WAM! NYC: Women, Action & the Media Conference

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WAM lt Yourself Conference for
Feminist Media Makers

Saturday, March 26, 9AM – 5PM
Hive 55 (55 Broad St) in lower Manhattan

With this year’s awesome line-up of panels and speakers, better get your seat now! Last year’s day-long conference sold out — we had to turn people away.

Registration is only $15 — Register here:

http://www.womenactionmedia.org/events/wamit/nyc/

(If you would like to apply for a need-based scholarship, contact Rachel)

Featured panels this year include:

  • Feminist perspectives in progressive publications
  • Social media for activism
  • “Beats outside the box”—economy, immigration, labor, education
  • Feminist blogging
  • Pitching and getting published

Confirmed speakers: Amanda Marcotte (Pandagon/RH Reality Check), Irin Carmon (Jezebel), Jessica Bennett (Newsweek), Sarah Seltzer(Alternet), Emily May (Hollaback), Andrea Plaid (Racialicious), Janna Zinzi(Swirl PR), Julianne Escobedo Shepherd (Alternet), Kathryn Joyce(Religion Dispatches), Dana Goldstein, Bryce Covert (New Deal 2.0),Michelle Chen (ColorLines),  Lauren Kelley (Alternet), Megan Carpentier(Raw Story), Jennifer LaFleur (ProPublica), Sarah Laskow (The Media Consortium), Jenn Pozner (Women in Media & News), Lori Adelman(Feministing), Jen Nedeau (Time Magazine) and more great speakers coming!

Follow this event live via Twitter at #wamnyc!

Brunch It Yourself!
Sunday, March 27 @ 12PM

Pacific Standard, 82 Fourth Ave., Brooklyn, NY

After the conference, join us for brunch at Pacific Standard! The bar will serve us mimosas and Bloody Marys, but no food. So please bring a dish to share — anything! Salad, quiche, casserole, sandwiches, pasta, fruit, brownies…we’ll take it! Pacific Standard is right by the Atlantic-Pacific stop – take the N, R, Q, B, D, 2, 3, 4, or 5.
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WAM! NYC kick-off HAPPY HOUR with Paradigm Shift NYC

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Come out for the WAM!NYC weekend kick-off HAPPY HOUR this Friday with Paradigm Shift NYC!. We’re gathering at 6:30 p.m. at the sleek, chic Ella Lounge at 9 Ave. A in the East Village! Meet new friends, mingle, and get psyched for the WAM-lt-Yourself conference this Saturday!  http://www.womenactionmedia.org/events/wamit/nyc/

FACEBOOK INVITE

Feel free to bring interested friends and colleagues!! We always have a great time.

See you there!!!

Best,
Emily and Jean (and Paradigm Shift NYC)

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MARRIAGE: PAST, PRESENT & FUTURE FEATURING ELIZABETH ABBOTT, BESTSELLING AUTHOR

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PARADIGM SHIFT: NYC’S FEMINIST COMMUNITY Proudly Presents

MARRIAGE: PAST, PRESENT, & FUTURE
a lecture and discussion featuring
ELIZABETH ABBOTT, BESTSELLING AUTHOR “A HISTORY OF MARRIAGE”
Moderated by Cathy Marino-Thomas, Board President, Marriage Equality NY

Wednesday, April 20th
7:00 pm
Just outside the Feminist District
The Tank– 354 West 45th Street (between 8th and 9th Avenues).
Subway: A,C,E to 42nd Street/Times Square.

BUY NOW & Save $
Cost: $12 students/ pre-paid, $15 at door
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/167629
FACEBOOK INVITE: http://on.fb.me/ftul2S

TIME OUT NY’S CRITICS’ PICK – Our 10th!!

