Workshop & Training Topics

In addition to lectures and multimedia presentations, Dr. Carla conducts trainings for educators; sexual assault and domestic violence program staff; health care and social services professionals; and other adults who work with and serve girls. More information coming soon!

Recent Workshops

Using Hip-Hop to Empower Young Women:  A Workshop for Adult Allies
Date:  October 26, 2007, 12:00pm-5:00pm
Role:  Co-Sponsor
Partners:  Young Women's Action Team, Helping Our Teen Girls in Real Life Situations, Inc. (HOTGIRLS Inc.), Girl's Best Friend Foundation

The Columbia College Institute for the Study of Research on Women & Gender in the Arts & Media is proud to co-sponsor this adult workshop organized by the Young Women's Action Team designed to assist youth workers, prevention educators, counselors and other adult allies in understanding how mass media and hip-hop culture affect the lives of young women and girls.  Through interactive activities and group discussion, participants will explore messages about sexuality, relationships, and gender in hip-hop and popular culture, and discuss strategies used by women and girls of color to resist denigrating media images and to explore using hip-hop as a tool for empowerment and social change.  The workshop will be presented by Dr. Carla Stokes, a scholar-activist, health educator, and President and Founder of Helping Our Teen Girls in Real Life Situations, Inc. (HOTGIRLS), an Atlanta-based non-profit organization dedicated to improving the health and lives of black young women and girls.  RSVP by October 10 at www.ywatevents@hotmail.com.

Above: Participants at the workshop for adult allies

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