OBJECT coalesced in the spring of 2007, inspired by the feminist consciousness-raising sessions begun in the late ‘60s.  Based in Los Angeles, the confab was sparked when some of its founding members objected to billboards promoting the film “Captivity” that presented graphic depictions of violence against women.  The subsequent removal of the offensive images provided a lightbulb moment, reminding OBJECT’s initial objectors that they have the power to effect positive change.  It also suggested that this power could be realized by other women and used for further good.  The next step was The Conversation.

The Conversation is a safe space in which all women and girls are invited to explore the many and varied meanings of female empowerment.  Through The Conversation, we are committed to sharing perspectives, breaking barriers and striving for understanding.  We believe in the art of conversation and that all OBJECT’s participants are artists.  We trust in conversation for conversation’s sake.  There are no stupid questions or wrong answers.  There are no taboos.  There is no judgment.  There is only our mutual growth in the hothouse of open communication.

L.A. OBJECT’s participants, who meet casually once a month to have The Conversation, are writers, teachers, producers, activists, mothers, actors, publicists, students, visual artists, entertainment executives and achievers in other fields representing a broad spectrum of ages, backgrounds and beliefs.

OBJECT in the News:

Changing perceptions: Media-savvy femmes work to reverse sterotypes - Variety

OBJECT presents Lady Party - Metromix, Los Angeles