Lilac Way
Colchester, VT 05446
email:GSBassGrrl@aol.com
URL: http://www15.brinkster.com/xkittenarmyx
Virginia
Fairfax
Joyce
address: 4205 Maylock Lane/Fairfax, VA 22033
email: riotgurl007@hotmail.com
webpage: www.geocities.com/beyondajoke
AOL: jigsawXgrrl
language/s spoken: english, spanish
"I love corresponding with ppl via email or snail
mail. If you want info on my zine or distro, get in touch also."
Washington DC
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webpage: www.envy.nu/rgdc
email: riotgrrrldc@punks.org
Brazil
name : Amanda Caputo
state/province:São Paulo
city/town: Guarulhos
address: Rua Clementina de Jesus , número 6 , CEP 07134-500
email:lucyinflames@hotmail.com
language/s spoken:Portuguese /Spanish /English
"Grrrl around the world ,
Latin America have a hardcore/punk scene !! Please, contact us !!!
Global resistance against capital/homophobic/imperialist brutality !!! Go Grrrls!!
I´m playng in a hardcore band HOPE YOUR DREAMS, political/feminist lyrics mixed with poems
and very aggressive !! Check out !!"
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