Women In Media & News Bay Area House Party: meet, mingle, connect & support feminist media

You're invited! Join us for food, wine, conversation, and the chance to help amplify women's voices in the media.

WHAT: Come meet media critic Jennifer L. Pozner and an exciting mix of local journalists, media justice activists and progressives at a house party benefiting Women In Media & News, the national media analysis, education and advocacy group. Learn about WIMN's innovative strategies for media justice, including media trainings for women-led social justice groups, advocacy journalism, the popular group blog WIMN's Voices, and the POWER (Perspectives Of Women Expand Reporting) Sources Project which helps journalists and media producers increase the quantity and diversity of women's voices in public debate.

WHEN: July 17, 7-9pm (Program will start at 7:45)

WHERE: 39 Randwick Ave, Oakland. RSVP for directions.

HOW MUCH: Attendance is free, but we hope you'll support WIMN with a contribution at the party.

Please RSVP here by July 14, email info@wimnonline.org or call 347-564-5190.

WHY: Women are systematically underrepresented on the nation's op-ed pages, and as sources, shapers and owners of media. Is it any wonder that Democratic primary coverage devolved into a treatise on "Hillary's Cleavage" and "witchy," "scolding" voice, and Obama's middle name, "angry" minister and (gasp!) lack of flag pins?

What can you do to improve the media landscape? For starters, you can come join us for a fun, fascinating evening with Jennifer L. Pozner, founder of Women In Media & News (WIMN), a media analysis, education and advocacy group. As board members, collaborators and allies of WIMN, we're excited to host this house party to benefit WIMN's important feminist media justice work.

WIMN is showing the media - and the country - that women's voices matter, and there are plenty of ways Bay Area journalists, media activists and progressives can plug in. Come party, meet inspiring people, build local and national connections, and support WIMN's vision for a fairer, more diverse and more vibrant media landscape.

Hope to see you there,

--Lisa Jervis, WIMN Board Chair and Co-Founder, Bitch magazine
--Jeff Perlstein, Grantmakers in Film+Electronic Media, formerly of Media Alliance
--Lisa Rudman, Director, Making Contact/National Radio Project
--Sarah Olson, independent journalist and radio producer
--Martha Wallner, Media &Social Justice History Project
--Jennifer L. Pozner, Executive Director, Women In Media & News