call for contributors!

Please send this to other folks who might be interested:

Hello, we’re at it again. This is a call for people of all genders to question masculinity, manhood and sexism. What are the roles you were taught in relation to manhood? If you were raised to be a man, how did that influence your life? This is a call for contributions to the next issue of "On the road to healing--a booklet for men against sexism."

Its been nearly a year and a half since we finished long hours of helping each other put together the first issue and the response has been varied. We received a lot of praise and criticism that we hope will be reflected in the next zine, but we need your help.

We need your help to make this a creative, comprehensive and collaborative zine that confronts ideas of masculinity and manhood to aid in the process of all people working to end sexism.

"On the road to healing--A booklet for men against sexism" is a zine that exists to provide a printed space for articles, stories, art, photography and other printable mediums directed at critical theory and personal reflections on male socialization, sexism and the concept of manhood. How have these concepts influenced and molded us? How do they relate to all other facets of our lives including race, ethnicity, class background, gender, people entering or reentering the workforce, biracial and bicultural and multiracial and multicultural people, adoptees, single parents, children, elderly people, people with disabilities, privilege, oppression, power, etc.?

The editors of this zine identify as feminist/pro-feminist and partially explain these identifications by being really siked when reading the following quote written by Starhawk (in her essay, "A men’s movement I could trust.")

"Feminists long for men to heal. We dream of a world full of men who could be passionate lovers, grounded in their own bodies, capable of profound loves and deep sorrows, strong allies of women, sensitive nurturers, fearless defenders of all people’s liberation, unbound by stifling convention yet respectful of their own and others’ boundaries, serious without being humorless, stable without being dull, disciplined without being rigid, sweet without being spineless, proud without being insufferably egotistical, fierce without being violent, wild without being, well, assholes."

The first issue came out in May, 1999, with over 1500 copies in circulation. The articles were divided into these five chapters: Growing up male--writings on socialization and manhood; Changing ways--redefining manhood; Men’s work--the work we do to end sexism in our lives and communities; Getting to know yourself--some questions to aid in the process of self-discovery; and Selected resources. Currently, we are working on the second issue. We hope to have a wide base of contributors from various backgrounds, with no limit to who can contribute. The projected date of publish is May, 2001 with a circulation of 5000 or more copies. The current deadline for contributions is March 1st, 2001.

Contact us for more information, answers to your questions, help with formulating your ideas, criticisms on the first issue, suggestions for this one and to submit something. Also, if your interested, you can buy copies of the first issue for $2 (write for bulk rates, donations, or if you can’t afford it). Also, we are looking for grants and other financial assistance for the cost of printing and distribution. If you can help us out with money, suggestions or other resources, let us know.

On the road to healing--A booklet for men against sexism

Basil
Post Office Box 33368
Austin, Texas 78764
basilelias [at] hotmail.com
http://www.tao.ca/~plantingseeds

or

Matthew
1211 Tabitha Court NW
Olympia, WA 98502
frohkid [at] hotmail.com