Passionate activists! Quiet behind-the-scenes helpers! Education-minded world changers! Join About-Face in getting the word out about how young women are affected by mainstream media!
The Meetup
Learn more about our small but effective organization and the many ways we can work together! There will be volunteer opportunities to get into right away.
When: Wednesday, September 10, 2008, 7-9pm
Where: The Thrive House for Youth
1100 Broderick Street at Eddy St., San Francisco
Click here for a Google Map
Click here for the Thrive House’s web site
Food: Pizza will be served. Let us know if you have food restrictions and we will try to accommodate.
Please try to RSVP by 24 hours before the meeting so we are sure we have enough food: iwanttovolunteer@about-face.org or (415) 436-0212.
Here’s what you can expect:
- For newcomers: In the early part of the meeting, About-Face staff will introduce the organization and talk about the many volunteer opportunities we have open, which range from a couple hours to a couple months.
- Low-commitment volunteering. If you like, you can stay and start volunteering RIGHT AWAY! We’ll have a project to do until the end of the meeting.
- Sign up for longer-term volunteer opportunities and get to know us better.
- Get to know others who are interested in this issue, making big changes in the way young women see themselves as a result of the onslaught of media messages they see every day.
Volunteers ages 13 and up are welcome. We’d prefer that teenagers ages 13 through 17 come with a parent, guardian, or adult advocate if possible.
We look forward to seeing you on September 10th!
Join us in making a difference this summer in your life and the lives of young women! We can’t wait to meet you.
Please try to RSVP by 24 hours before the meeting so we are sure we have enough food: iwanttovolunteer@about-face.org or (415) 436-0212.
September 2nd, 2008
A couple new About-Face events for you, Bay Area-ites! A series of Wednesdays: August 6, 13, and 20. We’d love to see you in person, so check out the details over on our Volunteer page.
- J.B.
July 28th, 2008
We’re so much more than a blog and a web site! And our last volunteer meeting, on June 25, was a success! We hatched a plan: an action that takes on our culture’s obsession with weight. We’ll be teaming up with Marilyn Wann, author of the inspiring book Fat!So?, to make and demonstrate Yay Scales. You don’t know what a Yay Scale is? Here are three hints: There will be crafts, there will be a public challenging of the status quo, and hopefully, there will be media coverage. Come to the July 16 meeting to find out more and get involved!
Date & time: Wednesday, July 16, 6-9pm
Where: Western Addition, San Francisco (exact location will be given when you RSVP by e-mailing us)
Not into the whole “taking it to the streets” thing? We do lots of other activities, so there are many more ways to do great work with us.
The full announcement:
About us:
About-Face equips women and girls with tools to understand and resist harmful media messages that affect their self-esteem and body image. To do this, we lead media-literacy workshops in schools and groups, enable girls and women to take action, and maintain a resource-filled web site. And we do it all with a spirited, positive twist. To learn more, read more about us in the San Francisco Chronicle article published just over a year ago, and check out the About-Face web site.
Come and learn more about our small but effective organization and the many ways we can work together. The next volunteer meeting is Wednesday, July 16, 6-9pm, in the Western Addition. We hope you’ll join us!
Date & time: Wednesday, July 16, 6-9pm (if you need to come late, please make sure you’re there by 6:30pm)
Location: Western Addition of San Francisco. We will give you the exact location upon your RSVP. (We need to know how much food to order.) E-mail us to RSVP.
Food: Pizza will be served. Let us know if you have food restrictions and we will try to accommodate.
Here’s what you can expect:
* In the early part of the meeting, About-Face staff will introduce the organization and talk about the many volunteer opportunities we have open, which range from a couple hours to a couple months.
* Low-commitment volunteering. If you like, you can stay and start volunteering RIGHT AWAY! We’re planning our Yay Scale action and working on the announcements that will go with it.
* Sign up for longer-term volunteer opportunities and get to know us better.
* Get to know others who are interested in this issue, making big changes in the way young women see themselves as a result of the onslaught of media messages they see every day.
Volunteers ages 13 and up are welcome. We’d prefer that teenagers ages 13 through 17 come with a parent if possible.
We look forward to seeing you on the 16th! Don’t forget to e-mail us if you are planning to come.
Make a difference this summer in your life and the lives of young women. We hope to see you on Wednesday July 16!
Love,
Jennifer, Alyza, and our growing band of About-Facers
July 8th, 2008
