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Doing it in Strange Places... And Making Change:
Young Women Fighting for Social Justice
A commonly asked question at social justice events is, “What can I do
to get more involved?” This question is usually answered, according to
third wave feminist writers Jennifer Baumgardner and Amy Richards, in
one of three ways: send money, call politicians, and volunteer.
Unfortunately, none of these foster a sense of investment in an issue or offer
solutions for how to solve the injustices in the world. It also doesn’t
account for the lack of time, money and resources that these three
answers require. What if we could just incorporate our politics into our
every day lives? In fact, that is just what most activists do.
In this anthology, we want to hear from young women from all walks of
life who have found creative ways to use their passion (from writing to
banking to being a homemaker) as an outlet for social justice activism.
We seek to make activism accessible and inspire others to use the
resources that they have to contribute to social justice. Changing the world
won’t happen over night, so let’s share our daily successes and
strategies for making all of our visions of a better world possible. Tell us
what worked and what didn’t because all experiences are valuable. We
want to be sure multiple voices and perspectives are represented in the
anthology. Writers of all experience levels are encouraged to submit
work. All work must be original and should not be published elsewhere.
Editor:
Mandy Van Deven is the editor and publisher of Altar Magazine
(www.AltarMagazine.com), a social justice publication focusing on art,
music, culture, politics, and activism. She also works as the Director
of Community Organizing at Girls for Gender Equity (www.gges.info), a
grassroots organization in Brooklyn, NY working to create opportunities
for girls and women to live self-determined lives. Mandy believes that
all opinions are valuable and because her voice is loud, she works to
help others raise their own voices.
Submission Guidelines
• We prefer to have submissions sent via email in a Word or Rich Text
Format document to mandy_vandeven@yahoo.com with “Doing it in Strange
Places” in the subject line. Otherwise, submissions can be mailed to:
Mandy Van Deven
955 Metropolitan Ave, #4R
Brooklyn, NY 11211
• If you would like your submission returned to you, please include a
SASE.
• Word count: 2,500 - 5,000
• All submissions require your name, address, phone number, email
address, and a short bio.
Submissions should be received (not postmarked) by May 1, 2006.
Young Women Fighting for Social Justice
A commonly asked question at social justice events is, “What can I do
to get more involved?” This question is usually answered, according to
third wave feminist writers Jennifer Baumgardner and Amy Richards, in
one of three ways: send money, call politicians, and volunteer.
Unfortunately, none of these foster a sense of investment in an issue or offer
solutions for how to solve the injustices in the world. It also doesn’t
account for the lack of time, money and resources that these three
answers require. What if we could just incorporate our politics into our
every day lives? In fact, that is just what most activists do.
In this anthology, we want to hear from young women from all walks of
life who have found creative ways to use their passion (from writing to
banking to being a homemaker) as an outlet for social justice activism.
We seek to make activism accessible and inspire others to use the
resources that they have to contribute to social justice. Changing the world
won’t happen over night, so let’s share our daily successes and
strategies for making all of our visions of a better world possible. Tell us
what worked and what didn’t because all experiences are valuable. We
want to be sure multiple voices and perspectives are represented in the
anthology. Writers of all experience levels are encouraged to submit
work. All work must be original and should not be published elsewhere.
Editor:
Mandy Van Deven is the editor and publisher of Altar Magazine
(www.AltarMagazine.com), a social justice publication focusing on art,
music, culture, politics, and activism. She also works as the Director
of Community Organizing at Girls for Gender Equity (www.gges.info), a
grassroots organization in Brooklyn, NY working to create opportunities
for girls and women to live self-determined lives. Mandy believes that
all opinions are valuable and because her voice is loud, she works to
help others raise their own voices.
Submission Guidelines
• We prefer to have submissions sent via email in a Word or Rich Text
Format document to mandy_vandeven@yahoo.com with “Doing it in Strange
Places” in the subject line. Otherwise, submissions can be mailed to:
Mandy Van Deven
955 Metropolitan Ave, #4R
Brooklyn, NY 11211
• If you would like your submission returned to you, please include a
SASE.
• Word count: 2,500 - 5,000
• All submissions require your name, address, phone number, email
address, and a short bio.
Submissions should be received (not postmarked) by May 1, 2006.