Haymarket is one of the juiciest radical English-language publishers worldwide. I tellya what: you look through their recent releases, send them an email describing your podcast/blog/publication/radio/public access TV show, ask for a review book and set up a date to interview the author. For a TV show, you look to see when the author is in your town, set up an interview with that person when they're there. Then you do it. It's my favorite thing, matter of fact.
Enjoy!
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We are very pleased to announce the publication of the new paperback edition of Camilo Mejía's acclaimed Iraq war memoir, Road from ar Ramadi: The Private Rebellion of Staff Sergeant Camilo Mejia. After reading this book, you'll want everyone you know to read it.
Staff Sergeant Camilo Mejía became the new face of the antiwar movement in early 2004 when he applied for a discharge from the Army as a conscientious objector. After serving in the Army for nearly nine years, he was the first known Iraq veteran to refuse to fight, citing moral concerns about the war and occupation. Despite widespread public support and an all-star legal team, Mejía was eventually convicted of desertion by a military court and sentenced to a year in prison, prompting Amnesty International to declare him a prisoner of conscience.
Far from being an accidental activist, Mejía was raised by prominent Sandinista revolutionaries and draws inspiration from Jesuit teachings. In this stirring book, he argues passionately for human rights and the end to an unjust war.
As New York Times columnist Bob Herbert writes, "The issues [Mejía] has raised deserve a close reading by the nation as a whole. . . . He has made a contribution to the truth about Iraq."
Road from ar Ramadi
The Private Rebellion of Staff Sergeant Camilo Mejía: An Iraq War Memoir
Foreword by Chris Hedges
ISBN: 978-1-931859-53-0
Trade Paperback, $16
320 pages
HAYMARKET NEWS
Haymarket Books is proud to have been part of Winter Soldier: Iraq and Afghanistan, a historic gathering of antiwar veterans and allies that took place March 13-16 in Washington, DC. The event featured powerful testimony that exposed the realities of military occupation. You can watch Haymarket authors Anthony Arnove, author of Iraq: The Logic of Withdrawal and Dahr Jamail discuss their impressions of the hearings.
Also check out Dahr's front-cover story on Winter Soldier in the April print edition of The Progressive. We will be publishing Dahr's book, Beyond the Green Zone: Dispatches from an Unembedded Journalist In Occupied Iraq in paperback this Fall.
This month's issue of The Progressive also features "Olympic Ruin," an eye-opening take on the upcoming Olympics by Haymarket author Dave Zirin, now a regular columnist at the magazine. Be sure to check out Dave's books, What's My Name, Fool? and Welcome to the Terrordome.
Also forthcoming from Haymarket in September is Winter Soldier: Iraq and Afghanistan: Eyewitness Accounts of the Occupation, a comprehensive documentation of the Winter Soldier gathering authored by Iraq Veterans Against the War and journalist Aaron Glantz that will preserve the courageous contributions of its participants.
In the awards department, a big congratulations to Dahr for winning the James Aronson Award for Social Justice Journalism! The award letter states that Jamail's work "has shown the depth of suffering and 'collateral damage' not readily captured in corporate media" and praises his "remarkable contribution to social justice journalism." The award ceremony will take place at 5:30 p.m., Monday, April 14 at Hunter College in New York City.
We were thrilled to hear that our friend Jeremy Scahill won the prestigious Polk Award for his book Blackwater. Thoroughly well deserved!
Finally, check out Anthony Arnove's recent appearance on C-SPAN2's program BookTV. Anthony discusses Haymarket Books and the future of independent publishing with host Andre Schriffrin and Jacob Stevens of Verso Books.
Recently released from Haymarket
The Essential Rosa Luxemburg: Reform or Revolution and The Mass Strike
Edited by Helen Scott
ISBN: 1-931859-36-3
Paperback, $12, 280 Pages
One of the most important thinkers and leaders of the twentieth century, Rosa Luxemburg is finding renewed interest among a new generation of activists and critics of global capitalism. This new, authoritative introduction to Rosa Luxemburg's two most important works presents the full text of Reform or Revolution and The Mass Strike, with explanatory notes, appendices, and introductions.
"Rosa Luxemburg's explorations of themeaning of capitalism and the need for socialist democracy still have relevance for a new century, and helen Scott's thoughtful and informative introduction will be useful for students and activists alike."
