Community Studios

Writing That Changes the World

Open to all mentees, all mentors and members

Does objectivity in journalism exist? Is it okay for journalists to take a strong stance? In this session, we’ll explore writings on the topic, discuss cases where journalists were barred from personal issues, and examine barriers to advocacy journalism.

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Community Studios

Writing Past the Page: Pushing the Limits of Creativity

Open to all mentees, all mentors and members

How thin is the line between dreams and reality? This month, we’ll explore surrealism in fiction and other creative forms. We'll also discover how to use dreams and imagination to craft compelling stories that defy reason and embrace the bizarre.

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Collaboratory Workshops

Perspectives on Public Policy: Systemic Inequality with Dr. David McMillon

Open to all mentees, all mentors, members and the public

Join Girls Write Now and Dr. David McMillon, Assistant Professor of Economics at Emory University, for a timely discussion on how public policy can address systemic inequality. Dr. McMillon, who works at the intersection of economics and social justice, will explore how policies in education, criminal justice, and economic systems can either perpetuate or dismantle entrenched disadvantages.

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Community Studios

Memoir: Stories that Shape Us

Open to all mentees, all mentors and members

This month we will explore descriptive language, reading various examples of how color is described. Using guiding questions, we will process and discuss these works together.

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Community Studios

Peer Pair Support Studio

Open to all mentees

This month, pairs will have an opportunity to collaborate with other pairs as they work to answer a prompt about power, utilizing their different voices and creative perspectives.

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Community Studios

Visual Storytelling: Comic/Cartoons

Open to all mentees, all mentors and members

This month, we will take a look at some examples of mythologies that exist through comics and animation, and develop our own mythologies!

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Community Studios

Speak Up: Developing Effective Communication Skills for Life

Open to all mentees, all mentors, members and silver members

In this session, we’ll build on what we learned in session one, explore the psychological and social impacts of debate (aka “blowing up the balloon”), and learn how to accept, think critically, and refute claims tactfully.

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Community Studios

Journalism: Styles, Stories, and Techniques

Open to all mentees, all mentors and members

This month, we'll be teaching studio participants the components of a compelling movie or TV review, and then they'll have the chance to start crafting a review of a recent movie they’ve watched.

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