January 1, 2012 - September 30, 2012
From January 1, 2012 to September 30, 2012, Digital Sisterhood Network (DSN) will limit its online and offline activity to its weekly #DigitalSisterhood Wednesday celebration on Facebook, Pinterest, Survey Monkey, and Twitter. Click here for more details.
During this time period, DSN founder Ananda Leeke will be focused on completing and publishing her book, Digital Sisterhood, a memoir.
If you get lonely and need some Digital Sisterhood content, conversation, and community, check out the list of things to do below.
- For content: Read 2010 and 2011 blog posts on the DSN web site: http://digitalsisterhood.wordpress.com.
- For content: Visit Digital Sisterhood Radio and listen to the 2009, 2010, and 2011 shows in the archives: http://www.talkshoe.com/tc/42015.
- For conversation and community: Join the weekly #DigitalSisterhood Wednesdays Twitter and Facebook celebrations: http://twitter.com/digitalsisterhd and www.facebook.com/digitalsisterhood. Each week there will be a discussion question, inspiring comment, video link, blog link, or photo link posted that will ask for your comments on DSN Twitter and Facebook. Drop by and share your thoughts with other digital sisters. Also, tweet your favorite digital sisters and use the #Digitalsisterhood hashtag to say hello.
- For conversation and community: Select one to five new digital sisters to follow on Twitter each month. Engage in conversation with them.
- For conversation and community: Participate in a Twitter chat with other digital sisters once each month. If you can’t find one that meets your needs, create one and host it. Your digital sisters will show up!
- For conversation and community: Plan a local meetup or field trip with your digital sisters in your community. It’s always good to get together with other digital sisters for some fun times and great conversations! Use the Digital Sisterhood Month meetup model of selecting a woman-owned yoga studio, boutique, cafe, restaurant, coffee/tea shop, gallery or museum as the meetup site. Take photos, record audio blogs or videos, and/or write a blog about your Digital Sisterhood meetup. Post your social media on #Digitalsisterhood Wednesdays Twitter celebration or the Digital Sisterhood Facebook page.
- For conversation and community: Schedule a Skype or FreeConferenceCall.com call (one hour or 90 minutes) with some of your digital sisters in other cities. Select a topic to discuss (i.e. 2012 goals, social media topics, self-care, healthy living with fitness and food choices, creativity, social good causes to support, social media conferences and seminars to attend, business issues, books, fun experiences, family matters, favorite wines, shopping tips, fashion and beauty, music, etc). Blog about what you learned from the call. Post your blog on the Digital Sisterhood Facebook page.
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January 2011
- January 5, 12, 19 and 26 (all day) – #DigitalSisterhood Wednesday Twitter Celebration
- January 15 @10:00-10:30 am – Ananda Leeke will serve as a keynote speaker for the Vision Quest Retreats’ Taking your Dreams from Design to Destiny: The Next Level Conference, 20 F Street, NW, Washington, DC.
- January 19 @ 8:00-9:00 pm - Digital Sisterhood Radio: Heart of Haiti Ambassadors Share Their Digital Advocacy Experiences
- January 21 @7:30-10:30 pm – Ananda Leeke will give an Ignite five minute talk at the Social Justice Camp II, St. Paul’s Lutheran Church 4900 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington, DC.
- January 26 @9:00-10:00 pm EST – #DigitalSisterhood Monthly Tweetchat: The topic of discussion is how do women in social media practice self-care.
February 2011
- February 2, 9, 16, and 23 (all day) – #DigitalSisterhood Wednesday Twitter Celebration
- February 23 @9:00-10:00 pm EST – #DigitalSisterhood Monthly Tweetchat: The topic of discussion is how women in social media practice self-love. The guest host is Dani, founder of Positively Present, blogger, and writer.
March 2011
- March 2 – #DigitalSisterhood Wednesday Twitter Celebration: Women in social media will be invited to tweet about their favorite feminist activists, bloggers, and organizations.