--Paul Le Blanc
Authors on the Road
Dave Zirin will be speaking in Washington, DC on Saturday, April 14th and Saturday, April 28th; he'll also be in Chestertown, MD on Thursday, April 19th. And if you can, check out Dave and Chuck D at the Schomburg Center in New York City on Tuesday, May 15. Dave's website Edge of Sports has further tour details.
Dahr Jamail continues to tour his book, Beyond the Green Zone: Dispatches from an Unembedded Journalist in Occupied Iraq. He will be touring Scotland and England this month. Here's information for the tour:
April 8th--Glasgow, Scotland
University of Strathclyde, 5.30 p.m, 5.14 Graham Hills Building
Contact: m.idrees@gmail.com
April 9th--Dublin, Ireland
Dublin Institute of Technology, Aungier St., 6:30 pm—In a debate with RTE, moderated by Pepe Escobar
Contact: dmanning@gmail.com
April 10th--London, England
The Old Lecture Theatre, 7:00 pm, University of Westminster, 309 Regent Street
Contact: david.crouch10@btinternet.com
April 11th--Totnes, England
Methodist Church, Fore Street, 7:30 pm
Contact: bill@scswebdesign.co.uk
April 12th--Taunton, England
Friend's Meeting House, 3 Bath Place, Taunton, TA1 4EP
Contact: alisonchown@aol.com
You can find further tour information at dahrjamailiraq.com.
Catch Haymarket at the following events:
V to the Tenth
April 11 and 12, New Orleans
Labor Notes 2008 Conference
April 11-13, Detroit, Michigan
London Book Fair
International Rights Center (via Roam Agency)
April 15-16
Historical Materialism
April 24-26, Ontario, Canada
Los Angeles Times Festival of Books
April 26-27, Los Angeles
Book launch for Howard Zinn's A People's History of American Empire
May 3, New York, Cooper Union Great Hall, 1pm
Chicago Green Festival
http://www.greenfestivals.org/content/view/230/200/
May 17-18, Chicago
Book Expo America
June 1-3, New York, NY
Save the Date!
Socialism 2008
A Weekend of Politics, Discussion & Debate
Featuring:
Jeremy Scahill
Amira Hass
Laura Flanders
John Carlos
Sharon Smith
Jeffrey St. Clair
June 19-22, Chicago, IL
Check for updates at www.socialismconference.org
Forthcoming from Haymarket Books
Vietnam: The (Last) War the U.S. Lost
Joe Allen
As the United States now faces a major defeat in its occupation of Iraq, the history of the Vietnam War, as a historic blunder for US military forces abroad, and the true story of how it was stopped, take on a fresh importance. Unlike most books on the topic, constructed as specialized academic studies, The (Last) War the United States Lost examines the lessons of the Vietnam era with Joe Allen’s eye of both a dedicated historian and an engaged participant in today’s antiwar movement.
9781931859493 | $14 | 240 pages | May 2008
Lenin Rediscovered: What Is To Be Done? in Context
Lars T. Lih
In this impressive work, Lih presents an innovative challenge to the prevailing perspectives on one of Russian revolutionary V. I. Lenin's most important essays. While conventional wisdom has been contented to caricature What is to Be Done? as the definitive example of Lenin's authoritarian and elitist method, Lih traces this document's roots in the social and political debates of Russia's emerging socialist movement, and reinvigorates the debate unfolding today by introducing a comprehensive new translation of Lenin's original text.
9781931859585 | $50.00 | Paper | 880 pages | May 2008
The Revolution and the Civil War in Spain
Pierre Broué and Emile Témime
In the 1930s, Spanish workers and peasants captured the world's attention, bursting out in rebellion against poverty, oppression, and a monarchy frequently dependent on military repression for its survival. But the Spanish revolution quickly encountered critical challenges-from its leadership's confusion over their final goal to the rising of a fascist army led by Francisco Franco. In their unparalleled study, Broué and Témime detail the internal dynamics and the external obstacles that led one of the world's most promising movements for human liberation to fascist defeat.
9781931859516 | $50.00 | Paper | 700 pages | May 2008
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Friday, April 11, 2008
Media Interview Assignment: Mother Jones on Black Ops on Green Groups
Date: 11 April 2008
Contacts:
Dan Schulman, dschulman@MotherJones.com
Steve Katz, skatz@motherjones.com
EXCLUSIVE:
Cops and Former Secret Service Agents Ran Black Ops on Green Groups
Meet the private security firm that spied on Greenpeace and other environmental outfits for its corporate clients. A tale of intrigue, infiltration, and dumpster-diving.
