HER POWER! HER PRIDE! HER VOICE!
Her Power! Her Pride! Her Voice!” is a program of Michigan Disability Rights Coalition’s youth initiative. “Her Power! Her Pride! Her Voice!” will be held at Indian Trails Camp in Grand Rapids Michigan, on August 23-26, 2013. This event fills up fast and registration is due by June 30, 2013.
To learn more about “Her Power!” please visit http://www.herpowerMDRC.org or “Her Powers!” Facebook Page http://www.facebook.com/HerPowerHerPride
If you have any questions please contact Theresa Squires, email: tsquires@mymdrc.org or by phone: (517) 333-2477 x326 ```````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````
FAQ: What is “Her Power! Her Pride! Her Voice!”?
“Her Power! Her Pride! Her Voice!” is an annual four day overnight event for high school girls with any disabilities in Michigan. This event uses accessible art techniques because of their universal ability for any girl to express herself. This four day event holds conversations around media to help girls explore their multiple identities. Talking about media is a perfect tool to dive into topics essential to building confidence.
Media and the commercial advertisers have worked hard to sell every aspect of a girl’s life, from how she is supposed to look, act, and think, to who she is supposed to believe, trust, and impress. Critically exploring media brings up such topics as: identity, body issues, how media perpetuates girl bullying, violence against women and their bodies, role models, and social change.
The weekend moves beyond a program focused on “self-esteem.” Every topic from why we may feel bad when we look at ourselves in the mirror. We look at who tells us these lies, and what we can do to dismantle them. As a group, we explore what it means to be a teen girl with a disability, in today’s world.
(for answers to more FAQ’s go to http://www.herpowermdrc.org/faq.html)