A HISTORY OF MARRIAGE

Shortlist, Canada Governor-General Award for Nonfiction 2011
What does the “tradition of marriage” really look like? Elizabeth Abbott paints an often surprising picture of this most public, yet most intimate, institution. Ritual of romance, or social obligation? Eternal bliss, or cult of domesticity? Abbott reveals a complex tradition that includes same-sex unions, arranged marriages, dowries, self-marriages, and child brides. Marriage- in all its loving, unloving, decadent, and impoverished manifestations- is revealed here through Abbott’s infectious curiosity.

“Abbott is an excellent storyteller with an eye for touching and amusing tales. An enjoyable read, sure to provoke and surprise.”
—Globe and Mail

ELIZABETH ABBOTT, AUTHOR
Elizabeth Abbott is a writer and historian with a special interest in women’s issues, social justice for all and sugarcane-cutters in particular, the treatment and lives of animals, and the environment. She has a doctorate from McGill University in 19th century history. Before moving to Toronto, she lived in Montreal and Port-au-Prince. She is the author of several books, her most recent, A History of Marriage, completes her trilogy about human relationships that includes A History of Celibacy and A History of Mistresses. Her previous book, Sugar: A Bittersweet History, inspired by her Antiguan heritage, was short-listed for the Charles Taylor Prize for Literary Non-Fiction.

Elizabeth is a Senior Research Associate at Trinity College, University of Toronto and, from 1991 to 2004, was Dean of Women. She served for several years on the Editorial Board of the Canadian Human Rights Foundation and the Rights and Freedoms Committee of The Writers’ Union of Canada. The Riverdale Historical Society, which she co-founded in 1999, won the 2007 Heritage Toronto Community Heritage Award and the Members’ Choice Award.

CATHY MARINO-THOMAS, BOARD PRESIDENT, MARRIAGE EQUALITY NY
Cathy speaks all over New York State about the 1,300+ rights, privileges and obligations that protect families only through the right to civil marriage. Prior to working with Marriage Equality New York, Cathy spent many years as a Buddy in the Gay Men’s Health Crisis (GMHC) Buddy Program visiting countless people afflicted with HIV/AIDS and assisting them with daily chores, advocacy and information. An out lesbian since 1978, Cathy lives with her wife, Sheila and daughter Jacqueline.

PARTNERS INCLUDE:
Bluestockings
Brooklyn Community Pride Center
Hollaback!
Jennifer Pozner, Author & Activist
MandyVanDeven.com
Manhattan Young Democrats
NARAL Pro-Choice New York
National Organization for Women New York State
National Organization for Women New York City
Photography by Amy Mitten
Sebastian Huynh Photography
Seven Stories Press
 Soapbox Inc.
 The Women’s Mosaic
 The Woodhull Institute for Ethical Leadership
 Trixie Films
 Women’s eNews

PARTNERS WELCOME:
Join as a supporting organization
Subject Line: 4/20 Partner
Email: JWeis@paradigmshiftnyc.com

PARADIGM SHIFT: NYC’S FEMINIST COMMUNITY:

JOIN US ON
MEETUP * FACEBOOK * TWITTER
Use the “F” word.
Change NYC. Change the World.

Paradigm Shift, the critically acclaimed and largest feminist event series/community group in the New York City metropolitan area, hosts monthly lectures and discussion groups to spotlight leaders in feminist thought, ranging from artists and academics to filmmakers and policy activists. TimeOut New York rated Paradigm Shift’s events “Critics’ Pick” nine times, an unprecedented honor among progressive organizations. We’ll tell you our stories…we want to hear yours. All welcome.

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Understanding Domestic Violence: Essentials and Intersection Course

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“Understanding Domestic Violence: Essentials and Intersections” is a four-day intensive course on the fundamentals of domestic violence, emphasizing the intersections between violence and the many health and social justice issues affecting New York City’s communities.  Topics include types of abuse and trauma, why men batter and abuse, impact of abusive behavior on women and children, multiple forms of safety planning, HIV and substance abuse, culture and immigration, DV in LGBTQ relationships, and navigating social service and legal systems. This course is the prerequisite for all CTI courses.

