[Wamvan] WAM! Vancouver in Michele Landsberg's book, Writing the Revolution

[Frieda Werden]

Thanks, Joanna - I liked the other Landsberg book I read very much.

On Wed, Dec 28, 2011 at 5:09 AM, Joanna Chiu <chiu.joanna5 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi everyone,
>
> Just wanted to let y'all know that WAM! Vancouver got a nice plug in
> Canadian feminist journalist Michele Landsberg's new book, Writing the
> Revolution.
>
> In the book, Landsberg reflects on the 3000 columns on feminism she wrote
> for the Toronto Star since 1978 and presents her analysis of trends and
> developments in the Canadian women's movement. I'd highly recommend it.
> What a way to learn about the history of intersections between feminist
> issues and the media (the book focuses on Canadian media, which hasn't been
> analyzed nearly as in depth through a feminist lens as American media):
> http://secondstorypress.ca/books/228-writing-the-revolution
>
> WAM! Vancouver got a mention on p. 37. Quoted with some context here:
>
> "Preparing this book, I began to keep track of feminist-focused activism
> wherever I could find it, especially among the young. My findings were
> amazing. Canada is buzzing with youthful feminist activism, now that a
> decade of conservative values has eroded our gains....In Toronto...In
> Quebec...In Vancouver, the dynamic WAM! (Women and Media) [sic] conference
> met for the first time in 2011, exploring and challenging the role,
> portrayal and career possibilities of women in the media."
>
> This is very exciting as WAM! Vancouver is gearing up for our second
> annual conference, with the theme of "Uprising" on the intersections
> between social justice movements, global revolutions, feminism and the
> media. The conference will take place in late March. Stay tuned for more
> details or contact us at wamvancouver at gmail.com if you can offer your
> support in any way. We'd love to find ways to collaborate with other WAM!
> members and chapters in the new year.
>
> Our website (pending reconstruction) is wamvancouver.wordpress.com and
> our Twitter is @wamvancity. <http://twitter.com/#%21/wamvancity>
>
> If any Canadians on the main WAM! listserv are interested in joining our
> listserv, too, we are accepting members from across Canada since we are the
> only Canadian chapter at this point. The application form is on our
> website.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Joanna
>
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>
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