Meet Silvana Arzeno Toledo - THIS Saturday via Zoom

Meet our SPECIAL GUEST 

Silvana Arzeno Toledo

EVP of Global Partnerships 

at WRK/360

Saturday, July 11, 2020
10:00 am - 11:00 am

Silvana will be joining our FAM Committee meeting to answer your child care questions and provide support for work/life balance during COVID and beyond.

Read more about Silvana and WRK/360 here:
https://wrk360.com/about/

RSVP for a Zoom link: animationisfamily@gmail.com

Entertainment is a Family Affair:

 This Week We Highlight

Eva Longoria and Gabrielle Union

for their Support of a

Family-Friendly Industry

Celebrities are speaking out in support of a family-friendly entertainment industry, reports Jennifer Mattern for sheknows.com. Eva Longoria and Gabrielle Union have proven that it's possible and positive to welcome babies on set, in the writers' room, and even on the red carpet. "Union, [husband] Wade and baby Kaavia all made a red-carpet appearance last month as a family at the Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Sports Awards — a pretty good way to make the point." 

The FAM Committee invites Nickelodeon to recognize and support their own working families by adopting the Animation Guild's Parental Leave Policy during our next contract negotiation. Together, we have the power to build a more diverse and inclusive entertainment industry - we just have to take the first step.

#animationisfamily #nickelodeon #union #wade #kaavia #familyleave #parentalleave

FREE Babysitting Swaps through Wana!

This week we're highlighting

WANA FAMILY NETWORK.

Finding childcare in Los Angeles can be a challenge! No one knows this better than entertainment industry families - so we're particularly excited to highlight a babysitting solution created by an industry mom right here in LA: Wana Family Network.

Through Wana, you can swap babysitting time with other families in your neighborhood. Convenient, community-building, friendly, and free...this could be the babysitting solution you've been waiting for.

"You play! They play! 

Trade babysitting with families in your neighborhood."

California neighborhoods included so far...

• Irvine
• LA Crescenta Valley
• LA Eastside
• LA South Bay
• LA Westside

Don't see your neighborhood? Start your own Wana Family Playgroup!

#animationisfamily #babysitting

Have you met Moms-in-Film?

This week, we're highlighting the group Moms-in-Film.

Want to connect with industry parents?
Support gender parity?
Think moms rock?

*** SO DO WE! ***

Moms-in-Film has a vision of an entertainment industry that has complete and total gender parity. Parents, carers of all gender identities and allies are welcome at our child-friendly meet-ups and are encouraged to follow our public Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages to show support.

The Moms-in-Film Facebook Group energizes the careers of mothers in film and television by providing community, advocacy and funding. You may also use this group to find collaborators, hire crew, share childcare and make friends.

Web: http://www.momsinfilm.org
Email: hello@momsinfilm.org
Donate: 501(c)(3)
Chapter Locations: LA, San Francisco, New York, Atlanta, Chicago, and Washington DC

Motherhood in the Industry: A Panel About Parenthood (or not)

THIS SATURDAY, AUGUST 11, 2018
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
At the Dynasty Typewriter (Hayworth Theatre)

2511 Wilshire Blvd.

Los Angeles, CA 90057

What happens to your writing career when you get pregnant? How do you multi-task auditions with childcare? What's the deal with freezing your eggs and IVF? And what if you decide to forgo parenthood entirely?...And are sick and tired of everyone bugging you about it?!

MOTHERHOOD IN THE INDUSTRY is a lecture show seeking to spark the discussion of bridging parenthood with professional careers. Join Tracey Wigfield, Yamara Taylor, Molly Hawkey, and Lesley Tsina, as they dive into the ups, downs, and hard decisions.

Produced by Julia Prescott, Haley Mancini and Diana Wright. 

$12 advance, $14 at the door, TICKET LINK HERE