Is the media’s version of beauty ticking you off? Come to the next About-Face Meetup! September 10, 2008

Passionate activists! Quiet behind-the-scenes helpers! Education-minded world changers! Join About-Face in getting the word out about how young women are affected by mainstream media!

Who We Are, What We Do
About-Face equips women and girls with tools to understand and resist harmful media messages that affect their self-esteem and body image. To do this, we lead media-literacy workshops in schools and groups, enable girls and women to take action, and maintain a resource-filled web site [www.about-face.org]. And we do it all with a spirited, positive twist. Read more about us in the San Francisco Chronicle article [http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/06/10/LVG7MQAGBU1.DTL/] published this year, and check out the About-Face web site: [www.about-face.org].

The Meetup
Learn more about our small but effective organization and the many ways we can work together! There will be volunteer opportunities to get into right away.

When: Wednesday, September 10, 2008, 7-9pm

Where: The Thrive House for Youth
1100 Broderick Street at Eddy St., San Francisco

Click here for a Google Map:
http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&um=1&ie=UTF-8&q=1100+Broderick+St+San+Francisco,+CA+94115&fb=1&geocode=9590949218369416002,37.780460,-122.440213&oi=manybox&ct=14&cd=1&resnum=1

Click here for the Thrive House's web site:
http://sf.ruggedelegance.com/places/889.html

Food: Pizza will be served. Let us know if you have food restrictions and we will try to accommodate.

Please try to RSVP by 24 hours before the meeting so we are sure we have enough food: [email protected] or (415) 436-0212.

Here's what you can expect:

• For newcomers: In the early part of the meeting, About-Face staff will introduce the organization and talk about the many volunteer opportunities we have open, which range from a couple hours to a couple months.

• Low-commitment volunteering. If you like, you can stay and start volunteering RIGHT AWAY! We'll have a project to do until the end of the meeting.

• Sign up for longer-term volunteer opportunities and get to know us better.

• Get to know others who are interested in this issue, making big changes in the way young women see themselves as a result of the onslaught of media messages they see every day.

Volunteers ages 13 and up are welcome. We'd prefer that teenagers ages 13 through 17 come with a parent, guardian, or adult advocate if possible.

We look forward to seeing you on September 10th!

Join us in making a difference this summer in your life and the lives of young women! We can't wait to meet you.

Please try to RSVP by 24 hours before the meeting so we are sure we have enough food: [email protected] or (415) 436-0212.

Official Website: http://www.about-face.org