FYI... Stefanie Rixecker ECOFEM Cooridnator ------- Forwarded message follows ------- >Mime-Version: 1.0 >Date: Tue, 8 Feb 2000 09:47:15 -0400 >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >From: Anicka Quin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: Alternatives Journal - THE NEW ECO-ACTIVISM - Call for Papers > Please Distribute > >*Apologies for Cross-postings* > >THE NEW ECO-ACTIVISM >Call for Proposals > >Cyclists unite and reclaim car-choked streets. Kids and teachers at a local >school take on the monitoring of their community water quality. >Techno-savvy activists organize worldwide boycotts with the stroke of a few >keys. A bioregional group organizes a community mapping of valuable >cultural and ecological features. Food security groups get together to >create a rogue community garden behind an abandoned convent. > >Old forms of environmental activism are evolving and new forms are >emerging. Over the last decade, activist communities have gained a more >sophisticated understanding of ecosystem needs and political realities. >They have adjusted to the decline of government-provided resources and >functions and have developed new community-based techniques. The resulting >new forms of activism are giving rise to a considerable capacity for local >environmental management, planning, protection and regeneration. > >This issue of Alternatives will analyze the sources of the new activism, >profile some its forms, celebrate its accomplishments, identify its >limitations, and assess its future potential. We invite authors to submit >article proposals on topics related to this theme, including: > >* community monitoring of environmental trends, that reveal the integrity >of ecological functions as well as individual parameters such as water >quality and plant and animal populations > >* community-based mapping and visioning > >* culture jamming, such as painting unapproved bike lanes, reclaiming >streets from cars, establishing squatter gardens. > >* analytical techniques such as ecological footprint, carrying capacity, >and throughput analysis > >* community-based stewardship techniques such as land trusts and easements > >* the use of new information technology applications and networks to >strengthen traditional techniques such as boycotts and disinvestment >campaigns > >* links between local and global initiatives > >* trends, potential and limitations of the new activism > >* the internal politics of the new activism - e.g., race, class, age and >gender issues. > >* the new activism and emerging forms of governance such as ecosystem >management . > >Article proposals will fall into three broad categories: >* Features of between 2500-4000 words of a more analytical nature, written >in essay, investigative, or academic style. > >* Reports of between 1000-1500 words covering recent developments or >detailing a relevant case. They are usually written in newsy style, with >some analysis. > >* Notes of between 250-500 words written in news style conveying only the >basic information about a recent development or new initiative. > >Honoraria may be negotiated for published features and reports. All >published authors receive a free subscription or gift subscription to >Alternatives Journal. > >For a more detailed style guide, authors are encouraged to consult >Alternatives' Guidelines for Contributors, available from the office or our >website <http://www.fes.uwaterloo.ca/alternatives>. > > >The deadline for receipt of proposals is February 29, 2000. > > >Submit proposals to: >Anicka Quin, Managing Editor, Alternatives Journal, Faculty of >Environmental Studies, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1 >phone: (519) 888-4567 X6783, email <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Anicka Quin >Managing Editor >Financial Manager >Alternatives Journal >Faculty of Environmental Studies >University of Waterloo >Waterloo, ON >N2L 3G1 >ph: (519) 888-4567 X6783 >fax:(519) 746-0292 >http://www.fes.uwaterloo.ca/alternatives > ------- End of forwarded message ------- ************************************ Dr. Stefanie S. Rixecker, Senior Lecturer Environmental Management & Design Division Lincoln University, Canterbury PO Box 84 Aotearoa New Zealand E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fax: 64-03-325-3841 ************************************
