At the Crossroads: Organizing the Next Generation of Feminists Online and Off

by Jen Nedeau · 2009-02-01 15:52:00 -0500
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Tomorrow is the Fem 2.0 conference at my alma mater, The George Washington University, where I'll be participating on a panel titled, "At the Crossroads: Organizing the Next Generation of Feminists Online and Off." For those who will be there, I hope you can stop by and say "Hello." But for those who won't be there, and want to share your opinions, please leave them here on the blog.

Panel description:

Women's rights has brought many people together to fight for or against various issues important to them, but in this digital age there are new ways to harness the energy of the movement. The women's rights movement needs to not only consider how to address the cross-roads of age, sexual orientation, class and racial diversity, but also how to apply tactics to organizing these groups within the online space and the offline world.

  • Tanya Tarr, Political Analyst for American Federation of State, County, & Municipal Employees. Besides working for the largest public employee and health care workers union in the United States, Tanya has been in politics for 10 years and she is a self-identified "data geek." Tanya will talk about what she calls the "women's conundrum" and how women have a lot of power in the market and in politics, but haven't always decided to leverage it. You can find her on Twitter @nerdette or writing at http://notmygal.com.
  • Cynthia Samuels, Partner at Cobblestone Associates LLP.  Cynthia has been an internet and blog outreach consultant since 1995 after a 30 year career in broadcast journalism. In addition to being a blogger, she is going to be talking about her experiences as a baby boomer, and covering the issues that divide the feminist movement and what can brings the movement back together. You can find her on Twitter @csamuels as well as at her blog, http://dontgelyet.typepad.com. 
  • Jennifer Nedeau, Editor, Women's Rights, Change.org.  Jen is an online strategy consultant and political activist with a background in print journalism. She is going to talk about how to understand Generation Y and harness the power of young women to form the future of the feminist movement. You can contact her on Twitter @humanfolly or on her blog at http://womensrights.change.org.
Jen Nedeau Jen Nedeau is a media relations professional and a writer based in New York City.
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