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June 2007

GGE's youth organizers, Sisters in Strength, is featured in Village Voice

Thanks to the Village Voice for the great article on the Street Harassment Poster campaign, which was organized by Sisters in Strength. If you didn't read the June 20-26th issue, you can read the article online.

Also, please write in to the Editor to let the paper know what you think about the piece.

March 2006

GGE receives a Union Square Award

November 2006

Happy 5th Birthday, GGE!
How fast we've grown!

 Girls for Gender Equity is celebrating it's 5th Anniversary by holding an Online Charity Auction November 6th-13th, just in time for your holidayshopping! In the past five years, we've touched the lives of thousands ofgirls throughout New York City by providing after-school health andfitness programming; gender respect workshops; self-defense, technology,sexuality education, and economic empowerment programs; a young women'sleadership and community organizing group; workshops for parents andteachers on Title IX and gender equity; and have created a growingexpectation for girls' and women's equality in many NYC public schools.Can you say FABULOUS? We can!

All funds raised in this auction will help to push forward our mission toremove barriers and create opportunities for girls and women to liveself-determined lives.

Over 100 items will be up for bid including:

And so much more with starting bids as low as just $1!!!

Bidding in the online auction begins on November 6th and ends theafternoon of November 13 at Ebay.com. To participate, go to http://myworld.ebay.com/ggenyc/ between November 6th-12th and click on"Items for sale" on the lefthand side of the page.

Don't miss this opportunity to buy some early Holiday Gifts whilesupporting girls' and women's rights! Volunteer with your checkbookbecause every single dollar counts! In solidarity, we will level theplaying field!

If you experience any technical difficulties or have questions about thisfundraiser, please contact Jess at 718-857-1393 or intern@ggenyc.org.


August 2006

First Annual NYC Festival for Gender Equality
Connect! Create! Educate!
(August 27, 2006 11am – 4pm)
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(Brooklyn, NY – July 28, 2006) In a world where boys are still made fun of for wanting to jump double-dutch and girls are still kicked off the basketball courts because they might “break a nail” while playing, Girls for Gender Equity is proud to organize the first New York City Festival for Gender Equality on August 27th 11am – 4pm. Open to all New Yorkers, it will be held at Von King Park in Brooklyn, NY and feature entertainment by musicians, spoken word artists, and theater performers; workshops and other fun activities for children and adults; free food and giveaways; and appearances from local politicians. Over 50 community organizations will participate including Brooklyn Children's Museum, Forest Hills Community House, Global Action Project, Loisaida, New York Police Department, Planned Parenthood, Schomburg Center, Street Harassment Project, and Willie Mae Rock Camp for Girls.

“I feel it's important to have a New York City Festival for Gender Equality as greater awareness needs to be raised around the sexism, harassment and violence girls and women face every day on the street, in playgrounds and schools, at the work place and at home. NYC must come together to let everyone know we will not tolerate discrimination or abuse against girls and women in any form, any time, anywhere,” says Oraia Reid, co-founder of RightRides.

The Gender Equality Festival is a free public event for education, networking, resource sharing, community interaction, arts and recreation. Workshops on a wide variety of topics – responding to street harassment, media literacy, HIV/AIDS, communicating with your child, youth leadership, yoga, health care access, democratic education and more – will be offered throughout the day to children and adults. The Grand Street Campus girls’ soccer team will lead a mother-daughter soccer clinic, where girls and their sisters, mothers, cousins, friends, aunts and grandmothers are all invited to learn basic skills and then show them off in a short game.

Representing local politics at the event are Councilwoman Helen Sears, Democratic Senate nominee Jonathan Tasini, Democratic Congressional candidate Chris Owens, Green Party Lt Governor candidate Alison Duncan, and State Senator Carl Andrews (D). Not to be missed are performances by hip hop artist Carlethal, poet and educator Piper Anderson, singer/songwriter Chris Pureka, activist dance and theater group Zany Angels, queer youth performers Generation Q, and the folk-hip hop hybrid sounds of Mahogany. The afternoon will wind down with a surprise keynote political speaker and a nationally known performer!

