Christmas Re-Cap
December 28, 2006 | Leave a CommentPosted by admin | Filed Under Erin Weed's Blog
Yesterday I returned from a whirlwind Christmast extravaganza. Last Thursday I flew to Chicago to spend some quality time with my friends and family. This has been such an insane year that I can’t remember the last time I visited just for fun. (There was always a GFB related event going on…) Clearly in ‘07 I’ll do a better job of hangin’ with my peeps. Anywho, after a 5 hour flight delay I finally got into O’Hare. Had a total blast over the 4 day visit, and I especially loved chillin’ with my little niece, Haylee. How cute is she?
On Christmas Day I woke up at 6am to catch a flight to meet up with my hubby at his parents place in Florida. Flying on Christmas is really low key. However, I flew into a tornado warning while landing and thought we were all goners. (Top 3 scariest landings in Weed Travel History…very impressive. We had a few screamers. You know, those people that scream during the massive bumps, “We’re all gonna die!!!” And then someone else yells back, “Shut up!!!!” Very unnerving.) But all ended well, and I had a lovely visit at the in-laws. As I have mentioned in the past, my mom-in-law has breast cancer. She is in the midst of chemotherapy right now and doing well. She tells me that when she gets the chemo, she envisions little people with swords wearing Girls Fight Back t-shirts kicking some serious cancer ass. Now that’s what I call some positive visualization!
December Greeting
December 18, 2006 | Leave a CommentPosted by admin | Filed Under Erin Weed's Blog
Today I sent the December e-newsletter.
Photo Shoot
December 17, 2006 | Leave a CommentPosted by admin | Filed Under Erin Weed's Blog
Tomorrow I’m sending out the annual holiday e-card from Girls Fight Back to my thousands of subscribers. This year I thought it would be fun to incorporate my pug, Zoe, into the holiday greeting. So I bought her a Santa hat, and we did a photo shoot out in west New Jersey in a wooded area. I thought it would be simple. You know, just put the doggie hat on her, scoop her up and take the picture. Not so much. Zoe wasn’t having it. In fact, the whole thing turned into a big game. So tomorrow the final pic will be sent in the e-card, but here is some behind the scenes action of what it took to make it happen…
Recovering
December 15, 2006 | Leave a CommentPosted by admin | Filed Under Erin Weed's Blog
I was quite sick this week, as if the sheer madness of the past 3 months has finally caught up with me. It’s made me realize that I need to take it a bit slower, at least just for now. And what better way to slow things down than to hang out next to the fireplace with your pug? Okay, so I still have my laptop attached to me…but I’m working on that.
Woman With Purpose
December 10, 2006 | 2 CommentsPosted by admin | Filed Under Erin Weed's Blog
I was honored to hear that I was named the December “Woman With Purpose” by the Leadership Insitute. Thankfully they had already decided that I would be the recipient before seeing the photos of my stellar mechanical bull ride. Read all about it by clicking here.
White Ribbon Blog
December 9, 2006 | Leave a CommentPosted by admin | Filed Under Erin Weed's Blog
Men rock. And I have been personally blessed to have many male friends, mentors and activists take on violence against women. A few lovely Canadian men started an organization called The White Ribbon Campaign, and today they launched a new blog. Check it out.
Violence against women is one of the most serious human rights violations on the planet. Across Canada and around the world, there is a growing momentum for organizing around men’s roles and responsibilities in ending violence against women. “This Blog is an amazing opportunity for us to connect with people working to end gender based violence all around the world. It allows us to respond to current affairs, share resources and best practices, and strengthen the international network. The ability to interact online is also a chance to be inspired by the work around the world, and inspire others to take up the cause.”, states Todd Minerson, Executive Director of the White Ribbon Campaign.
Unite for Change
December 7, 2006 | Leave a CommentPosted by admin | Filed Under Erin Weed's Blog
So my good friends Becca Tieder and Kelly Addington recently started this great new campaign to end sexual assault. They are real crusaders, with Kelly being a survivor and Becca being her best friend. The site has some great resources and even ideas on programming you can do on campus to end sexual assault. Check it out by clicking here.
AFA - New Orleans
December 2, 2006 | Leave a CommentPosted by admin | Filed Under Erin Weed's Blog
Yesterday I traveled from Detroit to New Orleans for the annual Association of Fraternity Advisors conference. This is by far, the most hilarious conference I attend every year. Picture this: a thousand Greek Affairs directors from colleges all over the nation come to one city for a long weekend to learn and kick it with their peeps. And this one was in New Orlelans, so it took the debacle level up a few notches. Each year they have what’s called a speaker showcase. They selected 8 speakers (including myself this year - a huge honor) and we all had to give a 15 minute presentation that kinda summarizes what we do. This is the hardest task as a speaker, especially when your normal program is 90 minutes. But I did what I do best (a little palm-knee-knee if you know what I’m sayin’) and I think the crowd really dug it. I also introduced my new gimmick, which I’ll blog about later…
One of the best things about AFA this year was that I got to cross something off the “List of Things to Do Before I Die.” Oh yeah, I rode the mechanical bull. It was at some bar on Bourbon Street, and when I saw it, I swear it was surrounded by a white light and angels were singing. Truly a blessed moment. I knew it would be mine! Mu ha ha ha! All the people who went before me were drunk girls with their clothes falling off. (i.e, a real crowd pleaser) Me on the other hand, I was totally sober and making a strategy the whole time. Sure enough, that bull was mine, at least for a good 30 seconds. The whole bar was cheering for me. Awesome.