“Cats Rule,” proclaims the bold Comic Sans headline. The small, pixelated picture of a wide-eyed kitten stares up at you from the white printer paper. The artrcle underneath might possibly be the most enthusiastic three paragraph description of the virtues of felines to be put to print outside Cat Fancier Magazine. The writer describes how cats like to be brushed, and shares their observation that they do not enjoy “cool air from the fan.”
The artrcle is one of many that can be found in the August issue of the Community Access Co-op Newsletter. The newsletter is put out by the Metro Community Housing Association (MCHA), a non profit organization in Halifax that provides housing to people who have experienced some kind of mental health crisis. But instead of having MCHA staff write the newsletter, it is written entirely by those the organization is helping.
The August issue of the newsletter consists of five sheets of regular printer paper, double-sided, with two or three articles on each page, and a liberal amount of clip art scattered throughout. The topics covered are diverse: a review of a Ramones Greatest Hits album, some religious poetry and even a news article about the disappearance of Cecilia Zhang.
The editor, Adam Pelley, single-handedly makes the whole publication come together and is not picky about topics.
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