[Wamvan] Help please! Tips/resources needed for BWSS blog campaign to promote media literacy and awareness of rape culture in the media!

Tue Apr 10 20:59:08 PDT 2012

It is arguable no doubt that W2 is part of the gentrification; however, it
was developed to be a niche available to the non-affluent community within
an otherwise very highly gentrified enclave (the Woodwards development). It
is used by people of low income and modest means who actually live in the
DTES. I've been to quite a few events at W2 and promoted others on the
radio.  The first event in the new location, which I attended, was about
the child apprehension problem in the aboriginal community, organized by
local aboriginal organizations and mothers who had lost their children to
the state.  CJSF held our two hour segment of the national community radio
Homelessness Marathon there in February.  The same day, there was a big
media workshop for local aboriginal youth there as well.  Clearly W2 seeks
groups that can pay to use the space and support its operating costs, but
they also provide the facility free to other events.  I recommend people to
check it out for themselves.

On Tue, Apr 10, 2012 at 3:57 PM, Joanna Chiu <chiu.joanna5 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Thanks for your comments, Tami.
>
> I admit that I'm not very informed about the history of W2 and the ways it
> has been involved with gentrification of the DTES. I've never been to an
> event at W2 before, but I understand that quite a few activist groups hold
> meetings and events there.
>
> The WAM! list is a great place for having these kinds of discussions to
> help each other get better informed though, so if anyone has thoughts on
> this issues, please share any info you may have with us.
>
> And please remember that anything shared on this list is private and
> cannot be shared outside the list without the permission of the person who
> posted the message. Our full values are listed here:
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>
> Thanks!
>
> Joanna
>
>
> On Tue, Apr 10, 2012 at 4:55 PM, Tami Starlight <tamistarlight at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Hello peoples,
>>
>> I really wonder why we support systems of inequality?
>> W2 is an example.
>> Part of the gentrification of the downtown eastside.
>> People who participate within it continue to erase the long struggle of
>> the people in the DTES to be community grassroots democratically organized
>> - by and for the people - especially the low income and most marginalized.
>> Not some wanna be yuppie feel good crap at A PRICE.
>>
>> Just like the jerks at Occupy Vancouver - oblivious and undemocratically
>> call W2 their permanent meeting space, paying for it, and at one point
>> attempted to have them be the voice of Occupy here in this (shitty) city.
>> Systems just keep repeating themselves. WAM! Vancouver is no exception. I
>> remain hopeful for WAM! Vancouver and for the DTES in general because
>> people are organizing and becoming WELL INFORMED, and not just with their
>> degrees from the academic industrial complex - where the shit came from in
>> the first place.
>>
>> smash oppressions EVERYWHERE.
>> https://theantioppressionnetwork.wordpress.com/what-is-anti-oppression/
>>
>> Done!
>> All my relations
>> Tami Starlight
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Apr 10, 2012 at 1:24 PM, Hilary Henegar <h.henegar at gmail.com>wrote:
>>
>>> Hi, Joanna, et al.,
>>>
>>> Girl Gang is curating a panel discussion following the April 21, 4pm
>>> screening of Miss Representation at the Projecting Change Film Festival.
>>> The film explores mainstream media’s contribution to the
>>> under-representation of women in influential positions by circulating
>>> limited and often disparaging portrayals of women. It's not a far leap to
>>> see how such portrayals contribute to rape culture as well.
>>>
>>> I can keep you in the loop as we confirm speakers, several of whom could
>>> be interesting interviews for you. Or would be able to connect you with
>>> others.
>>>
>>> As well, the theatre is likely to be filled with many other great
>>> contacts, and there'll be an opportunity after the panel to mingle and
>>> booze at W2; this may also be a good place to network.
>>>
>>> Just some thoughts...
>>>
>>> Good luck! Big ups for BWSS!
>>> Hilary
>>>
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>>> On Tue, Apr 10, 2012 at 8:48 AM, Syahidah Ismail <
>>> nursyahidah.ismail at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi Joanna,
>>>>
>>>> I'm part of an editorial collective for a zine (we're called Margins)
>>>> for and by self-identified Indigeneous women, women of color and
>>>> gender-queer and trans women. As such, I'm connected to many amazing
>>>> self-identified women of color activists/media makers - if you wanted to
>>>> talk to a specific 'kind' of media maker/activist, I can try to connect you
>>>> with them.
>>>>
>>>> - Syah
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Mon, Apr 9, 2012 at 9:07 PM, Joanna Chiu <chiu.joanna5 at gmail.com>wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Thanks everyone for the great advice and resources! Hope you won't
>>>>> mind me sending out private emails with follow-up questions.
>>>>>
