From Facebook
A note from Restorative Justice Victoria's Julie Cormier,
Girls Circle Community Project, Program Manager
"Thanks to funding opportunities, we are offering two online programs staring in January, with a meet-and-greet taking place in December, for up to 8 girls, non-binary and gender diverse youth.
Girls Circle is a violence prevention program that aims to equip girls with the skills, knowledge and connections needed to grow their personal power, self-esteem and abilities to advocate for themselves. The weekly groups involve dynamic discussions and activities using critical education and social-emotional learning to center on their needs, experiences and intersections, compassionately respond to their barriers, challenges and strengths, and collectively challenge gender norms and cultural expectations. This is a trauma-informed, strength-based initiative that aims to serve girls who are experiencing low mental health and/or experiencing bullying, harassment or abuse.
As a participant-led circle, girls will explore a variety of topics, such as body image, self-care, gender stereotypes, interconnection, perspective taking, empathy and compassion, bullying and violence, self- and social awareness, values, identity mapping, and media and self-image. By boosting their critical thinking and social-emotional intelligence, girls are able to flourish beyond the confines of harmful cultural expectations of being a girl."
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