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<P>Next Tuesday, join us in Brooklyn for the second talk in our Give A Damn series, in which well spotlight fearless creatives that found a way to speak to an underserved audience through their unique storytelling approaches.</P>
<P>Huges Rachael Feinman will lead a Q&A with Jessica Grose (editor-in-chief of <A HREF="http://www.lennyletter.com/" TARGET="_blank" REL="noopener noreferrer noopener nofollow noopener noreferrer nofollow nofollow noreferrer nofollow">Lenny Letter</A>), Matt DAvella (an award-winning filmmaker known for the documentary <A HREF="https://minimalismfilm.com/" TARGET="_blank" REL="noopener noreferrer noopener nofollow noopener noreferrer nofollow nofollow noreferrer nofollow">Minimalism</A>), & Deva Pardue (the graphic designer of <A HREF="https://www.the-wing.com/" TARGET="_blank" REL="noopener noreferrer noopener nofollow noopener noreferrer nofollow nofollow noreferrer nofollow">The Wing </A>and <A HREF="https://forallwomankind.com/" TARGET="_blank" REL="noopener noreferrer noopener nofollow noopener noreferrer nofollow nofollow noreferrer nofollow">For All Womankind</A>),about how to approach storytelling effectively to communicate a passion & develop a following.</P>
<P><STRONG>Speakers:</STRONG></P>
<P><A HREF="http://www.jessicagrose.com/" TARGET="_blank" REL="noopener noreferrer noopener nofollow noopener noreferrer nofollow nofollow noreferrer nofollow">Jessica Grose</A> is the editor-in-chief of <A HREF="http://www.lennyletter.com/" TARGET="_blank" REL="noopener noreferrer noopener nofollow noopener noreferrer nofollow nofollow noreferrer nofollow">Lenny</A>, the email newsletter from Lena Dunham & Jenni Konner. She was formerly a senior editor at <A HREF="http://www.slate.com/" TARGET="_blank" REL="noopener noreferrer noopener nofollow noopener noreferrer nofollow nofollow noreferrer nofollow">Slate</A>. She is the author of the novels <A HREF="https://www.amazon.com/Soulmates-Novel-Jessica-Grose/dp/0062391577/" TARGET="_blank" REL="noopener noreferrer noopener nofollow noopener noreferrer nofollow nofollow noreferrer nofollow">Soulmates</A> & <A HREF="https://www.amazon.com/Sad-Desk-Salad-Jessica-Grose/dp/0062188348/" TARGET="_blank" REL="noopener noreferrer noopener nofollow noopener noreferrer nofollow nofollow noreferrer nofollow">Sad Desk Salad</A>, & her essays & journalism have appeared in The New York Times, Elle, Businessweek, Fast Company, & many other publications.</P>
<P><A HREF="http://www.devapardue.com/" TARGET="_blank" REL="noopener noreferrer noopener nofollow noopener noreferrer nofollow nofollow noreferrer nofollow">Deva Pardue</A> is a Brooklyn-based graphic designer, originally from the Republic of Ireland. She is a graduate of the School of Visual Arts in New York from which she holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts. She worked at <A HREF="http://www.pentagram.com/" TARGET="_blank" REL="noopener noreferrer noopener nofollow noopener noreferrer nofollow nofollow noreferrer nofollow">Pentagram Design</A> in New York from 2012 to 2016 under the direction of Emily Oberman on a variety of identity & editorial design projects for clients such as the <A HREF="https://www.the-wing.com" TARGET="_blank" REL="noopener noreferrer noopener nofollow noopener noreferrer nofollow nofollow noreferrer nofollow">The Wing</A>, NBC, & the Minneapolis Institute of Art. In 2016 Deva founded <A HREF="https://forallwomankind.com/" TARGET="_blank" REL="noopener noreferrer noopener nofollow noopener noreferrer nofollow nofollow noreferrer nofollow">For All Womankind</A>, a design initiative for fempowerment, which raised over $12,000 in five months for organizations working to advance women's rights. Deva's client list currently includes the nonprofit organizations <A HREF="http://www.arttable.org/" TARGET="_blank" REL="noopener noreferrer noopener nofollow noopener noreferrer nofollow nofollow noreferrer nofollow">ArtTable</A>, a program for women in the arts, & <A HREF="http://girlsbuildla.weebly.com/" TARGET="_blank" REL="noopener noreferrer noopener nofollow noopener noreferrer nofollow nofollow noreferrer nofollow">Girls Build LA</A>, an initiative for young girls to close the gender gap in STEM fields.</P>
<P><A HREF="http://www.mattdavella.com/" TARGET="_blank" REL="noopener noreferrer noopener nofollow noopener noreferrer nofollow nofollow noreferrer nofollow">Matt DAvella</A>is a Brooklyn-based commercial & documentary filmmaker. Hes best known for directing <A HREF="https://minimalismfilm.com/" TARGET="_blank" REL="noopener noreferrer noopener nofollow noopener noreferrer nofollow nofollow noreferrer nofollow">Minimalism: A Documentary About the Important Things</A>. The film won Best Documentary at the Fort McMurray International Film Festival & was one of the highest-grossing indie docs of 2016. Hes the host of <A HREF="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-ground-up-show/id1203518464?mt=2" TARGET="_blank" REL="noopener noreferrer noopener nofollow noopener noreferrer nofollow nofollow noreferrer nofollow">The Ground Up Show</A> on iTunes, a podcast that encourages creatives to overcome doubt & execute on their vision.</P>
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