The course is on Fridays – 3/25/11, 4/1/11, 4/8/11, 4/15/11 from 9:30am-5pm

CONNECT is dedicated to preventing interpersonal violence and promoting gender justice. Through legal empowerment, grassroots mobilization and transformative education, we seek to create safe families and peaceful communities.

The course fee is 200 dollars but there is a sliding scale available to help accommodate all people that are interested.

For any other questions or concerns, email  connect@connectnyc.org or call (212) 683-0015 ext.215.

Register for this amazing course today!

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Rally for Women’s Health – New Jersey!

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This Tuesday at 11:00 am, join U.S. Senator Frank Lauternberg, New Jersey Senator Loretta Weinberg, Assemblywoman Valerie Vainirei Huttle, and Assemblywoman Linda Stender for a rally for women’s health!

Rally for Women’s Health!
Tuesday, March 22nd at 11 am
at Englewood Planned Parenthood Health Center
46 Van Brunt St, Englewood

We know it is short notice —  but we need you, your friends and family by our side. It’s critical that we demonstrate New Jersey’s strong support for women’s health. We need you to say NO to taking away family planning and birth control, lifesaving cancer screenings and testing for HIV and other diseases from the women in our community. You won’t be able to miss us — we’re traveling in a big pink bus. All you’ll need to do is show up, stand up, and speak the truth with us. Bring your co-workers. Your sisters. Your mom. Your friends. Bring everyone you know who cares about women’s health and the people we serve. And for all who can’t be there in person, join us online — right here! – Michele Jaker, Executive Director of Planned Parenthood, New Jersey

As Michele Jaker said, these rallies are absolutely critical!  Rallies have been occurring all over the country in response to the proposed budget cut which would eliminate approximately 320 million dollars in Title X funding.  Without Planned Parenthood, hundreds of thousands of people would need to find new health care providers for services such as birth control, testing for sexually transmitted diseases, and more.  For many, Planned Parenthood is the only option because of affordability and accessibility.  Do not let these basic rights be taken away!

If you have any questions or would like to RSVP for the event, contact Jessica Ohanlon.
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Calling all DC Feminists for the 2011 Visions in Feminism Conference!

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“Using the theme: ‘No Wave: Moving Past the Tide” the 11th Vision in Feminism will create a space to push against the limits of the current understanding of feminism. The theme ‘No Wave’ is more than an exploration of the distinct, and all too limiting waves, so often referred to in feminism. Together we will interrogate: exclusionary spaces that approaching oppression as silos of experience, manifestations of identity warfare, and find ways to leap over the gaps between feminist theory and anti-oppression application. There will be three tracks of workshops:

1. Groundwork: revisiting the primary elements of Feminism through its actions, goals, and faults.

2. Skillshare: Application of theory from sharing how to safely ride a bike, to dismantle the machine of our oppression.

3. Digging Deeper: No space for ‘theory for theory sake’ these workshops will focus on ‘doing the work’ of challenging each participant to move forward applying current critique writing and theorizing.

Registration for the conference is a sliding scale of $10 – $15 in advance and $15 for day-of registration.

vegan breakfast and lunch provided. Childcare upon request- please email if needed!

American University students get free admission with student ID.

Paying online will allow us to better gauge food and beverage needs. Additionally, if you pay more than $10 the additional funds are paid forward to a scholarship attendee: http://tinyurl.com/ViFPayPal

After the conference please join us at Science Club for the annual HIPS Benefit Art Night! More details to come!

Questions? Ask us! Email ViF with questions, concerns, and to pre-register: visionsinfeminism@gmail.com.

For more details leading up to the conference and pre-conference events:
www.vifcollective.com“

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Friday, March 25th: Ladybits Comedy Show in Park Slope – Free!

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Ladybits co-founder Abbi Crutchfield has long been co-hosting New York’s longest running clean comedy show, Living Room Comedy, with Luke Thayer at the Postmark Cafe in Park Slope.

