Street Harrassment Summit Workshop Recap!

Thank you to those who chose to attend our “How to DEAL” workshop at the Summit! The young women of the Sisters In Strength Program did a stellar job in planning this conference. Even better, we were treated to some tasty 5Borough ice cream: Staten Island flavor!

The workshop was very intimate, and we were glad to have youth from the Girls & Young Women’s Initiative present! The young women were very open in sharing their personal experiences with street harassment within a very specific portion of the city. With another woman present who attended school in the same area, as well, it was an unfortunate realization that students are still preyed upon, followed, and left to feel unsafe. The workshop covered scenarios that people frequently hear about, then relegate to urban legend--- mostly involving unwanted advances from predators. The youth leaders from the Girls & Young Women’s Initiative shined during the break out sessions and really tackled the scenarios in creative ways, teaching the FiRE facilitators a thing or five.

Again, thank you for attending FiRE’s first public youth workshop since its founding! WE appreciate your participation and would really love opportunities to collaborate, SO KEEP IN TOUCH!!!

Street Harrassment Summit Workshop

FiRE will be conducting a workshop called "How to DEAL" at the Sisters in Strength Strikes Back: Our Struggle with Street Harassment Summit, which was organized by Girls for Gender Equity. Please come check us out!

Saturday May 5, 2007 * 1pm - 5pm
Grand Street Settlement Beacon Center
at Marta Valle Secondary School
145 Stanton Street, New York, NY


The Street Harassment Summit is a free public event for education, community interaction, and the sharing of personal stories. War Zone (directed by Maggie Hadleigh West) and a short film created by the Sisters in Strength interns will be screened and workshops will be offered on different issues such as strategies for ending street harassment, how women can respond to street harassment safely, how street harassment effects the GLBTQ population, and how men can be allies to victims of harassment. Women, MEN, girls and BOYS of all ages are welcome to attend
and learn about this overlooked issue.

All attendees will receive a gift bag including items from our sponsors.

RSVP
For more information on the work of Girls for Gender Equity visit www.ggenyc.org. For updates about the Street Harassment Summit or to RSVP, visit http://www.myspace.com/sistersinstrength or email sisters@ggenyc.org.