- March 3 @8:00-9:00 pm ET – Digital Sisterhood Radio: Holistic Health and Nutrition Counselor Kerrie Martin, Founder of Live In Rhythm, will discuss feminism and food. Kerrie’s discussion will explore natural eating strategies that honor our appetite, desires, rhythm, intuition, and need for pleasure. She will look at the idea of nourishment versus nutrition and how deepening your self-care can release stress and support your health. She will also discuss stepping into your feminist power by honoring your body wisdom moment to moment so that you may experience more joy and peace and claim your rightful metabolism.
- March 7 @8:00-8:30 pm ET - Digital Sisterhood Radio: The topic is “Being a Feminist in the DC Social Justice Community.” The guests are Greg Bloom, Development Associate for Marketing and Communications at Bread for the City; Justin Rodriguez, Community Organizer for United Community of Earth – and , and Kelli Shewmaker, Co-Founder/Organizer of Social Justice Camp DC.
- March 9 – #DigitalSisterhood Wednesday Twitter Celebration: Women in social media will be invited to tweet about women activists, bloggers, and organizations that promote HIV/AIDS awareness in the lives of women and girls.
- March 9 @9:00-10:00 pm ET – #DigitalSisterhood Monthly Tweetchat: The topic is why women do or do not embrace the feminist identity online and offline.
- March 10 @7:00-7:15 am ET – Online Yoga Honoring National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
- March 13 @7:30 pm ET – Digital Sisterhood Radio: Blogger-in-Residence Kamaria Richmond will launch her debut show, The Stroke Diva Fabulous Show.
- March 14 @8:00-8:30 pm ET – Digital Sisterhood Radio: Treva Lindsey, Assistant Professor in the University of Missouri-Columbia’s Department of Women’s and Gender Studies, will discuss what it means to be a diva feminist and her work to promote “diva feminism” through her Diva Feminist blog and Twitter page.
- March 16 – #DigitalSisterhood Wednesday Twitter Celebration: Women in social media will be invited to tweet about their favorite women bloggers and organizations that promote nutrition.
- March 20 @8:00-9:00 pm ET - Digital Sisterhood Radio: Shayne Lee, Sociologist, Tulane University Professor, and Author of Erotic Revolutionaries: Black Women, Sexuality, and Popular Culture, will discuss “The Prince of Third Wave Feminism Online and Offline.”
- March 23 – #DigitalSisterhood Wednesday Twitter Celebration: Women in social media will be invited to tweet about their favorite South by Southwest (SXSW) social media women who attended, tweeted, and spoke at the SXSW 2011 Conference.
- March 23 @9:30 pm ET – Digital Sisterhood Radio: Dr. Bahati Kuumba and Alice Lovelace will discuss Spelman College’s 11th Annual Toni Cade Scholar-Activism Conference, a “Sister Scholars for Social Change,” on March 25-26, 2011.
- March 29 @8:00 pm ET – Digital Sisterhood Network sponsors DC She Writes Spring Meet Up @ Teaism, 400 8th Street, NW, Washington, DC (1 block from National Archives Metro on Yellow Line) – Individuals are asked to purchase a beverage and/or entree. The group will meet on the lower level and share six-word memoirs about feminism as ice breakers. The event will feature a book reading by poet Yael Flusberg, author of The Last of My Village.
- March 30 - #DigitalSisterhood Wednesday Twitter Celebration: Women in social media will be invited to tweet about their favorite women writers.
- March 30 @8:00-8:30 pm ET – Digital Sisterhood Radio: Dr. Goddess, American & Africana Studies Scholar, Blogger, Poet, Playwright, Performing Artist, Organizer, Activist, Producer, and Filmmaker, will discuss feminism and her 2011 South by Southwest conference experiences.
- March 31 @9:00-10:00 pm ET – Digital Sisterhood Radio: The theme is “Heart of Haiti Digital Sisterhood Travels to Haiti.” Guests include: Sloane Berrent, Humanitarian, Kiva Fellow, and Founder of The Causemopolitan; Deana Jirak, Designer and Photographer; Danica Kombol, Managing and Founding Partner at Everywhere; Johnica Reed, Travel Tastemaker, Writer, and Founder of leisureStrategy; Willa Shalit, Artist, Author, Co-Founder of V-Day, CEO of Fairwinds Trading, and Founder of Touch Foundation; and Heather Whaling, PR/Social Media Expert and President of Geben Communication.
