Moose Lane

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS! DEADLINE JUNE 10, 2016

Some of us think a lot about what we eat. I mean a lot. We research food systems, supply chains, animal biology, and environmental impacts. We deliberate interspecies relationships, human rights, cultural traditions, and capitalist resistance.

Often, we come to very different conclusions about food ethics.

This zine is a comparative study of sorts, examining how we as individuals think about food and how we choose to eat. Please answer the following questions either in a series of short essays or long essay form (no poetry, photography, or interpretive dance, sorry). Shoot for 1000 words max.

Who are you? Give your name and a 1-2 sentence bio.

Where do you live? Name the city or region, and briefly describe the community you are part of (Urban? Rural? Radical? Conservative? Hippie? Hipster? Etc etc).

Describe your diet/food choices, and what, if any, ethical concerns underlie those decisions. Consider what you choose to eat, how you source your food and how it plays a role in your daily life, as well as your personal experiences and your knowledge of food industries and systems.

Do these ethics extend beyond the realm of diet/food choices? In what ways? (Are you an activist? Farmer? Do you make similar ethical choices in other realms of consumption? Beyond consumption?). Do these ethics intersect with other arenas? (Anti-colonialism, labor rights, anti-racism, feminism, queer liberation, etc etc).

Are your current diet/food choices ideal? What do you wish you could change? What prevents you from doing so? (Money? Access? Energy? Allergy? Etc etc).

How does your community affect your diet/food choices? Are supported by or in conflict with your community? Does this affect your decisions?

What is your favorite food to eat or dish to make? Feel free to share a recipe!

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Collide #4: Accessibility

A zine on physical and mental illness

Possible topics of discussion include:

-How do you wish the world was more accessible to you? What could those who don’t generally require accommodations do better?

-What is your experience in making requests for accessibility at events, in school, at work, in the home, or in your personal relationships?

-How have you had to rely on the others in your life to make up for a lack of accessibility in the world? How has this affected your relationships with those close to you, or with new people?

-How do mental health barriers play a part in your ability to request accommodations?

-If your illness manifests in a way that requires mobility aids, how has this helped you? How has it prevented you from accessing the spaces you want to frequent?  Are there aids that you could benefit from but haven’t taken advantage of, whether due to cost, availability, or social stigma?

-Have you been taken seriously when requesting accommodations for mental health issues? For physical health issues?

-Do you feel “othered” when having to deal with accessibility issues? What could others do to normalize this?

-How do you feel when confronted with a new accessibility concern?

DEADLINE: July 1, 2016

Email JC at jennyandthelibrarians AT gmail .com with questions and submissions

*Essays should generally not exceed 2,000 words. We are not accepting poetry for this issue.

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I started doing a thing! First episode is now available for streaming or download (should be on iTunes soon too). Listen to me chit-chatting with pals about the ways they participate in their own life.

SAVE THE DATE

The 6th Annual DC Zinefest is Saturday, July 23, 2016!

11 am-5 pm @ St. Stephen’s Church

(Tabler registration info coming soon)