A Mother Jones exclusive (http://www.motherjones.com/news/feature/2008/04/firm-spied-on-environmental-groups.html) has exposed that a security firm run by ex Secret Service agents spied on Greenpeace, Fenton Communications, the Center for Food Safety, and others.
James Ridgeway, the Mother Jones senior correspondent who obtained the never-before-published internal company documents now available on the Mother Jones website, revealed in today's story that a private security company organized and managed by former Secret Service officers spied on Greenpeace and other environmental organizations from the late 1990s through at least 2000, pilfering documents from trash bins, attempting to plant undercover operatives within groups, casing offices, collecting phone records of activists, and penetrating confidential meetings. The smoking gun documents show that Beckett Brown International (BBI), collected confidential records�donor lists, detailed financial statements, the Social Security numbers of staff members, strategy memos�from these groups and produced intelligence reports for public relations firms and major corporations
involved in environmental controversies.
BBI also conducted background checks for the Carlyle Group, the Washington-based investment firm; provided "protective services" for the National Rifle Association; handled "crisis management" for the Gallo wine company; engaged in "information collection" for Wal-Mart. It conducted background checks for Patricia Duff, a Democratic Party fundraiser then involved in an acrimonious child custody battle with billionaire Ronald Perelman. And for Mary Kay, BBI mounted "surveillance" and vetted Gayle Gaston, a top executive at the cosmetics company (and mother of actress Robin Wright Penn), retaining an expert to conduct a psychological assessment of her. Also listed as clients in BBI records: Halliburton and Blackwater.
Senior Correspondent James Ridgeway and Washington Bureau Chief David Corn are available for interviews on this or other Mother Jones stories by emailing dschulman@motherjones.com or Steve Katz, at skatz@motherjones.com.
Contacts:
Dan Schulman, dschulman@MotherJones.com
Steve Katz, skatz@motherjones.com
EXCLUSIVE:
Cops and Former Secret Service Agents Ran Black Ops on Green Groups
Meet the private security firm that spied on Greenpeace and other environmental outfits for its corporate clients. A tale of intrigue, infiltration, and dumpster-diving.
A Mother Jones exclusive (http://www.motherjones.com/news/feature/2008/04/firm-spied-on-environmental-groups.html) has exposed that a security firm run by ex Secret Service agents spied on Greenpeace, Fenton Communications, the Center for Food Safety, and others.
James Ridgeway, the Mother Jones senior correspondent who obtained the never-before-published internal company documents now available on the Mother Jones website, revealed in today's story that a private security company organized and managed by former Secret Service officers spied on Greenpeace and other environmental organizations from the late 1990s through at least 2000, pilfering documents from trash bins, attempting to plant undercover operatives within groups, casing offices, collecting phone records of activists, and penetrating confidential meetings. The smoking gun documents show that Beckett Brown International (BBI), collected confidential records�donor lists, detailed financial statements, the Social Security numbers of staff members, strategy memos�from these groups and produced intelligence reports for public relations firms and major corporations
involved in environmental controversies.
BBI also conducted background checks for the Carlyle Group, the Washington-based investment firm; provided "protective services" for the National Rifle Association; handled "crisis management" for the Gallo wine company; engaged in "information collection" for Wal-Mart. It conducted background checks for Patricia Duff, a Democratic Party fundraiser then involved in an acrimonious child custody battle with billionaire Ronald Perelman. And for Mary Kay, BBI mounted "surveillance" and vetted Gayle Gaston, a top executive at the cosmetics company (and mother of actress Robin Wright Penn), retaining an expert to conduct a psychological assessment of her. Also listed as clients in BBI records: Halliburton and Blackwater.
Senior Correspondent James Ridgeway and Washington Bureau Chief David Corn are available for interviews on this or other Mother Jones stories by emailing dschulman@motherjones.com or Steve Katz, at skatz@motherjones.com.
From Airwaves and Liberty: Job Opportunity
Job Opening: Associate Director at the National Radio Project
Posted: 09 Apr 2008 04:49 PM CDT
National Radio Project / Making Contact seeks a person with a passion for organizational development and fundraising, networking, growing their leadership talents, and creating a world where peace and social justice are paramount.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Together with the Executive Director, lead development activities:
* Manage grassroots fundraising efforts to build upon our solid base of individual donors including: mail campaigns, major donor stewardship, house parties, engagement of volunteers, board members and staff in fundraising
* Manage electronic outreach and fundraising and tap into the potential of online resource development
* Develop written materials for publicity and fundraising
* Build upon our relationships with institutional funders
2. Together with the ED, manage some of the day-to-day administration of the organization:
* Co-create the organizational budget and development plan
* Supervise and engage volunteers and contractors involved in outreach, marketing and station relations
* Financial administration including: Maintain records of payroll, workers comp and insurance, and the filing state and federal forms
3. Inspire staff and community members. Be an effective leader, advocate and ambassador for the organization and the overall independent media sector
Skills and experience: Tell us what you’ve got. The candidates for this position may come from a variety of settings and experiences.
