Conversations with Other Women [Travel Updates]
by Latoya Peterson
Four more events coming up for me, and one for the fabulous Andrea Plaid.
Campus Progress Presents New Models in Media and Activism (Latoya/DC)
Friday, March 25, 2011
6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Center for American Progress
1333 H St NW, 10th Floor
Washington, D.C. 20005
Featured Speakers
Amanda Terkel, Latoya Peterson, Amy Austin & Melinda Wittstock
Panelists Amy Austin, publisher of the Washington City Paper; Latoya Peterson, editor of Racialicious.com; Melinda Wittstock, Founder, CEO and Bureau Chief of Capitol News Connection; and Amanda Terkel, senior politics reporter at The Huffington Post will talk about some of the cutting-edge work in media and activism they are doing and discuss how to use new (and old) technology to help women craft new and different kinds of messages. The discussion will be followed by a happy hour at The Laughing Man Tavern:
Laughing Man Tavern
1306 G Street NW
Washington, DC 20005
The panel is part of WAM! It Yourself, a do-it-yourself decentralized version of the annual Women, Action & the Media (WAM!) conference.
Price: Free with RSVP!
WAM! NYC Presents WAM It Yourself Conference for Feminist Media Makers (Andrea/NYC)
WAM lt Yourself Conference for
Feminist Media Makers
Saturday, March 26, 9AM – 5PM
Hive 55 (55 Broad St) in lower Manhattan
Sorry — this event is completely sold-out! But please join us for Friday’s Happy Hour (details above) and Sunday’s Brunch (details below), and follow us live on twitter: #wamnyc
Featured panels this year include:
* Feminist perspectives in progressive publications
* Social media for activism
* “Beats outside the box”—economy, immigration, labor, education
* Feminist blogging
* Pitching and getting published
Confirmed speakers: Amanda Marcotte (Pandagon/RH Reality Check), Irin Carmon (Jezebel), Jessica Bennett (Newsweek), Sarah Seltzer (Alternet), Emily May (Hollaback), Andrea Plaid (Racialicious), Janna Zinzi (Swirl PR), Julianne Escobedo Shepherd (Alternet), Kathryn Joyce (Religion Dispatches), Dana Goldstein, Bryce Covert (New Deal 2.0), Michelle Chen (ColorLines), Lauren Kelley (Alternet), Megan Carpentier (Raw Story), Jennifer LaFleur (ProPublica), Sarah Laskow (The Media Consortium), Jenn Pozner (Women in Media & News), Lori Adelman (Feministing), Jen Nedeau (Time Magazine), Deanna Zandt and more great speakers coming!
Follow this event live via Twitter at #wamnyc!
Price: Sold out, but come chill at brunch or happy hour, or follow Andrea on Twitter for the dish.
The Women’s Media Center Presents An Evening With Gloria Steinem And Young Feminist Leaders (Latoya/San Francisco)
Thursday, March 31, 2011
The Herbst Theatre
San Francisco, California
6:00 PM
Confirmed young feminist speakers include:
Lena Chen is a sex and gender journalist and blogger (TheChicktionary.com, SexAndTheIvy.com), organizer of the 2010 Rethinking Virginity conference, and co-founder of Feminist Coming Out Day, a visibility campaign started at Harvard University and now active at 15 colleges in the U.S.
Shelby Knox is a feminist organizer, speaker and writer, and Director of Organizing, Women’s Rights, for Change.org. She became nationally known as the subject of the 2005 Sundance award-winning film The Education of Shelby Knox.
Miriam Perez is a writer, blogger and reproductive justice activist. She works with the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health and is an Editor at Feministing.com.
Latoya Peterson is a hip hop feminist, editor of Racialicious.com, and tech and gaming enthusiast. She eats pop culture for breakfast.
Moderated by Rose Aguilar, host of yourcallradio.org — KALW News.
Price: General Admission $29/ Students $15
Howard University Television Career Day (Latoya/DC)
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