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Jessica Valenti and Jaclyn Friedman: Believe Me
January 31, 2020 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
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Harvey Weinstein. Brett Kavanaugh. Jeffrey Epstein. Donald Trump. The most infamous abusers in modern American history are being outed as women speak up to publicly expose behavior that was previously only whispered about — and it’s both making an impact, and sparking a backlash. From the leading, agenda-setting feminist editors of Yes Means Yes, Believe Me brings readers into the evolving landscape of the movement against sexual violence, and outlines how trusting women is the critical foundation for future progress.
In Believe Me, contributors ask and answer the crucial question: What would happen if we didn’t just believe women, but acted as though they matter? If we take women’s experiences of online harassment seriously, it will transform the internet. If we listen to and center survivors, we could revolutionize our systems of justice. If we believe Black women when they talk about pain, we will save countless lives.
Moira Donegan is a writer and feminist living in New York. She is an opinion columnist at the Guardian and a former editor of n+1 and the New Republic. Her work has appeared in the New York Times, the London Review of Books, the Paris Review, and elsewhere.
Jaclyn Friedman is a popular speaker and opinion writer and the host of “Unscrewed,” named a Best Sex Podcast by both Marie Claire and Esquire.
Matt Lubchansky is the associate editor of the Nib and a cartoonist and illustrator living in Queens. Their work has appeared in VICE, Eater, Mad magazine, Go-thamist, the Toast, the Hairpin, Brooklyn Magazine, and their long-running webcomic Please Listen to Me. They are the co-author of Dad Magazine.
Soraya Nadia McDonald is a culture critic for the Undefeated and NPR’s Fresh Air. She graduated from Howard University with a degree in journalism. She grew up in North Carolina and now lives in Brooklyn, New York.
Jessica Valenti is a columnist and the author of six books on feminism, politics and culture. Her latest book, Sex Object: A Memoir, was a New York Times bestseller.