[Wamvan] Introductions?

Fri Jan 25 08:58:30 PST 2013

Hi everyone! My name is Candace Coulson, I was introduced to WAM!Van at
SFPIRG (Simon Fraser Public Interest Research Group) last fall when I was
looking for a project to do to make a directed studies course out of at
SFU. I ended up doing a small project for Wam!Van and produced a research
paper and catalogue on Canadian Blogs of Feminist Interest (don't worry,
this will be released soon and I am sure you guys will all be informed
about it).

Anways, my interest in feminism began when I started working in the visual
presentation department for a corporate head office in Montreal about 8
years ago. The sexism wreaked in every business meeting and office space in
that building. It didn't help that it was a fashion retail
environment...this is where the ugly side of the fashion industry really
became magnified for me and I realized how much women's bodies are used to
sell products, and moreover, what certain images say about what it means to
be a woman or man in our society. Investigating and contemplating this has
really become a hobby of mine and a bit of an academic pursuit since.

I am studying to become an elementary school teacher, as I love working
with children because they are so authentic/honest, and I believe that
youngsters should be aware of social justice issues. I also want to help
boost children's confidence and be apart of their exploration of developing
interests and hobbies at a young age, so that they don't become victims of
the popular cultures projection of gender roles stereotypes (as I once was)
and that they hopefully reduce substance abuse and delinquency due to
boredom and lack of direction/confidence. I am also intrested in projects
that include building critical media literacy skills and talking about body
image issues with children/adolescents. If you are interested, check out
this short video I did on gender role stereotypes and advertising:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-3VSzOkQ34

Wow, I didn't realize I had so much to say...to conclude, I'd love to start
coming to the WAM!Van Monday meetings once this semester is over, because
unfortunately I have class at that time.

Well that's it for now!

Have a great day, Candace :+)

On Fri, Jan 25, 2013 at 12:15 AM, Lyn Cockburn <lyncockburn at gmail.com>wrote:

> Hi,
> I'm Lyn, a Vancouver feminist, former high school teacher, freelance
> journalist and currently, English tutor. I also write a column for Herizons
> (Hi Joanna!). As an avid media watcher who is disgusted by the continuing
> sexism in newspapers, TV and on the Internet, I'm glad to join WAM - feels
> less lonely out here. I hope to attend an event soon and meet some of you.
>
>
>
>
>
> On 2013-01-24, at 11:10 PM, Joanna Chiu <chiu.joanna5 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> 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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>>> twitter.com/joannachiu
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-- 
Candace

*"One hundred years from now, it will not matter what kind of car I drove,
what kind of house I lived in, how much money was in my bank account, nor
what my clothes looked like. But the world may be a little better, because
I was important in the life of a child"* -*excerpt from "Within My Power"
by Forest Witcraft*-
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