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Sisterhood the Blog Radio on October 4: Nonprofit and Social Justice Women Who Use Social Media

Posted by Ananda Leekeon October 7, 2010October 7, 2010in Sisterhood the Blog RadioLeave a comment

It’s been a busy and juicy week for me. My focus has been on women in social media. Monday night was fantastic because I hosted Sisterhood the Blog Radio’s Talkshoe.com show on how women marry their social justice, social entrepreneurial, and/or nonprofit work with social media. I was joined by a powerful group of nonprofit and social justice digital divas. They included:

Luvvie Ajayi, Co-founder of The Red Pump Project – http://www.theredpumpproject.com, http://twitter.com/redpumproj, and http://twitter.com/luvvieig;
Debra Askanase, Engagement specialist, founder of Community Organizer 2.0, and community marketing manager at First Giving – http://www.communityorganizer20.com and http://twitter.com/askdebra;
Aisha Brown, founder of Global Awareness Project (GAP) Consulting, an international social justice consultancy advocating for the political, social, and economic empowerment of people of color – http://www.globalawarenesspc.com and http://twitter.com/gapconsulting;
Rosita Cortez, Founder of Social Media 4 Nonprofits – http://www.rositacortez.com and http://twitter.com/rositacortez;
Niecy Taylor, Social justice advocate, fundraising and communications consultant, coach, author of Of Service: A Life Lived For Others, and host of BlogTalkRadio’s A Designer’s Original show – http://niecytaylor.com and http://twitter.com/niecytaylor; and
Karyn Watkins, Co-founder of The Red Pump Project – http://www.theredpumpproject.com, http://twitter.com/redpumproj, and http://twitter.com/thefabgiver.

Click here to listen to the show (1 hour): http://www.talkshoe.com/tc/42015. Be sure to look for the October 4th audio recording in the Past Episodes archives.

Happy July! Check out my July events

Posted by Ananda Leekeon July 2, 2010July 21, 2010in Ananda Leeke, Ananda's Events, archetypes, Self-Discovery, Sisterhood the Blog Radio, Sisterhood the Blog: Soundbytes from the 21st Century Women's Online Revolution, Six-Word Memoirs, Social Media, Teleseminars, That Which Awakens Me - A Creative Woman's Poetic Memoir, Women in Social Media, YogaLeave a comment

Happy July!

Below is a list of my July events. Join me for some incredibly fun adventures online and offline! Enjoy your month!

1) Tune into Sisterhood the Blog Radio’s Women in Social Media series for Ananda’s interviews with digital divas. See schedule below.

-July 5 @9pm EST – Women who attended Blogging While Brown conference on June 18 and 19 in DC
-July 6 @8pm EST – Najeema Thompson
-July 8 @8pm EST – Amanda Jones
-July 12 @8pm EST – Shon Bacon
-July 20 @8pm EST – Michele McGraw
-July 26 @8pm EST – Devra Renner
-July 29 @8pm EST – April Davis

Click here to join the conversation: http://www.talkshoe.com/tc/42015.

2) Spend an afternoon with Ananda at a book reading for her new book That Which Awakens Me: A Creative Woman’s Poetic Memoir of Self-Discovery on July 10 from 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm at Flow Yoga Center (Shakti Studio Room), 1450 P Street, NW, Washington, DC (located several blocks from Dupont Circle subway station). Click on the link to register for the event at Flow Yoga Center: h ttp://clients.mindbodyonline.com/ws.asp?studioid=736&stype;=-8&sView;=week&sTrn;=100000122.

3) Join Ananda for kind and gentle yoga in Malcolm X-Meridian Hill Park in DC on July 11 from 9:00 am to 9:30 am. Click on link for more details: http://yoga.meetup.com/584.

4) Watch Ananda’s kg yoga life practices class on Mom TV on July 21 at 8:00 pm EST. Click on the link to watch the show: http://www.momtv.com/kgyogalife.html.

