public because i think this is cool and important.
Self-proclaimed "Evil Lesbian Media Whore" and fat activist Stacy Bias has just announced an amazing new project and she needs your help.
The project is a book. Starting August 31st, I'm leaving Portland for
what, ideally, will be a disjointed but ultimately 6-month long trek
across the USA and some parts international (as many as I can afford,
financially and energetically), during which time I will be
interviewing 150+ women of size with the ultimate goal of
fictionalizing the least and most-common threads into a series of
monologues for stage performance. The working title of the book is
"FatGirl Speaks."
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My goal is to map the experience of fat in a way that is human, has a
face, a heart, a mind, a body and a voice. My goal is to listen and
repeat - the good and the bad, the hard and the joyful and everything
in between - in a way that may ultimately bring compassion to folks who
don't understand, but more importantly, will allow the folks who are
hearing their own words echoed back to them across the pages or from
the stage, fall in love with themselves and each other just a little
more.
Stacy needs places to stay when she travels, interview subjects, advice, advertising assistance and general support. If you can help her in any way, follow the link below to read more about her project.
Stacy's LJ.
Please post about Stacy's project in your own journal, community, message boards, etc. Copying and pasting this post is just fine.
In other news, I am so happy.