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

[Joanna Chiu]

No problem! It's nice that we have such widespread support from feminists living in Eastern Canada and in the US. 

What was the other book you read, Frieda?

On Dec 28, 2011, at 7:09 PM, Frieda Werden <frieda.werden at gmail.com> wrote:

> Thanks, Joanna - I liked the other Landsberg book I read very much.
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> On Wed, Dec 28, 2011 at 5:09 AM, Joanna Chiu <chiu.joanna5 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi everyone,
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> 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.
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> 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 
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> WAM! Vancouver got a mention on p. 37. Quoted with some context here:
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> "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."
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> 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.
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> Our website (pending reconstruction) is wamvancouver.wordpress.com and our Twitter is @wamvancity.
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> 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.
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> Thanks!
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> Joanna
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