Compensation: Salary DOE plus generous healthcare and vacation package.
FT: This is a full-time position at our office in downtown Oakland, CA. We offer a flexible schedule and some off-site hours.
National Radio Project is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, sexual preference, disability, national origin, religion, or economic status.
HOW TO APPLY:
Please email your resume, a cover letter detailing the reasons why you are an excellent fit for this position, list three references that can speak to your abilities, and include a writing sample (e.g. proposal, report, article).
email to: lrudman[at]radioproject.org
APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED NOW. POSITION OPEN UNTIL FILLED.
Posted: 09 Apr 2008 04:49 PM CDT
National Radio Project / Making Contact seeks a person with a passion for organizational development and fundraising, networking, growing their leadership talents, and creating a world where peace and social justice are paramount.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Together with the Executive Director, lead development activities:
* Manage grassroots fundraising efforts to build upon our solid base of individual donors including: mail campaigns, major donor stewardship, house parties, engagement of volunteers, board members and staff in fundraising
* Manage electronic outreach and fundraising and tap into the potential of online resource development
* Develop written materials for publicity and fundraising
* Build upon our relationships with institutional funders
2. Together with the ED, manage some of the day-to-day administration of the organization:
* Co-create the organizational budget and development plan
* Supervise and engage volunteers and contractors involved in outreach, marketing and station relations
* Financial administration including: Maintain records of payroll, workers comp and insurance, and the filing state and federal forms
3. Inspire staff and community members. Be an effective leader, advocate and ambassador for the organization and the overall independent media sector
Skills and experience: Tell us what you’ve got. The candidates for this position may come from a variety of settings and experiences.
Compensation: Salary DOE plus generous healthcare and vacation package.
FT: This is a full-time position at our office in downtown Oakland, CA. We offer a flexible schedule and some off-site hours.
National Radio Project is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, sexual preference, disability, national origin, religion, or economic status.
HOW TO APPLY:
Please email your resume, a cover letter detailing the reasons why you are an excellent fit for this position, list three references that can speak to your abilities, and include a writing sample (e.g. proposal, report, article).
email to: lrudman[at]radioproject.org
APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED NOW. POSITION OPEN UNTIL FILLED.
From Airwaves and Liberty: Oaxacan Journalists Murdered
Community Radio Activists Murdered in Oaxaca
Posted: 10 Apr 2008 11:07 AM CDT
April 7th, 2008. Oaxaca, Mexico.
Two indigenous triqui women who worked at the community radio station La Voz que Rompe el Silencio (The Voice that Breaks the Silence), in the autonomous municipality of San Juan Copala (Mixteca region), were shot and murdered while on their way to Oaxaca city to participate in the State Forum for the Defense of the Rights of the Peoples of Oaxaca. Three other people were injured.
According to the State Attorney General, the victims are Teresa Bautista Merino (24 years old) and Felicitas Martinez Sanchez (20 years old).
Francisco Vasquez Martinez (30 years old), his wife Cristina Martinez Flores (22 years old), and their son Jaciel Vasquez Martinez (three years old) were also injured in the attack.
According to prelimary reports, the women had left the station, which is part of the Network of Indigenous Community Radio Stations of the Southeast (Red de Radios Comunitarias Indigenas del Sureste), around 1:00 PM. They were travelling in a truck on their way to Oaxaca city, but were ambushed on the outskirts of the community Llano Juarez.
The two community radio activists were supposed to coordinate the working group for Community and Alternative Communication: Community Radio, Video, Press, and Internet, at the State Forum for the Defense of the Rights of the People of Oaxaca, which was to begin the today (Wednesday) in the auditorium of Seccion 22 of the teachers union in Oaxaca.
The Center for Community Support Working Together (CACTUS as the spanish acronym) released a communique denouncing the murders and demanding that the state authorities investigate and punish those responsible for the crime.
