Change It! Ideas and Brainstorming

This meeting we brainstormed for our Change It! portion of our Visionary Award. This is the actual project that we have been building up to this entire year. We decided to "adopt an island" and take one of the islands in the street (like those in intersections) and plant pretty flowers and make it "peace" or "equality" themed. We made some phone calls and left a voice mail asking for permission to do one with the town. We are all very excited that we finally have an idea for our project. It is time to start working!
~Troop 60435

Sorry about the limited graphics- it's hard drawing on a computer!

Discussion Part M: Feminism

Picture from: LINK!

Each of us chose a topic to present to our peers that had to do with what we have learned so far from Girltopia.  I presented feminism. Feminism, by definition, is the movements and ideas aimed at establishing equal political, social, educational, and economical rights for women throughout the world. Though it is frequently mistaken for "male-sexism," or the belief that females are superior to males, true feminism merely strives for equal opportunities and equal prospects for both women and men. Furthermore, feminism is not about trying to make females into males; rather, it is about females doing all that they can to make themselves the best they can be, while still maintaining their feminine attributes. Throughout history, the “leaders” of feminism have often been middle-class white women, simply because they have the influence and resources necessary to spread their message. The message of feminism is one of equality, which is an essential lesson to girls and boys today.  Feminism shows by example that it is okay to stick up for your rights, and to fight for equality for all people.

~Margaret

Behind the Name

Well, as you may know this blog is about leadership as well as equality. We believe that "Make your Vision Real" means that is you know what you want this world to be like, then fight to make it a little more perfect. In order to do this, you must lead others that will help you all along the way.

~Troop 60435

Create It: Our Poster

Be sure to check out our Create It poster under the page button just under our title. It looks really cool, and there is a more detailed explanation under that page, so be sure to check it out.
The Create It portion of the visionary award is about creating an artistic vision of our GirlTopia. This is a world where all people are treated as equals of each other, and all the different people of the world come together to form one community with a common goal: equality and equal opportunities.
We had to have a big message and a meaning to our project, and all of that info is on the page.

~Troop 60435

Introduction

Hello Readers, Bloggers, and Leaders!

We are troop 60435, and this blog is about our Senior Girl Scout Journey titled GirlTopia. GirlTopia is about learning to lead and women's rights and equality. This blog is for anyone, whether you are interested in developing your leadership and group working skills, or in learning about the feminist movement around the world. We have already done a blog as a part of our Silver Award called Just Kidding Just Hurts (click here). It was about promoting peace and kindness in younger children to prevent bullying later on in their lives. This blog is more about learning how to lead and treating everyone as equals.  Our final goal is to make our readers more aware about the struggles that women face day-to-day and help them accept everyone with equal opportunities for all.  By working together and including and accepting everyone, we can lead the world to equality.

~Troop 60435