On November 13th, 2010 Women and Girls CAN hosted the first Collective Healing and Action Gathering at their office space at the Illinois Caucus for Adolescent Health. The gathering was well attended and the art project was very engaging and successful in creating a safe space for the youth and adult allies to engage in. [...]
Read more...October 28th-Oct 31st Sinnerman Theatre Company will be donating a percentage of their tickets sales to Women and Girls CAN! Check out their amazing adaptation of Antigone and support our work! See you there! http://sinnermanensemble.org/ WHERE: The Side Project Theater, 1439 W Jarvis, Chicago, IL TICKETS: Publish this number: 773-728-3361; also www.goldstar.com; www.hottix.org $20 general [...]
Read more...FUFA’s New Mission Statement!! At a recent day long retreat FUFA members came up with a new mission statement and a new vision. To learn more, come to our weekly meetings Tuesdays from 5-7pm @ 226 S. Wabash 9th floor! Females United for Action is a collective of beautiful women and genderqueer folks of color [...]
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!
Read more...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!
Read more...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 [...]
Read more...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.
Read more...Check out this new statement by the Chicago Alliance Against White Supremacy, our collaborative project with the Chicago Freedom School, about the Henry Louis Gates case and the banning of youth of color from a swimming pool in Philadelphia – see what CAAWS says about systemic racism and white supremacy…
Read more...Women & Girls CAN is featured on the Avon Foundation’s mark m.Powerment site! Check it out for info about ending dating violence, and how you can make a difference!
Read more...Commentary featuring Women & Girls CAN! Check out women’s e-news for a commentary by the Chicago Foundation for Women & Women’s Funding Network, featuring Women & Girls CAN!
Read more...On November 13th, 2010 Women and Girls CAN hosted the first Collective Healing and Action Gathering at their office space at the Illinois Caucus for Adolescent Health. The gathering was well attended and the art project was very engaging and successful in creating a safe space for the youth and adult allies to engage in. Perhaps the most significant outcome of the day was that during the skill share in which the Sisters Empowering Sisters provided a workshop on STIs there was a lot of conversation and cross training by the youth in an effort to make the information the Sisters were providing more accessible and inclusive. This organic teaching and learning process that naturally evolved between the youth and adult allies is the exactly the type of leadership development and information sharing these gatherings are intending to provide. Overall the first gathering was considered a great success. Thanks to all who attended.
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October 28th-Oct 31st Sinnerman Theatre Company will be donating a percentage of their tickets sales to Women and Girls CAN! Check out their amazing adaptation of Antigone and support our work!
See you there!
http://sinnermanensemble.org/
WHERE: The Side Project Theater, 1439 W Jarvis, Chicago, IL
TICKETS: Publish this number: 773-728-3361; also www.goldstar.com; www.hottix.org
$20 general admission
SiNNERMAN Ensemble presents the Midwest premiere "Too Much Memory," a contemporary exploration of human desperation, political histrionics, hilarious confrontations and tragic relationships, by Keith Reddin and Meg Gibson, directed by Anna Bahow.
SiNNERMAN is about creating extraordinary, relevant theatre. We strive for the highest quality in every element of production. Every play staged is partnered with a local charity relating to the story we are telling. This partnership illuminates for our audience the immediate relevancy of our work.
FUFA's New Mission Statement!!
At a recent day long retreat FUFA members came up with a new mission statement and a new vision. To learn more, come to our weekly meetings Tuesdays from 5-7pm @ 226 S. Wabash 9th floor!
Females United for Action is a collective of beautiful women and genderqueer folks of color and allies. we are radical activists, dreamers, and survivors who study and practice love and healing through honoring ourselves and our legacies in our communities. we provide space to make art, learn, study, discuss, reflect, skill-share, problem-solve and heal as a community.
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!