The state attorney general said that 20 bullet shells, caliber 7.62, were found at the site of the murders, along with other arms including an AK-47.
People are encouraged to contact their local embassies and consulates (or to organize demonstrations at their local embassies and consulates) to express their condemnation of this paramilitary repression of indigenous women and community media projects.
Posted: 10 Apr 2008 11:07 AM CDT
April 7th, 2008. Oaxaca, Mexico.
Two indigenous triqui women who worked at the community radio station La Voz que Rompe el Silencio (The Voice that Breaks the Silence), in the autonomous municipality of San Juan Copala (Mixteca region), were shot and murdered while on their way to Oaxaca city to participate in the State Forum for the Defense of the Rights of the Peoples of Oaxaca. Three other people were injured.
According to the State Attorney General, the victims are Teresa Bautista Merino (24 years old) and Felicitas Martinez Sanchez (20 years old).
Francisco Vasquez Martinez (30 years old), his wife Cristina Martinez Flores (22 years old), and their son Jaciel Vasquez Martinez (three years old) were also injured in the attack.
According to prelimary reports, the women had left the station, which is part of the Network of Indigenous Community Radio Stations of the Southeast (Red de Radios Comunitarias Indigenas del Sureste), around 1:00 PM. They were travelling in a truck on their way to Oaxaca city, but were ambushed on the outskirts of the community Llano Juarez.
The two community radio activists were supposed to coordinate the working group for Community and Alternative Communication: Community Radio, Video, Press, and Internet, at the State Forum for the Defense of the Rights of the People of Oaxaca, which was to begin the today (Wednesday) in the auditorium of Seccion 22 of the teachers union in Oaxaca.
The Center for Community Support Working Together (CACTUS as the spanish acronym) released a communique denouncing the murders and demanding that the state authorities investigate and punish those responsible for the crime.
The state attorney general said that 20 bullet shells, caliber 7.62, were found at the site of the murders, along with other arms including an AK-47.
People are encouraged to contact their local embassies and consulates (or to organize demonstrations at their local embassies and consulates) to express their condemnation of this paramilitary repression of indigenous women and community media projects.
From Airwaves and Liberty: NLGJA’s Excellence in Journalism Awards
Call for Applications for Journalism Awards & Hall of Fame
More information and applications: www.nlgja.org
Posted: 08 Apr 2008 05:01 PM CDT
Nominations are now being accepted for NLGJA’s Excellence in Journalism Awards and for the LGBT Journalists Hall of Fame. Don’t miss your opportunity to shine a national spotlight on journalists and the work of journalists - past and present - that exemplify fair and accurate coverage of the LGBT community.
Excellence in Journalism Awards
Consider submitting your work for NLGJA’s Excellence in Journalism Awards in the following categories:
* Journalist of the Year Award
* Sarah Pettit Memorial Award for Excellence in LGBT Media
* Excellence in News Writing Award, Sponsored by Hearst Newspapers
* Excellence in Feature Writing Award, Sponsored by Hearst Newspapers
* Excellence in Writing Award Opinion/Editorial, Sponsored by Hearst Newspapers
* NLGJA/Seigenthaler Excellence in Network Television Award
* NLGJA/Seigenthaler Excellence in Local Television Award
* NLGJA/Seigenthaler Excellence in Radio Award
* NLGJA/RTNDA Excellence in Online Journalism Award
* Excellence in Photojournalism Award
* Excellence in HIV/AIDS Coverage Award
* Excellence in Student Journalism Award
Initial broadcast/publication must have occurred between May 31, 2007 and April 30, 2008 for consideration.
There is a $500 cash award for first place in all categories except the Sarah Pettit Memorial Award for Excellence in LGBT Media and the Excellence in Student Journalism Award. First place winners in these categories receive $1,000.
Winners will be notified in early July 2008. Winners will be recognized during NLGJA Goes to Washington, our 2008 National Convention & 5th Annual LGBT Media Summit, to be held August 21-24 in Washington, DC.
Click here for more information and to download an application. Entries must arrive at NLGJA’s National Office no later than Friday, May 2, 2008.
LGBT Journalists Hall of Fame
The LGBT Journalists Hall of Fame was established in 2005 as part of NLGJA’s 15th Anniversary celebration. At that time, seven journalists were honored for their commitment, courage and dedication.
NLGJA is now seeking nominations for the 2008 class of the LGBT Journalists Hall of Fame. Nominations should include the candidate’s name and a brief statement of your reasons for considering this individual worthy of inclusion. We would also welcome the submission of any Web sites that provide background on the nominee.
