This just in from the New York Observer:
Now, I’m psyched as all get go that The Observer is offering up some free PR for our Women, Girls, & Ladies panel tomorrow at the 92Y Tribeca! But could someone please tell me, what the [bleep] is a “man-bat”? Is that like a wombat? Or is it, like, dyslexic batman? Regardless of what it is, I’ll sure have to go dig deep in the feminist closet to find mine…
(Thanks to fellow WGL Miss Courtney for the humorous heads up.)
I’m THRILLED to announce that my nationally touring (whohoo!) intergenerational panel, “Women, Girls, and Ladies” will be appearing on MARCH 18 at the 92nd Street Y in Tribeca.
For a taste, you can check out the piece up today in honor of International Women’s Day over at the Women’s Media Center site, where Gloria Feldt (67), Courtney Martin (29), Elizabeth Hines (33) and I (40 + 3 weeks) each share personal reflections on the economic crisis from our generational vantage point and comment on some of the unfinished feminist business of economic recovery. Hint: It’s a lot about work and life, life and work, work and life….
For more on the March 18th panel, see our WGLs blog or the 92nd Street Y.
One of my favorite things about traveling with my intergenerational feminist panel is the slumber party. Courtney and I are here holed up in the hotel with chocolate chip cookies and Airborne and I’ve promised her I’d post this event. It looks SO FAB!
The American Hero and the American Dream:
Reflections on Our Contemporary Political Narratives
Date: Sunday, September 28
Time: 2-4 pm
Location: The Forum, Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art, Brooklyn Museum
In this interactive panel, academics, journalists, and comedians discuss the dominant narratives–perpetuated by both the campaigns and the media–during this unprecedented election. As they explore the ways in which these two presidential candidates and their VPs have been framed, they will also be examining the way the American public still thinks about race, class, and gender, and how this election has served to defibrillate so many beating, bleeding political hearts.
Moderator: Courtney E. Martin
Panelists:
Charlton McIlwain, Assistant Professor of Culture and Communication, NYU
Gloria, Feldt, author and blogger at Heartfeldt Politics
Ramin Hedayati, associate producer at The Daily Show
Passing along info on an event in NYC this Saturday that I sadly can’t attend — but maybe you can (and can tell me about it!):
Mating in Captivity: Sexuality and Monogamy Roundtable
Participants: Michael Kimmel, Pamela Paul, Esther Perel, Owen Renik (moderator)
September 13, 2008, 2:30 PM
This roundtable will address the ways in which monogamous partnerships affect sexual desire, sexual function, and sexual need. How do secrets and risky behaviors play a role in undermining domestic stability and trust, while potentially enhancing sexual activity? Does domestic partnering imperil our inherent sexual drive? Is it more beneficial to preserve the stability of the family unit than to explore one’s sexuality to the fullest? Is it possible to do both? What are the chemical and structural influences that play a role in this dynamic? The multidisciplinary panel will examine these questions and the way that imagination can play a role in the sexual dynamic of marriages and long-term sexual partnerships.
Sponsored by THE PHILOCTETES CENTER FOR THE MULTIDISCIPLINARY STUDY OF IMAGINATION (how’s that for the name of an institute?!) at the New York Psychoanalytic Institute.
If anyone goes and wants to blog about it here, door’s WIDE open 🙂
Yet another conference I wish I could be at but will be on my honeymoon(!) instead:
If anyone attending would like to do some liveblogging from the conference here on GWP, please do let me know (girlwpen@gmail.com).
I’m still lamenting having had to miss NWSA’s annual conference this year, if only because I miss seeing colleagues (hi Alison! hi Astrid!). Thanks to those of you who have been sharing reports and highlights with me. If anyone who attended would like to do a guest post on the conference here at GWP, door’s open! Just shoot me an email at girlwpen@gmail.com and let me know.
Meanwhile, I’m loving that the theme for the 2009 Council on Contemporary Families conference is THE FUTURE OF RELATIONSHIPS: Men, Women, Sexuality, and the Prospects for Gender Equity. Planning is underway. The conference will take place on April 17 and 18 at the University of Illinois, Chicago. CCF’s conference is one of my faves and I’m definitely hoping to go.
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On Wednesday, June 25 (tomorrow), New York Women in Communications is hosting a panel discussion that looks at how media has effected this historic presidential election. The event has a great title: “2008 ELECTION: THE ULTIMATE COMMUNICATIONS CASE STUDY.†From the press release:
How has the 2008 election changed the way information is received, discussed and processed? How has the media created buzz and changed the way the younger generation feeds on it? What has the 2008 election taught us about communicating?….The panel will include: moderator Jere Hester, director, NYCity News Service and former city editor, New York Daily News; Amanda Michel, project director, Off the Bus: Huffington Post; Keli Goff, author, Partycrashing: How the Hip-Hop Generation Declared Political Independence; Liz Nord, senior producer, MTV News; and Jodi Kantor, political journalist, The New York Times.
Where: CUNY Journalism School (219 West 40th Street, New York, NY 10018)
Time: 6:00 – 6:30pm: Networking and Refreshments
6:30 – 8:00pm: Panel Discussion
8:00 – 8:30pm: Networking Raffle
Fee: Members – $15
Non-members – $20
Registration: For more information and to register, visit www.nywici.org
After yesterday’s live blogging frenzy, I’m late to the game today! But here’s a quick one, for those who love women’s basketball and Women’s eNews:
On Thursday June 26th, the New York Liberty will be facing off (is that what they do in b-ball? you can see how clueless I am) with the Indiana Fever, and 20% of all ticket sales will be donated back to Women’s eNews. If you go, you’ll also get a sneak peek at the behind-the-scenes action as the team warms up. For tix, contact Erin Dabe at 212/465-6289 or erin.dabe@thegarden.com, and use the code WOMENS ENEWS.
For those of you here in NYC, join me tomorrow from 9am-12 for a stellar event, and one whose theme I will be touching on, actually, during campus talks this fall. The event: “From Soundbites to Solutions: Bias, Punditry, and the Press in the 2008 Elections.” Sponsored by the White House Project, the Women’s Media Center, and the Maynard Institute for Journalism Education, the event is free of charge, and open to the press and the public. But seating is limited. To register, click here.
For those of you nowhere near NYC, there’s a chance I may be live blogging part of it (wireless pending), so come back tomorrow for the scoop.
Chill, drink and mingle while raising money to empower and engage young women in the political process. Plus amazing gourmet cupcakes from Eleni’s NY. Does it get much better than that?!
ROCK FOR YOUNG WOMEN
A benefit to support the Younger Women’s Task Force and the Voting Vixens Campaign
Hey, I’m not sure what a “voting vixen” is, but I’m pretty sure I’d like to be one.
Saturday, June 14, 2008 at 8:30pm
Location: Knitting Factory
Street: 74 Leonard Street
City/Town: New York, NY
$15 tickets for sale at knittingfactory.com or at the door. Featuring spoken word, musical performances and dj. Performers include: Mahogany Brown, James Jacobsen, Omni, Bouva, Dream Bitches, Changing Modes and DJ Allyson Toy. Co-Sponsors Include Girls In Government, Young People For, Willie Mae Rock Camp for Girls, GoLeft.org, SAFER: Students Active For Ending Rape.
Check it out:
YWTF.org
myspace.com/ywtf
Also check out the Younger Women’s Task Force facebook group’s event information, and their blog.
