Call for submissions- writing and art- "Fear of the Green Menace"

author: The Bear Deluxe Magazine e-mail: bear@orlo.org

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS (Writing and Art) December 01, 2006 ³Fear of the Green Menace² Wanted: responses to the ³Green Scare² Response-based feature magazine article To be published in The Bear Deluxe Magazine Issue #24, spring 2007

PLEASE FORWARD FAR AND WIDE EXAMINATION Eleven environmentalists. Seventeen separate incidents in three states. A 65-count indictment from the FBI and U.S. Attorney General in 2006. It is simply the largest attempt by government authorities to crack down on environmentalists who allegedly participate in direct actions against what they see as an American status quo of ecological degradation and profit. Today, the American government views segments of the environmental movement as one of the most dangerous domestic terrorist threats, yet no deaths have been attributed to any of those whom the justice system has sought or prosecuted. The amount of damage attributed to these activities in the last fifteen years is reported to be $110 million, or about what it costs to fund fifteen hours of war in Iraq. Penalties for eco-related crimes have become historically high in recent years‹from 23-year-old Jeffrey Luers receiving 22+ years in prison for setting three SUV tires on fire in 2001, to potential life sentences for activists arrested under Patriot Act allowances. Some environmentalists call recent developments the ³Green Scare,² referencing government pressure in the 1940s and ¹50s against any and all things communist, when a culture of fear permeated communities who held different beliefs from those in power. SUBMISSION GUIDELINES The Bear Deluxe Magazine has reserved space in its next issue (spring 2007) for readers¹ responses to the ³Green Scare,² and personal reflections on the future of environmental activism. Short prose, poems, info graphics, cartoons and illustrations will be accepted. Ideas are not limited in scope, degree or geographical representation. Submissions should be EMAILED to bear@orlo.org, subject line ³Call and Response.² Or mail to: P.O. Box 10342, Portland, Oregon, 97296 Deadline: January 15, 2007 ALL SUBMISSIONS WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR PUBLICATION. SUBMISSIONS FROM ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD AND POLITICAL SPECTRUM WELCOME. No submission fee. ³Fear of the Green Menace² is the fourth in a series of response-based features by The Bear Deluxe Magazine. To be added to future calls, email bear@orlo.org. What will happen to submissions: Representative submissions will be published in print in issue #24 of The Bear Deluxe Magazine. Depending on the volume of submissions, a complete listing will be posted on-line at www.orlo.org. Word Length: Short prose preferred. 200-word limit. Indicate any special text formatting. Submission Deadline: January 10(early submissions accepted) Publication Dates: March 15 (print), April 15 (web) Submission Formats: Writing: Send as email text along with attached Microsoft Word doc for Mac if available. Do not send attachment only. Art: PDF format highly preferred. Do not send any images over 1 mb. If image is too large to send high-res, send low-res and be available for other. NO FAXES. What else to include: Full name, contact phone number, city/state/country of residence; affiliation/personal description/age (optional). Editing: The Bear Deluxe reserves the right to edit written material for clarity and length. We will not crop or otherwise manipulate artwork without the permission of the artist. Copyright: Upon receipt, The Bear Deluxe will assume one-time publishing rights as well as rights to include work on our web site for a period of three months after publication. This usage extends only to writing and art chosen for print or web publication in issue #24. Compensation to published work: Publication credit and complimentary issue. EXAMPLES: Above all, we are looking for specific, personal exchanges or stories (negative or positive) to the government¹s assertion that eco-activists pose the greatest domestic terrorism threat. Perhaps you or someone you know has altered their behavior due to recent pressures of law enforcement on the environmental movement. Perhaps the ³Green Scare² has emboldened you to do more to help the planet. Perhaps environmental activists should all be burned at the stake in your opinion. We want to hear from you! LINKS: www.greenscare.org < http://www.greenscare.org/> http://www.fbi.gov/congress/congress02/jarboe021202.htm www.cldc.org < http://www.cldc.org/> http://www.fbi.gov/page2/jan06/elf012006.htm www.freefreenow.org < http://www.freefree.org/>

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