Session 3

The Girl’s Bill of Rights-

We declare these rights to be self – evident, that all girls:

a. Are created equal to men

b. Are treated equally to men

c. Are paid equally to men

d. Are safe on streets and at home

e. Are respected equally by men and women worldwide

f. Have equal opportunities for success in business as men

g. Are told they are beautiful everyday

h. Are able to vote in any political election

I discussed about the Girl’s Bill of Rights and how passing a law can sometimes help, like a law to ensure voting rights.

Because I was in London, I focused my survey on the issues focusing on girls ages 16 to 18. I surveyed people of ages 14 to 72. Issues in London mostly revolved around how girls can start a family and run a household at age 16. Many girls complete their education at age 16 and many start families at this time as well. A lot of other girls continue their education and my friends and I have discussed how this affects girls and how they are viewed as not fulfilling their potential. We also talked about, if girls can start a family at age 16, own houses and pay taxes, why can’t they vote? As a result, we decided to take action on girl’s rights to vote at 16.

Session 2

We discussed the different kinds of groups I belong to, Girl scouts, choir and the group I belonged to in London. We also discussed how boys act in a group and the advantages and disadvantages of having a group with boys and girls and girls only. We talked about the different roles people play in different groups and even my role changes in different groups. In this session, we also talked about surveying and interviews and how much information and perspective you can gain from the process. The survey I wrote in my blog and here is the link – We also discussed the dynamics of our girl scout group and how it changed over the years.

Session 1

We spoke about my vision about GirlTopia and it is to make girls and women all around the world equal to men in the work place, to get equal respect to men and for girls and women to be safe on streets. We discussed the top ten list of qualities of a visionary and we discussed more about blog posts Number 1.

The Case of the Goody Bags

What motivated the girls to do something for the kids at the shelter?

- Women and children had been abused and were in a shelter to escape this and the girls felt sympathy towards them and felt it was their responsibility to help them.

Were their actions organized to meet a genuine need or an imagined one?

- An imagined one.

What planning steps did the team of girls skip over?

- They didn’t go and meet the kids and they didn’t find out what the kids would REALLY need.

What did they do well?

- They gathered items well and got a lot of people to donate the items and they did this well.

Were their efforts a good use of their time and resources? Why or Why not?

- I’m sure their efforts were used partially for good but they did not gather the best items and did not visit this shelter and ask the director what would be really needed. So I think they could have used their time and resources for a different better cause.

Flip the script: If you and your friends had just read the same newspaper article and wanted to do something about domestic violence in your area, what are the first steps you might take?

- I would create and carry out a survey to see how many people would support my friends and I in the fight against domestic violence and then ask them to sign a petition.

- Also I would create and put up posters to create awareness.

Create It!

1. What’s your medium and why did you choose it?

a. Art/ paint on fabric. I chose it because you can symbolize women in so many ways through painting and the fabric can be used in so many ways for so many women examples include clothing, utilitarian, and furniture and many others just as women are all different, but made of the same stuff.

2. What inspired you most?

a. Flowers inspired me through their beauty and strength.

3. What’s the BIG MESSAGE you are putting forth?

a. That all women are strong and beautiful and should be appreciated for what they bring to the world. All women should realize this through themselves.

4. What’s your absolute favorite part of your CREATE IT?

a. The colors. I chose blues and greens because there are so many different shades. They symbolize hope and peace.

5. What does your CREATE IT say about you? What doesn’t it say?

a. It says that I am unique as each flower is and I am delicate and strong at the same time. I am flexible and I change and adapt to my environment. It doesn’t say that I am weak.

6. If you could change one thing about your CREATE IT, what would it be?

a. If I could I would have done it on stained glass so light could shine through it, just as each woman lets her light shine.

7. If you could share your CREATE IT in more ways, how would you do so and with whom?

a. I would frame it and donate it at an auction to raise money for homeless mothers.

Teamwork

What are you going to do?

- Drawing

- Painting

- Choreography

- Dancer

- Songwriting

- Singing

- Writer

- Web designer

- Interacting with diverse people

I pledge to fulfill these tasks/roles in a timely fashion to the best of my ability.

AMBER MCINTYRE           February 13, 2011

Slogans-

- You’re beautiful

- Don’t Give Up

- Believe in yourself!

- Remember UR friends

- SHINE!