Hot Tubbin' For Justice

My friend Julie and I attended the v. 26 of the Pecha Kucha Vancouver series titled: Women Transforming Cities .  The Vogue Theatre was ram jammed with people - yep I said people. While the audience was mostly made up of women I was pleasantly surprised at the number of men attending this session. Our seats were fairly high up but we got a clear view of the stage. A band called Onelife was playing and they were great!  The line up of presenters was really eclectic and I was excited to see the evening unfold. I have never been to a pecha kucha before - the format is 20 slides shown for 20 seconds each so each presentation is just over 6 minutes long. The evening started with a bang with Ellen Woodsworth. A former city councillor and founder of COPE she asked us all - what is your dream for an idea city for women and girls? She was followed by Chantelle Buffie and Sonam Swurup - two young and passionate firecrackers who were described as having "private sector brains" a