by Carmen Van Kerckhove

I want to encourage all NYC-area Racialicious readers to come to this free event on Tuesday at LaGuardia Community College.

I’ll be speaking there, along with many other awesome women you may know from the POC/progressive blogosphere, like Kety Esquivel and Maegan “la Mala” Ortiz, just to name a couple. Details are below.

This Is What Women Want
Pre-Debate Speakout in NYC

Tuesday, October 14 @ 7:00 PM FREE!

Mainstage Theater, 31-10 Thomson Avenue, LaGuardia Community College, Long Island City, Queens (subway info)

Call 617-876-5310 or email jaclyn@centerfornewwords.org for more info

Click HERE to RSVP on facebook and help spread the word by inviting your networks!

Are you tired of being talked about this election season?

Got something to say about the economy, heath care, the war, or any other election issue?

Then don’t miss the This Is What Women Want Pre-Debate Speakout!

This Is What Women Want is your chance to cut through the spin and tell the media, the candidates and the world exactly what you want this election season.

We’ve launched a This Is What Women Want Tour of speakouts across the country, taking place in each debate city the night before the debate. At each location, local and national media will sit up and listen to women – from the very famous to the not-yet-known. It could be your voice at that mic!

The NYC event will feature speakouts from Kate Bornstein , Kety Esquivel , Shelby Knox , Maegan “la Mala” Ortiz , Betsy Reed , Amy Richards , Luz Rodriguez, Deborah Siegel , Carmen Van Kerkhove and numerous other national and community leaders, plus a range of real, diverse women taking advantage of our open mic.

Come tell us exactly what you want from the candidates, the media and the next President. We’ll be sending the best speakouts to the media and the candidates.

From the crashing economy, to sexism, racism, and other bias in the media’s coverage of the campaign, to immigration, war, poverty, health care, reproductive justice, sexual freedom, worker’s rights, violence, education, environmental concerns and more, this is an unprecedented chance to set the agenda for the country. Whether you’ve got a criticism of the status quo or a visionary idea that no one has yet considered, we want to hear from you.

Our goal is simple: to ensure that the real and varied concerns of women are a force to be reckoned with this election season.

p.s. – Can’t make it? ThisIsWhatWomenWant.com is the place to declare and describe what you want from the candidates and the media online.