Tag Archives: Aimee Allison
Amazing Woman’s Day
August 24, 2010 – 5:31 pm
Join me at the Bay Area's Amazing Woman's Day Oct 8-9, 2010. I'm proud to lead a workshop and to join others who practice the feminine principles of success and creativity to become our most authentic, powerful selves. Create your own video slideshow at animoto.com.
Aimee Allison – Oprah’s next TV Star on OWN
June 27, 2010 – 11:36 am
Take a moment to vote for my video audition to have a show on Oprah's new network on OWN. http://myown.oprah.com/audition/index.html?request=video_details&response_id=2653&promo_id=1
A Thousand Sisters – story of healing, women’s leadership in Congo
April 26, 2010 – 12:09 pm
I met Lisa Shannon today - we discussed her new book A Thousand Sisters - A Journey into the Worst Place on Earth to be a Woman. The Congo. The stories of the violence, trauma and death are horrifying. But there's so much we can do as Americans about the situation.
Aimee Allison, Political Commentator
April 1, 2010 – 8:00 am
The Women's Media Center just announced their ten picks for the The Women's Media Center just announced their ten picks for the Progressive Women's Voices. I'm thrilled to be one of them and looking forward to meeting colleagues from around the country. Here's today's announcement: Women’s Media Center Announces First Class of 2010 Progressive Women’s Voices MEDIA AND LEADERSHIP TRAINING PROGRAM DRAWS RECORD APPLICANTS March 31, 2010 (New York) – Women’s Media Center is thrilled to announce the first class of its 2010 Progressive Women’s Voices (PWV) media and leadership training program. Now in its third year, PWV continues to
OaklandSeen is live!
March 29, 2010 – 9:29 am
Come and visit OaklandSeen's website - featuring community news and views, events, etc. We had a hot launch party last week, and have lots of people interested in contributing to this effort. Wee! Our goal is to have a real impact on politics and life here in Oakland and if you are local and want to get involved, let us know.
YouthSpeaks Grand Slam – and I’m a Judge
March 15, 2010 – 10:21 pm
I feel so honored - this is THE poetry slam event in the bay area and I'm one of three judges on April 3rd, 7pm at the historic Warfield Theater in San Francisco. The teen poets are fierce, funny, filled with fire. Also with that blinding truth. Oh, and I know I'm in for quite a night because my judges' instructions included this: Have fun. Clap and laugh and cry as much as you want to. Stand up and jump around. You will be booed. There is no doubt about it and it's all part of the fun. The crowd
Chinaka Hodge – Holding the Mirror in Every Corner
March 12, 2010 – 10:17 am
[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="166" caption="Chinaka Hodge, Playwright and Poet"][/caption] Chinaka Hodge is magnetic - at once warm, introspective, and energetic. She joined me on the KPFA Morning Show today to discuss her latest work. This former Youth Speaks poet is now a successful playwright - and she puts herself squarely in the tradition of Ntozake Shange. Her first play, "Mirrors in Every Corner" is now playing at the Intersection for the Arts in SF until March 21st, 2010. It explores what race means. She asked, "if the lights are out, how do you know you're black?" I responded, "how do
OaklandSeen – Inventing New local Media
March 9, 2010 – 4:58 pm
This radio promo was produced at the start of our OaklandSeen pilot series. It's a media project with the radio as a foundation. Now, the website will launch on the 16th at http://www.oaklandseen.com, and that will expand the OaklandSeen social networks on Facebook and Twitter. [audio:http://www.aimeeallison.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/01_OaklandSeenCART1020.mp3|titles=OaklandSeen Radio Spot] And mark your calendar for our OaklandSeen launch - Thursday, March 25, 2010 at Somar on Broadway in Oakland. //
Interview with Cornell West
March 9, 2010 – 9:17 am
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Oakland says goodbye to “Sweet Jimmie” Ward – and the End of an Era
February 11, 2010 – 4:55 pm
[Aimee Allison | OaklandSeen] For much of the time Sweet Jimmies was the heart of Oakland nightlife in the 90's, I would catch glimpses of nighttime boisterous dancing and singing at the spot through the grainy lens of Soul Beat TV. Now Soul Beat and Sweet Jimmies nightclub are a decade gone, and I find myself longing for that Oakland spirit. "Sweet Jimmie" Ward died Friday night at the age of 74 - a former longshorman who was one of hundreds of thousands who came from the South to work at the shipyards or on the Army base during
