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Community Chat: Submission Support Chat
For both Writing 360 and Writing Works, the final submission deadline for fall requirements is fast approaching! If you have…
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Community Chat: Scholastic Awards
Unlock new opportunities as a storyteller by entering your original writing and art in the 2022 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards (SA&WA) for high schoolers. Haydil Henriquez, Manager of the NYC SA&WA will teach you the what and hows of submitting while answering all your burning questions!
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Community Chat: Mentor Meetup & Support Session
From mentor to mentor: meet up with your peers to hang out, network—and give and get advice on your pair relationships. Don't miss our first mentor-only get together of the program year!
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Community Chat: Mentee Wellness
Award-winning spoken word poet, teacher and Girls Write Now mentee alum Brittany Barker helps us write our way to wellness. Meet up with your peers to hang out, get to know each other and get your creativity on while de-stress-ing!
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Community Chat | Individual & Collective Power: Diversity & Equity
Join Girls Write Now as we take a deeper dive into Diversity and Equity and what that means in our work, our interactions and our place in a changing world.
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Community Chat | Diversity, Equity & Inclusion: Writing Across Difference
In order to sustain our thriving community, Diversity and Equity are among Girls Write Now's top priorities. Join Girls Write Now as we take a deeper dive into Diversity and Equity and what that means in our work, our interactions and our place in a changing world.
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Mobilizing Through Poetry: In Honor of MLK
Poetry has the power to change someone's day, their mind and even the world. It is the articulation of dreams and hopes. Who better to honor with poems than Martin Luther King Jr. who shared his dream in the form of poetry. Influenced by Audre Lorde's belief in using the pen to fight the fight, join spoken word artist Brittany Barker as she shares her poetry and invites you to write your own.
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Poetry In Action: Critical Race Theory
Legal scholar Kimberlé Crenshaw, who coined the term Critical Race Theory (CRT), notes that CRT is not a noun, but a verb. Under attack and banned from being taught in some schools, CRT takes center stage in this vital Community Chat where we explore the affects of systemic racism and seek liberation.
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Values, Beliefs & Aspirations: Writing Our Personal Manifestos
Online | Open to all mentees, all mentors and the public
What do you believe? Manifestos are proactive pieces of writing that reflect a writer’s or community’s vision, values, and intentions. In this Community Chat, we’re going to explore and discuss manifestos and other calls to action, before writing our own.
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Chronicling Our Lives: Women’s History Month
Online | Open to all mentees and all mentors
“What if half of history was missing?” Gina Luria Walker, a gender studies professor and historian asks. This is a salient question, given that cis-gender men are historically overrepresented as the authors and subjects of both history books and biographies. At this Community Chat, we’ll reflect on which histories get shared and also do some writing exercises that will help us chronicle our own lives.