April 2011
- April 3 – @7:30 pm ET – Digital Sisterhood Radio: Digital Sisterhood Network’s Blogger-in-Residence Kamaria Richmond will host The Stroke Diva Fabulous Show. Healthcare is the topic. The guest is Dr. Melissa Clarke.
- April 6, 13, 20, and 27 (all day) – #DigitalSisterhood Wednesday Twitter Celebration. The theme for each celebration is: 1) April 6 – Honoring National Poetry Month by tweeting about favorite women poets; 2) April 13 – Honoring Sexual Assault Awareness Month by tweeting about women and organizations that promote awareness; 3) April 20 – Honoring Earth Day (April 22) by tweeting about women and organizations that promote awareness; and 4) April 27 – Honoring National Financial Literacy Month by tweeting about women and organizations that promote awareness.
- April 9 @ 1:45-3:00 pm – Digital Sisterhood Network founder Ananda Leeke is speaking about digital sisterhood and the women’s movement as a panelist for the “Conversations across the Generations on Women’s Issues and the Women’s Movement” workshop at the YWCA‘s annual convention at the Mayflower in Washington, DC. The YWCA’s conference theme is “Own the Future.” Click here to learn more.
- April 12 @6:30-8:30 pm – Digital Sisterhood Network founder Ananda Leeke will serve as a panelist for Digital Doyennes: Wisdom from the Women Who Lead in Social Media and Digital Innovation. The event is sponsored by Spelman College’s Digital Moving Image Salon and the Women in Film & Television Atlanta. It will be held at the Twelve Hotel Centennial Place in Atlanta, Georgia.
- April 14 @9:00-9:30 pm ET – Digital Sisterhood Radio: The theme is”Feminist Family Values.” The guest is Joy Rose, founder of Mamapalooza.com and the Museum of Motherhood.
- April 17 – Digital Sisterhood Unplugged Sunday!: Join the Digital Sisterhood Network for the launch of its monthly self-care initiative that encourages women in social media to take a break, rest, and recharge by unplugging from the Internet and their tech gadgets for one hour, a few hours, or a full day.
- April 19 @8:00-8:30 pm ET – Digital Sisterhood Radio: The theme is “Walking the Black Male Feminist Path Online & Offline” The guest is Mychal Smith, African American male feminist and writer Mychal Smith. The show will focus on Smith’s feminist journey, lessons learned, March 22nd article on Root.com, and insights about feminism and the Internet. .
- April 20 @9:00-10:00 pm ET – #DigitalSisterhood Monthly Tweetchat: The theme is “Honoring Earth Day, Mother Earth, Green Living, and the Environment.” The chat will include a discussion about Earth Day, green living, and ways to protect Mother Earth and the environment. It will also include a sharing circle of Twitter poetry (140 words or less) about Earth Day, Mother Earth, green living, and/or the environment.
- April 21 @8:00-9:00 pm ET – Digital Sisterhood Radio: The theme is “Digital Civility & Shayne Lee’s Response to Crunk Feminist Open Letter.” The guest is Shayne Lee, a Black male feminist, sociologist, Tulane University Professor, and author of Erotic Revolutionaries. To learn more about the Crunk Feminist Collective’s Open Letter – Your Revolution Will Not Happen Between These Thighs that was addressed to Lee and posted on April 19, click here. The show will begin with a discussion that explores the practice of digital civility in the feminism online space as it relates to Lee’s use of Facebook. It will also include a discussion about Lee’s recent clash with Black feminist scholars, misconceptions about his approach to female sexuality, the mechanics behind his feminist theorizing, lessons learned, and teachable moments.
May 2011
- May 1 @7:30 pm-8:15 pm – The Stroke Diva Fabulous Show hosted by lifestyle blogger Kamaria T. Richmond, the 2011-2012 Digital Sisterhood Network Blogger-in-Residence on Digital Sisterhood Radio
- May 4, 11, 18, and 25 (all day) – #DigitalSisterhood Wednesday Twitter Celebration
Digital Sisterhood Radio’s Feminism Online Project series for May is going to be FANTASTIC! Check out the schedule below. Click here to listen to the shows.
