[Wamvan] Social - my update etc

Sun Dec 23 12:21:14 PST 2012

Glad to know that Rabbi Michael Lerner and Tikkun are still around doing
his political stuff - I saw him when I lived in San Francisco back in the
'80s.

On Sun, Dec 23, 2012 at 11:58 AM, Jill Goldberg <jygoldberg at hotmail.com>wrote:

>  Hi Wam-ers,
>
> It was great to meet some of you yesterday, and thanks to the organizers
> for organizing!
>
> I thought I'd send a note about that magazine that I write for and am on
> the editorial board of.  It's called Tikkun; it comes out of Berkeley, and
> is a somewhat eclectic social/political magazine.  The editor-in-chief is
> Rabbi Michael Lerner; he has been involved in every fight for social
> justice for decades (civil rights, anti-Vietnam, gay rights,
> environmentalism, feminism etc. etc.).  As he is a Rabbi, one of his pet
> causes is the relationship between Israel/Palestine, and his view (and that
> of the magazine) calls for an immediate two-state solution, along with a
> truth and reconciliation process amongst many other healing strategies.
>
> The print magazine comes out 4 times a year (it used to be bi-monthly, but
> major budget cutbacks forced the change), but there is also an online
> component to Tikkun.
>
> Though it is hard to get articles in the print magazine, they do take
> pitches, and they are always interested in writers for the online magazine
> (Tikkun Daily Blog).
>
> If you are interested, have a look online (Tikkun.org) and check out the
> Daily  Blog as well, and if you think you  might have a pitch, let me know
> and I can put you in touch with the managing editor.  Pitches do have to be
> quite well-formulated and have to fit somehow with Tikkun's general
> sensibilities, so please keep that in mind if you do think of a pitch.
>
> By the way, Tikkun is a Hebrew word meaning to repair/heal, and is often
> used in the phrase "tikkun olam" which means to heal/repair the world, and
> is used generally to refer to social justice/acts of kindness etc.
>
>
> Another thing, I was thinking of was this: since many of us are writers,
> perhaps it might be helpful to many if those of us with connections to
> publications/blogs etc. could send them to the listserv with a bit of info.
> as to how to pitch etc.?
>
> Thanks again everyone!
>
> Happy holiday season whatever you celebrate/don't celebrate etc. etc.
>
> All the best,
>
> Jill
>
> ------------------------------
> From: chiu.joanna5 at gmail.com
> Date: Sun, 23 Dec 2012 04:45:27 -0800
> To: wamvan at lists.resist.ca
> Subject: Re: [Wamvan] Social - my update etc
>
>
> Thanks for your suggestions, Jana! Jarrah read them out at the social
> today.
>
> Very excited about the other exciting ideas we have come up with, and the
> energy to make it all happen! It was also great just to talk in person
> about gender issues and the media.
>
> Thanks for all those who made it, and for people who couldn't, don't
> worry! We are planning to have much more frequent meetups from now on.
>
> I'll send out a detailed email after Christmas describing the action ideas
> discussed, explaining how we will re-envision how WAM! Vancouver will be
> run in the new year.
>
> Stay tuned!
>
> Joanna
>
> PS: Thanks again Jarrah for planning!
>
>
>
>
> On Sat, Dec 22, 2012 at 12:57 PM, jana g <janagee at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hey Joanna  -  and WAM folks ...
>
> jana here ... from the island ... my update is - unfortunately, my timing
> did not quite make the bus to ferry today so i am not going to be able
> to make it to the social later.
>
> i had hoped to put an idea forward regarding possible 'rallying point days'
> for 2013 ... rallying in the sense of Solidarity Actions for all Women ...
> around March 8th - International Women's Day - i find the mainstream
> media ignores it and i think it would be a great day for WAM to maybe
> organize something - big or small - whatever - all kinds of things could
> happen.
>
> Anyhow, that is an idea that i would like to see talked about and wish
> i could have been there today to share it with everyone ... if you like,
> please put it forward to the group and maybe some good brainstorming
> can happen.  And, maybe we can talk more about the idea sometime
> soon, too.
>
> thanks in advance for considering the March 8th idea ... and J i hope
> we get a chance to remeet again sometime in the near future ...
>
> take care everyone - Happy Holy Days and,
> in peace and solidarity,  jana juniper
>
>
> On 12/19/12, Joanna Chiu <chiu.joanna5 at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Oh! And Wamvan organizer Elyse Jacobson has a show the evening after the
> > social!
> >
> > She's playing with C.R. Avery & the Legal Tender String Quartet at the
> > Prophouse Cafe.  $15 tickets at the door starting at 7:30 pm.
> >
> > Joanna
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
> >
> > On Dec 19, 2012, at 5:04 PM, Joanna Chiu <chiu.joanna5 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Hey everyone,
> >>
> >> I'm excited for the social this Saturday! Jarrah has booked us a space
> at
> >> Rhizome from 4-6 pm. Info is here: http://www.rhizomecafe.ca/ Address
> is
> >> 317 East Broadway, Vancouver by Main Street.
> >>
> >> I'll send out a loose, informal meeting agenda soon for the first bit of
> >> the social so we can get the "practical" stuff covered, such as talking
> >> about how we can support each others' work and take collective actions.
> If
> >> you'd like to make sure to be a part of that conversation, please come
> >> from 4 pm.
> >>
> >> And I was just looking through all the stuff I've accumulated, and I
> have
> >> a lot of feminist books, textbooks, magazines and zines that I've read
> >> already but are still super interesting.
> >>
> >> I'll bring them to the social, and if you want to bring some of your own
> >> to swap, too, that'll be fun!
> >>
> >> If you have any questions or need directions to the cafe, my number is
> 778
> >> 938 2288.
> >>
> >> Joanna
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> >> From: Jarrah <jarrahhodge at gmail.com>
> >> Date: Thu, Dec 6, 2012 at 9:18 AM
> >> Subject: [Wamvan] Social Confirmed Saturday, December 22, 4-6 PM at
> >> Rhizome
> >> To: wamvan at lists.resist.ca
> >>
> >>
> >> Hi folks,
> >>
> >> I heard back from quite a few people and most preferred the 4-6 time.
> This
> >> was also Rhizome's preference so I've gone ahead and booked that time
> slot
> >> for Saturday, December 22. Sorry to those of you whom this doesn't work
> >> for - I know it is a busy time of year.
> >>
> >> Rhizome was nice enough to again let us use their space for free. Their
> >> kitchen will be open from 5 on for those wanting to buy food. In case
> >> anyone's never been to Rhizome, their website with all their info is
> here
> >> - http://www.rhizomecafe.ca/
> >>
> >> Looking forward to seeing you in a couple of weeks!
> >>
> >> Jarrah
> >>
> >> --
> >> --------------------
> >> Jarrah Hodge
> >> @jarrahpenguin
> >> http://gender-focus.com
> >> --------------------
> >>
> >>
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> >> WAM! Vancouver
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