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Intersectionality: A Window Into Our Day of the Girl Assembly
Our feminism class during our IDG assembly.(Photo Credit: Laura Hahn) As a fellow classmate of mine so eloquently stated during our International Day of the Girl assembly: “International Day of the...
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A Fierce & Fabulous Day of the Girl
The first-ever International Day of the Girl is happening today. Schools, organizations, and individuals around the world are all signed up to be a part of the celebration. My school, Elisabeth Irwin...
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IDG From The Eyes of a B
Today marks the first International Day of the Girl (IDG). Thursday was chosen because of its memorable date 10/11/12. I like the idea that it seems to emphasize the idea of counting, a skill learned...
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The Intersections of Intersectionality
On Tuesday, October 9, 2012, to celebrate the first International Day of the Girl recognized by the United Nations (officially on October 11th), LREI’s feminism class orchestrated an assembly informing...
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The Voices of Eternity: Celebrating International Day of the Girl
Picture this: You’re a sixteen year old girl, you’re standing on stage, everyone is looking directly at you, all ready to listen and Here I am reading an excerpt from my intersectionality essay for the...
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Bringing Change to Our Community: Reflections on International Day of the Girl
My high school feminism class on International Day of the Girl 2012 (photo credit: Laura Hahn). I was part of organizing and delivering an assembly for International Day of the Girl. This experience...
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Educate the Girls of Our World
International Day of the Girl is a day for girls and boys alike, all around the world, to reflect on the barriers that girls everywhere face in pursuit of getting an education. It is a day to campaign...
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Learning About Myself Through Intersectionality and International Day of the...
Thursday, October 11, 2012 marked the first International Day of the Girl. International Day of the Girl is a movement to empower the advocating of girls’ rights all over the world. My feminism class...
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Making My Life Better Through Feminism
I need feminism because people keep telling me to “stop cursing,” “act like a lady,” “don’t dress like a slut,” etc. And I’m sick of it! (photo credit: Ileana Jiménez) I think I’ve always been a...
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Discovering My Feminist Toolbox
I need feminism because I cannot accept how prevalent injustice has become. (photo credit: Ileana Jiménez). I need feminism because I cannot accept how prevalent injustice has become in our society. I...
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Transforming Silence into Language and Action on International Day of the Girl
Reading my personal essay during our school’s assembly on International Day of the Girl (photo credit: Lexie Clinton). Audre Lorde proclaims in her essay entitled, “The Transformation of Silence to...
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The Fierce Activism of Feminist Theatre in Slut: The Play
October 11, 2013 marked the second commemoration of the International Day of the Girl Child, established on December 19, 2011 by the United Nations General Assembly with Resolution 66/170. My feminism...
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Turning Silence into Action: One Boy’s Reflection on International Day of the...
Here I am reading a poem I wrote for International Day of the Girl (photo credit: Lexie Clinton). When I first learned that our feminism class was going to be sharing our intersectionality essays in...
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Week of the Girl: One Boy’s Reflection on Becoming Inspired by International...
Reading my intersectionality piece at our International Day of the Girl assembly (photocredit: Lexie Clinton). Friday, October 11, 2013 marked the second annual International Day of the Girl. Many...
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We are Not Alone: Educating Girls, Educating Myself
Here I am reading a personal story during our feminism class assembly on International Day of the Girl (photo credit: Lexie Clinton). Did you know that 66 million girls are out of school globally? Did...
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Slut: The Play and the Word “Slut”
Image credit: http://sluttheplay.com Slut: The Play is about sixteen-year-old Joey Del Marco who has a life-altering Friday night out after having been raped by her high school friends. Joey speaks up...
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Feminism Has Changed Me: Claiming My Black Latina Identity
Here I am sharing my Intersectionality piece at our International Day of the Girl Assembly (photo credit: Lexie Clinton). Throughout the last few weeks, I have been introduced to a powerful movement...
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Feminism: Educating and Empowering Girls to Change the World
Here I am (middle) with my feminist classmates at the UN for International Day of the Girl (photo credit: Ileana Jiménez). When you grow up surrounded by certain “privileges,” such as access to a good...
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Stopping Slut-Shaming and Supporting Girls’ Education for International Day...
Here I am speaking at the International Day of the Girl assembly at my school (photo credit: Lexie Clinton). Within just a few short weeks, the Fierce and Fabulous: Feminist Women Writers, Artists, and...
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Discovering Why I Need to Tell Myself I Am a Feminist Every Day
This is only one of the many reasons that I NEED feminism. Photo Credit: Ileana Jimenez I need feminism because my gender should not stop me from doing anything that I could possibly want to do or...
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