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BBEELIEVE IITT & BE IT. IN AUSTIN, TX A STATEWIDE CONFERENCE FORFOR GIRLSGIRLS in grades 3-8 | Saturday, November 16, 2019 @ANDERSON HIGH SCHOOL For girls and the adults who c about them. are Find out more at w earegirls.org #wearegirlstx | 5 12.808.4044 Welcome to WE ARE GIRLS Bienvenida a la conferencia de We Are Girls! Girls Empowerment Network (GIRLS) welcomes you to ¡Girls Empowerment Network (GIRLS) te da la the 2019 We Are Girls Conference! Our theme this year bienvenida a la Conferencia We Are Girls 2019! Nuestro is “Believe it and Be it” which means you can learn how tema este año es “Créelo y serlo”, lo que significa que to destress when in stressful situations, expand your puedes aprender cómo relajarte en situaciones view of what’s possible in your future, and make a new estresantes, ampliar tu visión de lo que es posible en tu friend before you leave today. futuro y hacer una nueva amiga antes de partir hoy. Now, you might be asking to yourself, “what is a way I Es posible que te preguntes, “¿de qué manera puedo can play a part in this magical day?” No worries, here participar en este día mágico?” No te preocupas, aquí are three easy steps on how to follow “The Girls hay tres pasos fáciles sobre cómo seguir “La forma de Empowerment Network Way:” Girls Empowerment Network”: 1. Be the SPARK and join the dance party during the 1. Sér la CHISPA de tu grupo y únete a la fiesta de baile GIRLS Fair. durante la feria de GIRLS. 2. SHOUT-OUT someone who is helping others out. 2. SALUDAR a alguien que está ayudando a otros. 3. RING the bell and celebrate with your friends at the 3. Toca la CAMPANA y celebra con tus amigas al final end of the day by yelling a motivating chant. del día gritando un cántico motivador. Today, you are not alone! This space is filled with others ¡Hoy no estás sola! Este espacio está lleno de otras que who will also be following “The GIRLS Way.” It has now también seguirán “ La forma de GIRLS”. Han pasado 12 been 12 years that We Are Girls Austin has been años que We Are Girls Austin ha creído en el poder de believing in the power in girls, and today it’s your turn to las niñas, y hoy es tu turno de ser parte de él. Puedes be a part of it. You can make the choice to not only elegir no solo CREER en tu poder, sino también SER. ¡En BELIEVE in your power, but also BE IT! Ready! Set! Go! sus marcas, listas, fueras! Love, Con amor, Girls Empowerment Network Girls Empowerment Network Julia Cuba Lewis Claudia Arellano Executive Director/CEO Program Engagement Manager “ Director ejecutivo Gerente de programa “ WEWE ENVISIONENVISION AA WORLDWORLD WHEREWHERE ALLALL GIRLSGIRLS BELIEVEBELIEVE ININ THEIRTHEIR POWER.POWER. 1 FEATUREDFEATURED CONFERENCECONFERENCE SPEAKERSSPEAKERS 9 - 10 a.m. Girls Empowerment Rally! 9 –10 a.m. ¡Reunión de Empoderamiento de Niñas! Location: Gym Ubicación: Gimnasio 10:15 – 11:15 a.m. Session 1(Choose from pages 6 –10) 10:15 – 11:15 a.m. Sesión 1(Elegir entre páginas 6 – 10) Featured Conference Speaker: Conferencista invitado: Aisha Thomas Aisha Thomas Location: Performing Arts Center Ubicación: Centro de Artes Escénicas 11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Lunch A(cafeteria) & 11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Almuerzo A(cafetería) y GIRLS Carnival(gimnasio) GIRLS Carnival(gym) O Sesión 2a(Elegir de páginas 6 – 10) SCHEDULE OR Session 2a(Choose from pages 6 - 10) Featured Conference Speaker: Conferencista destacado: Girls Empowerment Network Girls Empowerment Network Location: Performing Arts Center Ubicación: Centro de Artes Escénicas 12:45 – 1:45 p.m. Lunch B(cafeteria) & 12:45 – 1:45 p.m. Almuerzo B(cafetería) y GIRLS Carnival (gimnasio) GIRLS Carnival(gym) O Sesión 2b(Elegir de páginas 6 – 10) OR Session 2b(Choose from pages 6 – 10) HORARIO DEL DÍA Conferencista destacado: Featured Conference Speaker: Girls Empowerment Network Girls Empowerment Network Ubicación: Centro