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fall-winter 2012
It Doesn't Have to Be Like This...
Cliques. Gossip. Whispering in the hallway. Rumors that spread through text messages and on the Internet. These are just some of the ways that bullying causes girls to feel afraid and alone. And when it comes to bullying, the facts can be scary:
• Everyday, 160,000 students stay home from school because they fear being bullied.
• More than half of teens say they witness bullying at least once a day at school.
• When a girl is bullied, 85% of the time nobody steps in to help her.
You have the power to change it.
• More than half the time, when peers speak up bullying stops within 10 seconds.
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it's your world
Dear Mr. President...
In November, the United States will make the most important choice it makes every four years. Voters will head to the polls to choose our president!
Make a PSA that sends this message to the candidates competing for the White House: With the right support for girls today, there will be a stronger generation of female leaders to help make the world a better place tomorrow! When girls succeed, so does society!
Tell the candidates what they could do as president to help YOU get THERE!
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it's your planet
We Only Have One Planet...
Do your part to make our planet a better place to live by making a PSA that asks others to “go green.” Help them figure out what changes they can make – big or small – to keep our environment healthy, now and in the future!
-How would it help if we all had cleaner air to breathe?
-How important is water to a healthy world?
-Saving energy can have a big impact. Tell us how.
-How can healthy food help us keep a healthy planet?
-The Earth does so much for us. How can we return the favor?
-If you’re doing a Girl Scouts Forever Green 100th Anniversary Take Action project, share it with us!
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it's your story
The Next 100 years...
What does the ideal world for girls look like 100 years from now? You get to tell the story. Here are some issues you might want to think about:
- What would the world look like if women held more leadership roles? What kinds of positive changes could be made over the next 100 years?
- How does the media and society treat women and girls? How would you like to see how women and girls are treated change?
- Who inspires you? Is it your mom, your friends, a courageous woman in history? What can she teach us that will help women and girls come together to change things?
- Tell us your own story or the inspiring story of a woman you know and use it to inspire others to do something to create a better world.
- Or come up with your own idea.
