Call for Submissions: Survivors in Solidarity with Prison Abolition

http://survivorsinsoli.blogspot.com/

Due 4/15/12. See link for more details.

Call for submissions: ReVulvaLution!

ReVulvaLution!
recognize. shed. create

Recognizing womyn’s bodies are used as a battle ground,
Shedding oppressive perspectives and practices that currently exist,
Creating a space where womyn define themselves, claim their sexuality and exist freely.

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS –Dear Sister Anthology

Dear Sister is an anthology of letters and other works created for survivors of sexual violence from other survivors and allies. It is a collection of hope and strength through words and art.

Dear Sister primarily seeks letters but will accept poems, prose, essay, and drawn art that can be scanned for entry. Maximum word count is 1000.

Deadline for submission is November 1, 2010.

Visit for more details: http://www.myecdysis.com/?page_id=1814

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS – Occupied Bodies: Women of Color Speak on Self-Image

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS – Occupied Bodies: Women of Color Speak on Self-Image – Deadline October 15, 2010

I am soliciting essays for an anthology on women of color’s self-image/body image as shaped by family, friends, media, society, history, lived experiences, etc. I’m looking for smart, accessible, and snappy personal narratives that also offer nuanced analysis of the underlying constructs that affect how we perceive ourselves. Exploring intersectionality of identities is extremely important. I particularly want the voices of women of color that are not often heard to be represented, such as trans* WOC, disabled WOC, queer WOC, WOC outside the U.S., WOC with eating disorders, working class/poor WOC and fat WOC. Of course, all the varied perspectives any woman of color can offer are welcome.
This is an exciting project, as this topic has not been explored in depth and including such a diverse collection of viewpoints before. The final manuscript will be submitted to relevant independent publishers.

Click link at top for more info.

Call For Submissions: SCARSONGS An Anthology Articulating the Terrain of Trauma and Resilience

http://www.scarsongs.net/content/call-submissions-0

SCARSONGS
An Anthology Articulating the Terrain of Trauma and Resilience

Deadline for Submissions: May 1st, 2010

To download a printable flyer of this callout click here.

Trauma matters.

When safety and connection are shattered, when we live through pain and horror, when we experience mutual support and resilience, fault lines erupt across our lives and divide our communities. Exploring the fallout is not a sign of weakness; it is an essential part of preparing to rejoin struggles for sanity, peace, and liberation. When we spend time healing and articulating the contours of our experience, we become capable of illuminating the way for others and building a movement that can sustain itself in the long term.

Call for Submissions: Queering Sexual Violence

http://www.blackandpink.org/revolt/call-for-submissions-queering-sexual-violence/

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

Queering Sexual Violence
An anthology of LGBTQ writers, survivors and activists confronting heterosexual privilege and the gender binary system while creating a dialog about the limitations of the anti-sexual violence movement.

Queering Sexual Violence seeks 20- 25 LGBTQ writers who are interested in submitting pieces that confront the current state of our anti- sexual violence climate. Part memoir/ part criticism/ part call to action, this anthology seeks to address the limitations of a society that is not only unequipped to deal with rape culture but also unable to look at it without the lens of heterosexual privilege and through the interests of a gender binary system. The anthology seeks to address the holes in anti- sexual violence prevention, organizing and recovery work while motivating the community to embrace a more radical perspective, in order to foster sustainable change.

Performers and volunteers needed for VDay 2010!!

**Looking for both male and female performers and volunteers <3

Performers and Volunteers needed!

V-Day San Francisco is proud to announce A MEMORY, A MONOLOGUE, A RANT, A PRAYER ("MMRP"). This is a performance to benefit community organizations that empower women and communities impacted by violence. This year's performance will raise funds and awareness for San Francisco Women Against Rape (www.sfwar.org), The Riley Center (www.rileycenter.org), and Spark (www.sparksf.org).

The performance date and venue have yet to be determined. The goal is to perform the production in March 2010, in the Mission District of San Francisco. We are in the beginning stages of organizing this performance, so the details will be provided as they come!

About V-Day: V-Day is a global movement to end violence against women and girls. V-Day raises funds and awareness through benefit productions of Playwrite/Founder Eve Ensler's award-winning play The Vagina Monologues and other artistic works.

Stage Performers Info:

• Passion is more important than experience. Audition is required. Details provided upon application.
• This show is in staged-reading format. Memorization is not required.
• Group Rehearsals will be once a month until the month of the performance, at which point rehearsals will be bi-weekly or as needed.
• Directors will be available for additional rehearsals on a one-on-one basis as needed, or as requested by performers.
• This is a volunteer performance. No stipend will be given to stage performers.
• All stage performers will be expected to fundraise.

Volunteers Info:

• No experience necessary.
• We will needs lots of help to put the perfomance on! We are seeking short-term and long-term volunteers.
• Examples of help we need: Stage crew, techical crew, ushers, materials design, fundraising, passing out flyers, etc.
• We are also organizing a screening of a V-Day film called ANY ONE OF US ("AOOU") about women in prison, and will need volunteers for that event also. The date of that event is TBD, as well as the location within San Francisco. Please be open to helping with either event.

To fill out an application to participate, please email vdaysf2010@gmail.com

Thank you!

V-day San Francisco MMRP/AOOU