Tuesday, June 2, 2009
AIDS in Black America: Internet Week NYC Event
Date: Wednesday, June 3
Pre-Panel Reception: 1 p.m.
Panel Start Time: 1:30 p.m.
Location: Red Bull Space (40 Thompson Street, NYC)
RSVP to: events at icedmedia.com
This Wednesday, TheLoop21.com and ICED Media are hosting a panel during Internet Week NY that looks at the rising rates of HIV/AIDS in the African American community and how the internet can be used to educate the community on effective means of prevention and health.
Panelists will include BET's VP of Public Affairs Sonya Lockett, Essence.com editor Kenya Byrd, author Terrence Dean, Chuck Cheekmor of Allhiphop.com, Global Grind's Blogxilla, Asst. Commissioner, NYC Dept of Health Karen Maybank and more.
Some key topics of discussion will include:
• Epidemic rising rates of AIDS diagnosis in Washington, DC
• Effective tactics – encouraging abstinence versus sex education
• Prevention
• Best online tools to reach audience – blogs, sites, interactive tools, etc.
• Making AIDS education compelling and interactive for the Gen Y set online
Each year, the City of New York hosts Internet Week and we have decided to use it as a platform to bring greater awareness to the alarming rates of HIV/AIDS in the African American community.
Pre-Panel Reception: 1 p.m.
Panel Start Time: 1:30 p.m.
Location: Red Bull Space (40 Thompson Street, NYC)
RSVP to: events at icedmedia.com
This Wednesday, TheLoop21.com and ICED Media are hosting a panel during Internet Week NY that looks at the rising rates of HIV/AIDS in the African American community and how the internet can be used to educate the community on effective means of prevention and health.
Panelists will include BET's VP of Public Affairs Sonya Lockett, Essence.com editor Kenya Byrd, author Terrence Dean, Chuck Cheekmor of Allhiphop.com, Global Grind's Blogxilla, Asst. Commissioner, NYC Dept of Health Karen Maybank and more.
Some key topics of discussion will include:
• Epidemic rising rates of AIDS diagnosis in Washington, DC
• Effective tactics – encouraging abstinence versus sex education
• Prevention
• Best online tools to reach audience – blogs, sites, interactive tools, etc.
• Making AIDS education compelling and interactive for the Gen Y set online
Each year, the City of New York hosts Internet Week and we have decided to use it as a platform to bring greater awareness to the alarming rates of HIV/AIDS in the African American community.
Monday, May 25, 2009
Repro Health Happy Hour Tomorrow in Brooklyn!
Repro Health Happy Hour will be tomorrow, Tuesday, May 26th from 6 to 9pm at Last Exit Bar in Brooklyn! Come celebrate the beginning of summer with us in the bar's outdoor garden! More details below.
Hope to see you tomorrow!
Myra and Leila
Last Exit Bar & Lounge
136 Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn (Between Clinton and Henry St.)
Nearest Subway stops:
Borough Hall (4,5,2,3, N, R)
Bergen St. (F,G)
Hope to see you tomorrow!
Myra and Leila
Last Exit Bar & Lounge
136 Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn (Between Clinton and Henry St.)
Nearest Subway stops:
Borough Hall (4,5,2,3, N, R)
Bergen St. (F,G)
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Save the Date: Invisible Lives--June 18th
SAVE THE DATE!
Please mark your calendars for the opening reception of “Invisible Lives: Documenting the Exiles of Eastern Burma's Sixty-Year War”, a book and photoshow to benefit reproductive health education along the Thai/Burma border, Thursday, June 18, 6:00-8:00pm at powerHouse Books in DUMBO
"Invisible Lives” is a book and photo show project presenting the work of acclaimed photographers whose images raise awareness of the one of the world’s least known humanitarian disasters. The ongoing civil war in eastern Burma has fueled the rise of one of the world’s most repressive regimes and driven more than two million people into Thailand and neighboring countries. The images featured in “Invisible Lives” bring the hidden worlds of these refugees and illegal migrants into the open, highlighting their humanity and lived experiences.
“Invisible Lives” features photographs by Tom Soddart, Morgan Hagar, Becky Hurwitz, and amateur Burmese and Karen photographers. Proceeds from the "Invisible Lives" book sales and from the event will fund reproductive health education for adolescents living along the Thai/Burma border.
For more information or to RSVP for the opening please contact Cari Sietstra: 917.715.9577 and sietstra at gmail dot com
Please mark your calendars for the opening reception of “Invisible Lives: Documenting the Exiles of Eastern Burma's Sixty-Year War”, a book and photoshow to benefit reproductive health education along the Thai/Burma border, Thursday, June 18, 6:00-8:00pm at powerHouse Books in DUMBO
"Invisible Lives” is a book and photo show project presenting the work of acclaimed photographers whose images raise awareness of the one of the world’s least known humanitarian disasters. The ongoing civil war in eastern Burma has fueled the rise of one of the world’s most repressive regimes and driven more than two million people into Thailand and neighboring countries. The images featured in “Invisible Lives” bring the hidden worlds of these refugees and illegal migrants into the open, highlighting their humanity and lived experiences.
“Invisible Lives” features photographs by Tom Soddart, Morgan Hagar, Becky Hurwitz, and amateur Burmese and Karen photographers. Proceeds from the "Invisible Lives" book sales and from the event will fund reproductive health education for adolescents living along the Thai/Burma border.
For more information or to RSVP for the opening please contact Cari Sietstra: 917.715.9577 and sietstra at gmail dot com
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Jessica Valenti at Bluestockings
Sunday, May 17th @ 7PM - Free
Reading: Jessica Valenti “The Purity Myth”
American culture is plagued with concerns about the sexual purity of young
women. Please join Jessica Valenti in a reading and discussion of her new book
“The Purity Myth: How America’s Obsession with Virginity is Hurting Young
Women,” in which she brings the full powers of her wit and intelligence to a
critique of the problematic cultural appraisal of girls and women based on
their sexual worth. Valenti is also the author of “Full Frontal Feminism: A
Young Woman’s Guide to Why Feminism Matters” and “He’s a Stud, She’s
a Slut…and 49 Other Double Standards Every Woman Should Know.”
Reading: Jessica Valenti “The Purity Myth”
American culture is plagued with concerns about the sexual purity of young
women. Please join Jessica Valenti in a reading and discussion of her new book
“The Purity Myth: How America’s Obsession with Virginity is Hurting Young
Women,” in which she brings the full powers of her wit and intelligence to a
critique of the problematic cultural appraisal of girls and women based on
their sexual worth. Valenti is also the author of “Full Frontal Feminism: A
Young Woman’s Guide to Why Feminism Matters” and “He’s a Stud, She’s
a Slut…and 49 Other Double Standards Every Woman Should Know.”
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