[Wamvan] REMINDER: WAM!Van leadership and community engagement event this Tuesday, June 11 7 pm

[Lyn Cockburn]

Am planning on attending.
Lyn Cockburn



On 2013-06-08, at 11:54 PM, Joanna Chiu <chiu.joanna5 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi everyone, sorry for all the all-caps. Wanted to make sure you didn't miss this message. 
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> Looking forward to seeing some of you at Rhizome on Tuesday! 317 E. Broadway by Main street. 
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> See message below for more details. You can RSVP or share the event info to friends (they don't need to already be WAM! members to attend) with this link: https://www.facebook.com/events/150436331808620/   
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> Joanna 
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> On Wed, May 29, 2013 at 4:42 PM, Joanna Chiu <chiu.joanna5 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hi all! 
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>> Thank you and congrats all around! As part of coordinated efforts across North America, WAM!Van members helped pressure Facebook to make a commitment to end hate speech, including pro-rape pages, on its site. http://www.womenactionmedia.org/fbagreement/
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>> WAM! Van would like to play a bigger role in making more change happen around the world, including in Vancouver and in Canadian media, but we need your help! 
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>> Our chapter--the first in Canada--has already made a big splash in Vancouver. We launched in 2011 and two conferences and several community outreach events later, Georgia Straight featured us last year as one of 2012's best feminist communities. http://www.straight.com/article-782086/vancouver/feminism-flourishes-around-vancouver 
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>> There are only three volunteers running the chapter (me, Elyse Jacobson and Natalie Hill). I handle our listserv and admin duties mostly while living in Hong Kong and Elyse and Natalie plan and run the monthly Monday Media Mutiny events that have been happening since January. More info on MMM here: http://www.womenactionmedia.org/events/vancouver/ 
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>> We could use any kind of help you think you could offer, whether that is coming up with Monday Media Mutiny ideas and helping to facilitate the events, coming up with media lobbying ideas like the Facebook campaign, helping to manage our social media accounts, fundraising or any other ways you'd like to take leadership. 
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>> Volunteer commitments could range from one hour a month to 4-5 hours a month. 
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>> On Tuesday, June 11 we will be holding a volunteer information and brainstorming session for anyone interested in learning about WAM! and how you can get more involved. There's no commitment required for those who attend the session. We want to get together, catch up, and discuss how we can become a more powerful chapter and make good use of limited time and resources. 
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>> We will gather at Rhizome Cafe near Main and Broadway--probably for the last time since Rhizome is closing! http://www.rhizomecafe.ca/ 
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>> 7 pm to 8:30 pm 
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>> Please take some time to think about whether you'd like to learn about leadership opportunities at WAM!Van and let us know if you think you can make it. Contact us if you have any questions, and we will also answer any questions you may have at the session. 
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>> If you are interested in volunteering but you live out of town or can't make it to the session, please get in touch so we can set up another time to talk. You can either email me directly or email wamvancouver at gmail.com. 
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>> Thank you! 
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>> Joanna Chiu on behalf of WAM! Core Committee 
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