Paradigm Shift

PLUS-SIZE FORD MODEL ELIZABETH TAYLOR RECOUNTS LIFE WITH A LEGENDARY NAME:

What’s life like being named after The Most Beautiful In The World?

Things haven’t been easy.

Born with the unmistakable name of a legend, Elizabeth Claire Taylor finds she has a little too much in common with the other Elizabeth Taylor.

You are invited to experience the dark, satirical, hilarious and heartfelt hour that is Finding Elizabeth Taylor.  More than just a ‘one woman show’, Elizabeth performs a solo play. Topics include: media and celebrity culture, the plus-size fashion industry, body image and eating disorder awareness.

Overcoming the jokes and one liners, Elizabeth finds her true self despite, and because of, her famous name.

“Finding Elizabeth Taylor has warmth, heart and sincerity”

“More than a traditional solo show  – a revolution, a movement”

“Campy and clever,  it is a beautiful homage to La Liz”

Show info:

Nov. 11, 8:30pm at Theatre Row www.unitedsolo.org 212 239 6200;

Nov. 15-16, 8pm at Manhattan Theatre Source www.theatresource.org 866 811 4111

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Please visit www.findingelizabethtaylor.com for more ticket information, commercial clips, up-to-date press and photos.  Photos also available for viewing at http://www.flickr.com/photos/findingelizabethtaylor/

Date/Time: November 10th, 6-8PM
Location: WeNews Headquarters, 6 Barclay Street, Sixth floor, New York NY 10007
Map: http://tinyurl.com/lfdzqo
RSVP to events@womensenews.org – Subject: Nov 10th RSVP

Women’s eNews and the National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC) are starting a conversation on rape and consent with a screening of The Line, a documentary about a young woman who is raped and decides to confront her attacker.

A panel discussion will follow with the filmmaker, Nancy Schwartzman, and three experts on sexual violence and media, who will engage the audience in a conversation about the language surrounding rape.

The panelists:

Nancy Schwartzman is a filmmaker, writer, and activist, whose focus is on sex and communication. She is the director of the documentary The Line and the founder of the The Line Campaign, which empowers young people to re-envision their intimate relationships. She lectures worldwide on the topic of consent and boundaries.

Joseph Samalin is the Coordinator of Training & Technical Assistance at Men Can Stop Rape and has been actively working against gender-based violence for over 15 years. He has worked with Safe Horizon’s Anti-Stalking Program, teen dating violence awareness organization Day One, and the New York City Mayor’s Office to Combat Domestic Violence.

Kelly McBride, of the Poynter Institute, is a writer, teacher, and the leading voice in American journalism on how the media covers sexual assault. As a reporter, she covered issues ranging from white supremacy to the Catholic Church’s abuse scandal. Her expertise has been quoted by the New York Times, the Washington Post, and CNN.

Andrea (AJ) Plaid is the Sexual Correspondent for the race-and-pop culture blog Racialicious. She is also co-edits blog’s upcoming Love, Anonymously blog carnival, which will feature posts on and by people of color regarding love and sex. Her discussions on race, gender, and sex have been featured in Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, and Bitch as well as on GRITtv’s “Chew on This” segment. Her work has been republished, among other online sites, Penthouse, WireTap Magazine, New American Media, and RaceWire.

Don’t miss out on this great opportunity to learn from the movers and shakers of entrepreneurship and deal-making!  The event will be held at Samsung Experience, 10 Columbus Circle, 3rd Floor. Reception will start at 6:30pm, and program at 7pm.  Registration fee is $5, so sign up early before the event sells out.  For those of you who can’t be with us in NYC – please check back on the event page for a livestream link to the event graciously provided by Watchitoo!

According to the 2010 Silicon Alley 100 listings which rank 100 notable members of the New York Tech community, when broken down by gender, 87% of those listed were male or a team of men. Some say this skewed number is not so much about blatant sexism, but caused by the human inclination to seek out those who look like themselves. The answer to this may lie with first realizing this unconscious bias exists and weighing the important factors when considering whom to seek out.  As dramatic as these figures seem regarding women’s representation, the tech industry’s spirit is founded on progressive thought and innovation, unlike some other old boys club type industries.  GIT hopes to continue the discussion not only for the tech industry, but also to its extension in finance and venture capital with a live discussion on November 10th!

