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- The Girlfesto -
circles within circles
Circles Within Circles: Transnational Perspectives on Youth-led Approaches to Addressing Gender-Based Violence, brought together 75 girls and young women with researchers, policy makers, and representatives of national and international NGOs from Canada, South Africa, Kenya, Sweden and Russia. Together, they created and coined the term "Girlfesto", creating the first ever Girlfesto.
The aim of the intergenerational, international gathering was for Indigenous and non-Indigenous girls and young women to engage with each other, share knowledge and practices, network, and learn from each other about participatory visual and other arts-based approaches to address gender-based violence.
Below and on the left is an article written by some of our lead organizers about the process and purpose of the Girlfesto:
Gonick, .M, Vanner, C., Dugal, A., Mitchell, C. (in press). “We want freedom not just safety: Biography of a girlfesto as a strategic tool in youth activism”. Young.
Below and on the right is the Circles Within Circles Handbook on "Art-making with Young People to Address Gender-based Violence". This handbook was produced out of this conference, and serves as a guide for others wishing to used Art-making to Address Gender-based Violence. To download the PDF, you can click here.
For more information on the Cirlces Within Circles conference and related initiatives, you can click here.
conference photos and videos
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speaking back exhibition
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