I'm so excited to announce that I'm working with the Berkeley Public Library to curate a 100% free Fat Positive Summer Festival this June and July! Fat Positive Summer Festival in Berkeley, CA - June 22 - July 3 Lose Hate Not Weight: A Critical Examination of Diet Culture Claremont Branch, 2940 Benvenue Ave. Wednesday June 22nd 6:30pm-7:30pm In this 60 minute lecture Virgie Tovar – author, expert and lecturer – offers a primer on the history and sociopolitical realities of our cultural obsession with weight loss. The story of modern day “Diet Culture” didn’t begin with juicing or cleanses, but rather over 200 years ago with the inventor of the graham cracker. Fat Positive Shorts Tarea Hall Pittman South Branch, 1901 Russell St. Thursday June 30th 7:00pm-8:30pm A selection of short films designed to challenge our understanding of fatness:
Freedom from Fat Shame! A Reading + Discussion North Branch, 1170 The Alameda Saturday July 2nd 7:00pm-9:00pm Virgie Tovar has assembled a group of incisive writers and activists for an evening of body liberation with readings and personal stories. Let their words smash your feelings of fat-shame and help you foster acceptance in yourself and celebrate diversity your community! Featuring comic artist Casey Gilly, Co-Managing Editor for Everyday Feminism Jezebel Delilah X, poet Baruch Porras-Hernandez, burlesque performer Irene McCalphin, and Dr. Kjerstin Gruys, author of Mirror, Mirror off the Wall. Interview requests should be made to me via e-mail at [email protected]. Further questions about the events can be directed to Jack Baur [email protected] Thanks to our media sponsors Ravishly, Halmoni Vintage, and Wear Your Voice Magazine. Graphic design by Jen Hickman Special thanks to the Berkeley Public Library and Jack Baur for making this festival possible! For more information go to www.BerkeleyPublicLibrary.org |
Virgie Tovar
Virgie Tovar, MA is one of the nation's leading experts and lecturers on fat discrimination and body image. She is the founder of Babecamp (a 4 week online course focused on helping people break up with diet culture) and the editor of Hot & Heavy: Fierce Fat Girls on Life, Love and Fashion (Seal Press, 2012). She writes about the intersections of size, identity, sexuality and politics. See more updates on Facebook. Archives
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