By Diana Martinez Diana Martinez is proud to say that she is a senior from Mount Holyoke College and a Woman’s History major, Spanish minor. Her journey as an activist began when she joined the feminist a capella group on campus called The Nice Shoes, which sings empowering songs to promote human rights. With the…
SPARK Virtual Summit – Q&A Q1: Brooklyn, NY: What do you have to say about sports, for example, competitive cheerleading, which are broadly feminized and ALWAYS over-sexualized by media? I would agree — some sports are highly sexualized on the women’s side. Beach volleyball is a perfect example. Women typically play in bikinis whereas men…
by Juliana Wintrob Originally posted on F to the Third Power Juliana Wintrob is a senior at Elisabeth Irwin High School. She loves photography, tennis, and horseback riding. She loves to blog because it is a way for her to voice her opinions and point of view on specific issues in society. In the morning workshop…
by Grace Tobin Originally posted on F to the Third Power Grace Tobin is a junior at Elisabeth Irwin High School. Outside of school, she enjoys painting and drawing. She also loves to run competitively. Getting involved with the SPARK team is personally important for Grace as it has helped her exercise her skills in…
by Fallon Lucombe Originally posted at F to the Third Power Fallon Lucombe is a senior at Elisabeth Irwin High School. Fallon plays volleyball and is also a peer leader for ninth graders at her school. Fallon is interested in launching the SPARK movement because she would like to be a part of raising awareness…
Have you checked Teen Voices out yet? Teen Voices is a non-profit organization which features an intensive journalism mentoring and leadership program that aims to empower girls through the media. Teen Voices does this by using content created by girls for girls, sponsoring a mentorship program in which Boston area teens, primarily girls of color…
Want to hear what young feminists have to say about SPARK Summit? Look no further than the F to the Third Power blog, written by high school students in the class “Fierce and Fabulous: Feminist Women Writers, Artists, and Activists” at LREI. The class is led by teacher, Progressive Women’s Voices alumna, and SPARK ally…
Check out this amazing BrokenBeautiful zine, put together by girls and women at the Oct. 22nd SPARK Summit! Tangible proof that we are SPARKing a movement. Download the pdf here.…