- May 1 @2pm ET – Jacqui Chew
- May 5 @8pm ET – Melanie Friedson
- May 9 @8pm ET – Arielle Loren
- May 10 @8pm ET – Julie Diaz Asper
- May 11 @8pm ET – Lauren Brown Jarvis
- May 12 @8pm ET - LaShanda Henry
- May 12 @9:30pm ET – Ileana Jimenez
- May 16 @9:30pm ET – Monica Coleman
- May 17 @8pm ET – Maggie Arden
- May 18 @8pm ET – Jeshawna Wholley
- May 18 @9:30pm ET – Stacey Milbern
- May 19 @8pm ET – Heather Coleman and Tamara Rasberry
- May 19 @9:30pm ET – Carolyn Cook
- May 20 @8pm ET – Maura Hernandez
- May 22 @2pm ET – Danica Kombol
- May 23 @8pm ET – Kristina Silvestry
- May 23 @9:30pm ET – Daryn Strauss
- May 24 @9:30pm ET – Karon Jolna
- May 25 @8pm ET – Takeyah Young
- May 26 @8pm ET – Karen Minors
- May 27 @8pm ET – Ariel Donahue
- May 31 @8pm ET- Tara Joyce and Christine M. Dionese
- May 31 @9:30pm ET – Ebony Utley
June 2011
- June 1, 8, 15, 22, and 29 (all day) - The June #DigitalSisterhood Wednesday Twitter Celebration will discuss the Digital Sisterhood Network’s ERA 2015 Awareness Campaign, the importance of the Equal Rights Amendment, and United 4 Equality’s ERA 2015 Campaign advocacy efforts. Click here to learn more.
- June 5 @7:30 pm-8:15 pm – The Stroke Diva Fabulous Show hosted by lifestyle blogger Kamaria T. Richmond, the 2011-2012 Digital Sisterhood Network Blogger-in-Residence on Digital Sisterhood Radio
- June 29 @6:30-8:00 pm ET – Digital Sisterhood Network sponsors DC She Writes Summer Meet-Up at Teaism, 400 8th Street, NW, Washington, DC (1 block from National Archives Metro on Yellow Line) – Dr. Ada Diaz, a Howard University professor, poet, and writer will is the guest writer. Individuals are asked to purchase a beverage and/or entree. The group will meet on the lower level and share six-word memoirs as ice breakers. They will also celebrate the second anniversary of SheWrites.com, an online community for women writers.
July 2011
- July 4 – 11 – Digital Sisterhood Network’s launch of the Digital Civility and Security Initiative
- July 6 @ 8:00 pm-9:00 pm ET – Digital Sisterhood Network’s Twitter chat on digital civility will be co-hosted by Andrea Weckerle, founder of CiviliNation.
- July 6, 13, 20, and 27 (all day) – #DigitalSisterhood Wednesday Twitter Celebration
- July 10 @7:30 pm-8:15 pm – The Stroke Diva Fabulous Show hosted by lifestyle blogger Kamaria T. Richmond, the 2011-2012 Digital Sisterhood Network Blogger-in-Residence on Digital Sisterhood Radio
August 2011
- August 3, 10, 17, 24, and 31 (all day) – #DigitalSisterhood Wednesday Twitter Celebration
- August 5 @2:45-4:00 pm – Digital Sisterhood Network founder Ananda Leeke will teach Blogger Wellness (kind and gentle office yoga, breathing exercises, and self-care practices) and serve as a panelist for the Peer Networking: Working together to help all boats rise session at the BlogHer 11 Conference in San Diego, California.
- August 14 @7:30 pm-8:15 pm – The Stroke Diva Fabulous Show hosted by lifestyle blogger Kamaria T. Richmond, the 2011-2012 Digital Sisterhood Network Blogger-in-Residence on Digital Sisterhood Radio
September 2011
- September 1 @9:00 pm – Ananda will be featured as BeBlogalicious.com‘s guest during the #BeUplifted Twitter chat. Join her for a conversation about the power of the BeBlogalicious community, her role as a Blogalicious Weekend 2011 conference blogger ambassador, digital sisterhood, blogging,online fundraising, peer networking, and publishing a book. Use the Twitter hashtag #BeUplifted on Tweetchat.com or Tweetgrid.com to follow the conversation and Ananda’s @digitalsisterhd tweets during the chat.
