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Education Programs - Weekend WorkshopsGirl Be Heard Weekend Workshops

Find your voice and join a community of powerful young activists!Sign up for a Weekend Workshop near you

Discover your activist voice through Theater/Spoken Word, Music/Vocal Performance, Dance, or Visual Arts at a Weekend Workshop near you in Brooklyn, the Bronx, Manhattan, or Queens. Sign up below!

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Please email ashlee@girlbeheard.org if you have yet to hear from a staff member in 48 hours after submitting your interest form.

About Weekend WorkshopsWeekend Workshops are a learning and creative space for all writers, poets, orators, dancers, vocalists, and creatives passionate about leadership development, performance, and social justice.

It convenes ARTIVISTS from across New York City to explore identity, leadership, and power privilege and oppression, through art and activism.

Guided by dynamic Teaching Artists, participants work together as an ensemble to create powerful performances that speak truth to both the reality of the world we live in today and the world they envision.

Apply here to join Weekend Workshop!

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Eligibility and Benefits

To be eligible for Weekend Workshops, you must be:

  • A young woman and gender-expansive youth aged 15-21.
  • Based in NYC.
  • Available on one weekend day from October 2022 – June 2023.

No experience is necessary, but the desire to USE your performance and activist’s voice is a MUST.

Benefits include:

  • Stipend for meeting program milestones
  • Free snacks, Metrocards, and swag
  • A supportive community of mentors and peers
  • Talent development with experienced Teaching Artists to build artistic portfolio
  • Free entry to live professional NYC performances and events
  • Up to 90 hours of verified community service
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