Organization Details

GGE mobilizes girls, boys, women and men under Title IX of the Education amendment and its ten points*, to work as a collective toward systemic change in all of the support networks that shape the development and achievement of girls and women. Concurrently, GGE creates opportunities through a variety of programs and projects that nurture the optimal development of girls, women and, ultimately, the entire community. GGE's three core programs follow: Youth Organizing Youth Organizing mobilizes youth and adults towards creating sustained change in their communities through educational campaigns, research and direct action. We recognize that solutions are not monolithic, and need to be addressed through macro- and micro-level actions that encompass the complex nature of gender based oppression. Programming includes: * Sisters in Strength * Reproductive Rights * Gender Respect Workshops * Title IX School Based Task Force * Equality Festival * World Against Sexual Harassment Campaign (WASH) * PAR: Research on Gender based Violence and Safety For more information on Youth Organizing, contact Meghan Huppuch, Director of Community Organizing at 718.857.1393 or equity@ggenyc.org.

Urban Leaders After School Program Urban Leaders After School Program at MS 61 is a holistic program designed to help young men and women, of Central Brooklyn, achieve academic excellence, explore career education and maintain healthy lifestyles. Support is provided by families, community members, teachers, peers and professionals who live throughout NYC and who set high standards for Urban Leaders youth to internalize community activism and self determination as being achievable. Programming includes but isn't limited to: * Creative Writing * Community World * Homework help * Stop the Silence of Domestic Violence * Sex Education and Reproductive Rights * Rights of Passage for boys * Rights of Passage for girls * Phonics * Modern Dance * Yoga * Arts and Crafts * Will Power Won't Power a Girls Inc. curriculum * Photography For more information on becoming an instructor at Urban Leaders, contact Nicole Hamilton, Program Director at 718.857.1393 or urbanleaders@ggenyc.org

*Title IX of the Education Amendment of 1972, ?No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance? (Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 to the Civil Rights Act of 1964).

10 key points: Access to Higher Ed, Athletics, Career Education, Education for Pregnant and Parenting Students, Employment, Learning Environment, Math and Science, Sexual Harassment, Standardized Testing and Technology.

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30 3rd Avenue
Suite 103
Brooklyn, NY 11217
(718) 857-1393

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