[Imc-girls] Draft of Press Release

[zoe g]

she doesnt
she audits u of i classes, and is technically homeschooled
-zoeg

> Big oops.  sorry about that - I haven't heard from Zoe Swords lately -
 can
> someone tell me where she goes to school?
> 
> A.
> 
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: imc-girls-bounces at lists.cu.groogroo.com
> [mailto:imc-girls-bounces at lists.cu.groogroo.com]On Behalf Of zoe g
> Sent: Saturday, April 24, 2004 12:37 PM
> To: Anne Odom; imc-girls at ucimc.org
> Subject: Re: [Imc-girls] Draft of Press Release
> 
> 
> it is me, zoe ginsburg who goes to University high. not zoe swords.
> -zoeg
> 
> 
> > I just wrote up this possible press release for R.A.G.G.  Please 
read
> and
> > send comments.  I will revise and send out a revision.  When we've
> got one
> > we like, we can start distributing it to local papers.
> >
> > Shawn, Danielle and Zoe - I made up some quotes and attributed them
> to you,
> > please read and make sure you don't hate them.
> > As I quoted each of you, I tried to show your other ties to the
> community,
> > so people will start to identify us as real people that they know.
> >
> > Shawn - I realized that I don't know what you do, and I tried to 
look
> you up
> > on the web at the U of I, but I'm not sure all of the information 
was
> > current and correct.  Please let me know how you'd like me to
> identify you
> > in the press release, if you don't like what I dug up (or if it's
> flat-out
> > wrong).
> >
> > -A.
> >
> > ------------------------
> > PRESS RELEASE FOR RAGG
> > ------------------------
> >
> > A group of local girlz and womyn have started to create a space for
> > themselves and others through the local Independent Media Center.
> >  R.A.G.G. - the Resource and Action Group for Girlz-n-Womyn - is a
> local
> > grassroots partnership OF girlz and womyn FOR girlz and womyn whose
> aim is
> > to provide safe spaces, resources, and activities to foster
> creativity,
> > self-expression, and empowerment.  Inspired by the long-time efforts
> of the
> > now-defunct local organization, GirlZone, R.A.G.G. plans to provide
> social
> > activities and workshops to girlz and womyn in Champaign County.  In
> > addition, R.A.G.G. aims to become a central resource for 
disseminating
> > information about other resources for females in the
> community.  "There are
> > programs and resources for girlz and womyn in this community that 
not
> > everyone knows about.  We hope to get the word out to other females
> about
> > where the safe and fun places are for us here," says Shawn Williams,
> one of
> > R.A.G.G.'s core organizers and employee of the Urban Exchange Center
> at the
> > University of Illinois. "Not only do we want to provide safe spaces
> for
> > girlz & womyn, we want other organizations and even businesses to do
> the
> > same.  If we can be *the* place to go to find out about any female-
> centric
> > events and offerings in the community, we make it easy for people to
> get the
> > word out when they want to offer something along those lines".
> >
> > In addition, R.A.G.G. will be listening to it's female organizers 
and
> > participants to find out what they'd like to see in the community
> that's
> > lacking.  "Girlz are often looking to learn things that aren't
> available
> > from their regular resources - like  non-main-stream foreign
> languages,
> > skateboarding, and how to be politically active in their community,"
> says
> > Zoe Swords, another core organizer and student at University High
> School.
> > "If we have somewhere to go where we can say 'Hey - can you find us 
a
> > resource for this', then we have a safe place to open doors for
> ourselves."
> > R.A.G.G. aims to fill this need by taking requests from girlz and
> womyn in
> > the community and trying to offer, or inspire others to offer,
> workshops,
> > classes, or other activities on requested topics.
> >
> > R.A.G.G. is a partnership of both girlz and womyn, because females 
of
> all
> > ages have a lot to teach each other.  According to Danielle
> Chynoweth, a
> > third core organizer and Urbana City Councilwoman, "while the womyn
> in the
> > organization have a lot of resources to offer to the girlz, the 
girlz
> are
> > instrumental in reminding us who we are, what are programs are 
about,
> and
> > inspiring us to learn things we have begun to think we are 'too old'
> to
> > learn."
> >
> > R.A.G.G. has done some limited initial fund-raising but plans to 
kick-
> off
> > with a bang on Saturday, May 29th.  R.A.G.G. will host a day full of
> > workshops at the Independent Media Center and other downtown Urbana
> > locations, followed by a benefit show and kick-off party in the
> evening.
> > Workshops will be limited to girlz and womyn only, but the evening
> > entertainment is open to all.  Registration for workshops will be at
> the
> > IMC - check the R.A.G.G. website for details in early May -
> > http://ragg.ucimc.org.
> >
> > Any girl or woman interested in joining the R.A.G.G. working group
> that
> > organizes R.A.G.G. activities should send an email to imc-
> girls at ucimc.org.
> > We're calling for girlz and womyn of all types to join in a 
community
> effort
> > to create a safe and empowering space for all of us. Through skill
> sharing,
> > community organizing, education, activism, and just plain old 
support,
> > R.A.G.G. hopes to provide girlz and womyn with a network and outlet
> for
> > unleashing their creativity, strength, and power!
> >
> >
> >
> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > Anne Odom * Product Manager * WebEasel, Inc.
> > WebEasel - It's that easy!
> > anne at webeasel.net * www.webeasel.net * 217.344.0444
> >
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