I’m writing this post to announce my resignation from the board of Girl-Wonder.org, and to reassure my readers (That’s you! All six of you!) that said resignation does not signify drama, angst, or imminent meltdowns and is, in fact, a Very Good Thing for all parties concerned. This isn’t a break-up–I am still snuggly with [...]
September 9th, 2008
Categories: Girl-Wonder, Personal . Author: Rachel Edidin . Comments: No Comments
Remember that little letter-writing campaign I proposed a few days back? It’s grown. I’m proud to announce a new, ongoing part of Girl-Wonder’s work: CAHP, the Con Anti-Harassment Project. The CAHP’s goal is to help make conventions safer, more fun, and more accessible by encouraging organizers to establish, articulate, and act upon clear anti-harassment policies. [...]
August 21st, 2008
Categories: activism, conventions, fandom, feminist stuff, Girl-Wonder . Author: Rachel Edidin . Comments: 1 Comment
Today, I got up way the hell too early in the morning (after staying up way the hell too late) to table for Girl-Wonder at Stumptown Comics Fest. Now, I am utterly exhausted, and I have to be at the awards ceremony / Saturday afterparty in a bit under an hour, so I’m just gonna [...]
April 26th, 2008
Categories: conventions, Creators, fandom, general, Girl-Wonder . Author: Rachel Edidin . Comments: No Comments
Inside Out is going on vacation to give me some time to recharge, wrap up the Art Et Cetera Auction, and work on a couple other projects. The column will resume–on its new biweekly schedule–in mid-November. Seeya then!
October 21st, 2007
Categories: blogging, Girl-Wonder, meta, Personal . Author: Rachel Edidin . Comments: No Comments
Whew, what a week! What a month, really. Or couple of months. This week’s post is going to be a series of short newsbits while I play catch-up from two operations, the death of a good friend, three family visits, and the convention season; and get ready to go to a friend’s wedding across the [...]
October 4th, 2007
Categories: blogging, conventions, Girl-Wonder, meta, Personal . Author: Rachel Edidin . Comments: No Comments
I’m back on my feet (if a bit wobbly), so Inside Out will shortly return to regularly scheduled programming. Every once in a while, you get a chance to see first-hand how awesome people can be. I’ve had plenty in the last couple months, but none so incredible as organizing the Girl-Wonder Art Et Cetera [...]
September 25th, 2007
Categories: Creators, fandom, Girl-Wonder, meta . Author: Rachel Edidin . Comments: No Comments