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SPARK a Movement!

SPARK:
1. (noun) a movement to speak out, push back on the sexualization of girls, and have fun while fighting for girls' rights to healthy sexuality.
2. (verb) to rouse strong feeling or action

SPARK is an intergenerational movement fueled by girl activists & their allies. Get at us on Facebook, Twitter, & and SPARKmovement.org!

Got questions or feelings? Leave us a note in our askbox, or submit a post.

SPARK is hiring! →

Just four days left to get your applications in to join the SPARKteam! Perks include:

  • Being part of a totally rad and amazing group of girls & women working to change the world and getting results.
  • Amazing opportunities—our SPARKteam members have been interviewed on radio, television & in print; spoken at international conferences; and met with execs at major companies to talk about making media a better place for girls of all stripes.
  • Getting paid to write.
  • Having your writing published on our website & in our extensive network (including outlets like HuffPo)
  • Hanging out with your fellow teammates for an intensive activist & media training in Vermont in July (all expenses paid!)
  • And MORE but I can’t tell you all the secrets!

Click through for requirements, deetz, & how to apply. Right now we’re especially looking for high school girls, girls of color, & lgbtq girls (we mean all of those letters—trans* girls are welcome & encouraged to apply!) in order to make sure our movement is truly encompassing the experiences, needs, & desires of all girls, but we welcome applications from all girls & young women 13-22. Apps are due June 4th!

— 11 months ago with 46 notes
#activism  #feminsm  #gender  #intersectionality  #lgbtq  #racism  #sexism  #trans*  #woc  #tag dump!!