Dream it,Be it:
Career support for [maui's] girls
SOROPTIMIST OF MAUI PRESENTS
MISS REPRESENTATION \\ WORKSHOP \\ VOLUNTEER \\ MENTORSHIP
"Miss Representation advocates that all people should be equally represented in our media, that our voices should be heard, and that we should be valued for our talents, capacity as leaders, and ability to contribute to the world at large."
FRIDAY, SEP 9
Iao Theater
7pm-9pm
\\MISS REPRESENTATION COMMUNITY MOVIE SCREENING & PANEL DISCUSSION
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FREE to the community!
AMAZING PANELISTS:
Judge Rhonda Loo
Sharon Suzuki from Maui Electric
Chef Cheech Shurilla from
UH Maui College
- Sign up via Eventbrite
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If you are interested in the documentary but are unable to attend this free event, you can also rent the movie for your home or classroom.
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Because the movie is recommended for ages 14+, not all workshop participants are required to attend the community screening.
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Miss Representation exposes how mainstream media and culture contribute to the underrepresentation of women in positions of power and influence... because "You can't be what you can't see".
Consider This: from the Representation project
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In a climate of a 24-hour media cycle and the proliferation of infotainment and reality TV, media has become the predominant communicator of cultural values and gender norms, telling us all who we can and cannot be...
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Media provides a disproportionate number of images of women as young, white, heterosexual, and underweight.
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Through media and advertising, boys get the message that they should be violent, in control, unemotional, and that women should be treated like objects and second class citizens.