To submit a nomination, e-mail NLGJA Deputy Executive Director Tom Avila at tavila@nlgja.org . Please use the subject line: Hall of Fame Nomination. Please include your name, phone and e-mail contact information in case members of the task force want to reach you for additional information.
The 2008 Hall of Fame inductees will be announced at NLGJA Goes to Washington, our 2008 National Convention & 5th Annual LGBT Media Summit, to be held August 21-24 in Washington, DC.
Nominations must be received no later than 5:00 PM PT, Monday, April 21, 2008.
Tom Avila
National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association
More information and applications: www.nlgja.org
Posted: 08 Apr 2008 05:01 PM CDT
Nominations are now being accepted for NLGJA’s Excellence in Journalism Awards and for the LGBT Journalists Hall of Fame. Don’t miss your opportunity to shine a national spotlight on journalists and the work of journalists - past and present - that exemplify fair and accurate coverage of the LGBT community.
Excellence in Journalism Awards
Consider submitting your work for NLGJA’s Excellence in Journalism Awards in the following categories:
* Journalist of the Year Award
* Sarah Pettit Memorial Award for Excellence in LGBT Media
* Excellence in News Writing Award, Sponsored by Hearst Newspapers
* Excellence in Feature Writing Award, Sponsored by Hearst Newspapers
* Excellence in Writing Award Opinion/Editorial, Sponsored by Hearst Newspapers
* NLGJA/Seigenthaler Excellence in Network Television Award
* NLGJA/Seigenthaler Excellence in Local Television Award
* NLGJA/Seigenthaler Excellence in Radio Award
* NLGJA/RTNDA Excellence in Online Journalism Award
* Excellence in Photojournalism Award
* Excellence in HIV/AIDS Coverage Award
* Excellence in Student Journalism Award
Initial broadcast/publication must have occurred between May 31, 2007 and April 30, 2008 for consideration.
There is a $500 cash award for first place in all categories except the Sarah Pettit Memorial Award for Excellence in LGBT Media and the Excellence in Student Journalism Award. First place winners in these categories receive $1,000.
Winners will be notified in early July 2008. Winners will be recognized during NLGJA Goes to Washington, our 2008 National Convention & 5th Annual LGBT Media Summit, to be held August 21-24 in Washington, DC.
Click here for more information and to download an application. Entries must arrive at NLGJA’s National Office no later than Friday, May 2, 2008.
LGBT Journalists Hall of Fame
The LGBT Journalists Hall of Fame was established in 2005 as part of NLGJA’s 15th Anniversary celebration. At that time, seven journalists were honored for their commitment, courage and dedication.
NLGJA is now seeking nominations for the 2008 class of the LGBT Journalists Hall of Fame. Nominations should include the candidate’s name and a brief statement of your reasons for considering this individual worthy of inclusion. We would also welcome the submission of any Web sites that provide background on the nominee.
To submit a nomination, e-mail NLGJA Deputy Executive Director Tom Avila at tavila@nlgja.org . Please use the subject line: Hall of Fame Nomination. Please include your name, phone and e-mail contact information in case members of the task force want to reach you for additional information.
The 2008 Hall of Fame inductees will be announced at NLGJA Goes to Washington, our 2008 National Convention & 5th Annual LGBT Media Summit, to be held August 21-24 in Washington, DC.
Nominations must be received no later than 5:00 PM PT, Monday, April 21, 2008.
Tom Avila
National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
Ivestigative Reporters and Editors Fellowships for Freelancers
Reminder: Deadline approaches for IRE's new fellowship awards for
freelance investigative journalists
Application postmark deadline: April 30, 2008
Freelance journalists looking to launch investigative projects have a
new source of financial support. IRE's Freelance Journalism
Fellowships will provide at least two freelance investigative
journalists at least $1,000 apiece to conduct their projects. (The
number and amount of fellowships is dependent upon how much income the
fellowship fund generates.) Fellowship winners will be announced in
June.
The 2008 applications will be scrutinized by three experienced
freelance journalists; they are ineligible for the fellowships while
serving on the committee. Proposals will be judged in part on the
breadth, significance and potential impact of the investigative
project. For more information on the fellowships, and to download an
application form, please see:
www.ire.org/training/fellowships
Questions? Please contact IRE staff member John Green via telephone
(573-882-2772) or email (jgreen@ire.org).