All attendees will receive a gift from one of the Festival for Gender Equality Sponsors: Akademics, American Girl, Brooklyn Arts Exchange (BAX), Brooklyn Symphony Orchestra, Brownstone Books, Candle Café, Eva Scrivo Salon, Finetune Pilates Studio, Harriet's Alter Ego, Madame Tussauds NY, Museum of Television & Radio, Palacinka, Pretty Tough Sports, Regal Entertainment, Road's End Organics, St. Marks Bookshop, The Home Spa, Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company.

For more details, contact Jessica at 718-857-1393 or intern@gges.info.


Workshop Schedule
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  Time 9 - 12 Years 13 - 18 Years Adults
Block A 11:00 - 11:30 Girls’ Sports Rock! (#31)

Yoga for Children (#35)		 What Teens Should Know about Dating Abuse and Domestic Violence (#1)

Media Literacy and the Image of Teen Girls in Film and Print (#2)

Sticks and Stones (#16)

Sexual Exploitation, Power and Control in Relationships (#27) *16-18 only

Life Skills for Young Women and Men (#11) *13-21 only		 Art and Media (#15)

Bridging the Gap between Generations (#39)

Life Skills for Young Women and Men (#11) *13-21 only
Block B 11:45 - 12:15 What is Democratic Education? (#5)

What is Puberty? (#11)

Yoga for Children (#36)		 Express Yourself! (#4)

What is Democratic Education? (#5)

Teen Dating Abuse (#8)

Barrier Methods 101 (#9) *16-18 only		 What is Democratic Education? (#5)

Sexual Assault: A Workshop for Women (#12)

How to be a Great Sports Parent and Coach (#32)
Block C 12:30 - 1:00 Arts for Children (#18)

Re-thinking Leadership (#34)*11-14 only		 Teamwork and Community Building (#3)

Budgeting Toward a Goal (#20) *13-15 only

Media and Social Change (#22)

HIV/AIDS and STD Prevention (#23)

Re-thinking Leadership (#34)*11-14 only

Deal with It! Responses to Street Harassment (#37)		 Deal with It! Responses to Street Harassment (#37)

Preparing for a Successful Interview (#41)
Block D 1:15 - 1:45 Are You Listening? (#13)

Budgeting Toward a Goal (#19)		 What is the “Perfect Body” and Why Does Everyone Want it? (#7) *13-15 only

Condom Use for Boys (#10)

99 Problems but Music Ain't One... Or is it? (#14)

Plotting your Revolution on the Internet (#24)

Ending Police Brutality (#25)

HIV/AIDS Awareness (#26)		 Plotting your Revolution on the Internet (#24)

Ending Police Brutality (#25)

HIV/AIDS Awareness (#26)

Parenting Boys/Girls: Joys and Challenges (#30)

Volunteering and Mentoring (#43)
Block E 2:00 - 2:30 Developing Your Own Gender Identity (#40)

Title IX and Girls Athletics (#42)		 Self-Defense for Teen Women and Transyouth (#6)

Myths and Realities of Commercial Sexual Exploitation (#17)

Budgeting Toward a Goal (#21) *16-18 only

Body Image and Self-Esteem (#28)

Bullying and Bias Harassment in Schools (#29)

Youth>Media>Action: How to use Media to Support Social Change (#33)

Do You Know Your Sexual Health Rights? (#38)

Title IX and Girls Athletics (#42)		 Myths and Realities of Commercial Sexual Exploitation (#17)

Bullying and Bias Harassment in Schools (#29)

Youth>Media>Action: How to use Media to Support Social Change (#33)

Title IX and Girls Athletics (#42)

Everyone Has a Story To Tell! (#45)