[Wamvan] Recap! Great discussion and action last night RE: Reminder! Let Us In is tomorrow - come listen, come chat, or catch us on twitter!

Sat Oct 4 13:30:29 PDT 2014

Thanks to any and all who came out last night! For those of you missed it,
the forum on sexism and politics last night was a great evening of nuanced
analysis, productive articulate ranting, and speaking truth to the issues
that hold women back in public life.

#womenpoli even became a trending topic in Vancouver!

It was also a great chance to see what great opportunities are available in
Vancouver to translate this critical energy into action.

For those of you interested in carrying this energy forward into a
low-barrier, casual night of action-taking, *come out to Monday Media
Mutiny this Monday Oct 6th, 7-9PM at Calhoun's Cafe on West Broadway
<https://www.google.ca/maps/place/Calhoun's+Bakery+Cafe+Ltd/@49.264224,-123.172868,15z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0xb7eca272aa1b4783?sa=X&ei=slcwVNihGaGCiwLe3YHwDg&ved=0CJgBEPwSMAo>.
We'll be putting together our tips to journalists covering the Vancouver
election this fall. *

For Janet, and for everyone else - I don't believe the event was recorded,
but a great recap of the event is this storify that Jarrah created. Check
it out:

https://storify.com/jarrahpenguin/let-us-in-trish-kelly-s-forum-on-sexism-in-politic

Check out our twitter feed for some of the tweet sheets we captured
<https://twitter.com/wamvancity>

Anyone else there? What were your key takeaways?

On Fri, Oct 3, 2014 at 2:05 PM, Janet Hudgins <jhudgina at sfu.ca> wrote:

> Natalie, I am unable to come tonight. Got a lousy cold. Someone on the
> waitlist can have my seat.
> Are you going to record it or broadcast it later?
>
>
> *Janet Hudgins*
> Treason: The Violation of Trust
> http://www.barnesandnoble.com/sample/read/9781462805310
>
>
>
>
> On 2014-10-02, at 5:20 PM, Natalie Hill wrote:
>
> Reminder folks, tomorrow night is Let Us In! - Trish Kelly's forum on
> sexism in politics, and the media coverage there of.
>
> You have about 4 hours to get on the waitlist, and you can always just
> swing by to chat with us. We'll be there!
>
> Info copied from my previous email, below. If you're checking it out
> online, look for and use #womenpoli.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Natalie
>
> *This Friday Oct 3rd*: *Let Us In! A forum on sexism and politics.*
> <https://www.eventbrite.com/e/let-us-in-a-forum-on-sexism-in-politics-tickets-12816748239?utm_campaign=order_confirm&ref=eemailordconf&utm_medium=email&utm_source=eb_email&utm_term=eventname>
> T
> How does systemic sexism discourage or prevent women from taking
> leadership roles and entering public life? The event is at 6:30PM at SFU
> Harbour Centre.
>
> WAM!mers myself (Natalie) and Jarrah Hodge will be enthusiastically
> womaning a table at the event, engaging participants on the issue and
> live-tweeting their advice to journalists on how not to be sexist in their
> coverage of city politics and the upcoming municipal election.
>
> Ways you can be involved:
>
>    - *Attend the talk**
>    The event appears to be 'sold out', but there is a waitlist and there
>    will likely be no-shows.
>    Click here to get on that list.
>    <https://www.eventbrite.com/e/let-us-in-a-forum-on-sexism-in-politics-tickets-12816748239?utm_campaign=order_confirm&ref=eemailordconf&utm_medium=email&utm_source=eb_email&utm_term=eventname>
>
>    - *Come to the venue and engage at the WAM! table *
>    There will be lots of great conversations happening outside the actual
>    forum, so come on down, drop your knowledge, and participate in our social
>    media campaign. We will be capturing (via tweet pics) your advice to
>    journalists on how not to be sexist this election season.
>
>    - *Join the conversation on twitter through #womenpoli *
>    tweet your 2 cents or tips for journalists on how *not* to be sexist
>    when covering the election, with #womenpoli, or if you have the characters,
>    tag on #vanpoli too!
>
> Another great way to participate is to *attend our follow-up Monday Media
> Mutiny event on Oct 6th* - we will be hosting our own 'forum' on this
> issue, with a specific focus on sexist media coverage. We will compile and
> deliver a list of dos and don'ts for journalists in Vancouver, in the lead
> up to the election.
>
> *MMM happens this Mon, Oct 6th - 7-9PM at Calhouns' Cafe on West Broadway.*
>
> If you already have a ticket to this event, please be sure to stop by at
> our table! If not, we hope you can still participate in this important
> conversation through the other channels above.
>
> Hope to see some of you there,
>
> Natalie (and Jarrah)
>
> For more background, see:
>
>    - Trish Kelly quits as Vision Vancouver park candidate to halt
>    distractions over her sex-positive activism
>    <http://www.straight.com/news/688731/trish-kelly-quits-vision-vancouver-park-candidate-halt-distractions-over-her-sex-positive-activism>
>
>    (July 17, Georgia Straight)
>    - Would you vote for a female politician who spoke openly about
>    masturbation?
>    <http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/trish-kelly-wanted-to-get-into-politics-but-an-8-year-old-video-of-her-talking-about-sex-got-in-the-way/article19728255/>
>    (July 23, Globe and Mail)
>    - Vision Vancouver lost star by booting out Trish Kelly
>    <http://www.vancourier.com/opinion/columnists/opinion-vision-vancouver-lost-star-by-booting-out-trish-kelly-1.1259516>(op-ed,
>    Courier, July 24)
>    - Vision Vancouver's Trish Kelly pushed out of parks board race
>    <http://dailyxtra.com/vancouver/news/vision-vancouver%E2%80%99s-trish-kelly-pushed-parks-board-race> (Xtra!
>    July 18)
>
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