Pitches wanted (history, inequities) | $1,000+ per writer
Added 2020-12-17 19:57:34 +0000 UTCCOMPANY/PUBLICATION: GUMBO MEDIA / LIVING CITIES (SELECTED CITIES)
Deadline: 1 January 2021
CALL FOR PITCHES! We're partnering with Living Cities to tell stories that reckon with history and racial inequities, and imagine new futures. Seeking Black/Brown writers from ABQ, Austin, Memphis, Minneapolis, Rochester, St. Paul. Due 1/1. Pay: $1,000+.
YEAR OF RECKONING
The Closing the Gaps Network (CTG), organized by Living Cities, unites leaders from cities across the country who are committed to imagining what an anti-racist society might look like, and to playing an important role in building it through transforming government policies, practices, and operations.
Within Closing the Gaps Network, six cities are taking part in a Year of Reckoning cohort. Through this deep, year-long experience, this cohort will build on the racial equity work already underway in their cities. These six cities are (in alphabetical order):
- Albuquerque (NM)
- Austin (TX)
- Memphis (TN)
- Minneapolis (MN)
- Rochester (NY)
- St. Paul (MN)
An important step in this communal reckoning is taking the time to better study, listen, and learn about these cities’ unique histories, how they were designed to create inequitable outcomes, and who has been organizing for racial justice throughout. This is why Living Cities has partnered with Gumbo Media to curate nuanced, dynamic storytelling around the cities in the Year of Reckoning Cohort.
We are seeking ONE writer/researcher from each of the six cities above to engage in a three-month-long (at minimum) research and storytelling process, culminating in a comprehensive historical narrative on their respective city, to be published and widely circulated. There is potential for this work to lead to longer-term engagements. All work will be compensated $1,000+.
Could you be the voice to represent your city? If so, we’d love to learn more about you,
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Applications: Via the webform
Website: https://www.livingcities.org/, https://www.gumbomedia.com/
