http://jessmccabe.co.uk Wed, 21 Jul 2010 18:29:37 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Only a few weeks until UK Feminista's Summer School. Alas, the weekend of training for activists is fully booked. But if you are already signed up, I'll be on the 'Women and Media' panel with Hannah Pool and Kira Cochrane. http://jessmccabe.co.uk/?p=38 [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Image by Shirin K. A. Winiger and shared under a Creative Commons license on Flickr"][/caption] Most of us are well-trained in working in a hierarchy - particularly in our workplaces. When we get involved in groups or organisations structured in other ways, it can be a challenge. Being part ... http://jessmccabe.co.uk/?p=26 Environmental Finance magazine - where I am senior staff writer - had a recent redesign, and it is now possible to register for free and read many of the news stories I am writing there. Features are still behind a subscriber-only pay-wall, however, just for example, here is one of ... http://jessmccabe.co.uk/?p=21 [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Audience at Feminism in London 2009"][/caption] I'm an amateur not a professional photographer, but it is satisfying to volunteer my services for interesting events. This year I was one of the official photographers at the Feminism in London conference. See the whole set here. http://jessmccabe.co.uk/?p=17 A rare chance arose to combine the two halves of my professional life: covering climate change issues as a journalist and writing commentary from a feminist perspective. You can read my post on The Guardian's Comment is Free site here: Population control is not what makes climate change a feminist issue I've occasionally ... http://jessmccabe.co.uk/?p=14 The magazine I work for, Environmental Finance, does not currently publish much of our content online - but one of my recent features about sustainable banking was put up this month as a sample feature (meaning, to entice readers to subscribe and give a sense of our coverage). It's looking at ... http://jessmccabe.co.uk/?p=11 This little site is here to be an online portfolio for my writing work. I'll be posting links to my published writing here in future - in the meantime, here's some background on where I'm coming from: Blogging I am the editor of The F-Word, an online magazine and blog for, by ... http://jessmccabe.co.uk/?p=5