The YU Free Press is an alternative newspaper produced by volunteer graduate and undergraduate students at York University. Our principal objectives are to challenge the mainstream corporate media model and to provide a space for critical analysis and commentary of the news around us – both on and off campus – to a community of students, faculty, and staff alike. We are firmly opposed to oppression in all its possible forms (gender, sexual orientation, race, disability, religion, class, etc.) and are dedicated to upholding and promoting a clear vision of social justice through the publication of labour, union, and activist-positive material.

We are seeking new Editorial Collective members to fill the following positions:

Features Section Editor: Together with a co-editor, manage the Section email account, actively solicit content, gain permissions to reprint already printed articles, read all articles submitted prior to Content Selection meetings, communicate with Photo Editors to acquire pictures and captions, contact/communicate with authors, edit, proofread, fact-check, word count, consider liability, select pull-quotes, consider aesthetics of Section, etc.

Website Manager: Responsible for the ongoing upkeep of the website: adding articles, photos, monitoring comments, etc. Also responsible for maintaining the current layout, or creating a new layout and maintaining that.

Layout Editor: Maintains layout email account, creates layout using final packages sent from Section Editors, coordinates with the printer for print date and delivery, and coordinates with Section Editors for aesthetics of the pages.

In addition, we are looking for Volunteers to fill the following non-editorial positions:

Copy Editors: Responsible for receiving articles from the Copy Editor Coordinator, editing mechanics and formatting, using tracking feature (if any content or legal issues are noticed, notify Copy Editor Coordinator), and sending articles back to the Copy Editor Coordinator by the deadline.

Distribution Team: Along with the Distribution Team Leader and other volunteers, team members are responsible for ensuring stands are regularly refilled and maintained.

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To apply for a position, please fill out a brief application form, found below. We will contact you once we receive your email with the completed application form. Applications and any general inquires can be email directly to: info@yufreepress.org.

For brief application form please see:
http://www.yufreepress.org/docs/application.doc
http://www.yufreepress.org/docs/application.pdf

Submissions Call-Out

Over the last two generations, the food system has increasingly become “controlled” by the international market. Farmers are pushed further into debt; diabetes and chronic illness plagues communities across the globe; and entire countries are faced with famine and starvation while their governments continue to export grains.

For our next issue, we welcome submissions on any topic related to food, food politics, and the implications of the current food system. We are also interested in your art, poetry, and short stories about your relationship to food. Submission deadline will be January 6th, 2012.

You can also send us letters to the editor(s), campus and community events, photos (w/ proper credit), and drawings or designs. Please submit all articles, photos, community event notices, and art to info@yufreepress.org. All general inquiries and submissions can be sent to: info@yufreepress.org.

Suggested word counts: News: 50 to 750 words; Features: max 2000 words; Comments: max 1200 words; Arts: max 1500 words.

If you have not submitted to the YU Free Press before, but would like to, this is your chance. The YU Free Press has experienced tremendous success since its inception, and it is due to the support and dedication of our writers, volunteers, allies, and readers. For that, we sincerely thank you for making us what we are today! Please email us at info@yufreepress.org if you have any further questions! Thank you, and we look forward to receiving your submissions!

YU Free Press Editorial Collective

Dear readers,

The YU Free Press is excited to announce that we are now accepting
submissions for our next issue, “Welcome to York: A York U ‘Knowledge’
Production”.  For our 4th and final issue this school year, we want to shed
light on some of the politics concerning York, particularly those regarding
the administration, the recent attack on student space for activism, the
neoliberalization and corporatization of universities and the effects on
knowledge production, etc. We want this issue to serve as a space for the
critical assessment of York University’s administration, not only in terms
of its affairs on campus, but also with respect to much broader
international affairs, to show how these dynamics are deteriorating the
quality of education, and the overall university experience. We hope that
this issue will be a production by those at the grassroots.

