[Wamvan] This Friday: Forum on sexism in politics with Trish Kelly

[Jarrah]

Thanks for getting this info out, Natalie!

One tiny correction: we're actually going to be using the event hashtag
#womenpoli, although you're welcome to tag the general #vanpoli tag too if
you've got extra characters!

Hope to see lots of you either at the forum on Friday or the Monday Media
Mutiny on the 6th!

On Sun, Sep 28, 2014 at 8:02 PM, Natalie Hill <nhill10 at gmail.com> wrote:

> You may have heard that earlier this year, local activist Trish Kelly
> ended her campaign for Vancouver park board when a video of a sex-positive
> monologue she performed in 2000 inspired critics to question her
> suitability as a candidate.
>
> *This Friday Oct 3rd*, Trish will lead an event called *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>The
> discussion will explore the question, 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 #vanpoli *#vanpoli is the
>    hashtag used by journalists and politicians to discuss news and political
>    affairs in Vancouver. We plan on co-opting that hashtag for the evening,
>    with all of our advice to journalists on how not to be sexist in their
>    election coverage. Follow #vanpoli on Friday night and weigh in!
>
> 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. *More specific info on that event to follow.*
>
> 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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