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July 2007

Our Time Press
August 16, 2007 | Volume 12, Number 14
The Local Paper with the Global View From the Village of Brooklyn, New York. “Sexual Politics 101” By Mary Alice Miller

New York Times
July 26, 2007
Subway Harassment Questionnaire Garners a Big Response
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WNBC Ch.4
July 23, 2007
“Street Harassment Not Ok, Girls Say”
Cat Greenleaf Reports for Today In New York - A group of young women and their mentors speak out against "cat-calling" on city streets.
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Hot 97 Radio
July 22, 2007
Hot 97 – Lisa Evers Street Soldiers live from 9pm-10pm

Podcast: GGE on WNYC
July 16, 2007, Girls for Gender Equity, along with Maggie Hadleigh-West who made the anti-street harassment film War Zone, was interviewed By Brian Lehrer of The Brian Lehrer Show on WNYC. "Taking Back the Streets"
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Podcast: GGE on NPR
July 2, 2007, Girls for Gender Equity (GGE) was interviewed By Michel Martin of National Public Radio (NPR) on our Sisters in Strength street harassment campaign...Listen! "Young Women in Brooklyn Fight For Respect"
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The Village Voice
June 19, 2007
'Ayo, shorty!' Brooklyn girls are fighting back against the boys who harass them by Chloé A. Hilliard
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What Now
Summer 2007 | Vol. 34, No. 1
The official newsletter of the National Organization for Women – New York City
“Spotlight on Girls for Gender Equity” by Lauren Estevez

City Limits Weekly
May 14, 2007
“Why a Walk Down the Street Can Require A Lot of Moxie” by Karen Loew
A group of teens is calling attention to an everyday problem that can be a serious one.
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The Villager
April 25 - May1, 2007 | Vol. 76, No. 48
The Villager is published by Community Media LLC. “Young women seek ways to combat street harassment” by Brooke Edwards

Brooklyn Courier
January 11, 2007 | Vol. 7, No. 1
A Courier-Life Publication. “It’s hip to be ‘Square’ in Bed-Stuy” More support for vital grassroots organizations. by Michele De Meglio

BCAT
July 6, 2006 |Episode 31| Original Cablecast
Youth Show Part II
The Bed-Stuy Parlor program about youth organizing in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn. by Monique Greenwood July 6, 2006

Clamor Magazine
September/October 2005
“Shake off What Your Parents Gave Ya,” by Mandy Van Deven

Newsday
May 8, 2005
Community Champions “Community Group Levels the Playing Field for Girls and Women” by Claire Curry

NY1
July 29, 2005
New Yorker of the Week aired a news story about the violence prevention and self-defense work that GGE is doing in the schools.

The Amsterdam News
March 3 – March 9, 2005 | Vol. 96, No.10
“Slam Dunking On The Success And Self Esteem Of Females” by Dorian Hundley.

Time Out NY
January 13 – January 19, 2005 issue
“Do Unto Others” annual article (printed) about volunteer opportunities in New York City.

The New York Times
December 26, 2004
“Bringing Some Order to Games That City’s Young Students Play” By Bill Pennington

Caribbean Life
January 29, 2002
“Jump Ball Brings Moms, Daughters Closer” by Christy Goodman

Caribbean Life
October 9, 2001
“New York’s Next Crop of Female Hoopsters are Warming Up” by Christy Goodman

The New York City Gender Equality Festival was featured in multiple media outlets including Brooklyn Channel 12 News, Brooklyn Papers, Feministing.com, Fort Green-Clinton Hill Courier, Go Brooklyn, Time Out New York, New York Daily News, Our Time Press, The Indypendent, and NYC Indymedia. Shameless Magazine, a publication for teen feminists, published photos from this summer’s photography participants’ projects in a future issue its Fall issue.

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:

• Pureology Gift Basket
• Gift Certificates for Brownstone Books, Suki Pure Skin Care, Monif C.Plus Sizes, Girlie Pants, and 4W Circle of Art
• Designer clothing, bags, and jewelry
• American Girl "Molly" Doll w/ book
• Hair and Beauty Salon Treatments
• Tomboy Tools Tool Kit
• Graffiti Lamp by RE-SURFACE
• Magazine Subscriptions
• Books for Adults and Children
• Tickets to Museums and Movies
• Crafty Goodies
• Autographed Collector's Items

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)
Download Press Release (DOC / PDF) Download Flyer (DOC / PDF) Download Registration Form (DOC / PDF)

(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)