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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums10.11.12 International Day of the Girl
The Day of the Girl is about highlighting, celebrating, discussing, and advancing girls lives and opportunities across the globe. When girls come together to talk about what really matters to us, we can teach other peoplegrownups, boys, girls all across the worlda new way of thinking about issues like gender stereotypes, discrimination, and opportunity. October 11 is not just a day but a movement. 10.11.12 is bigger than one issue, one organization, or even one country.
This successful campaign to establish the United Nations International Day of the Girl was led in the US by School Girls Unite, an organization of students and young women leaders determined to advance the UN Millennium Development Goals related to gender equality and universal basic education, and other human rights issues.
Our mission mirrors the United Nations General Assembly Resolution on the International Day of the Girl Child, approved on December 19, 2011:
To help galvanize worldwide enthusiasm for goals to better girls lives, providing an opportunity for them to show leadership and reach their full potential.
http://dayofthegirl.org/about/
We are encouraging girls in towns and cities across America to participate in our Day of the Girl Proclamation Project. These official declarations will spread awareness about this new girls rights day that will be celebrated each year on October 11. Our nonprofit organization, located in Washington, DC, is eager to help individual girls, schools and community organizations pursue local proclamations as well as other events for 10.11.12.
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10.11.12 International Day of the Girl (Original Post)
niyad
Oct 2012
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Mnemosyne
(21,363 posts)1. K&R for girls everywhere. nt
niyad
(113,020 posts)2. thank you
Mnemosyne
(21,363 posts)3. And another...
warrior1
(12,325 posts)4. It's also
niyad
(113,020 posts)5. thank you-
niyad
(113,020 posts)7. kick for the day
horseshoecrab
(944 posts)8. DU rec
Wonderful quote from the U.N. Gen'l Assembly resolution:
To help galvanize worldwide enthusiasm for goals to better girls lives, providing an opportunity for them to show leadership and reach their full potential.