City Calendar

First Friday: Miss Representation

Friday, November 2nd
Main Reading Room
Wine reception at 6:30pm for pre-registered guests.
Program begins at 7pm.

For adults and high school students.
*Registration is recommended.

Miss Representation, an award-winning documentary directed by Jennifer Siebel Newsom, explores the media's various misrepresentations of women in positions of power and influence in America. Imran Siddiquee, social media director of MissRepresentation.org--the social action campaign of the documentary film--will show a Miss Representation trailer and share clips and strategies behind the campaigns sparked by the film. He'll also talk about using social media to engage consumers to act against offensive media.

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A full screening of Miss Representation will take place at the Mill Valley Public Library on November 15th, 2012.