This month, Living Room’s shows will feature all-female lineups as Ladybits meets the Living Room in a grand estrogen explosion!

Featuring Arden Myrin, Nikki Glaser, Jennifer Grant, and Ladybits co-founders Abbi Crutchfield and Jen Dziura.

Come and make yourself at home with Abbi and Luke at this unique comedy show. It’s just like your living room…only hilarious! (By “just like your living room,” we mean there’s good coffee and scones!)

Friday, March 25 @ 8pm
NO Cover, NO Food/Bev. Minimum! Totally FREE!

The Living Room at Postmark Cafe
326 6th Street (between 4th & 5th aves)
Park Slope, BK 11215
www.livingroomcomedy.blogspot.com
or call (718) 768-2613

Take the F train to 7th Ave stop or 4th Ave/9th Street stop
OR Take the R train to 4th Ave/9th Street stop.

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Ending Women’s Oppression: Imagining – and Fighting For – a Different World!

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Tomorrow, March 13th, join Sunsara Taylor for a discussion entitled “Ending Women’s Oppression: Imagining – and Fighting For – a Different World!”  The talk will be taking place at 3:00 pm at Revolution Books (146 W. 26th Street, New York, NY). Remember to set your clocks ahead!

Taylor is a writer for Revolution newspaper and sits on the advisory board for The World Can’t Wait!, a group that “organizes people living in the United States to repudiate and stop the fascist direction initiated by the Bush Regime, including: the murderous, unjust and illegitimate occupations of Iraq and Afghanistan; the global “war of terror” of torture, rendition and spying; and the culture of bigotry, intolerance and greed.”

If that alone is not enough to convince you to attend this talk, here is a brief description of the event:

“If you are a woman, your body is a battleground. Spin the globe. Anywhere you look women are being held down and slammed backwards, objectified and degraded. But there is no biological, god-given, or man-made reason why things have to remain this way. All this can change through revolution and through building a movement for revolution — starting now!”

A donation of five dollars will be requested at the door.

RSVP on Facebook!

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100th Anniversary of International Women’s Day & Feminist Coming Out Day!

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Participate in International Women’s Day online

  • Follow the Twitter feed featuring latest news, events, resources, comments and much more
  • Watch and enjoy the YouTube International Women’s Day videos & broadcasts from around the world
  • Interact, learn and share on the International Women’s Day LinkedIn discussion group
  • Network & interact through the International Women’s Day Facebook channel
  • Share your International Women’s Day photographs on Flickr
  • Grab and use the International Women’s Day RSS feed

Reflections on International Women’s Day, from Anika Rahman, the new president of the Ms. Foundation.

It’s also Feminist Coming Out Day, a new national campaign. Declare your feminist pride at http://feministcomingoutday.com/sub

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“Endangered Species: Preserving the Female Body”

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On Friday, March 18th, and Saturday, March 19th, the New School will be hosting “Endangered Species: Preserving the Female Body,” “an international summit to challenge the toxic culture that teaches women and girls to hate their bodies.”  The conference is being organized by the Women’s Therapy Centre Institute and plans to “launch a comprehensive, worldwide campaign in collaboration with the leading organizations and individuals already on the front lines of this public mental health epidemic. This campaign will engage government officials, educational institutions, multi-national corporations, the fashion industry, and the mainstream media to join us in creating a new visual culture–one where the diverse, real beauty of women and girls is valued and magnified. The time is now. Take back your body. Re-imagine the world.”

“The summit will be a lively combination of keynote speeches, panels, international video testimonials, LOVED BODIES, BIG IDEAS presentations, and group discussions/action groups. We hope it incorporates frank, complex, and solution-oriented conversations among a genuinely diverse range of people.”

For more information about the schedule and speakers, check out the program.

The website also has information about online registration, details about other activist events in New York City, and great blog posts about body politics!

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