[Wamvan] December WAM!News: book giving guide, WAM! It Yourself, auction report & more

Fri Dec 14 11:09:18 PST 2012

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From: "Jaclyn Friedman, Women, Action & the Media" <
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Date: Dec 15, 2012 3:06 AM
Subject: December WAM!News: book giving guide, WAM! It Yourself, auction
report & more
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*December 14, 2012*

As the days darken, we're looking back on an incredible building year for
WAM!, and setting plans in motion for 2013. Hope the season finds you well,
and that we'll be making change together in the new year.

   WAM!on,

Jaclyn Friedman, Executive Director
Ready to WAM! It Yourself?

It's pretty dark and cold in much of WAM!Nation these days, so here's
something to look forward to when the crocuses return: the fourth annual
WAM! It Yourself is heading your way in March.

WAM! It Yourself is a decentralized version of our annual Women, Action &
the Media (WAM!)
conference<http://salsa3.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=u8Inbc2Q2nPZRLEuoI0ZaEXpu0RbM3ET>.
For the fourth year in a row, instead of everyone who cares about gender
justice in media gathering in one place for WAM!,
WAM! can happen exactly where you are.

Want to help make WAM! It Yourself happen? Answer the 2013 Call for
Proposals now!<http://salsa3.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=sL%2FQp9It8LyQ4vYQC9TnUUXpu0RbM3ET>

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WAM!Auction = WIN

Y'all never cease to amaze me. In just 9 days, by the graces of 39 item
donors and 150 bidders, we raised over $10,000 for WAM!'s work toward
gender justice in
media<http://salsa3.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=gJlh7go4Ivhu0A8Q5Jyyf7urXm%2Fj4osR>.
Not to put too fine a point on it, but given the size of our annual budget?
That's a huge deal. We owe a big WAM!my thanks to everyone who bid,
donated, or helped spread the word.

Of course, it didn't happen without some drama. The flood of
vitriol<http://salsa3.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=%2BHLBoZ%2B38msKbRo4lmUHCUXpu0RbM3ET>sparked
by Sandra Fluke's participation forced us to end her item two days
early. But even that story had a happy ending, when winning bidder
RosieR<http://salsa3.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=B89rqc6Z0aXBpMfBkyAy7UXpu0RbM3ET>voluntarily
doubled her final bid to make up for the income we lost to
those right-wing trolls. We can do it, indeed!

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Choose Books

Each year, WAM!mer Anna Clark releases one of my favorite holiday guides:
<http://salsa3.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=SV%2FfwETK%2FnUOqydpp4pu%2B7urXm%2Fj4osR>Choose
Books: A Gift Guide for People Who Care About
Stories<http://salsa3.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=%2FAIr2SbZW0hxJEhnCTjC5UXpu0RbM3ET>.

You owe it to yourself to check it out, and not just because it features
the work of many WAM!mers. The 2012 edition features:

   - *Many hundreds **of thoughtful and original book recommendations*,
   including those featured in expansive profiles and those recommended for
   particular groups of readers—including history buffs, activists, people
   going through hard times, mystery-lovers, politicos, children, and wannabe
   cooks
   - An updated rendering of the *Top Ten Eleven Magazine Gift Subscriptions
   ** *
   - A new feature on the *top book—yes, book!—subscriptions* from
   extraordinary and innovative publishers and booksellers
   - A much-expanded feature on the *best books to pair with a cinematic
   experience*: that is, books that should be given along with their film
   adaptations (which you should watch alongside the gift recipient, of
   course).
   - A reprise of the* best literary organizations to offer your gift
   donations*—a meaningful gift on your behalf or in someone else’s name
   when giving donations are for many of us are a luxury.*
   *

 I hope you enjoy it as much as I do!

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  In THis Issue

   - WAM!It Yourself
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   - Auction results
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   - A WAM!mer's book gift guide

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CHAPTER HAPPENINGS   What our chapters are up to next:

*Dec. 22 / Vancouver:*   WAM!Van Holiday
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*Jan. 23 / NYC:*          WAMentor: Sally
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*Feb. 23 / Boston:*           The OpEd
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