Wednesday, November 12, 5:30 p.m. ET
Penguin Random House, 1745 Broadway (between 55th & 56th Streets), Cerf-Lane Room
$15 for members; $20 for non-members; $10 for Scholars
Includes wine and light bites.
One in four American women have faced online harassment, and in some countries, this figure rises to a staggering 60% of female internet users. Women journalists, editors, and authors have long been on the front lines of harassment—and rarely get the chance to process it, name it, or strategize together. Our speakers—leaders across media and digital safety—will examine how gendered hate, disinformation, and surveillance shape public discourse and silence truth-tellers. They'll unpack the systems fueling this crisis—and explore how we can protect one another, reclaim our voices, and build safer digital spaces. They will share real tools for resistance, resilience, and repair. Register now to stand with other women in media demanding accountability, safety, and justice online.
Panelists:
Alia Dastagir is an award-winning journalist and former reporter for USA Today. Her work focuses on gender and mental health. Her groundbreaking book, To Those Who Have Confused You to Be a Person, published recently by Crown, explores how language used online can amount to psychological violence, altering women’s identities, careers, and health. Dastagir was one of eight U.S. recipients of the prestigious Rosalynn Carter Fellowships for Mental Health Journalism. She won a first place National Headliner Award for a series on suicide and was awarded the American Association of Suicidology’s Public Service Journalism Award. She has an MFA in Creative Writing from NYU, where she was an Axinn Fellow.
Viktorya Vilk is the Director for Digital Safety and Free Expression at PEN America, which works to protect free expression in the U.S. and worldwide. She created and runs the organization’s Online Abuse Defense Program, which equips writers and journalists with self-defense training and resources, partners with media organizations and publishers to strengthen protections for writers and journalists, and conducts research and advocacy on platform accountability. Her work has been featured in PBS Newshour, The New York Times, Slate, and Harvard Business Review, and she has been a speaker at the Online News Association, RightsCon, International Journalism Festival, Investigative Reporters and Editors, and MozFest. Prior to joining PEN America, she worked on organizational strategy and development at the Art & Global Health Center Africa, a Malawian NGO that advocates for health and human rights through the arts. She has organized exhibitions, developed public programs, managed a collection re-installation project, and created innovative digital platforms showcasing art and architecture at the Jewish Museum, the Clark Art Institute, The Frick Collection, and the Courtauld Gallery.
Moderator:
Jamia Wilson is an award-winning feminist activist, writer, speaker, and podcaster. She joined Random House as Vice President and Executive Editor in 2021. As the former Director of the Feminist Press at the City University of New York and the former VP of Programs at the Women’s Media Center, Jamia has been a leading voice on women’s rights issues for over a decade. Her work has appeared in numerous outlets, including The New York Times, The Today Show, CNN, Elle, the BBC, Rookie, Refinery29, Glamour, Teen Vogue, and The Washington Post. Her most recent book is Make Good Trouble, a look at 70 stories of global activism to inspire young people to take action. She is also the author of This Book Is Feminist, Young, Gifted, and Black, the introduction and oral history in Together We Rise: Behind the Scenes at the Protest Heard Around the World, Step Into Your Power: 23 Lessons on How to Live Your Best Life, Big Ideas for Young Thinkers, ABC's of AOC, and the co-author of Roadmap for Revolutionaries: Resistance, Advocacy, and Activism for All. Jamia serves on the Omega Institute, ERA Coalition, and Center for Reproductive Rights boards, and the St. Timothy’s School Advisory Council. She is also the co-host of the second season of the Anthem Award-winning podcast, Ordinary Equality.
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