Whether you're an activist, a traditional leader or an inexperienced journalist, you are more than welcome to write a story for Intercontinental Cry. In fact, because there are so many stories that need to be told, we hope you will write one; especially if it's about something that no one else is reporting on.

Due to limited funds, we won't be able to pay you for your work; but we hope that will change in the future. For now though, you can rest assured that we will do what we can to help get the word out.

Topics We Cover

IC covers a fairly wide range of topics; from court cases to protests and evictions to land reclamations. As long as Indigenous Peoples are at the center of the story, we will report on it. However, as a general principle, URGENT stories always take precedence.

Such stories include: evictions, arson attacks, paramilitary violence, assassinations, death threats, and any abuses by Governments or corporations.

We're also interested in stories about cultural preservation, traditional knowledge, climate Change, Indigenous Permaculture, sustainable development, Sacred sites (which are in danger) and Canadian mining companies.

Preparations

Before you start writing an article for IC, please get in touch us and let us know what you'd like to write about. Or if you're just not sure what to write, we're more than willing to share some ideas.

General Writing Guidelines

Our Guidelines are pretty simple, but we ask that you follow them to the best of your ability.

* Articles must be original and not published anywhere else on the internet;
* Articles should have a minimum of 800 words;
* Articles must include at least one photo. You're welcome to include more, just please make sure you have permission before using an image that doesn't belong to you;
* If possible, please include references in your stories, whether they're documents, videos on Youtube or links to other stories on the internet.

Please include

Before you send your article in, don't forget to include
* Your Name - It can be your full name, your first name or pseudonym; however you prefer to be known as.
* Web site URL - No worries if you don't have a website; but if you do, you're welcome to include it so readers can find out more about you, your community, or your organization
* Bio - a short description of who you are and what you do.

Sending Articles

You're welcome to send your article in any format that's convenient for you, but we prefer Plain Text (txt) and Microsoft Word (doc) documents.

Once it's ready to go, please send your article along-- with all relevant images and files attached--to info(at)intercontinentalcry.org.