[Wamvan] Introductions?

[Joanna Chiu]

Hey Megan!

Yup, we got your message! To post to the listserv, just reply to any
listserv email or input* wamvan at lists.resist.ca* as an email recipient.

Nice to hear about what you've been doing in last few years! hope to see
you at an event soon!

Joanna

On Fri, Jan 25, 2013 at 3:04 PM, Megan Ryland <megan.ryland at gmail.com>wrote:

> 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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