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Dr. Carla Keynote Speaker on Girls, Social Media, and Hip Hop Education at Alabama Child Safety Conference

March 6, 2014 By

Dr. Carla delivered a keynote presentation on social media and the impact of sexualization on girls' health and safety to more than 400 educators, social workers, parents, and law enforcement professionals at the 12th Annual Alabama Child Safety Conference in Decatur, Alabama. She also presented a workshop on how educators and girl-serving professionals can use hip hop and popular culture to educate girls.  During the workshop, Dr. Carla shared lessons learned from Helping Our Teen Girls In … [Read more...]

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Register Now for the Virtual SPARK Summit Challenging the Sexualization of Girls on Friday, October 22

October 18, 2010 By

"SPARK is both a Summit and a Movement designed to push back against the increasingly sexualized images of girlhood in the media and create room for whole girls and healthy sexuality.  SPARK will engage teen girls to be part of the solution rather than to protect them from the problem. Both girl activists and adults and are encouraged to register for the Virtual SPARK Summit. The Summit will engage teen girl activists and those adults who work with them to provide the platform for their … [Read more...]

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