Please RSVP at poppoliticsRSVP@gmail.com. We know this is in the middle of the morning on a school day, so if you can’t make it, kindly pass it onto all your smart, politically engaged friends!

Witness to New York’s music scene of the 1960s and 70s, Lillian Roxon was a trail blazer of rock criticism while mingling with the likes of John and Yoko, the Velvet Underground and Janis Joplin.

“Mother of Rock: Lillian Roxon” will be screened on Saturday November 6th, 2010 at 1:45 PM, at NYU’s Kimmel Center 4th Floor (Eisner Auditorium) and on Tuesday November 9th, 2010 at 3:30 PM, at IFC Center. Tickets are $16 and can be purchased via the DOC NYC website, www.docnyc.net.

This is a U.S. Premiere of Paul Clarke’s film.

Join WAM! NYC and Women In Media & News as Jennifer L. Pozner, WIMN’s Executive Director, reads from her new book, Reality Bites Back.

Nov. 4th Thurs. 7-9:30 PM
Bluestockings
172 Allen St., NYC
Facebook Invite: http://on.fb.me/b58K03

Why is reality television built on such blatant gender and race stereotypes? Why are women and people of color represented so harmfully, and with so much bias, in popular culture? What is “Frankenbite” editing, how many hours of tape are shot for every hour of reality TV aired, and how much cheaper is it to produce a reality show than a scripted program? Is it true that networks are simply “giving people what they want,” or is reality TV really the result of media consolidation, media economics, and stealth advertising?

Find out at Bluestockings, NYC’s leading indy progressive bookstore, at the first official stop on Pozner’s book tour. For more information, seehttp://www.RealityBitesBackBook.com

Also announcing:

Reality Bites Back NYC Book Launch Party Nov 10!
Nov. 10, Wednesday 7:30 – 9:30 PM
Kush Lounge and Bar
191 Chrystie St. (bet. Stanton & Rivington), NYC
http://thekushnyc.com
Facebook invite: http://on.fb.me/cImXt1

After transcribing every episode of three seasons of “Flavor of Love,” after NOT accepting “The Bachelor’s” rose for fourteen seasons, it’s finally here. So come help me (Jenn) celebrate the publication of Reality Bites Back!

The official NYC book launch party will be held at the fabulous Kush bar and lounge. Great people, tasty treats, strong cocktails, maybe some dancing… and a pile of books, ‘natch. (Twist my arm, I’ll sign ’em for you.)

Cohosted by:
* Women In Media & News: www.wimnonline.org
* Culture Kitchen’s Liza Sabater (@blogdiva on Twitter) — who is cohosting this party to double as a NYC indy media and progressive tweet-up
Supported by: Paradigm Shift NYC

BOOKS WILL BE SOLD by NYC’s progressive bookstore, Bluestockings.

RSVPs appreciated. See you there!

PLAYGROUND
A Postmodern Laboratory for Fun and Development
with Carrie Lobman and David Belmont
Friday, October 29, 7:00-9:00pm
TRS, Inc, 44 E. 32nd Street (betw. Madison & Park Aves)
$25 in advance/$30.00 at the door
Play is at the heart of social therapeutic methodology. Over the last four decades, Fred Newman and Lois Holzman have advanced the discovery that play helps people of all ages grow and develop. The Institute’s Playground series brings together play theory and playful activity in a fun, challenging and philosophically engaging environment where participants can play (and discover) together.  For our October Playground, Carrie Lobman teams up with eclectic music person and community activist David Belmont to get down into some seriously funky and participatory music/movement play. Yes, that means you’ll get to jam on some cool instruments…as well as vocal sounds. Conversation also likely to occur.

