GIRLS REVOLUTION
Be courageous, find your voice, unite with others, and mobilize to create change in your community.
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Members of Girls Revolution at the Girls Build LA 2019 Summit
From top left to right (Ja'va, Brittany, Breanna, LAUSD board member Monica Garcia, Genesis, Michelle)
From bottom left to right (Ms. Monique, Ms. Vanessa, Kimberly, Annette, Maria, Sofia, Rebecca)
From top left to right (Ja'va, Brittany, Breanna, LAUSD board member Monica Garcia, Genesis, Michelle)
From bottom left to right (Ms. Monique, Ms. Vanessa, Kimberly, Annette, Maria, Sofia, Rebecca)
"The greatness of a community is most accurately measured by the compassionate actions of its members" -Coretta Scott King
WHO WE ARE:
Girls Revolution is a group of empowered female students in grades 6th-8th at Clinton Middle School. This is our third year participating in Girls Build LA, and we are super excited! At our roots we are community advocates and we love South LA so much that it only makes sense for us to focus on prominent issues that are currently impacting our community. South LA is disproportionately predominantly a Latino and Black community that is affected by high rates of poverty and unemployment, as well as suffering from inadequate fresh food options. As Covid-19 began affecting the world we started seeing the direct impact it was having on our community, and all the previously existing injustices only became that much more prominent. Due to this we as a team decided to change the direction of our goals to focus on addressing the immediate needs of our community which was food access and food justice.
MISSION STATEMENT:
We are committed to fostering a love of community through civic engagement on issues that impact everyone of us . Prior to Covid-19 our group's focus was on a topic near and dear to our hearts - community safety, specifically pedestrian safety. As Covid-19 began affecting our communities with school closures, job loss, food /supply shortages , we transitioned to food security and food justice for our most in need community members. Although our project plan changed our roots remained the same which was to aim to strengthen our community by focusing on social advocacy, volunteerism, and spreading education on policies and laws that affect the day to day lives of individuals. We maintained our desire to no longer normalize the barriers that so often obstruct progress for our communities, but instead focused on immediate action, in hopes of empowering others to join us in working toward solutions for our community, our families and future generations.
Girls Revolution is a group of empowered female students in grades 6th-8th at Clinton Middle School. This is our third year participating in Girls Build LA, and we are super excited! At our roots we are community advocates and we love South LA so much that it only makes sense for us to focus on prominent issues that are currently impacting our community. South LA is disproportionately predominantly a Latino and Black community that is affected by high rates of poverty and unemployment, as well as suffering from inadequate fresh food options. As Covid-19 began affecting the world we started seeing the direct impact it was having on our community, and all the previously existing injustices only became that much more prominent. Due to this we as a team decided to change the direction of our goals to focus on addressing the immediate needs of our community which was food access and food justice.
MISSION STATEMENT:
We are committed to fostering a love of community through civic engagement on issues that impact everyone of us . Prior to Covid-19 our group's focus was on a topic near and dear to our hearts - community safety, specifically pedestrian safety. As Covid-19 began affecting our communities with school closures, job loss, food /supply shortages , we transitioned to food security and food justice for our most in need community members. Although our project plan changed our roots remained the same which was to aim to strengthen our community by focusing on social advocacy, volunteerism, and spreading education on policies and laws that affect the day to day lives of individuals. We maintained our desire to no longer normalize the barriers that so often obstruct progress for our communities, but instead focused on immediate action, in hopes of empowering others to join us in working toward solutions for our community, our families and future generations.
Final Video Presentation
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Collaboration videos w/community organizations
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Girls Revolution X Southlacafe
This week we partnered with local power house South LA Cafe. Together we were able to bring fresh produce to four South LA families, plus they threw in a couple of extra items such as toilet paper, face masks, shirts and more! Thank you South LA cafe, Girls Revolution loves you!
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Girls Revolution X West Adams Farmer's Market
For this week's raffle we were honored to be contacted by West LA Farmer's market which is a local farmer's market committed to bring fresh produce to the community. Together we were able to bring fresh produce to three South LA families. They donated a variety of items such as avocados, fresh bread, fresh fish, juice, cherries, lettuce, carrots, onions, tomatoes, spinach, kale and so much more. Thank you West Adams Farmer's Market. Girls Revolution loves supporting small businesses with big hearts!
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