We’ve come a long way since the Because I am a Girl campaign launched in Canada back in September (check out the video here)!
Documentary Tour
This fall, Simonee, Liz, Torey and Jon travelled across Canada interviewing hundreds of girls about adversity and strength in their every day lives for the Because I am a Girl movie. [...]
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2009: Because I am a Girl in Review
Gender discrimination is in Canada too.
Yesterday some girls told us about the different ways they’ve experienced gender discrimination. One told us of how she plays hockey with boys. The boys make fun of her for being a girl and whisper about her being weak. Another girl said she challenged a boy in her class who said ‘girls should only be [...]
What Does “GIRLS RIGHTS” Really Mean?
I have been an advocate of Girls Rights since before I knew what “Girls Rights” meant.
My mother left home when she was fourteen. She faced abuse at the hands of my father. She raised three children as a single parent, without a high school degree, on government assistance. She was an amazingly capable mother, and [...]
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After the show yesterday in Thunder Bay when Masia One and Eternia were signing autographs, I sat down in a chair and exhaled. A student walked up to me and said “Woah, you totally had a sad look on your face right then.”
I didn’t want to admit it to her, but I was. For a [...]
Picture time!
Eternia, me and Masia at Holy Name of Mary CHS in Brampton.
Masia came in from L.A. for the tour, so she was happy to see this California sweater in Brechin!
Kyle is our tour driver. I don’t know why he’s holding up forty bucks but I do know he used some of the money to [...]
School Tour and Documentary Film Sneak Peek
The Because I am a Girl documentary film crew has wrapped up its month-long, cross country trip but we’re not sitting still.
The 411 TV:Because I am a Girl School Tour has just hit the road in Ontario with a cool concert and mock live-to-TV Talk Show to keep building the buzz on how investing in [...]
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