Return-Path: <nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id h52Mr8C04648; Mon, 2 Jun 2003 18:53:08 -0400 (EDT) Date: Mon, 2 Jun 2003 18:53:08 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <sedb9b60.027@langate.gsu.edu> Errors-To: alcrsb@langate.gsu.edu Reply-To: nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "Daphne Greenberg" <alcdgg@langate.gsu.edu> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-WOMENLIT:2612] The Dressing Room Project X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII X-Mailer: Novell GroupWise Internet Agent 6.0.4 Beta Status: O Content-Length: 3712 Lines: 57 In my previous posting (see below) I indicated that I would be emailing for more information. I found the information to be very interesting and thought that some of you may be interested. Here it is: EWP launched this social change initiative in 2000 as a response to media-imposed standards of beauty. Girls in our program were getting angry about the way mainstream media portrays women. These "ideals" are unrealistic and unattainable for most of us. They contribute to the prevalence of negative self-image and unhealthy behaviors in women. Young women are especially impressionable and vulnerable to eating disorders as they strive to achieve the image of beauty with which they are bombarded. Now we travel with The Dressing Room Project workshop which helps teenage girls learn to be more critical thinkers regarding media, focus on their positive qualities, expand their definition of "beautiful" and value uniqueness in themselves and others. Interactive games as well as live music performed by singer/songwriter Mimi Kates act as the catalyst to discussion of relevant issues. The workshop also provides the opportunity for girls to take action and join our girl-powered rebellion, creating their own original Dressing Room Project card designs which are replicated and posted in clothing stores on women's dressing room mirrors. Thousands of girls and women have joined us in creating cards and promoting the project. This year, for the first time, we have begun to travel out of Vermont with The Dressing Room Project. As a small organization doing non profit work, of course we always appreciate financial support as well as your suggestions for the promotion of this project. In thanks for your donation in any amount, we will be happy to send you some Dressing Room Project cards and also list your business on a sponsor line of one of the DRP card designs if you'd like. We also have Dressing Room Project magnets available! They are in assorted colorful designs and make sweet little gifts for the beautiful women in your life. 10 magnets for $25 donation (includes postage). If you want to make sure your donation is tax deductible, it needs to go through our fiscal sponsor and the check should be made out to "Catalyst" with a specific allocation "for EWP" . I hope this information is helpful. If you have further questions, ideas, or would like to know the specifics of bringing the DRP workshop to a school or teen center near you, please be in touch! Thank You. Sincerely, *Mimi Kates Director EWP 528 Keene Farm Rd Marshfield, VT 05658 (802) 456-1740 ewp@vtlink.net >>> alcdgg@langate.gsu.edu 06/02/03 13:27 PM >>> I just read a description of an activity used with teens in Vermont, that may be appropriate for some of our learners. At the "Dressing Room Project" workshops, teen participants design colorful cards with such slogans as: "Worry about the size of your heart, not your body." "You are beautiful" "So what if you're not a Barbie!" These cards are then posted in stores and dressing rooms. I thought that this may be a great activity for classrooms which promote discussion and writing about self-esteem. If any of you try it, let us know! By the way, according to the article that I read, you can get more information and even purchase Dressing Room magnets (I guess that these cards have been converted to magnets) by contacting Mimi Kates at: ewp@vtlink.net (I will also be contacting her to get more information). Daphne Daphne Greenberg Associate Director Center for the Study of Adult Literacy MSC 6A0360 Georgia State University 33 Gilmer Street SE Unit 6 Atlanta, GA 30303-3086 phone: 404-651-0127 fax:404-651-4901 dgreenberg@gsu.edu
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