[Ppnews] Call For Art: Resist the Green Scare! Resist Prison Isolation!

[Political Prisoner News]

CALL FOR ART / Deadline: December 10, 2009

On December 7, 2005, our friend Daniel McGowan was among the first 
people arrested as part of an FBI offensive against environmental 
activists called "Operation Backfire", which activists have dubbed 
part of the Green Scare (after the Red Scare of the 40s and 50s). 
Daniel began serving his seven-year sentence in July 2007. In August 
2008, Daniel was moved to the Communication Management Unit (CMU) in 
Marion, IL, a federal prison unit that bypassed the usual review 
process and severely restricts inmates' communication with the outside world.

To mark the four-year anniversary of Daniel's arrest, and to 
highlight the continued repression of activists that the federal 
government has labeled "terrorists," Family and Friends of Daniel 
McGowan will be hosting an art show, auction and raffle on the 
weekend of Dec 12, 2009 (exact details TBD). Proceeds will go to 
Daniel's commissary account and a couple of his favorite 
environmental and social justice organizations.

We are looking for art that embodies or deals with the struggles 
activists face in today's climate of government repression, as well 
as the heart-breaking effects of prison.

On the one hand, we would like to see art that explores the themes of 
the Green Scare and resultant political prisoners, the government 
fear mongering that tries to paint radicalism as terrorism, and the 
resulting repression of activism.

On the flip side, we encourage art that explores what is lost and 
what is sacrificed when we lose parts of our community to prison. 
This art can explore the important aspects of being human that are 
lost to the isolation of prison, such as communication and 
expression, human touch and contact, and trusting relationships with 
those that surround you.

For inspiration and more information on these issues, see:
<http://www.supportdaniel.org>http://www.supportdaniel.org
http://www.supportdaniel.org/cmu
<http://www.greenisthenewred.com>http://www.greenisthenewred.com
http://www.abcf.net
<http://www.cldc.org>http://www.cldc.org
http://portland.indymedia.org/en/topic/greenscare/

Submission Guidelines: Two dimensional visual works - photography, 
painting, silkscreen, printmaking, collage, drawing, illustration, 
postcards, et cetera. AS WELL AS 3-D WORKS. NO SIZE LIMIT. Older/past 
works relating to the themes are also welcomed.

Submission Deadline: Friday, DECEMBER 10, 2009
Original works will not be returned and unsold pieces will be sold at 
a future date for the same benefit.

Send work to:
Jenny Synan
c/o ADC
106 West 29th St, Ground Fl.
New York, NY 10001




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