LAST CALL FOR ART! to Support Daniel McGowan

You can write to Daniel here:

DANIEL McGOWAN #63794-053
USP MARION
U.S. PENITENTIARY
P.O. BOX 1000
MARION, IL 62959

More info: http://www.supportdaniel.org

Subject: [supportdaniel_announce] LAST CALL FOR ART!
From:    "Family & Friends of Daniel McG" <friendsofdanielmcg@yahoo.com>
Date:    Fri, December 4, 2009

****** Please Forward Widely*****

Note: Older/past works relating
to the themes are also welcomed.

LAST CALL FOR ART!!!
NOW IS THE TIME TO SUBMIT!!

On
December 7, 2005, our friend Daniel McGowan was among the first people
arrested as part of an FBI offensive against environmental activists
called "Operation Backfire", which activists have dubbed part of the
Green Scare (after the Red Scare of the 40s and 50s). Daniel began
serving his seven-year sentence in July 2007. In August 2008, Daniel
was moved to the Communication Management Unit (CMU) in Marion, IL, a
federal prison unit that bypassed the usual review process and severely
restricts inmates' communication with the outside world.

To mark the
four-year anniversary of Daniel's arrest, and to highlight the
continued repression of activists that the federal government has
labeled "terrorists," Family and Friends of Daniel McGowan will be
hosting an art show, auction and raffle on the weekend of Dec 12, 2009
(exact details TBD). Proceeds will go to Daniel's commissary account
and a couple of his favorite environmental and social justice
organizations.
We are looking for art that embodies or deals with
the struggles activists face in today's climate of government
repression, as well as the heart-breaking effects of prison.
On the
one hand, we would like to see art that explores the themes of the
Green Scare and resultant political prisoners, the government fear
mongering that tries to paint radicalism as terrorism, and the
resulting repression of activism.

On the flip side, we encourage art
that explores what is lost and what is sacrificed when we lose parts of
our community to prison. This art can explore the important aspects of
being human that are lost to the isolation of prison, such as
communication and expression, human touch and contact, and trusting
relationships with those that surround you.

For inspiration and more information on these issues, see:
http://www.supportdaniel.org
http://www.supportdaniel.org/cmu
http://www.greenisthenewred.com
http://www.abcf.net
http://www.cldc.org
http://portland.indymedia.org/en/topic/greenscare/

Submission
Guidelines: Visual works - photography, painting,
silkscreen, printmaking, collage, drawing, illustration, postcards, et
cetera. AS WELL AS 3-D WORKS. NO SIZE LIMIT. Older/past works relating
to the themes are also welcomed.

Submission Deadline: THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2009
Original works will not be returned and unsold pieces will be sold at a
future date for the same benefit.

Send work to:
Jenny Synan
c/o ADC
106 West 29th St, Ground Fl.
New York, NY 10001

Local artists are welcome to drop off work in person (Mon-Thurs, 10-6).

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EVENT INFO: SAVE THE DATE!
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2009
ART BENEFIT SHOW AND AUCTION FOR DANIEL MCGOWAN

Bid on amazing, inspirational work from artists such as Swoon, BORF, Nikki
McClure and many more!

Please mark your calendars for our all day event on Saturday, December 12th.
Doors open - 1pm
Reception (DJ/bar) - 7pm
Bids close - 9pm


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Family and Friends of Daniel McGowan
PO Box 106, NY, NY 10156
friendsofdanielmcg@yahoo.com