Submissions must be content that ALL of us can relate to on a collective basis. Nothing personal will be allowed that doesn't fit the "Public Service" mode. Also, the quantity of commentaries will be limited at this time. The preferred content is news happening now and/or info that is benevolent and is beneficial to know. I would also like info about heroes and heroines: people performing significant deeds but receiving little praise. I’d also appreciate info concerning champions of human-rights and/or ecological causes. Reports about commercial businesses that have progressive policies toward the downtrodden are welcome as well.

A list of some general examples of acceptable news and info:

1) Current Events (locally): Any significant events (especially those reported by the local people) occurring anywhere in the world concerning the masses and/or the downtrodden. Also, significant events affecting humanity in general--human rights, ecology, socioeconomics, etc.

2) Criminal Justice (locally): Mistreatment of prisoners, corruption in your police department, arrests involving an inordinate number of minorities or other members of the downtrodden sector, enforcement inordinately targeted at particular sectors, new trends aimed at targeting particular sectors, unusual encounters and happenings concerning law enforcement, status of minority law-enforcement officers and personnel, significant trial cases concerning hot-topic matters. (Also, see #7.)

3) Useful Info (globally): Info on how to preserve natural and economic resources, how to counter racism or the effects of racism, listings of beneficial Web sites, health/beauty tips & treatments for physical ailments, employment opportunities, fraud alerts, computer protection, lowest prices for particular products, consumer purchasing & protection tips, household tips, new trends affecting the masses that one can prosper from or make progress with, opportunities designed to help minorities and the downtrodden and that they can take advantage of (including "EOE" jobs and the like), creative suggestions designed to elevate the downtrodden or at least a significant portion of them.

4) *Gatherings and Projects: Marches and protests, economic summits, political conventions and gatherings, business networking events, gatherings of any type designed to protect the environment and/or human rights, promote peace, or to help promote a more equitable atmosphere. This magazine is the perfect place to announce any new projects that you or your group have designed to solve ecological or social and socioeconomic problems plaguing society. (*I would prefer it if the organizations themselves submitted their own announcements.)

5) Social Issues (locally): Racism, neighborhood gentrification, public perception (Is the pizza man afraid to come into your specific neighborhood?), significant and/or unusual happenings concerning contact between the various sectors, the people working jointly to solve problems and make progress, significant changes or incidents in social programs, social-program status (Are certain programs in trouble where you live?), significant statistical changes in your city or community, the general status of your local social-support system, any economic exploitation targeted at sectors of the populace.

6) Politics (locally): New and dynamic progressive political groups or movements, new candidates, new alliances, general sentiment on the issues in your community, political rivalry and strife, new laws and issues, new bills.

7) Public Service (globally): The tracking of death row deadlines and capital-case controversies; the tracking of exculpatory evidence that could possibly exonerate any particular prisoner; names, photos and contact info of underprivileged people needing organ transplants; missing persons (especially for children); stolen goods (organizations and churches suffering theft may list the item, brand, and serial number; charitable item-donations); entities wishing to donate items to charitable entities benefiting the downtrodden will receive a free listing of their items; publicity that helps any individual or group of individuals deal with a critical situation that is of a social/systematic, and not personal, nature.

8) Progressive-Community Accomplishments (globally): New inventions or any other significant accomplishments in any field at any level that are progressive, laudable, and that deserve notice and support.

All news must be written in reporter style, describing a new and/or current incident, event or situation. It’s OK to personalize it as long as its purpose is to inform everyone of what’s going on. Pure commentaries will not be allowed as yet. They will come later with expansion. Any kind of commentary literature included in the submissions must not distract from the main purpose of providing new information to readers.

Critical news is news that:

1) can stir activism to save people from unjust capital punishment or severe punishment.

2) can lead to activism that prevents an excessively dangerous threat from rendering exceedingly great harm to the masses.

3) exposes an excessively detrimental situation afflicting victims in particular locales or in multiple locales.

4) publicizes a major project, event or action that will change the very course of the human direction.

News of mediate and moderate concerns are simply all submissions that are of less and lesser magnitude than the above. Submitting articles in multiple sizes allows you to be your own editor, should I choose to reduce your word limit. Preferably, use a word processor program that contains Word Count. The title and the contact info are not considered part of the word limit, only the body of the article.

Useful info that I deem particularly beneficial will not bear a word limit, simply because it can be published in parts in subsequent editions. Its publishing space will be limited only by its level of benefit to the readers.

Currently, there are four submission categories available: 1) **What’s Happening (current news and events), 2) Events/Networking (meetings, gatherings, and people seeking to launch projects and/or work with other people), 3) Jobs (available jobs advertised by progressive-minded entities and/or that are EOE oriented), and 4) Interesting Info (self-explanatory). **In every edition, What's Happening will feature at least two inmates who proclaim their innocence and who seek aid in order to prove it or who have very important reports concerning the criminal justice system.

If readers want to receive news articles in their entirety, the readers will either be able to contact the writers directly or WI will receive their questions and relay them to the writers, who may then answer the readers if they so choose.

To submit attachments via e-mail, to send graphics, use JPEG, BitMap or some other standard Windows format. As far as word processing programs, my computer is currently stocked with Publisher 2002 and Word 2002. To send your article by mail, type it out (unless you're an inmate who can't get to a computer or typewriter). Make sure that your photos show up well when scanned. It's best to enclose a postage-paid return-envelope if you send photos and want them returned.