December 10th We are Girl/Friends! at The Newberry Library

Below is an excerpt from the "We are Girl/Friends" book ( a group  poem written by the Girl/friends students). I Am Safe When I’m alone I’m walking with a crowd I’m with my family My mother is around I’m home I’m in my room The police are around I’m in my neighborhood I’m at church I’m at school I’m at Girl/Friends I’m in my safe space I’m in my mind "In this collection you will find poems about girls celebrating their beauty, voicing the pain of loss as a result of violence, speaking their minds, and boldly declaring who they are... You will find photographs that document how they see themselves and the world though their own eyes.We hope that as you go through the pages of this book, you too will be moved by this next generation of young women leaders. " ~Scheherazade Tillet, Executive Director, A Long Walk Home Saturday, December 10, 2011 • 12:00pm-2:00pm Hosted by A Long Walk Home The Newberry Library 60 West Walton Street Chicago, IL 60610 Join us for the official launch, presentation and book signing of We are Girl/Friends! Art on Community Violence, Justice and Healing by Chicago Teen Girls a collection of photographs and writing from A Long Walk Home Inc.'s Girl/Friends Leadership Institute. Special performances by the Girl/Friends students. The event is free. Please RSVP: Nicole@alongwalkhome.org     JOIN THE MOVEMENT TO END VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLS  FOLLOW our campaign on Twitter: http://twitter.com/alongwalkhome JOIN our campaign on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/alongwalkhomeinc VISIT our Website: www.alongwalkhome.org art.education.advocacy.healing A Long Walk Home, Inc/ 1658 N. Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL, 60647/ 877-571-1751