A powerhouse of voices. A champion of different perspectives. A pipeline of talent.

Community Conversations

  1. Events
  2. Community Conversations

Events Search and Views Navigation

Event Views Navigation

Today

Community Conversations

Taking Root on TikTok: Seeding Our Stories

Online | Open to publishing 360 mentees, publishing 360 mentors, writing 360 mentees and writing 360 mentors

It’s time to put a pause on the endless scrolling through TikTok and become a star yourself! The Zoom fatigue is real, so we’re changing things up this year to showcase your stories on TikTok! Instead of having a virtual Girls Write Now Live event, we’re taking the performances online and showcasing them as a part of Girls Write Now’s first TikTok series. Come learn more at this exciting Community Chat!

View Event

Community Conversations

Mentor Support Session

Online | Open to all mentors

We’ll consider how global events have shaped the lives, characteristics, and expectations of Generation Z and engage in contemplative practices that can bring us clarity and help us cope with uncertainty. We’ll also consider resources that are helpful in supporting youth around the issue of war in Ukraine. Bring your questions!

View Event

Community Conversations

Writing Our Way Through War: Poetry for Processing

Online | Open to all mentees, all mentors and program alum

What is the role of poetry during wartime? How can we use the written word to help ourselves and others cope with violence, fear and loss? In this Community Chat, we’ll talk through our thoughts surrounding the situation in Ukraine and all wars, while using poetry as a way to process our feelings.

View Event

Community Conversations

White Supremacy Culture & Its Impact on Our Well-Being

Open to all mentees, all mentors and program alum

At this Community Chat we’ll define white supremacy culture, consider its characteristics and examine how it manifests in the world around us. We'll discuss ways it impacts our own sense of well-being in our day-to-day lives and share techniques for taking care of ourselves and our communities in resistance.

View Event

Community Conversations

Healing through Poetry: Celebrating AAPI Heritage & Mental Health Awareness Month

Online | Open to all mentees, all mentors and program alum

In this Community Chat, we will explore how AAPI communities celebrate their heritage and look at the challenges faced regarding AAPI identity and culture in the USA. We will create poetry to express our feelings on heritage and how injustices concerning identity and culture impact our own well-being. Techniques for taking care of ourselves and our communities will be shared

View Event

Community Conversations

Beyond the Binary: A Pride Month Community Chat

Online | Open to all mentees, all mentors, program alum and the public

Hosted by the LGBTQIA+ Subcommittee of the Diversity Committee, this community chat will offer attendees an opportunity to reflect on the significance of Pride Month, review key terminology related to LGBTQIA+ populations, and discuss ways we can be advocates, allies, and accomplices for our LGBTQIA+ community members.

View Event

Community Conversations

Israel-Hamas War: Approaches to Processing and Discussing

Open to all mentees, all mentors, GWN staff and program alum

In this special Community Chat, Professor of Undergraduate Social Work at Saint Leo University, Christina Cazanave, MSW, shows us how to employ a trauma-informed approach, have civil conversations, and listen with compassion.

View Event

Community Conversations

Community Conversation 360: Palestine, Israel & Student Activism

Open to all mentees, all mentors, board members, GWN staff and program alum

Join us for a community conversation, led in partnership with the New York Peace Institute, about the crisis in Israel and Palestine, and ongoing student activism in the United States. This will be a session grounded in each of our stories, how we came to feel the way we do about the crises, how we learned what we know, and why we feel the way we feel.

View Event

Community Conversations

Community Conversation 360: On Girls Write Now Values

Open to all mentees, all mentors, board members, GWN staff and program alum

Join us for an evening discussing the values of Girls Write Now as an organization and collective of creative individuals. Together, we'll consider the values of Girls Write Now and creatively express our personal definitions of what each value means to us.

View Event

Join the Community

From mailing list to mentoring and more…

Join

GIVE WRITE NOW

Invest in the next generation of leaders!

Donate
Connect with us
Girls Write Now

247 West 37th Street, Suite 1000
New York, NY 10018