Author: Ananda Leeke

Thriving Mindfully Coach + Author + Artist + Human Design Doula

New Beginnings at Law Students in Court

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My August is filled with new beginnings. This week, I started working as the Digital Communications Director of Law Students in Court  (LSIC).

LSIC is a nonprofit legal services organization that inspires and teaches the next generation of social justice attorneys while providing free, high quality legal representation to low-income residents in Washington, DC. Click here to learn more about LISC’s legacy of service. It started almost 50 years ago in 1969. LIKE us on Facebook.

Working at LSIC feels like home because I participated in the program when I was a third-year law student at Howard University School of Law. In this new position, I am marrying my passions for creative expression, digital media, law, and service that improves and inspires people’s lives in my hometown. Stay tuned for more news about my adventures in the coming weeks.

Photo Credit: Law Students in Court

#DigitalSisterhood Wednesday Shout Out: Women in Tech Campaign’s #TechIsMore Event

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Happy#DigitalSisterhood Wednesday!

August is off to a great start in my world. On Monday, I participated in the Women in Tech Campaign’s #TechIsMore digital event. It was truly a #DigitalSisterhood experience that included sitting in a room surrounded by dynamic Digital Sisters in real time and via Google Hangout, Periscope, and Twitter. We had a double chocolate delicious discussion about women in tech issues including diversity, inclusion, challenges, and success strategies. Click on link below to read the #TechisMore Storify blog recap prepared by Women in Tech Campaign founder Emily Rasowsky.

https://storify.com/WITCampaign/recap-techismore-event-on-inclusion-in-tech

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Be sure to follow @WITCampaign on Twitter.

DC & DMV Friends Join Me Tonight at Digital Citizenship Month Community Meet Up

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Tonight, I am hosting the Digital Citizenship Month Community Meet Up from 6-8PM at Love ‘n’ Faith Cafe, 2424 14th Street, NW, Washington, DC (a few blocks from the U Street/Cardozo Green Line Metro Station). Join me for a conversation about how we use our digital citizenship voices to support campaigns, causes, creative endeavors, and organizations we are passionate about. See you tonight!

#FierceLiving Friday: My Dream of Becoming A Designer Happened Today!

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Happy #FierceLiving Friday!

Guess what happened today? I officially realized my #FierceLivingat50 dream of becoming a designer when I wore my “Karma: One of Love’s Troubadours” scarf for the first time during my client meeting at Love ‘n’ Faith Cafe on 14th Street, NW, in DC.

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In May, I partnered with VIDA to create a collection of four scarves that use artwork from my three books.

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The “Karma” scarf I am wearing in the photos above incorporates my painting that appears on the cover of my yoga-inspired novel, Love’s Troubadours – Karma: Book One (available on Amazon.com). It celebrates a woman’s self-discovery journey and represents the main character in my novel.

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Click here to learn more about my VIDA Voices scarf collection ($40 for each scarf).

#DigitalSisterhood Wednesday Shout Out to #BlogHer15 Digital Sisters

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Happy #DigitalSisterhood Wednesday Digital Sisters!

Today, I am giving a special #DigitalSisterhood Wednesday shout out to my #BlogHer15 Digital Sisters who are traveling to New York City to attend the 11th annual BlogHer conference on July 16-18 at the Hilton New York.

#BlogHer15 Digital Sisters come celebrate the diverse beauty, boldness, and brilliance of our BlogHer community on July 16 from 8-11PM at the third annual #MultiCulti Party at the Hilton New York. I am co-hosting the party with two amazing Digital Sisters, Pauline Campos and Dwana De La Cerna.

Guess what? The first person who arrives at the #MultiCulti Party will receive a signed copy of my book, Digital Sisterhood: A Memoir of Fierce Living Online.

There’ll be other goodies too including the #MultiCulti Party signature drink (alcoholic and nonalcoholic) created by Pauline Campos, #MultiCulti food and cake, #MultiCulti music, and the “What’s On Your #MultiCultiMind?” Post-It Wall that allows you to write and share your definition of #MultiCulti.

Follow @anandaleeke, @pauline_campos, and @justdwana on Instagram and Twitter for updates. Use #BlogHer15 and #MultiCulti hashtags to stay connected.

My White House Conference on Aging Adventures

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Click on the link to read my Storify blog recap of my adventures with my father Dr. John F. Leeke, a 76 year old senior cyber activist and blogger, at the White House Conference on Aging on July 13, 2015.

https://storify.com/anandaleeke/my-white-house-conference-on-aging-adventures-with?utm_source=t.co&awesm=sfy.co_i0uGj&utm_content=storify-pingback&utm_medium=sfy.co-twitter&utm_campaign=

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