Capital Geek Girls News Update

We’ve had some exciting news this month at Capital Geek Girls. Let’s walk through it!

CGG IS PRESENTING AT OTTAWA COMIC CON!

Join us at the Ottawa Comic Con to attend our workshop, The Girl’s Guide to Being Geeky! In this session, CGG Editor, Jordan Danger, will walk you through a how-to guide of being a geek or taking your geekdom to the next level. Special focus on some of the unique experiences, barriers, upsides, and challenges of being a woman in the geek world will be addressed. Can’t wait to see you there!

WE’RE FAMOUS: OUR DOCUMENTARY!

Local filmmaker Emma Paling created a five minute documentary about the Capital Geek Girls. You can check it out right here:

It was tons of fun, and you get to meet a few of our geek girl writers!

IN THE NEWS: SUPPORTING HOLLABACK’S WORK AT COMIC CON

Your CGG fearless Editor Jordan Danger was also quoted in this recent article about harrassment at comic cons. The article highlights that Hollaback Ottawa will be presenting a workshop at the convention about harrassment. You can read the article here. 

IN THE NEWS AGAIN: THE GEEK GIRL EXPERIENCE

Here’s another news story (video this time) in Ottawa’s Centretown News, about the geek girl experience..and yes, we’re interviewed in it again! Here’s the link. 

FOR GIRLS WHO LOVE BLOGGING GEEKS

The annual Blog Out Loud Ottawa event is taking place this April 29^th at the Knox Presbyterian Church downtown, from 6:30-on. This event features blog posts read out loud by the authors themselves, who have been selected by jury to provide a wide range of fun and interesting readings. CGG Editor Jordan Danger will be reading a piece from the ‘mother blog’ of CGG (her original blog), GirlCrafted.com. The event is free and lots of fun!

STAY TUNED, FOLKS…

Same bat time, same bat channel. You never know where we’ll pop up next!

Media Release: The CGG Launch Party!

January 20 2014

MEDIA ADVISORY

Ottawa – On February 2^nd 2014, locally-initiated group Capital Geek Girls is officially launching its online blogazine with a kick-off party hosted by FutureShop Merivale. Videogames played on the big screen TVs after hours will be the main activity, and guests can meet the editor, authors, and other Capital Geek Girls supporters.

CapitalGeekGirls.com is a fanclub that works to further the inclusion of girls and women in geeky pursuits (eg videogames, comic books, sci-fi, fantasy, Magic the Gathering, boardgaming, etc). CGG began after numerous reports of harassment, bullying, and exclusion of women in the geek world. The club began one year ago, run entirely via its Facebook page, by local author and geek Jordan Danger. The group grew quickly in popularity and will now offer its own online blog/magazine (blogazine). The launch party, hosted by FutureShop on Merivale road, kicks off the blogazine’s inception.

WHEN: Sunday Feb 2^nd, 2014 6pm-9pm

              Welcome address at 7pm by Jordan Danger, Editor of CapitalGeekGirls.com

WHERE: FutureShop, 1695 Merivale Rd, Ottawa

WHAT: Free launch party with after hours videogaming on the big screens, door prizes,

mingling, treats, and more.

WHO: The editor and writers of the CapitalGeekGirls.com blogazine, girls and guys who support women in geeky pursuits. (All genders welcome.)

For more information, go to:

www.capitalgeekgirls.com

facebook.com/capitalgeekgirls

e: capitalgeekgirls@gmail.com

Editor’s blog: www.GirlCrafted.com

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