Fwd: Call for Artwork for new graphics book and more!

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> This isn't a Microcosm project per se, but our friend Josh of
> justseeds.org is compiling a new book of radical artwork that will be
> published by Soft Skull Press. He is looking for submissions. I know
> that many of you are artists or designers yourself and this is a great
> opportunity to get your work in print.
>
> In other news, we've just released the first book from Moe Bowstern,
> the second version of the hit video "talkie" $100 & A T-Shirt, and
> hauled back a slew of new books and videos from AK Press a few weeks
> ago.
>
> Speaking of AK Press, they are our new booktrade distributors. We've
> recently cancelled our arrangement with National Book Network/Biblio
> and switched over to AK Press. Aside from the fact that Biblio had
> some trouble knowing what to do with our books, it feels much nicer to
> be working with friends (and future friends) who operate under an
> anarchist worker-owned cooperative. While we had friends at Biblio it
> always had a bit of a corporate feel and a sea of paperwork that made
> me feel very alienated from the staff. We've always been distributed
> by AK but now they will also deal our books more to stores and out
> through Ingram, Baker & Taylor, and other people we'd rather not have
> to deal with directly.
>
> Xtra Tuf #5 Book - Moe has brought us the inside story about being a
> woman who fishes commercially for years. If that doesn't seem
> fascinating to you, you have another thing coming. Moe is an amazing
> storyteller and reveals much about the history of commercial fishing
> in Alaska through a very descriptive and personable narrative that can
> be understood by any layperson. She tells great stories of the crews
> she's been involved with and their dynamics as well being a woman
> involved in a very male dominated profession. Moe has a passion for
> fishing and the sea and she shares this with you in her zine. This is
> her story of being on the job and "how she got xtra tuf" on a few
> different episodes of labor disagreements that held up work
> (technically not "strikes") over many years. Fascinating reading as
> she combines her artistic and DIY sensibilities with labor tactics in
> order to achieve the fishermen's goals and get everyone back to work!
> $5 from us / $6 in stores
>
> $100 & A T-Shirt, Version 2.0 now available! - A year in the making,
> the second version of this highly acclaimed video talkie is now
> available! The most common gripes were that the original was too long
> with too many talking heads so we've tightened it up with reduced
> redundancy, 12 new visual re-enactment shots, 2 new bonus tracks
> (zinesters who publish books and Malady's boner story comic), plus
> commentary tracks from Jack Saturn, Dave Roche, Joe Biel, and Alex
> Wrekk! VHS now only $6. DVD is $8 / $10 in stores
>
> Keep an eye out for the 2006 Slingshot Organizer which should be
> available in a few weeks!
>
> Look below Josh's call out for a list of other new titles!
>
> Take carez,
> Joe
>
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>
> Attention Radical Political Artists!
> CALL FOR ARTWORK
> to be published in a new book.
>
> Deadline: October 31st, 2005
>
> Reproduce and Revolt!: Radical Graphics for the 21st Century
> Edited by Josh MacPhee & Favianna Rodriguez
> Soft Skull Press
>
>
> Reproduce and Revolt! is a graphic toolbox to be launched into the
> hands of political activists all over the world. The book will contain
> over 300 new and exciting high-quality black & white illustrations and
> graphics about social justice and political activism for activists to
> use on flyers, posters, t-shirts, brochures, stencils or any other
> graphic aspects of political campaigns. All the graphics will be bold
> and easy to reproduce, in addition to being royalty-free/open
> source/anti-copyright/creative commons.
>
>
> We are now collecting submissions of graphics, illustrations and art
> for the book, which will be published by Soft Skull Press in late
> 2006. We will chose for the book according quality of the image,
> reproducibility, and how well the graphic conveys the issues. Not
> everyone's submissions will be included. We will also be attempting to
> craft the book to represent the output of as diverse a group of
> artists as possible, across gender, race, ethnicity, nationality,
> sexuality, ability, etc. Reproduce & Revolt! is not intended to be a
> who's who of well known and successful political artists, this call is
> open to ALL levels of artists.
>
>
> Here are the specifications for the images:
>