5) Listen to Ananda host Sisterhood the Blog Radio’s July 31st episode at 1:00 pm EST featuring a discussion with Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. members about their use of social media during Boule 2010 (national convention) held from July 14 to July 22 in Palm Springs, California. FYI – Ananda is a member of Sigma! The show will also include a discussion on how Ananda’s Sigma sorority sisters use social media in their businesses. www.talkshoe.com/tc/42015.

Ananda hosts Sisterhood the Blog Radio’s Women in Social Media Series in June

Posted by Ananda Leekeon June 10, 2010June 10, 2010in Sisterhood the Blog Book, Sisterhood the Blog Radio, Sisterhood the Blog: Soundbytes from the 21st Century Women's Online RevolutionLeave a comment

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In late May, I launched the Women in Social Media series on Sisterhood the Blog Radio with Lynne D. Johnson, Senior Vice President of Social Media for the Advertising Research Foundation. I have admired Lynne for many years (loved her blog when she was at Fast Company, one of the first tech magazines I started reading in the late 90s) and read her blog like it is a religion! She is truly one of my digital diva sheroes! Check out Lynne’s interview with another one of my fav social media sheroes Lena West.

On June 1, I spoke with Sonya Steele, a lawyer turned LA-based screenwriter, about her new web TV show “Celeste Bright.” See video trailer below. It is INCROYABLE (incredible as the French say!). It launches later this month.

I spoke with my new favorite social media author Deanna Zandt, a media technologist, about her new book Share This! How You Will Change the World with Social Networking on June 6. Deanna and I had a chance to meet in person at Open City on June 7 while she was in DC for a book reading and conference. She is amazing. See our photo below. I will be writing a book review about Share This! later this month on my DC Social Media Examiner column.

FYI – You can listen to my interviews with Lynne, Sonya, and Deanna, by clicking here and looking for their audio recordings in the section called “Past Episodes.”

Be sure to tune into the Women in Social Media interview series on June 10 at 8 pm EST (Pam Perry), June 14 at 9 pm EST (Johanna Vondeling), June 15 at 8:30 pm EST (Katherine Lewis), June 17 at 8 pm EST (Kety Esquivel), and June 22 at 8 pm EST (Shonali Burke). These are powerful ladies with passion and positive energy!!!! They rock!

NOTE: I am using my Sisterhood the Blog Radio and BAP Living Radio interviews as research for my next book Sisterhood the Blog: Soundbytes from the 21st Century Women’s Online Revolution (December 2011).

What I am doing this weekend: Teaching yoga on 3/28@11:30am & hosting Sisterhood the Blog Radio with Boni Candelario on 3/28@7pm EST

Posted by Ananda Leekeon March 26, 2010in Sisterhood the Blog Radio, YogaLeave a comment

Greetings All,

This weekend I am teaching a kind and gentle yoga class in Malcolm X-Meridian Hill Park (weather permitting) on March 28 from 11:30 a.m. to 12 noon. Click here for more details. If it rains, the class will NOT be held.

Boni Candelario

I am also hosting Sisterhood, the Blog Radio with Boni Candelario on March 28 from 7:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. EST on Talkshoe.com. The March 28th show will launch Sisterhood, the Blog Radio’s Business of Being You (BizBU) four-part series on “Jobs, Jobs, Jobs in 2010 with Coach’m Up Boni.” The series will air on April 11, May 23, and June 27 at 7:00 p.m. EST on Talkshoe.com. See the list of show topics below.

March 28th Show: Confidence building for women job seekers
April 11th Show: Resume 2.0: Giving your resume a facelift by finding the treasure in your life experience
May 23rd Show: How to talk about your experience so it creates buzz and attention
June 27th Show: How women can use social media to identify job lead

Boni Candelario, a career strategist and empowerment coach, helps women in career transition, re-enter the workforce, climb the corporate ladder, and start their own businesses. You can learn more about Boni and her fabulous business by visiting her sites below.

What are your plans for the weekend!

Enjoy!

Peace, Creativity, Compassion, and Gratitude,

Ananda