Dates: 20 - 23 March 2011
Come WAM! it up with us!
Join women journalists, advocates, media-makers and -users, students, artists, and others as we open conversations, strengthen connections and build collaborations about gender, equity and social justice!
What’s happening and where?
We’re calling creative women to join us March 20-23, 2011 in Nairobi, Kenya. We’ll discuss some of the big questions facing women and girls in media: What are the barriers for the full participation of female journalists in East African media? How are stories of women and girls in Kenya told (or not told) in the international press? Whose voices “matter”?
To RSVP, email us at wamnairobi [at] gmail dot com. Check out the specs below!
Sunday, March 20
Social gathering in a downtown pub, 6 pm. Location details coming when you RSVP!
Monday, March 21
Getting Women and Girls on the Front Page, a drop-in afternoon workshop for activists, advocates and other movers and shakers to learn strategies for winning the interest of local and international journalists — and helping them focus on the information that matters. We’ll be at Nairobi Java House (Mama Ngina Street) from 1-4 p.m. Stop on by! (We’d appreciate a heads up to let us know your coming by emailing wamnairobi [at] g mail dot com, but it’s not required)
My Africa, Your Africa, a dialogue between local and foreign journalists about the differences in their coverage.
* Helen Nyambura-Mwaura, Reuters
* Carolyn Dunn, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
* Karen Rothmyer, public editor of at the Star (Kenya) and contributing editor to The Nation (US).
Learn more about our speakers and their organizations here.
At the Source: Raising local voices across media, where citizen journalists, literary artists, and social media experts describe breaking new ground for news in Kenya.
* Rebecca Wanjiku, blogger/journalist and staff at Ushahidi
* Rachel Gichinga, co-founder, Kuweni Serious
* Angela Wachuku, executive director, Kwani Trust
Learn more about our speakers and their organizations here.
Both events from 6-8 p.m. at the Goethe-Institut library, second floor, Maendeleo House, at the corner of Loita and Monrovia streets.
Tuesday, March 22
Women’s Voices in a Man’s World. Journalists and other media-makers will discuss dealing with gender gaps, glass ceilings and other perils of being female in the media world.
The Spot Pitch: Winning coverage for women and girls in 120 seconds. Ten advocates and activists will get 2 minutes each to sell the audience on their most irresistible story about the issues facing women and girls. If you want to apply to be one of the ten people who gets to pitch a roomful of interested media professionals, click here to learn more.
Both events from 6-8 p.m. at the Goethe-Institut library, second floor, Maendeleo House, at the corner of Loita and Monrovia streets.