[Wamvan] Introductions?

[Megan Ryland]

Hey, I'm not sure how to reply all or respond entirely on this, but here's
my introduction. We'll see if it works.

Hi, I'm Megan. I was born in Winnipeg, raised in Calgary and I'm now living
in Vancouver for my 4th year. If I head any further West I'll run out of
land pretty soon! I'm just finishing up my B.A. at UBC, majoring in
Political Science and GRSJ (Gender, Race, Sexuality and Social Justice, the
new name for their Women's and Gender Studies department). I've been
interested in media, women, body image and feminism for a long
time<http://beautyvsbeast.wordpress.com/>,
although university and volunteering opportunities have really broadened my
interests. I currently volunteer with the youth social justice education
organization Check Your Head and act as co-editor-in-chief for *Ignite*,
which is GRSJ's undergraduate journal. I'm looking ahead to see how I can
keep bringing writing, education, feminism and media together as I
graduate. I've been lurking on this list since the first WAM! Vancouver
conference and I have been meaning to get out to events since then, if you
can believe it, but nothing has worked out with my schedule. After
graduation, I'm hoping my schedule becomes a little more flexible and I can
make it out to the Monday night events.

So, that's me! Hello everyone!

On Thu, Jan 24, 2013 at 9:12 PM, Joanna Chiu <chiu.joanna5 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello! We've had some new members join the listserv this week. Welcome!
>
> I was wondering whether all members old and new would consider replying to
> this thread with a quick note introducing yourselves. That way, we can all
> have an idea of who each other are, since different people show up to
> different social events, and some members live outside of Vancouver. You
> can just copy and paste the info that you used in the original listserv
> application if you'd like.
>
> I'll start.
>
> Hi, I'm Joanna. I'm a journalist and a co-organizer of the WAM! Vancouver
> chapter, along with Natalie Hill and Elyse Jacobson. I gathered people
> together to start the Vancouver chapter in early 2011 after moving back to
> the city from New York, where there was an existing NYC chapter. We
> launched WAM!Van with a conference in March 2011. It was hard work, but a
> lot of fun!
>
> I used to work and volunteer in the NGO world, focusing on gender equality
> issues. I've since worked to combine my interest in human rights advocacy
> and feminism with work in journalism and media criticism. I think it's
> because I'm more introverted and like to stay home in my pajamas to write.
> I'm a columnist for Herizons, a national Canadian feminist magazine. I'm
> currently living in Hong Kong as a reporter for South China Morning Post
> focusing on social issues and legal affairs. My work is flexible, so I can
> do a lot of traveling. In addition to doing reporting in China and other
> parts of Asia this year, I hope to spend good chunks of time back home in
> Vancouver. I'll be back next sometime in the summer.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Joanna
>
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