Deadline: 9 September 2010 (queries)
Geographical Restrictions: none
Reading Fee: none
Accepts (genre): articles, essays, investigative reportage, news briefs, project profiles, interviews with luminary thinkers, reviews, poetry
Prize/Payment: publication
“The process of changing ourselves and the way we relate to each other is just as important as policy change.”
-Judy Rebick
“Spiritual change, psychological change, and ethical action go hand in hand, forming together an interconnected path of awakening.”
-Michael Stone
How do our inner revolutions fuel revolutionary action, and vice versa?
What motivates us to fight for positive change?
What role does our inter-connectedness with other people and our environment play in the struggle for social and environmental justice?
Does activism need more soul? Does spirituality need more action? What do the two have to teach each other?
Briarpatch’s January/February 2011 issue, “The Soul of Activism,” will explore the intersection between spirituality and activism. We’ll trace the work we do back to its deepest, most intimate origins, uncover the inner-most motivations for activism, and examine how awareness of our inner world can inform the work we do in our outer world, and vice versa.
In a world with such colossal injustice, inequality, destruction and apathy, the work of an activist is never done. It’s easy to find a cause that’s worth fighting for, but it’s also easy to become overwhelmed and burnt out by the severity of the imbalances and injustices around us, and the amount of work needed to repair them. In our pursuit of balance, harmony and justice in the world, what role, if any, does our capacity to find balance within ourselves play?
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, project profiles, interviews with luminary thinkers, reviews, poetry, humour, artwork & photography that shed light on issues related to spirituality and activism. We are particularly interested in contributions informed by an anti-capitalist and anti-oppression 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):
* The role of religion and spirituality in movements for social and environmental justice, self-determination and national liberation
* Feminism, gender and religion/spirituality;
* Spirituality and indigenous activism;
* Liberation theology and land reform in the Global South;
* Activist burnout and spiritual remedies;
* Dance, art, music and creativity as activism;
* Peace vs. anti-war activism: diversity of tactics and the role of spirituality;
* The link between quantum physics, spirituality and activism;
* Yoga: commercialized fad or path to enlightenment?;
* Spirituality and cultural appropriation;
* Queer activism in religious institutions;
* Religious and spiritual practice in prisons;
* Religious and spiritual practice in schools;
* Case studies or profiles of spirit-based activism or action-based spirituality, either locally or internationally;
* Profiles of or interviews with revolutionary change-makers in religious or spiritual communities;
* Reviews of relevant books that tackle these or other related issues.
Queries are due Sept. 9. If your query is accepted, first drafts are due Oct. 18. 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 submitting. Send your queries/submissions to shayna AT briarpatchmagazine D0T com.
We reserve the right to edit your work (with your active involvement), and cannot guarantee publication.
More information here.
Geographical Restrictions: none
Reading Fee: none
Accepts (genre): articles, essays, investigative reportage, news briefs, project profiles, interviews with luminary thinkers, reviews, poetry
Prize/Payment: publication
“The process of changing ourselves and the way we relate to each other is just as important as policy change.”
-Judy Rebick
“Spiritual change, psychological change, and ethical action go hand in hand, forming together an interconnected path of awakening.”
-Michael Stone
How do our inner revolutions fuel revolutionary action, and vice versa?
What motivates us to fight for positive change?
What role does our inter-connectedness with other people and our environment play in the struggle for social and environmental justice?
Does activism need more soul? Does spirituality need more action? What do the two have to teach each other?
Briarpatch’s January/February 2011 issue, “The Soul of Activism,” will explore the intersection between spirituality and activism. We’ll trace the work we do back to its deepest, most intimate origins, uncover the inner-most motivations for activism, and examine how awareness of our inner world can inform the work we do in our outer world, and vice versa.
In a world with such colossal injustice, inequality, destruction and apathy, the work of an activist is never done. It’s easy to find a cause that’s worth fighting for, but it’s also easy to become overwhelmed and burnt out by the severity of the imbalances and injustices around us, and the amount of work needed to repair them. In our pursuit of balance, harmony and justice in the world, what role, if any, does our capacity to find balance within ourselves play?
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, project profiles, interviews with luminary thinkers, reviews, poetry, humour, artwork & photography that shed light on issues related to spirituality and activism. We are particularly interested in contributions informed by an anti-capitalist and anti-oppression 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):
* The role of religion and spirituality in movements for social and environmental justice, self-determination and national liberation
* Feminism, gender and religion/spirituality;
* Spirituality and indigenous activism;
* Liberation theology and land reform in the Global South;
* Activist burnout and spiritual remedies;
* Dance, art, music and creativity as activism;
* Peace vs. anti-war activism: diversity of tactics and the role of spirituality;
* The link between quantum physics, spirituality and activism;
* Yoga: commercialized fad or path to enlightenment?;
* Spirituality and cultural appropriation;
* Queer activism in religious institutions;
* Religious and spiritual practice in prisons;
* Religious and spiritual practice in schools;
* Case studies or profiles of spirit-based activism or action-based spirituality, either locally or internationally;
* Profiles of or interviews with revolutionary change-makers in religious or spiritual communities;
* Reviews of relevant books that tackle these or other related issues.
Queries are due Sept. 9. If your query is accepted, first drafts are due Oct. 18. 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 submitting. Send your queries/submissions to shayna AT briarpatchmagazine D0T com.
We reserve the right to edit your work (with your active involvement), and cannot guarantee publication.
More information here.
