Interpret this week's themes as you see fit! 

Veronica

The start of a new #365FeministSelfie year is always filled with excitement and new faces. I love it!! Here are a few of the selfies that caught my attention the first few weeks of 2016.


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Do you have a favorite #365Feministselfie'ist?

Veronica

Veronica


Yup...we are doing this thing again!

But I want to share a new spin on the photo challenge. One selfieist on Instagram thought up #365FeministLife to use this year. From what I can tell selfies are definitely cool for the challenge, but the life part of the hashtag allows you to NOT selfie on some or most days, but to show the world how you live a feminist life. HOW COOL IS THAT?! I am looking forward to a lot of every day feminist life photos.

Also be sure to keep an eye on #366FeministSelfie as it is a leap year. Some of us will also be using #365FeministSelfieLeapDay on February 29th.

In other words, because it's a leap year, it might be a hot mess around the hashtag! But as always it will be a lot of fun and discovery.

I hope you will (continue to) join us for another year of awesome.

Veronica


We're just days away from the Midwest Retreat! We're so excited to see everyone.

Program Schedule:
Conference Schedule  Day One: 
9:00am-9:30am – Registration / Meet & Greet.
9:30am-10:30am – Group Discussion & Ice Breaker
10:30am-11:30am – Rae Reed, Writer & Editor, presents a Writing   Workshop: Writing for Wellbeing
11:30am-1:00pm – Lunch
1:00pm-2:00pm – Self Care Hour! Join us in the conference room for   coloring books and/or a stitch’n’bitch, or feel free to take a nap or
2:00pm-3:00pm – Pauline Campos, Writer, on Body Image:   Ourselves & Our Children
3:00pm-4:00pm – Veronica Arreola, Professional Feminist, on   Feminist Theory & the 365 Selfie Project
4:00pm-4:15pm – Break – change your clothes before DDPP if you   wish, or grab a snack for energy!
4:15pm-5:15pm – “Girl Power” DDPP (Dance Dance Party Party)  with DJs  Soozapalooza and Hanna Bananahammock
6:00pm-8:00pm – Dinner as a group - Sidebar

Day Two:  
9:00am-9:30am – Wake up session
9:30am-10:30am – Elizabeth Hawksworth, Writer, on Native Rights:   A Feminist Point of View
10:30am-12:00pm – Offsite at Phoenix Rising Printmaking   Cooperative (243 S 5th St, #140):  Amanda Farler, Printmaker, on   Women’s Leadership and Fellowship in the Visual Arts
12:00-1:30 – Group lunch – Milestone 229

There is still space available if you wish to join us. Simply register! But please do note that lunch on Saturday has already been ordered.

Special thanks to all of our generous sponsors, donors, vendors, speakers, and conference organizers. In no particular order and with warm gratitude extended equally to all: Bitch Magazine, Veronica Arreola, Rae Reed, Cinnamon Cooper / Poise, Pauline Campos, Joyful Girl Bakery, Sand Steel Designs, Alison Biggs, Terri Roberts, Shannon Hillinger, Amy Battagglia, Hanna Wheeler, Suzanne Jangda, Andrea Plante, Alexis Thompson, Cara Laird, Elizabeth Hawksworth, Amy Rhime, Amanda Farler / Phoenix Rising Printmaking Coop, Jennifer Subsavage, Melissa Carden, Amanda McIntosh, Diane Bonham, Diva Cup, Mahasin Ameen, Tamara Harris, Jorje Axline, Sckoon Cup, Laura Kazak, Ulysses Press, all of our silent auction bidders, and everyone else who supported us via our Booster t-shirt, zazzle.com, and Jamberry fundraisers!

Conference Committee: Veronica Arreola, Shannon Hillinger, Cara Laird, Amy Rhime

Veronica


Can you believe we're less than a month away?!

Things to note:
  • The hotel can no longer honor the conference rate on the retreat page. 
  • Please register by Sunday, October 25th to be included in group meals. 
  • After you register, fill out our poll for group meals! 
  • Anyone who supports feminism and selfies can attend this retreat. You don't have to have been actively participating in any of the #365FeministSelfie communities. 
Have additional questions? Just leave them in the comments!

See you in a few weeks!

Veronica

In order to make sure that our upcoming retreat is as low-cost as possible, we are holding an online auction. There is a great assortment of fab things to bid on. Get an early holiday gift or treat yo self!

Check out some of our fab items!

#365FeministSelfie Auction items

There's an adorable bat shirt for the smallest caped crusader, $100 gift certificate to Poise.cc, an autographed copy OR audio book of Tamara Winfrey Harris' "The Sisters Are Alright," One-year subscription to Bitch magazine, three different handmade bookmarks from Pauline Campos, two hand crafted infinity scarves with a secret pocket, your choice of a Diva Cup, and a beautiful print of the Tulsa skyline.

#365FeministSelfie Auction items
For those in Tuscon, Arizona, a Yoga Therapy Session with Lydni Rivers, also for Tuscon residents a gift certificate for your choice of either 24 cupcakes or one 8" 2-layer cake from  Cara of Joyful Girl Bakery (she also runs this auction!), a horsehair raku vase, your choice of a Sckoon Cup Mentrual Cup and a teddy bear made from your favorite piece of clothing.

The auction ends on September 7th so get those bids in now!

Thanks for helping us hold a retreat that is as affordable as possible.

Veronica