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By Courtney • 14 years ago

Omega Women & Power conference scholarship opportunity

It’s that time again…the Omega Women & Power conference. So many amazing Feministing readers got scholarships last year and we were thrilled to get to know some of them over the course of the weekend. While the whole editorial crew won’t be going to this year’s conference up in Rhinebeck, we still wanted to make sure that our community knew about this awesome opportunity.
Scholarships include the full cost of the conference, accommodations, all meals, and transportation from New York, if needed. Scholarship applications are due June 1, 2010. Go here to apply.
The line-up this year is equally fierce as last year, including Sharon Salzberg, Anna Deavere Smith, Zainab Salbi, Luong Ung, and Manisha Thakor, among so ...

It’s that time again…the Omega Women & Power conference. So many amazing Feministing readers got scholarships last year and we were thrilled to get to know some of them over the course of the weekend. While ...
By Jessica • 14 years ago

Sarah Jones does the “Love the Feministing Cha Cha”

Sarah Jones, pretty much the most bad-ass woman playwright/performer/poet/activist of all time, loves Feministing. And we have the video to prove it. (Just another reason to love Omega’s conference – you get to meet the coolest women!)

Sarah Jones, pretty much the most bad-ass woman playwright/performer/poet/activist of all time, loves Feministing. And we have the video to prove it. (Just another reason to love Omega’s conference – you get to meet ...
By Vanessa • 14 years ago

A Talk with Women in Media on Women in Media


Pat Mitchell moderates panel with the amazing Helen Thomas, Courtney Martin, Charreah Jackson, Liza Donnelly, and Jensine Larsen.
One of my fave quotes was when Mitchell asks Thomas where she asks her, “You’ve covered presidents from Kennedy to Obama. Who has worked the hardest for women’s rights?”
“None of them.” *Commence standing ovation.*
(She actually clarified that while presidents have done work to improve the status of women, none of them have really put themselves on the line for women’s rights.)
Least favorite quote of hers? “Everyone with a laptop thinks they’re a journalist.” (Referring to bloggers.) *Commence disappointment.*
A couple of other random Q&A’s after the jump.


Pat Mitchell moderates panel with the amazing Helen Thomas, Courtney Martin, Charreah Jackson, Liza Donnelly, and Jensine Larsen.
One of my fave quotes was when Mitchell asks Thomas where she asks her, “You’ve covered presidents from ...
By Miriam • 14 years ago

Omega: Courtney Martin and Charreah Jackson

The Fire This Time: Young Women and the Future of Feminism
Courtney Martin, our amazing Editor, writer and activist extraordinaire and Charreah Jackson, Associate Editor at Essence.com

The Fire This Time: Young Women and the Future of Feminism
Courtney Martin, our amazing Editor, writer and activist extraordinaire and Charreah Jackson, Associate Editor at Essence.com
By Jessica • 14 years ago

My favorite part of Omega’s Women & Power Conference

There has been a lot of amazingness at this conference, so one would think it would be difficult to pick out a favorite moment or aspect of Women & Power. But not for me.
By far the best part of the conference has been meeting this amazing group of young women who came to Omega after seeing our post about scholarships for the conference. Not only is my heart warmed that they ended up here because of our blogging – but the fact that they met each other and connected is similarly amazing. In fact, they’ve connected so much that they’ve decided to start a group blog together – woot!
Sometimes I forget that despite the ...

There has been a lot of amazingness at this conference, so one would think it would be difficult to pick out a favorite moment or aspect of Women & Power. But not for me.
By far ...
By Samhita • 14 years ago

Saturday Night at Omega: Sarah Jones Natalie Merchant Oh My!

The Omega Women and Power Conference knows how to put on a party. We are at the evening performance and it some stage acting from Sarah Jones and a musical performance from Natalie Merchant. Yeah, amazing. Since you can’t be here, enjoy the videos below.

My favorite ever 10, 000 Maniacs song.

The Omega Women and Power Conference knows how to put on a party. We are at the evening performance and it some stage acting from Sarah Jones and a musical performance from Natalie Merchant. Yeah, amazing. Since ...
By Vanessa • 14 years ago

A Talk on Activism Through Storytelling


Isabel Allende
Omega Co-Founder Elizabeth Lesser (who I was thrilled to meet last night) moderates this next panel with novelist Isabel Allende, author Loung Ung, Co-Director of Development at Mujeres Unidas y Activas (MUA) Andrea Lee, Executive Director of the Isabel Allende Foundation Lori Barra, and the fabulous Lateefah Simon we have been gushing about.
Speaking of gushing, Loung Ung introduces Isabel by talking about the first time she read her book about her late daughter Paula, and how it made Loung feel connected to her late mother. In short, she become a crazy huge fan and determined to meet her, which she did and a great friendship was formed.
This ...


Isabel Allende
Omega Co-Founder Elizabeth Lesser (who I was thrilled to meet last night) moderates this next panel with novelist Isabel Allende, author Loung Ung, Co-Director of Development at Mujeres Unidas y ...

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