[ March 29, 2011; 3:15 pm to 4:30 pm. ] GALS students meet to continue working on their campaigns, brainstorming ideas, presenting findings. Freire Charter School.
Tuesday, March 29, 3:15 PM – 4:30 PM.
On Wednesday March 16, a WCI staff member attended the Independent Television Service (ITVS) screening of Pushing the Elephant, a documentary film produced by Arts Engine / Big Mouth Films. The film follows the story of a Congolese refugee and human rights activist who reunites with a child she’s not seen since the family [...]
This week, we welcome guest blogger Kaylynn Palaio. Before interning at WCI, Kaylynn spent time in Guatemala, inspiring her to merge her interests in women’s equality and Latin American culture to write this piece about the upcoming Guatemalan elections. Kaylynn’s blog raises interesting, perhaps even controversial questions about women’s leadership, the issue around which [...]
2005 was a landmark year for Afghan women as the first parliamentary elections in 35 years were held with a significant number of women able to compete and win seats. In the more recent September 2010 elections, an even greater number of women campaigned; some sources indicated a doubling of candidates.
Throughout both election years, the [...]
Social Media day at GALS was held on Saturday, February 26! The students learned how to use social media to build advocacy campaigns. In addition, they were inspired to ask in-depth questions about the implications of online messaging.
To get started, the WCI staff introduced the girls to online social media concepts and tools, including [...]
[ March 24, 2011; 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ] WCI is proud to present an exciting event in honor of Women’s History Month! In coordination with the Pennsylvania Women’s Campaign Fund, on Thursday March 24, we will screen the award-winning documentary film Enemies of Happiness (Eva Mulvad, 2006), to be followed by a panel discussion featuring our very own Marjorie Margolies.
Synposis of the film [...]
Paula Introduces Herself
On Saturday February 26, the GALS were visited by girls’ leadership coach, Paula Singer. Paula joined the group activities, listened to the girls’ brainstorming, and shared her reflections with our WCI staff. Here’s what she had to say:
“When I walked into the room, I was really impressed with the many bright faces of [...]
[ March 15, 2011; 3:15 pm to 4:30 pm. ] GALS students meet to continue working on their campaigns, brainstorming ideas, presenting findings. Freire Charter School.
Tuesday, March 15, 3:15 PM – 4:30 PM.
[ March 8, 2011; 3:15 pm to 4:15 pm. ] GALS students meet today to work on their advocacy campaigns.
Tuesday March 8, 3:15 PM – 4:30 PM at Freire Charter School.
[ March 26, 2011; 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. ] It’s “Public Speaking” day at GALS! The students will spend the day participating in fun, interactive trainings equipped to prepare them to speak in front of large groups and cameras.
Saturday March 26, 9 AM – 3 PM.
Lunch and refreshments will be served.
