Unsettling Canada: Call for Submissions/Involvement

As government and industry continue to annex and desecrate indigenous lands for resource extraction, housing developments, toxic waste disposal and tourist destinations, how can we organize a more effective anti-colonial resistance? What are the current sites of contestation in Canada, and what is the role of non-native allies in supporting these struggles and accounting for their complicity in colonization?

Briarpatch is seeking submissions for its March/April 2011 issue, “Unsettling Canada,” which will explore topics related to land and (de)colonization. If you’ve got something to contribute to this discussion, then we want to hear from you! We are looking for articles, essays, investigative reportage, news briefs, poetry, humour, comics, artwork and photography rooted in an anti-colonial and anti-capitalist analysis.

We also invite organizations and groups who could use this issue of Briarpatch as an organizing/educational tool to get in touch to discuss opportunities for shared distribution, bulk issue orders and possible in-kind exchanges.

Possible topics include (but are by no means limited to):

-contemporary treaty and land claims processes
-environmental racism and the impacts of industrial development
-missing and murdered women
-policing and the criminalization of indigenous people
-non-native solidarity
-building bridges between native and non-native movements
-funding cuts to indigenous education
-cultural appropriation
-profiles of people, groups or communities engaging these and related issues

Queries are due November 5, 2010. If your query is accepted, first drafts will be due by December 10. Your query should outline what ground your contribution will cover, give an estimated word count, and indicate your relevant experience or background in writing about the issue. If you haven’t written for Briarpatch before, please provide a brief writing sample.

Please review our submission guidelines before sending your query to valerie AT briarpatchmagazine DOT com.

We reserve the right to edit your work (with your active involvement), and cannot guarantee publication.