- September 7, 14, 21, and 28 (all day) – #DigitalSisterhood Wednesday Twitter Celebration
- September 11 @7:30 pm-8:15 pm – The Stroke Diva Fabulous Show hosted by lifestyle blogger Kamaria T. Richmond, the 2011-2012 Digital Sisterhood Network Blogger-in-Residence on Digital Sisterhood Radio
- September 29 @6:30-8:00 pm ET – Digital Sisterhood Network sponsors DC She Writes Fall Meet-Up at Teaism, 400 8th Street, NW, Washington, DC (1 block from National Archives Metro on Yellow Line) – Individuals are asked to purchase a beverage and/or entree. The group will meet on the lower level and share six-word memoirs as ice breakers.
October 2011
- October 5, 12, 19 and 26 (all day) – #DigitalSisterhood Wednesday Twitter Celebration
- October 9 @7:30 pm-8:15 pm – The Stroke Diva Fabulous Show hosted by lifestyle blogger Kamaria T. Richmond, the 2011-2012 Digital Sisterhood Network Blogger-in-Residence on Digital Sisterhood Radio
- October 20 @6:00 pm-10:00 pm – Ananda Leeke will give a five-minute talk on “Digital Sisterhood for DC Women Entrepreneurs” at Ignite DC #8, Town Danceboutique, 2009 8th Street, NW, Washington, DC.
November 2011
- November 2, 9, 16, 23, and 30 (all day) – #DigitalSisterhood Wednesday Twitter Celebration
- November 6 @7:30 pm-8:15 pm – The Stroke Diva Fabulous Show hosted by lifestyle blogger Kamaria T. Richmond, the 2011-2012 Digital Sisterhood Network Blogger-in-Residence on Digital Sisterhood Radio
Check out the Digital Sisterhood Month 2011 Events Schedule below. The theme is ”Celebrate the 4 Fs of Women’s Health: Feelings, Food, Fitness, and Fierce Living.” Bookmark the web sites below to stay updated on Digital Sisterhood Month’s online events.
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Main Site – http://digitalsisterhood.wordpress.com
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Facebook – www.facebook.com/digitalsisterhood
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Talkshoe.com Radio – http://www.talkshoe.com/tc/42015
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Tumblr - http://digitalsisterhood.tumblr.com
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Twitter – http://twitter.com/digitalsisterhd and hashtag #DSMonth
1) December 1
The Fierce Living Campaign begins December 1 on Facebook and Twitter. The campaign will feature daily Facebook posts and tweets that honor women who use their social media presence to build community for women; to empower and inform women and girls; to do social good and advocate for causes that impact women and girls; to coach, encourage, and inspire women to feel and think positively, to dream big and live full lives, to experience happiness and joy, and to express loving kindness and compassion; to promote fitness, healthy eating, and healthy living; and to share how their health journeys have helped them reinvent their lives.
www.facebook.com/digitalsisterhood
http://twitter.com/digitalsisterhd
DC Event: Heart of Haiti at Macy’s Metro Center and Blogger Reception @5:30 pm
http://heartofhaitieventdc.eventbrite.com
2) December 2
DC Event: Breakfast Meetup at Teaism, Dupont Circle @8:00-9:00 am
http://dsmonthbreakfastmeetup-eorg.eventbrite.com
DC Event: Yoga Field Trip to Embrace Yoga DC @6:15 pm
3) December 4
DC Event: Museum Meetup at the National Museum of Women in the Arts @2:00 pm
http://dsmuseummeetup-eorg.eventbrite.com
Digital Sisterhood Radio @7:30-8:15 pm ET – The Stroke Diva Fabulous Show with host Kamaria T. Richmond, Digital Sisterhood Network Blogger-in-Residence, and guest Terri Clay, Inspirational Speaker and Author (http://twitter.com/terriclay)
4) December 5
Online Yoga @7:15-7:30 am
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/ananda-leeke-live
Digital Sisterhood Radio @8:00-8:30 pm ET – Managing Holiday Feelings with Dr. Nicole Cutts, founder of Vision Quest Retreats, www.VisionQuestRetreats.com
5) December 6
DC Event: DC She Writes Fall/Winter Meetup at Teaism, Penn Quarter @6:30-8:00 pm
http://dsmonthdcshewritersmeetup-eorg.eventbrite.com
6) December 7
#DigitalSisterhood Wednesday Twitter Celebration
Guest Blogger Series begins on http://digitalsisterhood.wordpress.com and http://digitalsisterhood.tumblr.com.
