Well good peoples, it’s been a long haul on the http://blog.becauseiamagirl.ca/ tour but every moment has been worth it. As the journey winds down, I wanted to visually update everyone with pieces from the road. We have now arrived in Winnipeg, the last leg of the tour. Along the way I have been bumping into [...]

At one of the school presentations today, a student asked “Isn’t it more relevant to have a Girl’s Rights presentation like this in one of the countries where early marriage and other issues are happening…how is a “Because I Am a Girl” campaign relevant here in Canada?” I told to her that in my travels, [...]

It has been over 6 months since I’ve seen “home” and it is definitely starting to get to be a long journey on the road.  That said, I probably would have become more homesick if my tour mates were not such amazing and interesting individuals!  What better way to celebrate the roles of women and [...]

Just arrived in Golden BC today after 2 shows just outside of Kelowna at George Elliot & Immaculate Highschools.  What a great crowd!  The girls were engaging and gave answers that were both creative and reflective.  Today when asked by Nana how the students would personally become involved in supporting girls rights, one girl piped [...]

It’s been a long time on the road for me, having spent the last 5 months between California & Jamaica recording.  I ended 1 tour across Canada, hopped on a plane to LA to finish my record with Kops & Robbers, then back to Vancouver a couple coffees later to get started on the “Because [...]