Here's our press release for Antigone's Launch. We've been putting all of our resources into this and we're very excited to be having it tommorow. Thanks to everyone for thier support. We'll have an edition of the magazine online soon (we hope. any techinical skills support would be much appreciated).
Antigone Magazine will be launched Thursday November 2, 2006 in Meekinson Lounge, UBC. This open house style reception will feature female artists, musicians, poets and politicians and will help us launch the first issue of our exciting new magazine.
Antigone is supported by Woman in Legislative Leadership Associations, WILLA, a group working to promote the participation of young women in politics. This Alma Matter Society club was founded in 2005 and hope to take Antigone national by 2007.
Antigone Magazine seeks to encourage on campus debate around women’s issues and women’s involvement in politics and positions of power. WILLA is the proud recipients of a grant from the Innovative Projects Fund and is anticipating the nation wide distribution of Antigone by 2007. Our project objectives are to:
Encourage on campus debate around women’s issues and women’s involvement in politics and positions of power.
Encourage greater civic and personal engagement by women and men in issues surrounding women in the campus community and in society as a whole.
Provide strategies for women to fight against forces which seek to keep them out of the powerful and political realms.
Provide strategies for men to encourage full female participation in society.
Celebrate young UBC women who work to change the fabric of society or to involvement themselves in politics or their community.
Celebrate UBC men who encourage full female participation in society.
Engage, question and rethink entrenched cultural attitudes towards women.
Create a forum in which women and men can engage in discussion around women’s issues.
WILLA is very excited about this innovative and important new project. We look forward to celebrating the evening fantastic female art and entertainment as well as members of the political community.
Feminist Group at UBC to Launch Magazine
Antigone Magazine will be launched Thursday November 2, 2006 in Meekinson Lounge, UBC. This open house style reception will feature female artists, musicians, poets and politicians and will help us launch the first issue of our exciting new magazine.
Antigone is supported by Woman in Legislative Leadership Associations, WILLA, a group working to promote the participation of young women in politics. This Alma Matter Society club was founded in 2005 and hope to take Antigone national by 2007.
Antigone Magazine seeks to encourage on campus debate around women’s issues and women’s involvement in politics and positions of power. WILLA is the proud recipients of a grant from the Innovative Projects Fund and is anticipating the nation wide distribution of Antigone by 2007. Our project objectives are to:
Encourage greater civic and personal engagement by women and men in issues surrounding women in the campus community and in society as a whole.
Provide strategies for women to fight against forces which seek to keep them out of the powerful and political realms.
Provide strategies for men to encourage full female participation in society.
Celebrate young UBC women who work to change the fabric of society or to involvement themselves in politics or their community.
Celebrate UBC men who encourage full female participation in society.
Engage, question and rethink entrenched cultural attitudes towards women.
Create a forum in which women and men can engage in discussion around women’s issues.
WILLA is very excited about this innovative and important new project. We look forward to celebrating the evening fantastic female art and entertainment as well as members of the political community.
posted by Xenia @ 11:12 PM
1 Comments:
At 2:19 PM,
Amanda Sung said…
Hello,
My name is Amanda. I am the Editor of this year's UBC AMS Insider student agenda. I am a recent SFU graduate and now working at UBC temporarily. I am currently putting together a section of all student clubs and their descriptions. I see that your club has missing information. I am a feminist myself and strongly believe in women making a change in this world. I would very much love to see this organization has a brief write-up in the agenda as well as the AMS website. Are you able to write something brief for me soon? I need it by the end of today or tomorrow. It's 80 - 90 words only, so it shouldn't take too long. Please include main contact email. I will include the blogspot website in. When you have it done, please send it to my UBC work email insideubc_editor@ams.ubc.ca because it is easier for me that way. Thanks again! I am totally supporting this group and would love to help out with the magazine. I have years of experience in magazine publishing, so give me a shout if you need anything!
Amanda
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