The Women’s Institute for Freedom of the PressActivist Salon
WIFP’s Activist Salon was held Saturday, June 23, 2018.
It honored the Poor People’s Campaign’s “Global Day of Solidarity and Sending Forth Call to Mass Action. The Salon highlighted the voices of women with New Story Leadership for the Middle East and Global Women’s Peace Foundation, an organization working on eradicating Female Genital Mutilation and supporting women who have experienced FGM. Dr. Elana Anderson spoke on technology and its impact on human capital, empathy and interaction. The short presentations were both informative and to stimulate discussion and networking.
WIFP’s 2018 “Women and Media Award” was presented to Angela Peabody, President and Founder of Global Woman Peace Foundation by WIFP Directors. Award page
Some photos from WIFP’s First Annual Activist Salon. WIFP’s directors Martha Allen and Elana Anderson hosted the event.
Palestinian Voices and the Media
Hazar Badin and Aia Khalaily researched Palestinian media while working in the WIFP office June and July of 2017. They presented their research at our 45th Anniversary event: “Women’s Voices and the Media,” July 13th.
Click here for Palestinian Voices and the Media (pdf)
WIFP 2017 summer team:
Net Neutrality at Risk: Support Mobilizing Now
On May 18th the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai launched a proceeding that threatens Net Neutrality. Once again individuals and organizations have mobilized to prevent the open-internet protections from being undermined.
Prior to the FCC meeting advocates for an open internet held a rally outside the FCC headquarters in support of Title II Net Neutrality rules. Speakers included Sen. Ed Markey, Sen. Ron Wyden, Rep. Barbara Lee and Rep. Jared Polis.
Organizations actively supporting Net Neutrality include the Women’s Institute for Freedom of the Press, Free Press, the Center for Media Justice, Color of Change, CREDO Action, #AllOfUs, American Family Voices, Battle for the Net, Climate Hawks Vote, Common Cause, Corporate Accountability International, Courage Campaign, Daily Kos, Demand Progress, Democracy for America, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Fight for the Future, Free Press Action Fund, MoveOn.org Civic Action, Mozilla, Other 98%, OpenMedia, PEN America, People’s Action, People Demanding Action, People For the American Way, Presente.org, Progressive Change Campaign Committee, Progressive Congress Action Fund, Public Knowledge, Rainforest Action Network, RootsAction.org, The Nation and Win Without War.
Under the Obama administration, the FCC came out in support of Net Neutrality after millions of people spoke in favor of an open internet. Now under the Republicans, the protections are at risk. Already over a million comments and signatures have been submitted opposing Chairman Pai’s scheme. Activists are mobilizing others to speak out to the FCC and Congress since we don’t have much time to prevent the overturning of the protections.
This summer will be devoted to making sure we do not lose our free and open internet. WIFP will be a part of a national effort to make sure we do not lose our ability to communicate with each other and throughout the world via the open internet. Join us or any of the many organizations that will be leading these efforts.
WIFP’s Rosie – International Women’s Day 2017
WIFP’s artistic, creative Lucy Lu:
45th Anniversary Reception – January 21, 2017
Following the Women’s March on Washington, January 21, 2017, WIFP held a reception as part of our 45th Anniversary. Associates and friends gathered for an evening of relaxing, networking, and strategizing with other out-of-town and local activists after the March. WIFP staff hosting included WIFP president Dana Densmore (from Santa Fe, NM), directors Martha Allen & Elana Anderson, almost all the board of directors (including Kimberlie Kranich from Illinois), support team (including Danielle Maldonado and Otgon Altankhuyag) and intern Brody Fernandez (University of California, Davis). As well as WIFP associates (including Ariel Dougherty, Pamela Creedon, Carolyn Byerly and Nyamsuren Munkhbat) and friends, we were joined by members of our partner organization, Global Woman Peace Foundation (including Aisha Kamara and Julie Taitt). Others joining us were many members and the president of the Inter-African Committee.
We share a few photos taken at the March and Reception.