Regards,
John
freelance investigative journalists
Application postmark deadline: April 30, 2008
Freelance journalists looking to launch investigative projects have a
new source of financial support. IRE's Freelance Journalism
Fellowships will provide at least two freelance investigative
journalists at least $1,000 apiece to conduct their projects. (The
number and amount of fellowships is dependent upon how much income the
fellowship fund generates.) Fellowship winners will be announced in
June.
The 2008 applications will be scrutinized by three experienced
freelance journalists; they are ineligible for the fellowships while
serving on the committee. Proposals will be judged in part on the
breadth, significance and potential impact of the investigative
project. For more information on the fellowships, and to download an
application form, please see:
www.ire.org/training/fellowships
Questions? Please contact IRE staff member John Green via telephone
(573-882-2772) or email (jgreen@ire.org
Regards,
John
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Story Assignment: Endangered Wales Sacrificed to Big Oil?
From the CommonDreams.org Newswire
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 8, 2008
12:58 PM
CONTACT: Center for Biological Diversity
Brendan Cummings, (760) 366-2232, x 304
Oil Drilling to Hit Heart of Right Whale Habitat in Bering Sea:
World’s Most Endangered Whale Will Be Sacrificed to Oil Companies
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA - April 8 - The Bush administration today took the first step toward opening up 5.6 million acres in the Bering Sea off Alaska to oil and gas leasing. The proposal, published in today’s Federal Register by the Department of the Interior’s Minerals Management Service, would allow oil development in an area north of the Aleutian Islands near Bristol Bay that has been designated critical habitat for the North Pacific right whale.
The North Pacific right whale, once ranging from California to Alaska and across the North Pacific to Russia and Japan, was decimated by commercial whaling and is now the most endangered large whale in the world. Perhaps fewer than 50 individuals remain in a population that visits the Bering Sea each summer to feed.
“Drilling in Bristol Bay would be drilling through the heart of the most important habitat of the most endangered whale on the planet,” said Brendan Cummings, oceans program director at the Center for Biological Diversity. “If the North Pacific right whale is to have any chance of survival, we must protect its critical habitat, not auction it off to oil companies.”
In July 2006, approximately 36,000 square miles of the Bering Sea were designated as critical habitat for the right whale under the Endangered Species Act. The designation came as a result of a lawsuit brought by the Center for Biological Diversity. More than half of the area proposed today for leasing is within right whale critical habitat.
Ironically, the leasing proposal was made the very same day that a different federal agency, the National Marine Fisheries Service, published a final rule in the Federal Register that reaffirms the designation of portions of the lease area as critical habitat for the North Pacific right whale. Last month the Fisheries Service formally recognized the North Pacific right whale as a distinct species under the Endangered Species Act; previously the whale had been considered the same species as right whales in the North Atlantic. Today’s critical habitat designation protects the same areas in the Bering Sea as the 2006 designation of critical habitat, but transfers this habitat protection to the newly recognized North Pacific right whale.
“Unfortunately, for the right whale it’s one step forward, two steps back,” said Cummings. “One branch of the federal government is acting to protect the critical habitat of the North Pacific right whale, while another branch is simultaneously proposing to destroy it.”
Today’s contradictory government pronouncements in the Federal Register are reminiscent of the Minerals Management Service’s recent decision to lease important polar bear habitat in the Chukchi Sea at the same time another federal agency, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, was considering protecting the polar bear under the Endangered Species Act. Both the Minerals Management Service and the Fish and Wildlife Service are in the Department of the Interior under Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne. Secretary Kempthorne chose to delay protection for the polar bear until after the Chukchi lease sale was held. The polar bear listing has yet to be finalized and is in litigation.
Listing and critical habitat decisions for the right whale are under the jurisdiction of the National Marine Fisheries Service, which is in the Department of Commerce rather than the Department of the Interior. The new listing and critical habitat designations for the North Pacific right whale were only issued following petitions and litigation by the Center for Biological Diversity, and would, if the administration complies with the Endangered Species Act, likely prevent the proposed lease sale from going forward.
“By finally affording the North Pacific right whale the full protections of the Endangered Species Act to which it is legally entitled and so desperately needs, this critically imperiled whale has a real chance of recovery,” added Cummings. “But we must not throw away the right whale’s chances of recovery in furtherance of our addiction to oil.”
