During the Women’s Worlds/Mundos de Mujeres 2008 conference in Madrid, we had the opportunity to view the Bellas Durmientes / Sleeping Beauties exhibit and meet the artist. María María Acha, a visual artist from Lima, Peru, who currently resides in Spain, initiated and compiled the exhibit. It’s based in a collaborative project of artists and [...]
Read more...We’ve just returned from the Mundos de Mujeres conference in Madrid, where we had a chance to meet with progressive women from around the world, including anti-violence activists, and begin to share strategies. In the coming days, we’re going to feature a couple of the groups and projects that we learned about that are doing [...]
Read more...LIFE Campaign Town Hall on Youth Issues! Sunday, November 15 at 2:30 pm at Walter H. Dyett High School, 555 E. 51st Street. FUFA is a member of this citywide youth coalition. Please join us!
New video on the Status of Girls: Hear directly from girls, adult allies, and foundation representatives about the need for funding for girls' leadership programs!
Truth About Violence Against Girls - October 22 at 2 pm: Please join us to learn more about how girls are experiencing violence in Chicago and Illinois, find out how girls are taking action to end violence, and discuss how we can work together to reverse these trends. Part of the Status of Girls in Illinois project. For more info, please email womenandgirlscan@gmail.com.
The Chicago Sun-Times takes a closer look at our Status of Girls in Illinois Report and highlights some of the troubling data and what some organizations are doing to help girls thrive.
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