Girls' Leadership Council

Girls Leadership Council

Above: Members of the 2005-2007 Girls' Leadership Council

The Girls' Leadership Council provides black teen girls in the Atlanta area with information, support, and skills needed to develop leadership potential and create positive changes in their lives and communities. The girls receive ongoing training in health and social justice issues, youth organizing, and media production.

Goals:

To inform girls about health and social justice issues that affect black young women and girls
To inspire girls to raise awareness about health and social justice issues through youth organizing and girl-driven media
To promote and support healthy decision making
To challenge the way girls view themselves and change the way they are perceived by their peers and society
To promote positive self-image, self-confidence, self-respect, and positive images of black women and girls

What Does the Girls' Leadership Council Do?

Girls' working on song lyrics

Give their opinions and advice about issues that are important to youth
Develop leadership skills and educate other youth about health and social justice issues
Create educational materials and educate peers about health and social justice issues
Get hands on experience creating media including web content by contributing to FIREGRL.com (Street Team members learn about web development, conduct interviews, and create stories/movies and other online content)
Organize the HOTGIRLS annual Summit
Write and record hip hop and R&B songs about girls' issues
Attend social events and have fun
Organize the HOTGIRLS Anti-Street Harassment Project

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