[Wamvan] #FierceVoices tomorrow! 7-9pm Amplify: Making media work for women and girls

[Jarrah]

Just an update: the #FierceVoices organizers have confirmed the events are
trans* and queer inclusive and they will be adding that to the event
description for tonight and the poster and other promotional materials for
their big event on May 23.



On Thu, Apr 30, 2015 at 7:11 AM, Jarrah <jarrahhodge at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hey Tami,
>
> It's my understanding that everyone is welcome at these events, including
> trans* and queer women and non-binary individuals, but you're right that it
> doesn't say that in the materials, and it should be explicitly stated.
>
> I'm the WAM! liaison to the organizing group for the final #FierceVoices
> event in May and I have emailed the main organizers to ask that they put a
> statement to that effect on their event page.
>
> Big thanks for drawing our attention to the issue. Feel free to email me
> directly if there are any other issues you'd like me to take to their next
> organizing meeting.
>
> Jarrah
>
> On Wed, Apr 29, 2015 at 10:28 PM, Tami Starlight <tamistarlight at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> would that be limited to cis hetero women?
>>
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Apr 29, 2015 at 9:01 PM, Natalie Hill <nhill10 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> *#FierceVoices *is a three-part community series, organized by Women
>>> Transforming Cities and rabble.ca, that aims to claim space for women
>>> in media. It focuses on both analyzing representation in media and building
>>> capacity for women to create their own voices and media platforms. The
>>> events aim to especially highlight marginalized voices, voices that are
>>> silenced in mainstream media.
>>>
>>> #FierceVoices #2 - *Amplify! *- is happening tomorrow!
>>> <http://womentransformingcities.org/events-2/fiercevoices/>
>>>
>>> WAM! Van will be there. Please join us!
>>>
>>> When: Thursday, April 30th, 2015 from 7:00PM to 9:00PM
>>> Where: South Vancouver Neighbourhood House (6470 Victoria Drive)
>>>
>>> As our first event focused on critically analyzing the representation of
>>> women in media, our second event aims to build capacity for women and girls
>>> working/or wanting to work with their own forms of media. It will focus on
>>> building skills and sharing tools to engage with. Come out on Thursday,
>>> April 30th for another night of speakers and hands-on activities, designed
>>> to give women and girls an opportunity to actively share their public voice!
>>>
>>> Speakers:
>>> Michelle Reid is a Vancouver-based writer and co-publisher the arts &
>>> culture quarterly, Sad Mag <https://www.facebook.com/sadmag> (
>>> www.sadmag.ca). She likes oxford commas, hefty print publications, and
>>> the needless insertion of puns into story titles. You can send her tweets
>>> @ponymalta <https://twitter.com/ponymalta>.
>>>
>>> Robyn Smith is managing editor of The Tyee
>>> <https://www.facebook.com/TheTyee> (www.thetyee.ca). She previously
>>> served as The Tyee's B.C. 2013 elections editor. She is a graduate of the
>>> University of British Columbia's School of Journalism.
>>>
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>>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Hiy Hiy/Thank you/Merci
>> *Tami M. Starlight*
>> Unceded & occupied Coast Salish Territory
>> Vancouver, Canada
>> tamistarlight at gmail.com
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>> http://theantioppressionnetwork.wordpress.com/
>>
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