Last August I came across a site that I found very interesting. It was called the Fat Activist Network. This site was a social networking site that was dedicated to connecting those in the struggle for fat rights. A Facebook for big people with big ideas.

At the beginning of April I received an email as did the other 300+ members stating that the network would soon close due to the fact the the service hosting the site was going to start charging for the use of the space.

I was disheartened over the email as I thought the site was a great idea and could do wonders in advancing the movement. At the same time, I had a friend who hosted another network on the same host and he stated he was moving his site to another host who offered free hosting. When I heard this new I emailed one of the administrators, Krissy Durden (the other administrator is Carrie Padian of the Fat Rights Coalition) and let her know of the opportunity.

After sharing how I felt about the site, my ideas for expansion and several emails, Krissy and Carrie decided that I should be the one to continue the work that they had started.

As of Friday May 14th, I officially took over as director of the Fat Activist Network.

There is a lot of work ahead of me. Not only do I have to move the entire network, but I have to implement changes before the relaunch.

Some of the changes involved will be of course the move itself, expanding the network to included not just activists but advocates (yes, there is a difference) a possible name change (to reflect the expansion) and then the promotion and relaunch.

When the new site opens, I hope that you will come by, join and participate heavily.

Although we will not be accepting any new members until the new site opens (and it will have a new URL with the relaunch) if you would like to visit the site you can do so by clicking here.

I want to thank Krissy and Carrie for the faith they are showing in me and I hope I can build on the work they started.