05/13/2022
Today, we're shining a light on Jamia Wilson, dear friend, and guest teacher at our in-person @omegainstitute retreat this July, who will be working with us to explore storytelling as community action.
Jamia is an award-winning feminist activist, writer, speaker, and podcaster. She joined Random House as vice president and executive editor in 2021. As the former director of the The Feminist Press at the The City University of New York and the former VP of programs at the Women's Media Center, Jamia has been a leading voice on women’s rights issues for over a decade. Her work has appeared in numerous outlets, including The New York Time the Today Show, CNN, ELLE, BBC, Rookie, Refinery29, Glamour, Teen Vogue, and Washington Post.
She is the author of This Book Is Feminist, Young, Gifted, and Black, the introduction and oral history in Together We Rise: Behind the Scenes at the Protest Heard Around the World, Step Into Your Power: 23 Lessons on How to Live Your Best Life, Big Ideas for Young Thinkers, ABC's of AOC, and the co-author of Roadmap for Revolutionaries: Resistance, Advocacy, and Activism for All.
Jamia is passionate about mission-driven organizations and serves on the Omega Institute, Feminist.com and Center for Reproductive Rights boards, and the St. Timothy's School Advisory Council. She is also the co-host of the second season of the Anthem Award-winning podcast, Ordinary Equality.
Join us July 17-22 and learn from Jamia, and and some of our favorite writers, teachers, and healers. Visit the link below to learn more and reserve your spot today. 👇
https://www.eomega.org/workshops/narrative-healing