>>>>> If people come across other resources this week, please keep sending
>>>>> them along! And if you have suggestions on media makers/activists I could
>>>>> interview, please let me know, too!
>>>>>
>>>>> Right now, I'm especially looking to talk to: self-identified women of
>>>>> colour media makers/activists, Indigenous activists/media makers, survivors
>>>>> of sexual assault and allies who resist against rape culture by creating
>>>>> their own media, and women with disabilities who raise awareness about how
>>>>> women with disabilities face disproportionate levels of violence.
>>>>>
>>>>> I'll send out the blog posts starting Sunday, and feel free to reblog
>>>>> them anywhere and to provide critical feedback.
>>>>>
>>>>> Joanna
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Mon, Apr 9, 2012 at 5:10 AM, Frieda Werden <frieda.werden at gmail.com
>>>>> > wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Don't forget to mention opportunities to appear on community radio
>>>>>> stations such as CJSF-FM in Burnaby, Vancouver Coop Radio in downtown
>>>>>> Vancouver, and CITR at UBC.  You can usually get an opportunity to discuss
>>>>>> your issue in depth and reach a broad, general audience as well as devotees
>>>>>> of feminist programs like Intra-Venus and The F Word.  These stations also
>>>>>> broadcast short public service announcements and will work with you to
>>>>>> produce them and tailor them to your needs.  The announcements (and
>>>>>> interviews) can be linked to websites and offered to other radio outlets,
>>>>>> too.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Sun, Apr 8, 2012 at 11:55 PM, Joanna Chiu <chiu.joanna5 at gmail.com>wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Dear all,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Next week, from April 15-21, I will be guest-blogging for Battered
>>>>>>>> Women's Support Service <http://www.bwss.org/>s during Prevention
>>>>>>>> of Violence Against Women week. My goal is to provide a wealth of
>>>>>>>> information and inspiration about how to harness the power of the media to
>>>>>>>> end violence against women and girls, and to spread awareness about how
>>>>>>>> rape culture is perpetuated in the media.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> The name of the campaign is "How Does She Resist?: Resisting Media
>>>>>>>> Representations to End Violence Against Girls and Women" (Promotional
>>>>>>>> poster attached)
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Blog topics will include how to identify and resist against
>>>>>>>> oppressive media representations of Indigenous women, women of color, women
>>>>>>>> with disabilities, survivors of domestic and sexual violence...and women
>>>>>>>> and girls in general.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Last year, the BWSS' anti-violence blog campaign reached tens of
>>>>>>>> thousands of new readers, so I want to do my best to take advantage of this
>>>>>>>> opportunity. The resources I discuss need to be as accessible as
>>>>>>>> possible in order to reach readers who may not identify as feminist or who
>>>>>>>> may not have experience creating media or doing media analysis.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> The problem is that I am struggling to find simple, accessible
>>>>>>>> information on terms like "rape culture" and "anti-oppression," and
>>>>>>>> progressive-minded resources/tutorials on writing op-eds, blogging, making
>>>>>>>> zines, starting petitions, writing letters to the editor, etc.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> If WAMmers can please send me links to your favorite resources and
>>>>>>>> teaching materials, I would really appreciate it!
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I am also looking to quote a variety of media makers and media
>>>>>>>> activists in my blog posts, so if you would like to share your personalized
>>>>>>>> insights and tips with me, that would be great! We could talk over email or
>>>>>>>> on the phone.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> And lastly, the BWSS would welcome any cross-postings or linking to
>>>>>>>> the blog posts to help us reach a wider audience. I'll send out my
>>>>>>>> blog posts to the WAM! Vancouver list next week, so please feel free to
>>>>>>>> redistribute them in full, with credit and a link back to BWSS blog<http://www.bwss.org/>
>>>>>>>> .
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> If you have any questions or would like to chat on the phone, my
>>>>>>>> number's 917 767 6145.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Thanks!
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Joanna
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>> Joanna Chiu
>>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>>> twitter.com/joannachiu
>>>>>>>> Ph: 917 767 6145
>>>>>>>> WAM! Vancouver <http://www.wamvancouver.wordpress.com%20>
>>>>>>>> <http://twitter.com/joannachiu>
>>>>>>>>
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>>>>> --
>>>>> Joanna Chiu
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>>>>
>>>> B.A. Psychology
>>>> B.A. Women and Gender Studies
>>>>
>>>> University of British Columbia (Class of 2011)
>>>> Vancouver B.C., Canada
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