Engaging Girls, Changing Communities: Examining Girls’ Processes of Civic Engagement and Leadership (EGCC) investigates how young women and girls engage in leadership and civic activities in new urban environments.
The project brings together researchers and community members along with the young women to define leadership, on their own terms.
The aim of this blog is to generate conversation by and around the issues faced by young women.
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Wednesday, December 12, 2012
What would you say?
If you had a microphone in your hand and the world could hear what you had to say for a moment, what would you say? You would only have time to address one issue or make one short comment.
That is a hard question to answer, I would say a prayer and speak directly to those in harms way, those that are forgotten and let them know they are still thought about.
If the world is listening then I would use that opportunity to have a moment of slience so that everyone can reflect at once, not just students in a classroom on those given days.
It depends on when I am on the mic. Should I address the current needs of what is happening? (the hot topic) While it is still fresh in peoples minds? I like the story telling comment Rach made. It is always better to get a point across through a short story rather than sounding like you are giving a lecture to someone.
I might just have a focus group and the world would be my focus group. Maybe if I could bend the rules of your question, where others can respond, I would have the ideal focus group. It's kinda cool now that I think of it.
That is a hard question to answer, I would say a prayer and speak directly to those in harms way, those that are forgotten and let them know they are still thought about.
ReplyDeleteI would address the importance of female rights and advocate for everyone to get involved in a particular organization.
ReplyDeleteI would tell a story. The art of story telling is being left out sometimes. It can also be used to address issues.
ReplyDeleteIf the world is listening then I would use that opportunity to have a moment of slience so that everyone can reflect at once, not just students in a classroom on those given days.
ReplyDeleteIt depends on when I am on the mic. Should I address the current needs of what is happening? (the hot topic) While it is still fresh in peoples minds? I like the story telling comment Rach made. It is always better to get a point across through a short story rather than sounding like you are giving a lecture to someone.
ReplyDeleteI might just have a focus group and the world would be my focus group. Maybe if I could bend the rules of your question, where others can respond, I would have the ideal focus group. It's kinda cool now that I think of it.
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