by Shavon L. McKinstry What women have inspired you or changed your life? And why do we only talk about the during Women’s History Month? SPARK’s new ongoing monthly project, Women’s History Year, seeks to change the way we talk about women, whether they’re famous historical figures or friends, by asking the people to describe [...]
Help Support Girl Activists!
Posted by SPARKsummit on April 15th, 2013
If you’re reading this, we probably don’t need to tell you the importance of supporting girls’ activism. But just in case, we’re going to anyway. Girls and women are sexualized throughout all forms of media. Sexualization leads to real, dangerous consequences, like depression, anxiety, eating disorders, and low achievement in and outside of school. Sexualization is [...]
Take Action: #EducateCoaches in Sexual Assault Prevention
Posted by SPARKsummit on March 11th, 2013
by Carmen Rios This past December, the US looked on in horror as a case of vicious sexual assault unfolded in Steubenville, OH. With the trial set to begin this Wednesday, what began as a local event will become a national conversation. And as media descend upon and digest the goings-on in the courtroom, we [...]
Call for Submissions! SPARKplayers Theater Project
Posted by SPARKsummit on February 8th, 2013
Calling all girls & young women 13-22: we want YOU to be part of our newest project! Send us your monologues, rants, essays, raps, and songs–anything that can be performed on a stage!–because SPARK is creating a new theatre piece focusing on girls’ stories and experiences. We’re collecting stories (both fictional and factual!) about girls’ experiences [...]
SPARK takes the Feminist Reading Challenge
Posted by SPARKsummit on January 30th, 2013
by Madeleine Nesbitt Here at SPARK, we love good books. In fact, often we find ourselves torn after reading books, because really great writing sometimes comes from misogynists. Our blogger Sariel expressed her feelings about this, saying, “I love Kerouac and Hemingway etc.but I do NOT love the way they treated and wrote about women.” [...]
Contest alert: PBG Spencer’s!
Posted by SPARKsummit on December 18th, 2012
You’ve all seen these terrible Spencer’s tshirts, right? (Note: adults, don’t click that link at work; teens, don’t click it at school; maybe no one click it at all and just trust us that it’s the worst?) Thanks to coverage on Buzzfeed and Jezebel, we’ve been seeing a lot of outrage–but no action! So we’re [...]
