Girls Write Now starts each year with an overarching theme that helps shape and guide the program. After a thorough process that rolled-out organically with the community and staff (with a white board packed with ideas as proof), the winner is: Rise, Speak, Change! As Girls Write Now honoree Janet Mock said at our recent Awards: “I accept this award on behalf of any girl holding on to an untold story. Let this be a resounding reminder that you wield the power to be your own heroine with the stroke of your pen, and the audacity to write truth.”
Echoing Janet’s words and building on last year’s theme, (R)evolution, the goal for the organization was to continue the energy and enthusiasm around activism and support the next generation of women and bring it to another level, empowering our mentors, mentees, supporters, and stakeholders to come together and take the movement further.
Girls Write Now mentees are a growing force to be reckoned with. Alongside their mentors, they are here to rise up, speak out, and change the world through the power of their voice. They are taking this opportunity to recognize their ownership, write the narrative, and transform what it means to be a young woman in the twenty-first century. In finding the courage and inspiration to stand tall and speak their truths, mentees are making space for new ideas and perspectives, proving that being heard isn’t about who makes the most noise, but who has something to say. And they are speaking volumes. Join us as we continue the story…