Anya Cordell

 Programs:

           - Healing from 'Appearance-ism'

           - Transforming your view of You--AS IS

           - Appearances are misleading, tackling stereotypes

           - Allying with the 'Other' (even the one in the mirror)

           - Countering racism, hate, self-hatred, teasing, bullying

         - Crossing religious and ethnic divides

           - Reclaiming self-esteem after changes to appearance

           - Re-evaluating how media shapes our attitudes

           - Recontextualizing anti-Muslim media messages

         - RACE: An OPEN & SHUT Case

              turning presumptions about "race" upside down

            - and more          

"Her stories will leave you forever changed,

with the hope of the way the world could be."

Director, United Nations Liaison Office 

Featured program:

RACE:  An Open & Shut Case

(Can We Judge a Book By Its Cover?)

(Photo to right >>)



Read:

 "Where the Anti-Muslim Path Leads"

View a program:

"An Ally's Journey; Standing Up to Stereotyping, Islamophobia, Xenophobia & 'Appearance-ism'" 

More programs:

"Standing Up to 'Appearance-ism', Sterotyping and Bias"

 ~

"Critical Inner Voices & Stereotyping--BE Gone!"

Transforming 'inner' & 'outer' bullies

~

"Standing Up To Teasing & Bullying"

(See photo at bottom of page)

 Spirit of Anne Frank

Award Recipient

bestowed by The Anne Frank Center for Mutual Respect

Author:

RACE: An OPEN & SHUT Case



 Read: these pieces and more by and about Anya, in the Huffington Post:

"Burkini Bans, Muslim 'Hygiene', and the Holocaust"

"Islamophobia; Why Care or Take a Stand?"

"Shall We Dance...with Intolerance, Islamophobia, Xenophobia & Hate?"

                     "Would You                          Let A Muslim Save Your Life?"

"A Headscarf, United Airlines,     Mother Teresa and a Soda Can"

       "Mandela, the Refrigerator Hum, & the Spirit of UBUNTU"

"The ABC's of Who Should Marry;        H is for HUMAN"

"Finding Our Superpower To Fight Super Hate, Bullies, Despots"

Read:

piece on hate in the Washington Post

Read:

"Sikhs Bearing Pizza" 

"Grieving in a Sea of Sikhs"

Are you concerned with any appearance-related issues,

such as size, shape, color, ethnicity, fashion, religious bias, etc.?

Do you feel self-conscious about your appearance?

Do you ever find yourself judging others based on appearance?

 Are you concerned about

teasing, bullying, stereotyping,

racism, age-ism, self-hatred, eating disorders,

bias, intolerance, and xenophobia of all kinds?

Are you looking for solutions, and ways to transform or teach these challenging issues?

Are you coping with

changes in appearance

in relation to

health issues, medical procedures, or aging?

Anya will transform your self-esteem

and your views of others, in the most surprising ways. 

Anya was a beauty-obsessed teen

who grew into a passionate, powerful, award-winning spokesperson

against what she calls

“APPEARANCE-ISM”

(appearance-based judging, even of ourselves)

and the ways in which certain groups become designated as 'Other'

&

How "Appearance-ism" is a key to compassion for ourselves and others

How we can find our voice to counter stereotyping and all sorts of bias.

Her unique programs, work, and anti-bias activism

have been recognized by national media,

including USA Today, The Washington Post, Chicago Public Radio,

ABC-TV's "Someone You Should Know", and many more.  She is the recipient of the

 Spirit of Anne Frank Award

conferred by The Anne Frank Center for Mutual Respect

 Her passionate work has led to friendships with families of innocent hate-crime victims,

assaulted and murdered on the basis of appearance,

and to activism on a national level.

Her extraordinary story,

surprising responses, strategies, creativity and humor  

inspire everyone to claim their natural worth, 

“AS IS”

and to feel comfortable

with their image in the mirror and in the world.

And you will find a strength, an attitude, and a voice against bias you have never had before.

(Be sure to see the "About Us" page

to find out why 'life in a body' is a key to transformation.)

Comments from participants:

“I was moved by your courage to show your pictures.

That takes a lot of guts.”

“Now I’m ok in my own skin.”

“Your work is awesome & commendable. 

You should be cloned."

“This rocked.  You're a powerful speaker."

"You inspired me to change my first impressions of people." 

"It made me realize how much time I spend on my appearance,

rather than the important things."

Email:  info[at]Appearance-ism[dot]com  or Call:  847-331-6022

Best answer to teasing & insults:

"I'm happy the way I am"

(Especially if you mean it!  Anya inspires you to mean it!)