Join Girls Inc. for a Discussion about the Power of the Media and its Influence on Body Image

Images of female bodies are everywhere. Women - and their body parts - sell everything from food to cars. Media messages bombard today's girls and exert a powerful influence on how they feel about themselves and what they think it means to be a woman.

Join Girls Incorporated of the Island City for a discussion about "Media Literacy and Body Image" put on by the organization's fundraising group, The Women of the 21st Century Club.

Date: Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2006

Time: Doors open at 6:00 pm and the program is from 6:45-8:30 pm

Location: Alameda Hospital, Conference Room A (2nd Floor), 2070 Clinton Ave., Alameda

Cost: Tickets are $10 at the door for adults, teens can attend for free!!

The discussion will cover the topics of fashion, health, and media programming and will include a presentation by girls in Girls Inc's "Media Literacy," "Blueprint: Promoting a Positive Body Image," and "Out Loud Teen Zine" programs as well as a lively conversation about the media and body image with a panel of media and health experts, including:

• Lori Hope, editor, author, journalist, and Emmy-winning documentary producer from the newspaper Bay Area BusinessWoman
• Rebecca Randall, Director of Outreach for Common Sense Media, a nonprofit dedicated to improving the media lives of children and families
• Emily Schmookler, Production Assistant and Project Associate for Youth Radio
• Andi Zeisler, co-founder and editorial/creative director for Bitch: Feminist Response to Pop Culture, a quarterly magazine of feminism and media criticism based in Oakland
• Robin Raj, Creative Director and Partner at the advertising agency Collaborate
• Connie Sobczak of The Body Positive, a nonprofit dedicated to creating a cultural shift in people's attitudes about weight, health, movement and beauty

For more information, contact Development Director Kristin Butler, (510) 521-1743 or kbutler@girlsincislandcity.org