Carrie Lobman is director of pedagogy at the East Side Institute, the founder of the Institute’s Developing Teachers Fellowship Program and associate professor at the Rutgers University Graduate School of Education. She is co-author of Unscripted Learning: Using Improvisation Across the K-8 Curriculum and frequent presenter at professional conferences on learning, development and play, including meetings of the American Educational Research Association, the Association for the Study of Play and the International Society for Cultural and Activity Research.

David Belmont is an entrepreneur, musician and political activist. He coordinated Lenora Fulani’s presidential ballot drives in 1988 and 1992 and is currently a statistician and researcher for the Neo-Independent magazine.  His formal musical credits include co-writing the film score of Fred Newman’s Nothing Really Happens (with Josh Neretin), arranging the music (with Michael Walsh) and co-creating the sound design (with Michael Klein) for Castillo Theatre productions of Fred Newman’s Safe At Third (Josh Gibson Don’t Bunt) and Heiner Müller’s The Task. His latest CD, WindWater Journal Entries, was released in May of this year. David co-leads Live Music Continuum workshops with Mary Abrams and has built several small businesses.
To register, go to www.eastsideinstitute.org and click on “Classes and Events”, or contact Melissa Meyer, 212.941.8906, ext 304, mmeyer@eastsideinstitute.org.

After you cast your ballot, come join us to raise money for two
incredible organizations that help women in New York. Your proceeds
will go directly to help women who cannot afford their abortion
services and need financial and emotional support.

Tuesday, November 2, 2010 at 7:00pm
Downstairs at The National Underground
$20 Cover at the Door

Musical Guests: Neckbeard Telecaster
With, The Art of Shooting and Youngman Grand

Musican brothers Joey & Gavin DeGraw opened The National Underground
to provide a home for New York City and the nation’s best independent
musicians to showcase their talents to an appreciative audience. The
National Underground has more live bands performing per week then any
club in New York City. Join us at this throwback NYC Rock/Americana/
Country venue in the tradition of the great NYC clubs like CBGB’s and
The Bottom Line.

Bring your friends, and rock out for a good cause!

If you can’t attend, please feel free to make a donation online at
nyaaf.org .

Find out more about NYAAF here: http://www.nyaaf.org/about/
Find out more about The Doula Project here: http://www.doulaproject.org/

See you on Election Day!

Sulzberger Parlor, 3rd Floor Barnard Hall
Broadway at 117th Street
New York, NY

Created By Barnard Center for Research on Women

Panel Discussion featuring Shannon Lynberg, Emily May, Oraia Reid, and Chai Shenoy

Street harassment, or sexual harassment in public spaces, is an issue with which just about every woman has some experience. Activists from New York City and Washington, DC will discuss new, innovative ways to combat street harassment using technology, mapping, and community organizing. Through online activism, public policy and advocacy, and outre…ach, these activists have succeeded in giving people from many different communities a forum in which they can speak out against gender-based street harassment.

Shannon Lynberg is the co-founder of Holla Back DC! Shannon has worked with various organizations to improve the lives of women and girls. In November 2008, Shannon was featured as one of “Tomorrow’s Leaders” in O, The Oprah Magazine.

Emily May is a social entrepreneur and the co-founder HollaBack!, a movement to end street harassment, and New Yorkers for Safe Transit, a coalition dedicated to safe transit for all. Emily also has a Master’s Degree from the London School of Economics and was recently selected as one of thirty “Women Making History” by the Women’s Media Center along with Rachel Maddow and Nancy Pelosi.

Oraia Reid is a social entrepreneur with over a decade of experience dedicated to empowering communities on behalf of LGBTQ communities, socio/political justice, women’s rights, with a focus on direct services to eradicate gender-based violence. She is the Executive Director of RightRides for Women’s Safety, an award-winning New York City nonprofit she founded in 2004, whose mission is to create safer communities by ending sexual harassment and assault through direct services, safety advocacy and community organizing.

Chai Shenoy is the co-founder of Holla Back DC!, an online, community-based organization whose aim is to educate and address public sexual harassment and assault. In addition to Holla Back DC!, Chai is Policy & Technical Assistance Attorney at Break the Cycle and oversees policy initiatives that relate to how schools address dating violence and sexual violence