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.
In May, I partnered with VIDA to create a collection of four scarves that use artwork from my three books.
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.
Click here to learn more about my VIDA Voices scarf collection ($40 for each scarf).
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.
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.
Mark your calendar for the Digital Citizenship Month radio interview with Courtney Hinton, a health and fitness advocate and Emerald Coach at Beachbody, on July 6 at 8:30PM EST. The topic of discussion is “Using Your Digital Citizenship Voice to Promote Healthy Living.” Click here to listen to the show.
Photo Credit: Courtney Hinton
To learn more about Courtney, visit her Facebook page. Follow her health and fitness journey on Instagram as @courtneycomesclean. She will inform and inspire you at the same time!
Follow @DigCitizenMonth and #digcitizenvoice hashtag to participate in the Twitter conversation.
If you missed today’s Digital Citizenship Month radio interview with Dr. Janet Johnson, click here to listen to the audio. We had a great time discussing her digital citizenship activities, upcoming book on social media in politics, and tips on how people like you and me can use our Digital Citizenship Voice in our careers and lives.
Today’s Throwback Thursday post celebrates the amazing 2014 Digital Citizens of the Year. Click here to read the #DigCitizen 100 list.
Next week, the 2015 Digital Citizens of the Year will be announced next week. Be sure to follow @DigCitizenMonth on Instagramand Twitter for updates. Use #digcitizenvoice hashtag to participate in the “Use Your Digital Citizenship Voice” conversations. Read Digital Citizenship Month Tumblr blog too!
Welcome to the second annual celebration! This year’s theme is “Use Your Digital Citizenship Voice.”
Before I say anything else, let me stop and give you a link that explains how and why I launched this 31-day digital experience in 2014.
This week, you are invited to join the #DigCitizenVoice conversation by sharing your definition of Digital Citizenship and how you are using your Digital Citizenship Voice.
To get you started, I have included my definition of Digital Citizenship and 10 tips to help you embrace your Digital Citizenship and Digital Citizenship Voice below.
Digital Citizenship is the act of marrying your passionate interests and digital presence to support campaigns, causes, events, ideas, movements, policies, programs, and values that build awareness and community, create positive change, and promote social good.
10 TIPS ON EMBRACING YOUR DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP AND DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP VOICE
1) Identify your passion and interests.
2) Find causes and campaigns that connect you to your passion and interests. Use hashtags to search for your tribe (people who share similar passions and interests). Conduct the search by going to Google or another search engine. Search on blog platforms (Blogger, Medium, Tumblr, and WordPress) and social media.
3) Launch and support causes and campaigns that improve the quality of life for people in your local, regional, national, and international communities.
4) Participate in local government events and document your participation on your blog and social media.
5) Build community. Once you find your tribe, listen to the conversations they are having. Join them when you have something to say. Ask questions. Follow the folks you are listening and talking to on your social media. Comment on social media status updates and blogs. Share them with people in your online network.
Take it a step further by participating in discussions that happen in Facebook groups, Google Hangouts, LinkedIn groups, Meerkat and Periscope events, Pinterest boards, podcasts, webinars, Twitter chats, Yahoo groups, and other online events.
Leave the digital world and attend a conference, event, or meet up in your local area. Get out and meet people face-to-face.
Reach out to one or two members of your tribe and schedule an in-person meet up. Go to breakfast, lunch, or dinner. Grab a cup of coffee and tea. Connect over smoothies, ice cream, or a walk in the park.
6) Inspire and encourage. Use your blog, social media, and web site to share empowering and inspirational messages.
7) Educate and share information via your blog, email, social media, and web site.
8) Blog and post positive social media status updates about local businesses you patronize in your local community.
9) Celebrate local, state, national, and international holidays and observances to raise awareness about issues you care about.
10) For People Living in the United States: Engage in #socialcivics with the White House (especially Chief Digital Officer Jason Goldman – @Goldman44 on Twitter) and Federal Government. The White House Conference on Aging will be held on July 13. Click here to learn how you can get involved:
Also, the White House sponsors #WHSocials, #WHMeetups, and online events each year to engage American citizens. Click here to learn more about the in-person events. Subscribe to the White House email updates to stay informed.
Photo Credit: White House photo by Dr. Janet Johnson
Greetings #BlogHer15 Family! Happy Social Media Day!
It is the perfect day to give the BlogHer community a shout out. BlogHer is one of my favorite social media communities and conferences. Why you might ask? Because it intentionally celebrates the diversity of its members.
This year, BlogHer has invited me and my Digital Sisters Pauline Campos and Dwana De La Cerna to produce and host the third annual #MultiCulti Party on July 16 from 8:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. at the Hilton in New York City. As we get closer to the big event, we are using our blogs and social media to have #MultiCulti conversations with you.
This week, we want you to answer one question.
What does #MultiCulti mean to you?
Share your #MultiCulti definitions in the comment section below or on your blog and social media. Feel free to post photos or videos with your definition.
Reach out to us on Instagram and Twitter: @pauline_campos, @justdwana, and @anandaleeke.
Use the hashtags #BlogHer15 and #MultiCulti.
One last thing. Here’s my definition: #MultiCulti means the diverse beauty and brilliance of humanity in all ages, ethnicities, genders, shapes, and sizes.
See you on July 16th at the #BlogHer15 #MultiCulti Party!
Ananda Leeke 