Call: Common Weal seeks Hip-Hop and Spoken Word artists

ROOTS OF TRUTH
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
DEADLINE AUGUST 31, 2007

Common Weal is currently accepting submissions for ROOTS OF TRUTH, a compilation CD to be released in Fall 2007. This project is open to HIP HOP and SPOKEN WORD artists (under 30 years old and recording independently) living in the city of Regina and surrounding areas.

To have your track included for consideration on the ROOTS OF TRUTH compilation CD, please include:

-An MP3 or CD with track name and length clearly indicated
-A short bio of yourself
-The names of all the people involved in creating your track
-Your age
-Info on where to reach you (e-mail, phone, mailing address

If chosen for the ROOTS OF TRUTH project you will get:

-your track on the CD
-A reproduction/artist fee for your track being on the CD
-5 free copies of the CD

Artists will be notified of the selection committee's decisions by September 10, 2007. Please send applications by e-mail or regular mail to:

Common Weal Community Arts
2431 8th Avenue
Regina SK S4R 5J7
ac@commonweal-arts.com

Common Weal would like to acknowledge Paved Arts as its project partner for this initiative.
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Job: Calgary Society of Independent Filmmakers seeks a Communications Coordinator

Communications Coordinator


The Calgary Society of Independent Filmmakers (CSIF) is seeking applications
for the position of Communications Coordinator. The Coordinator will be
responsible for the following duties: developing and maintaining an
effective and distinctive visual signature for CSIF in all communications
activities including the web site, newsletter and printed correspondence ;
presenting the CSIF successfully and professionally in all printed and
digital material produced by the organization ; increasing CSIF’s contact
with the community & media through public relations ; maintaining
communication with CSIF members.


The Communications Coordinator acts with the mandate of the Calgary Society
of Independent Filmmakers to present the organization to the public.
Applicants must be well organized, have a strong design background; have
excellent verbal and written communication skills, media relations and
administrative skills including a proven record of successful grant writing.
Applicants must be computer literate, possess good interpersonal and
diplomacy skills, and must be able to work independently as well as a part
of a team. Knowledge of the Canadian media arts, filmmaking and/or
artist-run centres would be an asset.


The position is permanent, full-time (35 hrs / week) with a starting annual
salary of $30,000 – $35,000 depending on experience. There is an
expectation that incumbents will be available to work on Saturdays, and will
attend and support events held outside of regular business hours as needed.
Health benefits are a possibility to be discussed with the successful
applicant.


All applications must include a cover letter, a current resume, and three
letters of reference. Applications will be accepted until Friday Aug. 10,
2007 and can be delivered to the CSIF at Building J2, old Currie Barracks /
Garrison Green during open hours of 10 am – 5 pm, Tuesday - Saturday, or
mailed to J2, 2711 Battleford Ave. SW, Calgary, Alberta, T3E 7L4. Faxed or
e-mailed applications will not be accepted. Late applications will not be
accepted. The CSIF is an equal opportunity employer. Selections will be
made without regard to race, religion, sex, disability, marital status, age,
or national origin.


DEADLINE: August 10, 2007
Info: www.csif.org

Call: Saskatoon Anarchist Book Fair seeks participants

The 2nd Annual Saskatoon Anarchist Book-Fair is coming, and we need vendors,
workshop facilitators, and volunteers!

The dates have been set as September 28th and 29t h, 2007 at the Cosmo
Senior Citizen's Centre off Broadway, with a potluck supper on Friday the
28th to welcome out-of-towners followed by a party with live music, and a
jam-packed day of book-fair from 10 am to 10 pm on Saturday the 29th. (No
fair on Sunday)

The event will be wheel-chair accessible and all ages, with free admission,
free vegan food, free workshops, and free child-care. Donations will be
accepted at the door to recoup expenses.

If you run a distro, store, collective, or other organization and would like
to register a table to distribute your anarchy-related wares, please try to
confirm with us before September 10th. Tables are free; however we
encourage donations from vendors that profit from the fair to help pay the
bills. If you are travelling from afar, let us know ASAP if you need a
billet (how many people, any allergies, any lifestyle or bedding
preferences) and feel free to ask us about travel subsidies. Also, please
let us know approximately how much table space (square metres) you would
like. Interested parties ask us about adding a non-compulsory $1 Tree Tax
to prices of print materials that we will donate to an appropriate
conservation or reforestation organization (to be determined – any
suggestions?) after the fair.

If you want to lead a free workshop, please get in touch! We are especially
looking for creative and unusual workshop ideas that build community, share
useful skills, are inclusive, and that deal with any of the following:
aboriginal justice, food, community organizing, consensus facilitation,
queer/LGBT issues, feminism, age-ism, social justice, class struggle,
pacifism, armed resistance, permaculture, alternative energy, reducing
consumption, green technology, mental health, science, spirituality,
history/herstory, anarchy in practice/anarchy defined, political theory,
media, language, etc. We can supply electrical outlets,
white-boards/flip-charts, chairs, tables, pens/paper, and quiet space – let
us know what you need. The workshop schedule will be finalized in
September, but let us know right away about any scheduling constraints on
the 29th. Deadline for workshop submissions: September 10th.

If you want to volunteer a couple hours to help out before or during this
fun and busy day, we need you! Let us know before-hand what you enjoy most:
childcare, cooking, cleaning, set-up, take-down, transporting items by bike
or car, planning, or promotion, OR just show up on the day and ask someone
what needs to be done. All contributing efforts are highly valued, and we
encourage drop-in visitors to take a shift washing dishes, sweeping, or
moving tables to lighten the workload for everyone.

More info, including a car-pool registry, coming soon at
saskatoonanarchy.blogspot.com .

Love and solidarity,
The bookfair team

Callout: Locus Suspectus Magazine

Locus Suspectus Magazine is a non-profit organization that was
founded in Montreal in 2005. Within its first publishing-year, Suspectus
has increased its readership and cultivated a circulation and
subscription-base across Canada and abroad.


Currently planning for our fourth issue, we are seeking submissions from
writers and artists on the topic of 'technology and nature'. The
pervasive presence of new and increasingly sophisticated technology in
our society has affected our relationship to the natural world and to our
own bodies. The editors are interested in exploring these issues through
both the visual arts and articles, which address broader social concerns.


Artist Guidelines: Artist submissions will be considered for profiles,
feature interviews and the gallery section (an exhibition on paper). We
only accept digital submissions. Please include a maximum of 20 images
(jpg, psd, bmp, tiff format), image list, artist statement and cv. In
addition to the above digital formats, we will also accept short video
submissions for electronic publication in our "Featured Artist" section
on www.lsmagazine.ca.


Writer Guidelines: We are interested in the following: profiles of artists
whose work addresses this topic, or articles which address the
socio-economic and/or historical aspects of the changing relationship
between nature and technology. We accept digital submissions in the
following formats: a) near to complete draft (500-3000 words), with a
50 word bio OR b) proposal of no more than 500 words, accompanied by
a publishing resume.


Send To: Email your submissions to submissions@lsmagazine.ca, with
"Nature and Technology - Your Name" in the subject heading.


Deadline: February 28th, 2007