Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
06/08/2011
Contact:
Katie Broendel, broendelk@aauw.org
202/785-7761
Lisa Goodnight, goodnightl@aauw.org
202/785-7738
MEDIA ADVISORY: Experts to Discuss Harassment and Bullying at AAUW Panel
Queen Bees and Wannabes Author Rosalind Wiseman to Moderate
WASHINGTON — The American Association of University Women (AAUW) will host a Safe Schools: Bullying and Sexual Harassment in America's Middle Schools panel at its biennial convention on June 19, 2011, at the Renaissance, Washington D.C. Hotel. The panel discussion will address technology-age harassment and bullying issues as well as what teens, parents, and communities can do to prevent these behaviors.
Rosalind Wiseman, an AAUW fellowship recipient, youth expert, and author of Queen Bees and Wannabes — the book that inspired the film Mean Girls — will moderate the panel. The list of panelists includes experts from the American Federation of Teachers, AAUW's Sexual Harassment Task Force, the Ophelia Project, and Men Can Stop Rape. Attendees will also get a preview of an upcoming AAUW report on sexual harassment and bullying in schools.
Who:
Author and youth expert Rosalind Wiseman
American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO Associate Director of Human Rights and Community Relations Connie Cordovilla
Former AAUW Sexual Harassment Task Force Chair Jackie DeFazio
Ophelia Project consultant and former Director of School Programs and Program Development Christine Linkie
Men Can Stop Rape Executive Director Neil Irvin
What:
Safe Schools: Bullying and Sexual Harassment in America's Middle Schools, a 2011 AAUW National Convention panel discussion
When:
Sunday, June 19, 2011, 8–9 a.m.
Where:
Grand Ballroom
Renaissance Washington, D.C. Hotel
999 Ninth St. NW
Washington, DC 20001
Read more about AAUW's convention and programming on our website and Facebook page.
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