General

Women and the Media Conference

Saturday, 19 March 2005
10:00 AM - 12:30 PM

March 18 - 20, 2005

Cambridge, MA

Women and the Media 2005: Taking Our Place in the Public Conversation

KEYNOTES BY:

Medea Benjamin
Daisy Hernandez
Maria Hinojosa
Jill Nelson

Tired of what you hear on the nightly news -- and the absence of women sources, speakers, pundits, and subjects? Ready to see progressive women's ideas and lives treated as if we matter?

Then join us at WAM!, an annual conference where progressive readers, listeners, activists, authors, students, journalists, and concerned citizens meet, share skills, and strategize to increase women's influence in the media.

Don't miss these 2 days of workshops, keynotes, and connections. From the opening talk to the closing reception, you'll be taking your own place among women determined to change the conversation.

Friday, March 18

7pm
VIP RECEPTION with WAM! Keynoters
(An intimate kickoff cocktail reception with all four of this year's keynote speakers-- see registration for details & fees.)

8pm
Free opening keynote talk with Medea Benjamin

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Saturday, March 19

8:30am - 7:30pm

Continental Breakfast
Keynote talks by Maria Hinojosa & Jill Nelson
Morning Breakout Sessions
Networking Lunch
Two afternoon Breakout Sessions
Wine & cheese reception

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Sunday, March 20

10:00am - 1pm

Action Brunch with Daisy Hernandez: Taking the Next Steps
Conference Wrap-Up
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Featured speakers & panelists will include:

Monica Brady-Myerov (reporter, WBUR/NPR)

Lakshmi Chaudry (senior editor, AlterNet)

Christine Cupaiuolo (author of ms. musings & editor of poppolitics.com)

Liza Featherstone (contributing editor, The Nation, & author of Selling Women Short)

Renee Graham (writer & columnist for The Boston Globe & contributor to NPR's "Here & Now")

Rita Henley-Jensen (editor in chief, Women's eNews)

Janine Jackson (program director, FAIR, & host/producer of FAIR's radio show, CounterSpin)

Lisa Jervis (publisher & cofounder, bitch: a feminist response to pop culture)

Julianne Malveaux (economist, author, columnist & commentator)

Sonali Kolhatkar (host & co-producer, Uprising, & co-director of the Afghan Women's Mission)

Jep Sharp (Reporter, BBC, PRI & WGBH)

Noy Thrupkaew (senior correspondent, The American Prospect)

Helen Zia (author, journalist, & contributing editor to Ms. Magazine)

(read the complete current list of presenters online:
http://www.centerfornewwords.org/wampanelists2005.html)


Planned breakous sessions will include:

Working the Media: PR for Women's Groups

Being in the Media's Eye: Lesbian Weddings and Culture Wars

Bringing Women and Race Into the Story

Getting Women Heard: On Air, On-line, On Deadline

Feminists in the Media Reform Movement

Talking to Each Other: Media Insiders and Outsiders

Making Women's Opinions Matter: Refusing to be Dismissed

Taking Back the Language: Our Moral Values

(read the complete current list of planned sessions online:
http://www.centerfornewwords.org/wamsessions2005.html)

COST & REGISTRATION:

VIP Keynote Reception
Friday, March 18 @7pm
$35 before March 1, $45 March 1-17, $55 On-Site

Women & the Media:
Taking Our Place in the Public Conversation
Friday, March 18 - Sunday, March 20, 2005

$95 before March 1, $120 March 1-17, $150 On-Site
Students: $35 before March 1, $45 March 1-17, $55 On-Site

Work-study and Scholarships for those with limited income available - contact Andi via email or phone: 617-876-5310

WAM! registration includes entrance to all keynotes, workshops, and panels, as well as Saturday breakfast, box lunch, Saturday evening wine and cheese, and Sunday brunch. (Please note -- additional registration is required to attend Friday's VIP reception with Medea Benjamin, Maria Hinojosa, Jill Petty and Daisy Hernandez.)

CHANGE STARTS NOW. Take your place in the public conversation.

Location:
Stata Center M.I.T.

URL: http://www.centerfornewwords.org/wam2005.html