Under today’s leasing proposal, the North Aleutian Basin lease sale would be held in 2011. In addition to containing critical habitat for the North Pacific right whale, the North Aleutian Basin is important habitat for Pacific walrus, ribbon seals, humpback and beluga whales, and numerous species of seabirds. It also supports some of the largest commercial salmon fisheries in the world. The North Aleutian Basin sale is one of eight lease sales in the federal waters off Alaska scheduled under the 2007-2012 Leasing Program approved by Secretary Kempthorne in June 2007. The Center for Biological Diversity filed a legal challenge to the leasing program in July 2007. That litigation is ongoing.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 8, 2008
12:58 PM
CONTACT: Center for Biological Diversity
Brendan Cummings, (760) 366-2232, x 304
Oil Drilling to Hit Heart of Right Whale Habitat in Bering Sea:
World’s Most Endangered Whale Will Be Sacrificed to Oil Companies
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA - April 8 - The Bush administration today took the first step toward opening up 5.6 million acres in the Bering Sea off Alaska to oil and gas leasing. The proposal, published in today’s Federal Register by the Department of the Interior’s Minerals Management Service, would allow oil development in an area north of the Aleutian Islands near Bristol Bay that has been designated critical habitat for the North Pacific right whale.
The North Pacific right whale, once ranging from California to Alaska and across the North Pacific to Russia and Japan, was decimated by commercial whaling and is now the most endangered large whale in the world. Perhaps fewer than 50 individuals remain in a population that visits the Bering Sea each summer to feed.
“Drilling in Bristol Bay would be drilling through the heart of the most important habitat of the most endangered whale on the planet,” said Brendan Cummings, oceans program director at the Center for Biological Diversity. “If the North Pacific right whale is to have any chance of survival, we must protect its critical habitat, not auction it off to oil companies.”
In July 2006, approximately 36,000 square miles of the Bering Sea were designated as critical habitat for the right whale under the Endangered Species Act. The designation came as a result of a lawsuit brought by the Center for Biological Diversity. More than half of the area proposed today for leasing is within right whale critical habitat.
Ironically, the leasing proposal was made the very same day that a different federal agency, the National Marine Fisheries Service, published a final rule in the Federal Register that reaffirms the designation of portions of the lease area as critical habitat for the North Pacific right whale. Last month the Fisheries Service formally recognized the North Pacific right whale as a distinct species under the Endangered Species Act; previously the whale had been considered the same species as right whales in the North Atlantic. Today’s critical habitat designation protects the same areas in the Bering Sea as the 2006 designation of critical habitat, but transfers this habitat protection to the newly recognized North Pacific right whale.
“Unfortunately, for the right whale it’s one step forward, two steps back,” said Cummings. “One branch of the federal government is acting to protect the critical habitat of the North Pacific right whale, while another branch is simultaneously proposing to destroy it.”
Today’s contradictory government pronouncements in the Federal Register are reminiscent of the Minerals Management Service’s recent decision to lease important polar bear habitat in the Chukchi Sea at the same time another federal agency, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, was considering protecting the polar bear under the Endangered Species Act. Both the Minerals Management Service and the Fish and Wildlife Service are in the Department of the Interior under Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne. Secretary Kempthorne chose to delay protection for the polar bear until after the Chukchi lease sale was held. The polar bear listing has yet to be finalized and is in litigation.
Listing and critical habitat decisions for the right whale are under the jurisdiction of the National Marine Fisheries Service, which is in the Department of Commerce rather than the Department of the Interior. The new listing and critical habitat designations for the North Pacific right whale were only issued following petitions and litigation by the Center for Biological Diversity, and would, if the administration complies with the Endangered Species Act, likely prevent the proposed lease sale from going forward.
“By finally affording the North Pacific right whale the full protections of the Endangered Species Act to which it is legally entitled and so desperately needs, this critically imperiled whale has a real chance of recovery,” added Cummings. “But we must not throw away the right whale’s chances of recovery in furtherance of our addiction to oil.”
Under today’s leasing proposal, the North Aleutian Basin lease sale would be held in 2011. In addition to containing critical habitat for the North Pacific right whale, the North Aleutian Basin is important habitat for Pacific walrus, ribbon seals, humpback and beluga whales, and numerous species of seabirds. It also supports some of the largest commercial salmon fisheries in the world. The North Aleutian Basin sale is one of eight lease sales in the federal waters off Alaska scheduled under the 2007-2012 Leasing Program approved by Secretary Kempthorne in June 2007. The Center for Biological Diversity filed a legal challenge to the leasing program in July 2007. That litigation is ongoing.
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