Media Coverage!

Speak Out! is happening tonight, and already we have had a bit of media coverage by Metro. Journalist Jon Trattie interviewed Monica and Jennifer by phone and wrote a nice article about the issue of violence against Indigenous women. The article mentions Speak Out!, so lets hope all of the Metro readers feel like being activists today and attend the event. If you haven't yet read the article, you can click on the blog title and it will link you to the article. We actually had the pleasure of meeting Monica on Tuesday. It was nice to finally put a face to the person we have been creating this Speak Out! around. We also met Craig from Amnesty, the man who had asked us to do something for Monica. He was very thankful to us for putting together this event.

Today is full of the last minute details. The news release was sent out first thing this morning. We went over the layout of the room, as we only have a short amount of time to set up and tear down. We checked and rechecked our checklists to make sure all materials were printed and anything we need is in boxes ready to go. We have to confirm a crisis worker, as the topic of the event can be emotional for some. Later this morning we will be conducting media calls. The media calls are to make sure that the media outlets received the media advisory and to ask if they would like more information.

The agenda for tonight is as follows:

6:30- Introduction
6:35- Comments from Catherine, Monica and Jennifer
7:00- Catherine interviews guest speakers, Monica and Jennifer
7:35- Question and Answer session. Catherine, Monica and Jennifer will take questions from the audience. Hand in cards or ask questions from the floor.
8:00- Closing comments

At present, we do not have any more big events lined up but I am sure it won’t be long until we are at it again. In the meantime, tomorrow we have graduation! Technically, our class does not graduate because our program does not finish until October, it is just the ceremony, but it will be wonderful to get the recognition.
Hope to see you all at Speak Out!

Abbie