Listening to girls today and every day
On International Day of the Girl, help your friends and family commit to listening to girls’ voices today and every day by subscribing to Assembly.
Today is International Day of the Girl, a day recognising what girls already know: that your opinions and experiences are important.
Assembly wants to make sure people listen to you not just on October 11 but all year round. That’s why we’re always accepting new pitches and publishing original content from young women around the world.
But we need your help getting the word out about this newsletter!
On International Day of the Girl, help your friends and family commit to listening to girls’ voices today and every day by subscribing to Assembly.
Whether it’s reposting our latest digital cover or forwarding this email to a friend, today’s issue suggests different ways you can share about Assembly with your network. By getting just one more person to subscribe, you can help show that girls’ voices always matter.
Happy International Day of the Girl from Assembly, where every day is day of the girl!
Share our digital cover with your followers
Post our special International Day of the Girl cover featuring Assembly contributors from around the world! You can repost on Instagram and Twitter or download it directly here.
In your post tell your friends and family what you like about Assembly or why you think it’s important they subscribe and listen to young women’s voices. Be sure to tag @on.assembly on Instagram!
Not on social? No problem!
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If you’re analogue-minded or doing a digital detox, here are some other ways you can share about Assembly and encourage members of your community to subscribe.
Discuss Assembly at the dinner table. While chowing down, tell your family members or loved ones about a recent Assembly article that caught your attention and what you learned from it.
Forward this newsletter to a friend. Send Assembly to someone who isn’t a reader who you think should be!
Encourage your teacher to use Assembly in class. Share this publication with your teacher and ask them to incorporate Assembly articles into their lesson plans on girls’ education, climate change, gender equality, racial justice and more.
Request copies of our print edition. Fill out our form for a chance to receive copies, which you can share with friends or classmates who aren’t online.
Amplify girls’ voices on the issues most important to you
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Every day leaders make decisions that impact girls’ futures, but too often they don’t listen to your opinions and experiences. Help centre girls’ voices in every conversation by resharing Assembly articles on the topics you care about.
Girls’ education
“The nightmare continues for Afghan girls” by Aydin Sahba Yaqouby
“How lack of funding is affecting public education in Brazil” by Renata Carlos Daou (this article is available in Portuguese and Spanish)
“What girls aren’t learning about personal finance in school” by Chisom Onyekwere
“The unexpected star of my college lectures — my mom” by Sheikh Sundus Zeeshan (this article is available in Urdu)
“Why girls aren’t learning in the Dominican Republic” Isamar Marte Núñez (this article is available in Spanish)
Racial justice
“South Asians on the big screen” by Nila Varman
“Tigidankay ‘TK’ Saccoh on how teachers can address discrimination at school” by TK Saccoh
“Fighting for visibility for Asian Americans with disabilities” by Marielle Issa
“Black mothers are dying. What can we do to save them?” by Mikayla Tillery
“Confronting racism in South African schools” by Valentine Atsango
Climate change
“What I'm fighting to protect” by Kapulei Flores
“This is what power looks like” by Mahina Martinson
“Why climate education needs to include mental health” by Gargi Bhavsar (this article is available in Marathi)
“Assembly’s climate toolkit for young activists” by Chisom Onyekwere
“Climate change is forcing girls out of school — here’s what young women want leaders to do about it” by Tess Thomas
“Where have our forests gone?” by Vanya Sayimane (this article is available in Kannada)
Gender equality
“Why we need more young women with hearing loss to become doctors” by Mahrukh Zaidi (this article is available in Hindi)
“Running with the fear of being harassed” by Kate Tuttle
“Reporting from the front lines of Ghana’s biggest matches” by Susan Sarpomaa Owusu-Ansah
“The road to re-loving Taylor Swift” by Saachi Gupta
“How young women in Argentina won the fight to legalize abortion” by Yael Crupnicoff (this article is available in Spanish)
Mental health
“Nobody should feel there is something wrong with their body at the age of 13” by María Fernanda (this article is available in Spanish)
“Barriers students face to ADHD diagnosis and care” by TK Saccoh
“Protecting your mental health and well-being while speaking out” by Tess Thomas
“Let's talk about social anxiety” by Abir Fakih
“The stigma around female rage” by Mahrukh S.M.
See your name in our next issue
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Assembly is committed to amplifying girls’ voices every day of the year. That’s why we’re ALWAYS accepting new submissions.
We’re open to however you want to express yourself — essays, photos, illustrations, videos, poems or something else we haven’t thought of yet.
We can’t wait to see your name in our next issue.
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