Submit a Dispatch

SolidarityGrid publishes dispatches on labor power, public infrastructure, and the fight for the commons. We have no correspondents, no bureau, no press office. We have a desk, a standard, and an inbox. If you are covering a strike, a tenant battle, a union vote, a mutual-aid campaign, or a public campaign, we want to read it.

Who should write to us: independent journalists and local press, rank-and-file organizers, workers, researchers, and neighbors who are inside a fight and can document it honestly. If you are on the ground, you are better placed to report it than we are.

What We Publish

Every dispatch should advance at least one of three lines of work:

• Labor power — strikes, organizing, union votes, workplace democracy, and the ledger of what collective bargaining actually won.
• Public infrastructure and the commons — water, transit, housing, libraries, healthcare, energy: what is shared, what is owned, and who decides.
• Peaceful collective flourishing — nonviolent power, mutual aid, and the community institutions people build when they stop waiting to be saved.

We also keep the Tracker — a standing ledger of collective action. Seen a strike, vote, or win that belongs on it? Tell us the organization, what is at stake, and where to follow it. Ledger entries are sourced the same way dispatches are.

How to Pitch

Email editor@solidaritygrid.org. One email, plain text, no portal. Start the subject line with PITCH: for an idea, or DISPATCH: for a finished draft.

A good pitch carries four things:

1. Two to four sentences on the story: who, what, where, and why it matters now.
2. Who you are — your name, your location, and your connection to the story (worker, organizer, journalist, neighbor). Being involved is an asset, not a disqualifier; we will ask about it.
3. Your sources — links or references: union statements, court records, city records, photographs, documents, prior reporting. The more checkable the better.
4. The numbers you can stand behind. We print conservative, well-documented figures. "Dozens of stores" beats "43 stores" unless the 43 has a source behind it.

Have a full draft? Send it. We prefer 600–1,500 words, in plain paragraphs — Markdown or plain text, whatever is easier. Include a list of sources at the end. Headlines can be rough; we write headlines together.

Our Standard, Because It Protects You Too

This is a publication, not a megaphone. Before anything runs, every fact must survive our check:

• Conservative, well-documented facts only. Disputed numbers become lower bounds or ranges, not headlines.
• Names and events must be real. We verify people, places, and dates against your sources before publication.
• No unverifiable claims presented as fact. If a claim is rumor, we will label it as such or leave it out — with your agreement on which.
• We critique systems and power, not individuals. No hit pieces, no doxxing, no calls to violence, no content that trades on fear.

These rules exist to keep the page something people can return to — and to keep your name attached only to what held up.

How We Edit

• We work with you, not on you. We may tighten the lede, restructure, and set the headline; we will not change a fact without your say-so.
• We confirm the final version with you before it publishes.
• We credit the work: "By <your name>" when you are on the record, "Reported by <your name>" for partial credit, and "The Grid" for anonymous reporting — with a verification note in the sources block.
• We link to your work and your organization where appropriate.

The Fine Print

SolidarityGrid is a volunteer-run project. We cannot pay contributors at this stage; what we can offer is a byline, a permanent link, and a publication that stands behind the standard its reporting meets. We read every pitch and aim to answer within a week. If a piece runs, it stays up — the archive is the point.