Submissions will be accepted until *March 5th 2010*. You are
also welcome to write on any social justice issue that aligns with our
political mandate, but here are some possible topic ideas that we’d like to
cover :

·         Knowledge production and neoliberalization of the University
·         CUPE 3903
·         York University Faculty Association
·         Post CUPE 3903 strike reflections
·         Post 9th Floor sit-in outside Shoukri’s office
·         Sexual Assaults on campus/METRAC safety audit
·         Tuition fees and accessible education
·         Health and safety on campus
·         York Board of Governors and its/corporate links
·         York’s 50th anniversary in context/alternative history of York
·         York Development Corporation
·         Campus space issue (Vari Hall as historical site of contention)
·         Free speech on campus
·         Transgender housing and accommodation on campus
·         LGBT/TBLGAY issues on campus
·         Excalibur and mainstream media
·         Other alternative papers at York (eg. College papers)
·         President Shoukri’s new office in the Archives Building
·         York’s corporate and political connections
·         Construction plans at York University
·         York Federation of Students
·         Clubs and college councils at York
·         Accessibility at York

Also, be sure to look out for our “Feminist issue,” which will be on stands
Feb 9th 2010. The editors and volunteers will also be distributing the paper
in Vari Hall the same day, so be sure to drop by and get a copy.
You can also send us letters to the editor(s), campus & community events,
photos (w/ proper credit), and drawings or designs.

Please submit all articles, photos, community event notices, and art to
info@yufreepress.org All general inquiries and submissions can be sent to: info@yufreepress.org

Suggested word counts:
News: 50 to 750 words
Features: max 2000 words
Comments: max 1200 words
Arts: max 1500 words

If you have not submitted to the YU Free Press before, but would like to,
this is your chance. The YU Free Press has experienced tremendous success
since its inception, and it is due to the support and dedication of our
writers, volunteers, allies, and readers. For that, we sincerely thank you
for making us what we are today!

YUFP Editorial Collective

Women and Trans Only Alternative Journalism Writing Workshop

·     Are you interested in expressing anti-oppressive politics through journalistic writing?
·     Do you want to get involved with alternative journalism but don’t know where to begin?
·     Would you like to connect to alternative media outlets in Toronto?

Then this workshop is for you!

This will be a free, participatory workshop facilitated by some of the women editors of the YU Free Press.  We will discuss some of the differences between News, Features, Comments, and Arts & Culture articles, as well as the basic components of writing. The workshop will also serve as a forum for participants to discuss potential articles topics and ideas, and seek feedback from YU Free Press editors.

We look forward to meeting you!

When: Monday January 11, 2010 from 4:30pm to 6:30pm
Where: York’s Centre for Women and Trans People (rm 322 Student Centre, York University)

To register or for more information, please email info@yufreepress.org with the subject line “Writing Workshop”.

Hello YU Free Press Community!

The YU Free Press is seeking volunteers and additional Editorial Collective members.

What: YUFP Volunteer/Information Meeting
Date: Monday, January 11th
Time: 4:30-7:30pm
Location: Scott Library, Study Room B

The YU Free Press is an exciting alternative news magazine produced by
volunteer graduate and undergraduate students at York University. Our
principal objectives are to challenge the mainstream corporate media model 
as well as
to provide a fundamental space for critical analysis and 
commentary of the
news around us – both on and off campus – to a community 
of students,
faculty, and staff alike. We are firmly opposed to oppression 
in all its
possible forms (gender, sexuality, race, religion, nationality, ability,
etc) and are dedicated to upholding and promoting a clear vision of 
social
justice through the publication of labour, union, and activist-positive
material.

If you have an interest in social justice activism and alternative media,
the YU Free Press invites you to attend this crucial meeting. Come and meet
the current team of editors and volunteers who will be there to answer your
questions and inform you on the positions that are currently open. We are
looking for dedicated individuals who have a passion for social justice
issues to join our team and help the newspaper grow. Whatever your interest
or skill set is, there is a place for you in the YU 
Free Press. If you are
at all interested in joining or volunteering with the 
paper, please look
over the different opportunities that are available:

Editorial Positions:

- Photo Editor(s)
- Website manager(s)
- Finance Administrator
- Assistant News Editor
- Assistant Layout Editor(s)
- Assistant Arts and Culture Editor

We are looking for volunteers of all kinds!

- Copy Editors
- Artists
- Photographers
- Writers
- Designers
- Advertising Coordinators
- Accountants/Money Managers
- Distribution Coordinators
- And Much More…

We are also interested in people with any skills or interest in:

- Web design/experience
- Layout design/experience
- Photography and Photo
-Editing/publishing
- Accounting/Money Managing

If you are unable to make the meeting or have any further questions, please send us an email anytime at info@yufreepress.org, or by sending us a message through our website contact page ( http://www.yufreepress.org/?page_id=174) with your availability so that we can set up a personalized meeting to discuss potential opportunities.

Thank you,

The YUFP Editorial Collective

*When: Monday January 11, 2010 from 4:30pm to 7:30pm*
*Where: Group study room B in Scott Library*