#DSMonth Twitter Chat on How Women Can Maintain Positive Feelings and Thoughts During the Holiday Season @9:00-10:00 pm ET
7) December 10
DC Event: Yoga Field Trip to Tranquil Space @2:15 pm
8) December 11
Digital Sisterhood Radio @7:00-8:00 pm ET – Social Media Women Who Share Their Health Journeys with Bloggers Nicole Mclean – http://twitter.com/nic_mclean, Kamaria T. Richmond – http://twitter.com/kamaria, and others (TBA)
http://www.talkshoe.com/tc/42015
9) December 12
Online Yoga @7:15-7:30 am
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/ananda-leeke-live
Digital Sisterhood Radio @8:00 pm ET – Healthy Eating with Blogger Lilian Chang, founder of www.ChineseGrandma.com
http://www.talkshoe.com/tc/42015
10) December 13
DC Event: Tweetup at Violet Boutique at 7:00-9:00 pm
http://dsmonthtweetup.eventbrite.com
11) December 14
#DigitalSisterhood Wednesday Twitter Celebration
#DSPRBlogChat Twitter Chat with Fashion Bloggers and Fashion PR Professionals @9:00-10:00 pm ET
http://tweetchat.com/dsprblogchat
12) December 18
Digital Sisterhood Unplugged Sunday – Unplug from your tech tools and life for a few hours or all day!
http://digitalsisterhood.wordpress.com/digital-sisterhood-unplugged
13) December 19
Online Yoga @7:15-7:30 am
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/ananda-leeke-live
14) December 20
Digital Sisterhood Radio @8:30-9:00 pm ET – Fitness Social Media Women with Bloggers Carol Alvarez Cain of www.NYCityMama.com, Lorraine Robertson of www.RunWifeyRun.com, and Renee Ross of www.ReneeJRoss.com
http://www.talkshoe.com/tc/42015
15) December 21
#DigitalSisterhood Wednesday Twitter Celebration
#DSMonth Twitter Chat on How Women Eat Healthy and Embrace Fitness @9:00-10:00 pm ET
16) December 26
Online Yoga @7:15-7:30 am
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/ananda-leeke-live
17) December 27
Digital Sisterhood Radio @8:00-8:30 pm ET – Final Episode of The Stroke Diva Fabulous Show with Kamaria Richmond, the 2011 Digital Sisterhood Network’s Blogger-in-Residence and lifestyle blogger at http://cinch.fm/kamaria
http://www.talkshoe.com/tc/42015
Digital Sisterhood Radio @9:30-10:00 pm ET – Fierce Living with Dr. Ayoka Chenzira, Digital Media Artist, Filmmaker, Spelman College Professor, Founding Director of Spelman’s Digital Moving Image Salon, and Founder of Ordinary On Any Given Day, an interactive art installation that features activists and changemakers
http://www.talkshoe.com/tc/42015
18) December 28
#DigitalSisterhood Wednesday Twitter Celebration
Digital Sisterhood Radio @8:00-8:30 pm ET – Fierce Living with Crosby Noricks, founder of www.PRCouture.com
http://www.talkshoe.com/tc/42015
19) December 29
Digital Sisterhood Radio @8:30-9:00 pm ET – Meet the 2011 Digital Sisters of the Year Mia Mingus, http://twitter.com/miamingus and Stacey Milbern, http://twitter.com/cripchick
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