CALL FOR ART AND WRITINGS- DEADLINE APRIL 15, 2011

The Certain Days: Freedom for Political Prisoners Calendar collective (www.certaindays.org) is accepting submissions for our eleventh calendar (2012), which will be released in fall 2011. Over the years, we’ve turned our attention to various themes: grassroots organizing, the legacy of the Black Panther Party, and indigenous resistance. Our 2012 theme has not yet been determined, but in general we welcome works on prison struggle and social justice.

Each year, we feature 12 works of art by prisoners and outside activists, and these works hang in 2,500 homes, workplaces, and community spaces.

GUIDELINES

1. The calendar is 11” tall by 8.5” wide, so art with a ‘portrait’ orientation is preferred. Some pieces may be printed with a border.
2. The calendar is printed in colour. We often prefer colour images, though have printed black and white images in the past, where it makes sense.
3. You may send as many submissions as you like.
4. Send images smaller than 10 MB. You need not send a high-res file as a submission, but if we choose your piece, we will need a high-res version of it to print.
5. Send your submissions by May 1 to kesuurtamm@hotmail.com and cc info@certaindays.org.
6. Chosen artists will receive a free copy of the 2012 calendar. Because the calendar is a fundraiser, we cannot offer money to artists.
7. Art will be chosen by May 30th.

Who We Are

We are a group of people who are committed to doing work grounded in an anti-imperialist and anti-racist perspective. We work in solidarity with anti-colonial struggles, Political Prisoners and the rights of undocumented citizens and immigrants. We are queer and trans positive. An outside group based in Toronto and Montreal works together with three New York State Political Prisoners: Robert Seth Hayes, Herman Bell and David Gilbert to create the calendar each year. Proceeds from the calendar will be used for direct support work for Political Prisoners and anti-colonialist and anti-imperialist struggles in the U.S. and Canada.

What Our Goals Are

We hope to raise awareness of Political Prisoners and Prisoners of War in the United States, many of whom are now in or approaching their 30th year of imprisonment. We feel it is extremely important that people on the streets recognize the history of today's social justice movements, and how that ties in with solidarity for PPs/POWs. We want to emphasis the ongoing involvement and continued commitment of PPs/POWs in these same movements.

Or other principle goal is to raise funds for groups doing direct support work for Political Prisoners and Prisoners of War in Canada and the U.S.A., or for groups engaged in the anti-imperialist struggles.

Contact Info

Please contact us with any questions, comments or submissions, at: