Girls for Gender Equity - GGE

🎨Calling all young artists and creatives! Get ready to take over The Met for the night at Teens Take The Met. 

Join GGE on May 15 from 4-8 pm for a night of art making, performances, music, and more. Plus, connect with 60+ NYC cultural and community organizations. GGE will host several creative activities, including: designing the school of your dreams, charm & keychain making, and a scavenger hunt (with a prize)!

🗓️ Friday, May 15
🕓 Doors open at 4PM
🎟️ Free for all teens 13+ with a middle or high school ID
✨ Just show up or RSVP now to grab a free ticket!

Whether you’re an artist or just curious, come through to connect with people who share your curiosity about the art world.

To all Black girls and gender-expansive survivors–you are not alone. We love you. We believe you. We see you. 

1 in 4 young women experiences sexual assault before the age of 18. We marched on Denim Day because we stand in solidarity with survivors. Because youth deserve to experience bodily autonomy. Because it’s possible to end sexual violence and to make our communities safer. 

As Sexual Assault Eradication Month closes, we share love letters written by members of the GGE community to support survivors in their healing journeys. You can also write your own survivor love letter and download the toolkit at survivorloveletter.com

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“It is in col­lec­tiv­i­ties that we find reser­voirs of hope and optimism.” -Angela Y. Davis 

On Volunteer Day, more than 25 volunteers joined us to show some love to survivors 💙. Together, we wrote Survivor Love Letters and assembled care packages for our young people.

Thank you to our volunteers for showing your hope, optimism, commitment and solidarity.

Thank you Brooklyn-based businesses , , .candy, , and for the generous donations that remind us how much our community cares! 

📚This World Book Day, we uplift Black girls and gender-expansive youth survivors. Books can be a powerful and affirming resource in supporting young people’s healing journey. They provide valuable perspectives and education, which are important tools in preventing sexual violence. Here are our recommendations for healing justice books with themes on survivorship justice and liberation.

💙Rest is Resistance by Tricia Hersey
💙Healing Justice Lineages by Cara Page and Erica Woodland
💙Emergent Strategy by adrienne maree brown
💙mourning my inner[blackgirl]child by reelaviolette botts-ward

We’re proud to bring you the 2025 GGE Impact Report! Swipe for highlights and visit the link in our bio to read the full report.

🎧Do you have a personal anthem? Motivating songs provide a space to dream freely and design new realities. At GGE, we integrate music into our programming to support healing and inspire young people to transform their communities. 

Our Sisters in Strength youth participants created a “Soundtrack for Justice,” featuring songs that support survivorship and activism. Take a listen, and hear how music can be a powerful and affirming form of protest to demand social change. 

What songs would you add to the soundtrack?

📢Mark your calendars and get your denim ready!

On April 29, join GGE for the Brooklyn Denim Day rally. Come march in solidarity with survivors, advocate for safer communities, and support eradicating sexual violence.

We will meet at Brooklyn Borough Hall, march across the Brooklyn Bridge, and end at the David Dinkins municipal building.

*Breakfast will be served.

📅 Wednesday, April 29, 2026
⏰ 9:00AM
📍 Location: Brooklyn Bourough Hall, 209 Joralemon St., Brooklyn, NY 11201
💙Remember to wear comfy shoes and bring water!

Get ready for an energy filled day of wearing denim, and make your voice heard!