“Canada remains in a very special place in the world. . . . We also have no history of colonialism. So we have all of the things that many people admire about the great powers but none of the things that threaten or bother them.”
– Stephen Harper, September 25, 2009
“”Until now I believed that the nation that has done most to sabotage a new climate change agreement was the United States. I was wrong. The real villain is Canada. Unless we can stop it, the harm done by Canada in December 2009 will outweigh a century of good works.”
– George Monbiot, November 30, 2009
Queries due January 11, 2010
Pursuing the most environmentally destructive megaproject in human history. Turning a blind eye to the torture of Afghan detainees. Sabotaging climate talks. Deporting refugee claimants to certain death. Pulling critical aid from Africa. Supporting a coup in Honduras. Displacing Indigenous peoples at home and abroad. Providing unconditional support for Israeli apartheid. . . . It’s been four years since our last foreign policy issue, and the time has never been more ripe for a long, hard look at Canada’s role in the world.
Seeking to provide First World progressives and internationalists with the tools for fostering responsible global citizenship, Briarpatch invites submissions for its May/June 2010 issue on Canadian foreign policy.
What is Canada’s role in the world? In the global capitalist system? And what can progressives and internationalists do about it?
If you’ve got something to contribute to this discussion, then we want to hear from you. We are looking for articles, essays, investigative reportage, news briefs, project profiles, interviews with luminary thinkers and frontline activists, reviews, poetry, humour, artwork & photography that address some aspect of the issue of Canada’s role in the world. We are particularly interested in contributions informed by an anti-imperialist/anti-capitalist analysis of global power relations.
Possible topics could include (but are no means limited to):
- Canada’s climate change record or prospects;
- Canadian activists’ efforts to change government policy;
- Canada’s role in Afghanistan, or Canadian military policy more generally;
- recent changes to Canadian international development policy;
- Canada’s relationship with China, India or other emerging superpowers;
- Canadian mining companies;
- Canadian immigration policy;
- Canada’s response to the Honduras coup, or its role in the Americas more generally.
We also welcome pitches for short profiles (approx. 600 words) of groups, initiatives, organizations and trends that are on the cutting edge of anti-imperialist struggles and efforts to educate Canadians about their global responsibilities.
We also invite organizations who could use this issue of Briarpatch as an organizing/educational tool to get in touch to discuss opportunities for shared distribution, bulk issue orders and possible in-kind exchanges.
Please note that the deadline for queries is January 11, 2010. Your query should outline what ground your contribution will cover, give an estimated word count, and indicate your relevant experience or background in writing about the issue. If you haven’t written for Briarpatch before, please provide a brief writing sample.
Please write for a general audience, employing standard journalistic conventions. Please review our submission guidelines before submitting. Send your queries/submissions to editor AT briarpatchmagazine D0T com.
We reserve the right to edit your work (with your active involvement), and cannot guarantee publication.
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Other upcoming Briarpatch issues:
July/August 2010: Fences, walls & borders: Migration & the right to freedom of movement
Query deadline: March 1, 2010
September/October 2010: Health
Query deadline: May 3, 2010
November/December 2010: Global solidarity & the labour movement
Query deadline: July 5, 2010
January/February 2011: The soul of activism: Personal transformation & social change
Query deadline: September 6, 2010
March/April 2011: Gender
Query deadline: Approx. November 1, 2010 (TBA)
May/June 2011: Indigenous activism & the Fourth World War
Query deadline: Approx. January 5, 2011 (TBA)
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