Girls Learn International (GLI) is a part of the Feminist Majority Foundation.
The GLI panel consisted of 11
young women between the ages of 15 and 20, each telling their own story of how
they became political activists and what kind of challenges they had encountered
in doing so. It was a diverse group spread across several US states and different countries. Despite their young ages they had all contributed with
remarkable things in their communities and schools that have led to various
forms of social change.
The panelists were:
Zoey Brewer
Aishwarya Rajesh
Siman Shresta
Sara Blau
Samantha Bastien
May Li
Sagoon Bhetwal
Magdalena Tesha
Julia Bintz
Irina Sandoval
Jamila Pitre
Some of their achievements:
One girl founded Game Changers
in New York which helps all children participate in sports by collecting and
redistributing sports equipment to children in need. Two of the participants were part of Women
LEAD Nepal which encourages and empowers women to participate in politics in
order to create social change. Some girls had formed discussion panels and
networks in their schools which created spaces for youth to be heard in matters
that affect them, and others had spoken up about the lack of infrastructure in
their country, formed protest marches against gun violence and founded “Art to
Action” which is now painting anti-gun violence murals on the school campus. Another girl was an advocate for women leadership and STEM participation, and last but not
least: they were all working hard to make politics more accessible to young
people and create arenas where their voices can be heard.
I was impressed by how driven and compassionate they were about
their activism. They advised the public to always push forward, to motivate
others and to be passionate about your cause. I am confident they will
contribute to great social change in the future.
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