[Wamvan] What's next after the Facebook win: June WAM!News is here.

[Joanna Chiu]

Monthly message from WAM! director and champion of #FBRape campaign Jaclyn Friedman. And if you haven't yet, check out WAM!'s new website where you can use its activist toolkit, learn about events going on all over North America and stay caught up on our Vancouver chapter news, too. 

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> From: "Jaclyn Friedman, Women Action & the Media" <jaclyn at womenactionmedia.org>
> Date: June 5, 2013 4:17:02 AM PDT
> To: chiu.joanna5 at gmail.com
> Subject: What's next after the Facebook win: June WAM!News is here.
> Reply-To: jaclyn at womenactionmedia.org
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> Whew! Here at WAM!Central, we're still recovering from the campaign and media storm for one of our biggest accomplisments ever: getting Facebook to step up its approach to gender-based hate speech. This is the power of the community we've been building together for 9 years.
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> But don't think we're stopping there. This is us just getting started, and we're nothing without you. Read on for details. 
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> Jaclyn Friedman, Executive Director
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> We're still celebrating the massive success of our first official action campaign together, which convinced Facebook to step up its approach to gender-based hate speech. (And by celebrating, we mean desperately trying to catch up both on sleep and on our overstuffed and neglected inboxes.)
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> But we're not resting on our laurels. We've been in near-constant contact with Facebook since they agreed to make changes, and we're happy to report that we're already making progress. An enormous amount of the hateful content has been removed, and we've collaborated to create a short-term reporting process to hold us over until we can work with Facebook to institute more permanent solutions. We'll be sure to keep you posted as those lasting changes start to take shape.
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> In the meantime, we can't resist one last brag. Did you see the New York Times editorial?
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> What to WAM!CAN next?
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> With your help, the WAM! Community Action Network (WAM!CAN) got off to a better start than we could have ever imagined. But that's just the beginning of what we can do together. The plan is for WAM!CAN to lead a new action for gender justice in media every month.
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> So we're asking you: what issues related to gender and media would you like to see us take on next, and what tactics do you think we should use? For those of you on Twitter, we're holding a Twitter chat next Tuesday afternoon (June 11) at 3pm Eastern. Just use the hashtag #wamcan, or follow @womenactionmedia to join in!
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> Can't make it? That's what our Action Center is for. Click here to sign up for the message boards and share your ideas with us and other WAM!mers right now.
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> Chapters are busting out all over!
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> Between WAM! It Yourself and the Facebook campaign, you'd think we'd have been busy enough this spring. Never! WAM! is also thrilled to announce the return of our Chicago chapter, which has held two events in the past two months, and has lots more in store for the summer and fall. And tonight marks the inaugural event for what we hope will become a thriving chapter in DC. 
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> On top of all that, the Facebook campaign has inspired people in over a dozen cities to inquire about starting WAM!Chapters where they live. We're still just setting up conversations with them, but expect WAM! to be blossoming in some brilliant new places as the year goes on. 
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> Don't miss out when we get WAM!ming near you: email us your city, state and zip code information so you can be among the first to know! 
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> Facebook next steps
> What should we WAM!CAN next?
> New chapters everywhere!
> CHAPTER HAPPENINGS
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> June 5 / DC:            WAM!DC Inaugural Happy Hour
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> June 11 / Vancouver:             Volunteer Info Session
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> June 16 / NYC:   Crafternoon & Book Swap
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> June 22 / Boston:        Write to Change the World
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