[Wamvan] Mark your calendars! Monday Media Mutiny event on August 19

[Joanna Chiu]

That's too bad Lyn, send us your event or blog ideas anytime! 

Joanna 

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On Aug 17, 2013, at 12:33 PM, Lyn Cockburn <lyncockburn at gmail.com> wrote:

> Can't make it on the 19th - hope to attend the next mtg.
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> On 2013-08-14, at 3:03 AM, Joanna Chiu <chiu.joanna5 at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> Hi, after a few months' break, Monday Media Mutiny is back! They're scheduled for the third Monday evenings of each month. 
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>> This coming Monday (August 19), we will meet to put together WAM!'s alternative "Best Summer Movie" list. Please RSVP to me to confirm your attendance as soon as you can so we can choose an appropriate sized venue. 
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>> This is how a WAM! member describes the event: "I've seen a lot of interesting online conversations this week about "best of" and "essential" movie lists and the lack of diversity they reflect. It might be interesting to make alternative lists of movies created by women, people of color, and queer & trans people to post or leave around the city (movie theaters, cafes, community spaces, etc), as part of a larger conversation about questioning how "authoritative" or "objective" those mainstream lists really are." 
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>> An example of a typical "essential movies for the summer" list (not much diversity here): http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-207_162-57590992/16-essential-films-about-summer/ 
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>> At the event, we'll be employing the "Bechdel Test"  and our own judgement to put together our own list, which we will distribute around the city and upload to our website. 
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>> If someone among us is handy with Photoshop, we can also design a satirical movie poster to upload on our website to share around the web along with the movie list. 
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>> Venue to be announced! 
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>> For those unfamiliar with Monday Media Mutiny, you can read more here. 
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>> Thanks for your continual support of WAM! 
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>> Joanna 
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