This talk was given in June 2013 at BlogHer in Chicago --

1. What You Learn When
You Speak Out

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What You Learn When You Speak Out
LORI DURON, Raising My Rainbow, @RaisingRainbow
ADRIA RICHARDS, But You’re a Girl, @adriarichards
MIR KAMIN, Woulda Coulda Shoulda, @wantnot
PRESENTERS

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Adria Richards

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4 years old

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11 years old

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My journey of speaking out
• Took improv comedy workshop
• Surrounded myself with extroverts
• Started blogging and creating videos

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“I really hope someone rapes you”
“I hope I can find Adria, kidnap her, put a torture bag over
her head and shoot a .22 subsonic round right into her
fucking skull.”
“Make her pay. Make her obey.”“Kill her.”
“You better watch out you Jewish piece of trash”
“She looks like a porchmonkey.”

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“For those not paying attention @adriarichards has been a diamond at the
axis of developer community since she came here, and we stand by her.”
@kevinmarks
“Let me be very clear: what is being done to @adriarichards
is unacceptable. Period. End if discussion.”
@katrynfinney
“It's been my firm belief that @adriarichards was pulled into
social dynamics that she did not intend or deserve.”
@dakami

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Inspiring others to speak out
• How Adria Richards Spoke For Me - Dani Alexis
• Dear Fellow Geeks: WTF - Alexis Ohanian
• Online Threats Against Women Aren’t Trivia - Soraya Chemaly
• Death by 1000 cuts - Estelle Weyl
• A White Boy's Observations of Sexism & Adria Fiasco - MarkCC

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Treyvon Martin
1995 - 2012

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Thank you
Email:
adria@butyoureagirl.lcom
Flickr Creative Commons photo credits:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/peterjsieger/5544377398/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/37657778@N07/4534585117/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/14420066@N08/3558357110
http://www.flickr.com/photos/84496435@N00/135112546/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/27197915@N08/6789480392/