4.6 Empathy & Consideration

04/01/21 • 67 min

Selys Rivera considers herself to be a God-loving and social justice-obsessed chica originally from Puerto Rico. She has an undergraduate degree in English Writing and a graduate degree in Social Work. Her main goal is to write to inspire others, give a voice to issues she's passionate about, and help others along the way.

She's currently the author of An Unconscious Mestiza: A Collection of Memoir Stories, Rise in Love: A Poetry Chapbook, and Social Justice Advocacy 101: How to Become a Social Justice Advocate from A to Z. She's also a recipient of an Honorable Mention Award in the 2012 Boston Globe Scholastic Art & Writing Awards for her essay, "I Love You Infinity".

In her free time, you can find her reading any book she can get her hands on, staying up way too late coloring in her adult coloring book, and playing with her red Dachshund named Ketchup.

Website | https://www.worthareadtoo.com
Social Media Handle (FB, IG, Twitter, Goodereads) | @SelysRivera

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In her free time, you can find her reading any book she can get her hands on, staying up way too late coloring in her adult coloring book, and playing with her red Dachshund named Ketchup.

Website | https://www.worthareadtoo.com
Social Media Handle (FB, IG, Twitter, Goodereads) | @SelysRivera

Promo: Drinking and Dancing at the End of the World: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/drinking-and-dance-at-the-end-of-the-world/id1514691356
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4.5 At Your Cervix

At Your Cervix is a soon-to-be released documentary that exposes the unethical ways of teaching pelvic exams & the revolutionary method to make them respectful and pain-free.

Our guest, A'Magine, is Director, Co-Writer, & Producer of At Your Cervix. Amy Jo worked as a Gynecological Teaching Associate in NYC for 10 years, because as a sexual empowerment educator she wanted to impact people who were entering the field of medicine about sexuality. She was host of CherryBomb.com’s web stream program Fresh Advice, developing, researching, writing and performing over 60 episodes on women’s sexuality. She co-wrote and produced the sold-out play Vulvalution: Her Lips Speak in New York’s downtown theatre community among her other one-woman shows. She is author of Woman on Fire: 9 Elements to Wake Up Your Erotic Energy, Personal Power and Sexual Intelligence, co-author of Lesbian Sex Secrets for Men (both Penguin Random House) and contributing author of All About Sex: A Family Resource Guide on Sex and Sexuality. She has produced several short films and this is her first feature. She has produced a large body of work on sexuality, healthy relationships, sexual empowerment, and sexual politics.

At Your Cervix Website | www.atyourcervixmovie.com
At Your Cervix Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/AtYourCervix/

A'Magine Social Media Links
https://www.facebook.com/amyjogoddard.coach/
https://twitter.com/AmyJoGoddard https://www.instagram.com/sexualempowerment/

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4.7 Developing Media Literacy

Vanessa Otero is the creator of the Media Bias Chart, and the Founder and CEO of Ad Fontes Media

A licensed patent attorney in the Denver, Colorado area, Vanessa holds a B.A. in English from UCLA and a J.D. from the University of Denver. Vanessa’s formal education and professional career has centered on analytical reading, writing and reasoning, creating an ideal background for her to create a content analysis methodology for evaluating text.

Alarmed by the unhealthy state of the media ecosystem, Vanessa used her expertise in content analysis to create the original Media Bias Chart in 2016. Then in 2018, she founded Ad Fontes Media to fulfill the need revealed by the popularity of the chart–namely, to meet the demand for a map to help people navigate the complex media landscape, and for comprehensive content analysis of media sources themselves. Today, Ad Fontes Media uses a systematic approach to content analysis in which a team of politically-balanced professional analysts examine and categorize news content creating data that is useful to news consumers, educators, marketers, and even publishers themselves. Ad Fontes also offers training in its content analysis methodology through products and services for educational institutions and for individuals.

Vanessa is on the Board of Directors of Community Radio for Northern Colorado and is on the Advisory Council of Media Literacy Now. Vanessa has also been published or featured in articles and blogs on news literacy, news bias and free speech, social media, and conspiracy theories. These sources have included the Poynter Institute, BigThink, MarketWatch, Lifehacker, City A.M. and more. She is a much sought-after speaker at national news literacy workshops and webinars, and presented a workshop at the Northeast Media Literacy Conference this past fall.

Vanessa is committed to making the world a better place with her passion and belief in decreasing the polarization in our news and our society, as well as educating students, teachers, and the public on the true value of media literacy and the importance of a healthy news ecosystem.

Follow and connect with Vanessa: @vlotero, @adfontesmedia, https://www.facebook.com/adfontesmedia, https://www.linkedin.com/company/adfontesmedia/
Promo: Sarah Wells http://www.liveworkdenver.com/

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