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The
8th Annual Camden Girls' Festival:
One Incredible Day!
A special day for girls and young women grades 6 - 12.
Following is the program for the 2001 festival. Register now for our
2002 program!
Friday,
March 9, 2001 8:00 - 2:30
Camden Opera House
Camden, Maine
Presented
By
Mainely Girls
Supported
By
With Girls
Department of Transportation
Numerous Community Donations
Knox County Coalition Against Tobacco
Schedule
of Events
8:00
- 9:00 Registration & Bagels
9:00 - 9:45 Welcome and Play *"Butt of Course!"
10:00 - 11:30 Morning Session
11:30 - 12:30 Lunch
12:30 -2:00 Afternoon Session
2:00 - 2:30 Finale & Closing
*No
ands, ifs, or butts about it, smoking among girls is skyrocketing. The
girls in this original play by Cathy Plourde explore how and why girls
fall into this trap, how to stay clear of it yourself, and how to get
out if you've already fallen in!
Morning
Sessions
Video discussions are co-facilitated by a high school girl and an adult.
Buffing
Tough
Does the weight room have you intimidated? Learn to use weights safely
and effectively, and have fun doing it!
Sandy Bodamer
"Came
Out, It Rained, Went Back In Again"
A really funny, creative video about a girl considering whether she may
be a lesbian. Worth seeing, regardless of sexual orientation. Join a discussion
about the movie and topics that arise.
Sage Hayes, Outright
Doctor!
Doctor!
Meet a young female physician and learn the latest answers to girls' health
questions about cramps, weight control, nutrition, stress and depression,
birth control and std's, how to choose your own doctor, when to get a
pap test, etc.
Dr. Candace Walters, Ob-Gyn
"Flirting
or Hurting?"
Simply the best video on the subject of harassment: what it is, how to
prevent it, and how to handle it if it happens to you or someone you care
about.
Cindy Vohringer
"Girls
Like Us"
This 60 minute film follows an ethnically diverse group of 4 working class
girls in South Philadelphia for 4 years, from ages 14 to 18. An honest,
inspiring look at girls' experiences. The video has won 11 major awards!
Dr. Linda Vaughan
Good
Girls vs. Sluts: (Gr 9-12 Girls Only)
Often girls say that "slut" is the worst thing that someone can call them.
Look at the power of the word, how it's used, who uses it, who gets called
it, how it effects girls' sexuality, and what girls can do to reduce the
power of the word "slut."
Mary Madden, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, UMO
Heavy
Metal: (Girls Only)
Drive a backhoe, a truck and a grader - now this is power! Learn about
these and other lucrative jobs that once were exclusively for men. Dept.
of Trans.,
Lisa Webber of Women Unlimited
Hip
Hop Dance
Bring a friend and get down with some of the baddest moves!
Annie Laurita, YMCA
Kicking
the Habit
You want to prevent someone from smoking, help a friend stop, or quit
yourself, but how? Join this focus group to share and find out.
Becky Grant-Widen, Farmington Healthy Community Coalition
Meditation
and Creative Visualization
If you can envision it, you can be it! Use these basic techniques to create
what you want in your life. Also wonderful for stress reduction. Authentic
power lies within!
Lee Ann Beaulieu, Earth Spirit Farm
What's
Love Got To Do With It?
So you're in a relationship, but is it a good one? How can you tell? And
if it isn't, what could you, should you do about it?
Jenny Boisvert, Abby Curtis, New Hope for Women.
You've
Got Rhythm!
Find your own beat and make music with your friends using Frame Drums,
the oldest form of drums in the world!
Tori Morrill of Inanna
Zoey's
Room
Zoey, an animated character, is the internet pen pal of 3 real girl hosts.
Check out her website at www.zoeysroom.com
and then meet Zoey's two creators. (Also, a sneak preview of Dear Aunt
Polly, a television series about the spirit of caring!)
Erin Brockette and Vinitha Nair
Afternoon
Sessions
Come
Home to Your Body with Yoga
Find balance in a hurried world by practicing yoga for mind/body awareness.
Doctor!
Doctor!
See morning description.
Good
Girls vs. Sluts (Gr 6-8 Girls Only)
See morning description.
Heavy
Metal
See morning description.
Herbs
and Natural Ingredients for Health and Beauty (Gr. 8 - 12)
Let your inner beauty be reflected on the outside, too! Make your own
beauty spa from herbs and natural ingredients found in your kitchen.
Lee Ann Beaulieu, Earth Spirit Farm
Hip
Hop Dance
See morning description.
Mystery,
Magic, the Moon and You! (Gr. 6 - 7)
Our menstrual cycles connect us to the magic and mystery of life. This
energy brings us strongly into a circle/cycling which is deeply feeling,
but not always comfortable. Explore your 'moon' experience and the experiences
of girls around the world.
Jane Gerlach, Program Director Midcoast Health and Family Planning
"Righteous
Babes" (Gr 9-12)
This video interviews female rock stars about how they have influenced
feminism and how feminism has influenced them. Occasional swearing.
Barbara Hunt
"Slim
Hopes"
Featuring Jean Kilbourne, this brisk, humorous, video lecture uses 150
current ads to tell girls about the impact of advertising on their health
- especially the impact of an obsession with thinness on the self-image
of girls. "After viewing this, you will never look at advertising and
girls' and women's bodies in the same way again," Dr. Christiane Northrup.
Dr. Robin Cubberly
"Teen
Sexuality in a Culture of Confusion" (Gr 8-12)
This video presents many views about teen sex and may start you thinking
about yourself, and sex, a little differently. Fast moving music and images
illustrate comments by real girls and boys, as well as a few "experts,"
and the glamorous, sexy advertising images are contrasted with the sometimes
grim results of teen sex. HIV/AIDS, homosexuality and teen pregnancy are
all addressed in this honest, direct video.
Joy Chamberlain, Family Life Educator
"Underwater"
In this 30 minute video a young girl's romantic notions of becoming a
teenager are challenged by what she sees happening to an older acquaintance.
She learns to deal with having been sexually abused during her childhood
by being there for another girl when a crisis occurs.
Helen Harrington, Sexual Assault and Crisis Support Center
You've
Got Rhythm!
See morning description.
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