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Shameless Self-Promotion Sunday

Jill

Aaaaand it’s almost Monday. SORRY. Self-promote away.

48 thoughts on Shameless Self-Promotion Sunday

  1. Yesterday was World Hepatitis Day, and on Thursday we posted about the history of the controversial hepatitis B vaccine, which was initially made with purified blood and is now made with genetically engineered yeast. Really interesting!

    This is mostly of interest to my fellow Arizonans: We’re continuing our “Meet Our Candidates” series, this time with interviews with Tucson’s Bruce Wheeler (LD 10), Katie Hobbs from Phoenix/Scottsdale (LD 24), and Emily Verdugo from rural Arizona (LD 8).

    And, for those of you who want more links to click on, we posted another Friday Pro-Choice News Rundown with some bad news, good news, and sarcastic commentary.

  9. Emilia of the Shadow’s Crescent guest posted at my blog: These Scars Were Made by Whiteness: Being a Biracial Venezuelan Immigrant [Notes for racisim and homophobia.] — “Back when I considered She-Who-Bore-Me and hers a part of my family, we had a ‘fun,’ time honored tradition: trying to convince ourselves we were white.”

    I continued thinking about the shaping of my own identity, though in my case looking at the back yard swing set — “Most everything was pretty safe in the beginning. We crossed the monkey bars, swung on the swings, flipped upside down on the rings, and hung upside down from the trapeze. The dangers creeped in incrementally.”

    And why I think it’s important to write about politics on a yoga blog [note for street harassment].

  11. Stuff I’ve written lately:

    Persecution complex tastes like chicken : On a couple of ridiculous conservative reactions to people boycotting Chick-fil-A because of its support for anti-gay causes

    Chick-fil-A stuff that happened today, in increasing order of difficulty of predictability : Self-explanatory

    Reddit’s rape thread : Also self-explanatory

    Priorities : On why, even before every other political and ideological issue, freedom of expression is my biggest concern

  15. (I think my comment is in mod but don’t actually see it. So I’m not sure if it’s there or if it drifted off into the Great Internet Beyond. If this is actually a double comment, I apologize.)

    I had a guest post These Scars Were Made by Whiteness: Being a Biracial Venezuelan Immigrant.

    Wrote about the place and activities that shaped me growing up — In My Backyard: Part 2 — The Swing Set

    And wrote about Getting Political in Arizona and on a yoga blog.

  18. I created my first big social media contest for work. Synth Yourself, where we ask readers to make crazy fun free avatars of themselves and share them via twitter (@Riptidebooks #Synthyourself) and facebook. Corresponding to a book we released about a relationship developed in virtual reality. I hope people love it! I had fun making cartoon versions of myself, that’s for sure.

  26. Caliban and Brunel: my piece taking on the extraordinary moment at the Olympics opening ceremony where Ken Branagh started reciting Caliban’s lines from “The Tempest”, and what it might be trying to say about colonialism and British history.

  29. This late timing is awesome for me, as I am always too late for Self-Promotion Sundays due to time zone wackiness.

    After forgetting ours in a move, I’ve been writing my own mezuzoth — here’s one.

    OK, it’s not a blog, it’s an image… what can you do.

  33. This week I have two new posts.

    The first, 7 Years of Religious Freedom and Marriage Equality in Canada describes how one church in Toronto used religious freedom to perform the first same-sex marriages in Canada. Although debates about same-sex marriage often attempt to oppose religious freedom and marriage equality, I show that sometimes religious freedom supports marriage equality.

    The second, What is a Strike For? describes the student strike in Quebec, which is resuming again after a brief summer pause. I question some of the way the English media has been covering the printemps érable by looking at the purpose of a student strike.

  36. It’s Ramadan, and at Muslimah Media Watch, we’re taking a break from our usual media analysis posts, to share more personal reflections on Ramadan. There’s a quick background on the month, along with a list of our posts so far, here.

    Our first week of posts included:

    Ramadan (Food) and the Working Girl by Nicole

    Iftar in a Nigerian Home by Anike

    Ramadan in Egypt by Eman

    Mexican-Lebanese Ramadan Food by Eren

    Building Ramadan Traditions, Then and Now by Anneke

  39. Disclosure – I’m involved with this organization, and currently helping with promotions. If you are, or know anyone who is, caring for someone with an ED, please consider this conference. Last year’s conference was also attended by many people in recovery; I would think that the talks and workshops could be helpful for anyone who would like to learn more about support resources.

    F.E.A.S.T., a parent advocacy organization for Eating Disorders, announces its 2nd Annual Conference: “There’s No Place like Home: Eating Disorders and the Family”. Nov. 30 & Dec 1, 2012. Alexandria VA. This conference is aimed at parents of people diagnosed with eating disorders, as well as caregivers at any level. Attendees will learn about media and eating disorders, support for all family members, navigating insurance coverage, and updates in effective treatment options from inpatient and residential to outpatient and individualized therapy.

    The Keynote Presentation on Nov 30th will be “Mental Health and the Media” by Jeff Bell, author of “Rewind, Replay and Repeat” and nationally recognized speaker and advocate for OCD awareness. Featured presentations will be given by: Dr. Craig Johnson PhD, FAED: Chief Clinical Officer Eating Recovery Center, Denver CO on “The Evolution of the Field of Eating Disorders: Parents, Patients, and Professionals”; “History of Media Coverage of Eating Disorders: How Parents Can Understand & Respond” by Carolyn Costin, MA, MED, MFT, author and pioneer ED advocate and clinician; and Lisa Kantor, JD, on “Paying for Treatment: How Does Insurance Work?”.

    In the past 10 years, there have been revolutionary changes in how eating disorders are understood and treated. Media messages regarding eating disorders are often full of misleading information, or don’t seem to apply to your situation. Navigating the new information and all the treatment options can be overwhelming, particularly in today’s changing healthcare climate.

    This is an opportunity to network with providers and other parents and find out more about eating disorder resources near you. If you’d like to learn more about current treatments and what you can do for your child or loved one with an eating disorder AND your family, this conference is for you.

    There is also an opportunity to participate in a Congressional Briefing in Washington, DC on Thurs, Nov 29th 2012. Conference fees include breakfast, lunch, snacks, all conference sessions and access to the Learning Room. This conference accepts no industry funding, and has no corporate sponsor.

    For registration and more information contact:

    F.E.A.S.T. 2012 Symposium
    http://www.feast-ed.org/Conferences/Alexandria2012.aspx

  43. I wrote about a Johnsonville, S.C. man offering an inmate money to kill his molestation victim and her mother (his ex-girlfriend). This murder-for-hire scheme and attempt at witness intimidation happened in Camden, the county seat of Kershaw County.

    http://aikenareaprogressive.blogspot.com/2012/07/first-rape-girl-then-intimidate-girl.html

    I also posted a very popular video in pro-woman circles right now.

    http://aikenareaprogressive.blogspot.com/2012/07/must-watch-video.html

  46. I’m a little late to the party, but here is what I wrote this past week:

    In which radical empathy is saving me. How being able to really empathize with others has been keeping me resilient and hopeful lately.

    The Tide is Turning on Patriarchy. Whether because I’ve been more invested in seeing the cracks or because the wall will really crumble in my lifetime, I believe that the tide is turning on patriarchy.

    Ashley Lauren shared why she kept her name when getting married and considers it the best decision she ever made.

    Would you like to share your story to The Last Name Project? Click on the link for more information and my contact information.

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