de Artes Escénicas Location: Performing Arts Center 2 – 3 p.m. Sesión 3(Escoger en páginas 6 – 10) 2 – 3 p.m. Session 3 (Choose from pages 6 - 10) Conferencista invitado: Featured Conference Speaker: April Bowman April Bowman Ubicación: Centro de Artes Escénicas Location: Performing Arts Center Feria de recursos estará por toda la escuela Resource booths throughout school taking place entre 8 a.m. –3 p.m. from 8 a.m. –3 p.m. Kit de primeros auxilios ‘perdido y hallado’ se encuentran First aid and lost and found is located at the en el mostrador de información. information desks. READY,READY, SET,SET, GO!GO! The We Are Girls Austin Scavenger Hunt is underway! Throughout the day, complete and check off as many things off the list as you can—make lots of new friends, learn tons of new skills, find ways to make your voice heard, and become unstoppable! WE ARE GIRLS SCAVENGER HUNT o Sing REALLY loud at the opening rally o Show off your best dance moves at the o Tell your workshop leader how they ignited GIRLS Carnival your power o Find someone with the same birth month as you o Go to a workshop that you’re curious about o Ask a question at a workshop o Share a new way you plan on managing o Show another girl a dance routine or yoga pose stress or negative thoughts with an adult o Write or share how you plan to become o Sit by someone you don’t know at a workshop unstoppable after the conference o Thank a volunteer o Ignite the power in another attendee o Take a silly picture with at least 5 new friends o BELIEVE IT! 2 FEATUREDFEATURED CONFERENCECONFERENCE SPEAKERSSPEAKERS Aisha Thomas is an impactful, energetic speaker, Aisha Thomas es una oradora impactante y enérgica, y and author of “Trendsetter: 7 Steps to Radically autora de “ Trendsetter: 7 Steps to Radically Standout Standout To Be The Best You”. She has a passion To Be The Best You “. Le apasiona empoderar a los to empower youth through social and emotional jóvenes a través de la educación social y emocional. education. As a Confidence Creator and Mental Como creadora de confianza y defensora de la salud Health Advocate, she aims to embed leadership mental, su objetivo es integrar las habilidades de skills, inclusion, self-love and motivation into the liderazgo, la inclusión, el amor propio y la motivación en culture of each young person, which results to la cultura de cada joven, lo que da como resultado healthier homes, schools and community climates. hogares más saludables, escuelas y climas comunitarios. Her journey began when her family migrated to the Su viaje comenzó cuando su familia emigró a los United States, from Sierra Leone, Freetown, a Estados Unidos, desde Sierra Leona, Freetown, un país country in West Africa. With an unstoppable en África occidental. Con una mentalidad imparable, mindset, Aisha overcame various challenges and Aisha superó varios desafíos y se convirtió en una became an honor roll student. She also graduated estudiante de honor. También se graduó en el primer in the first computer networking program in her programa de redes de computadoras en su distrito, AISHA THOMAS district, completed college and has been serving in completó la universidad y ha estado sirviendo en la the United States Air Force (USAF) for 14 years. Fuerza Aérea de los Estados Unidos (USAF) durante 14 Speaker, Consultant, años. Confidence Creator, and She joined the Speaker’s Bureau for the nation’s Author largest anti-sexual violence organization, RAINN Se unió a la Oficina de Oradores para la organización (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network) and nacional contra la violencia sexual más grande del país, Session/Sesión 1: began speaking at universities, community RAINN (Red Nacional de Violación, Abuso e Incesto) y 10:15 - 11:15 a.m. organizations and churches. comenzó a hablar en universidades, organizaciones comunitarias e iglesias. Location/Ubicación: As an ETA Certified Speaker, Aisha studies under Performing Arts Center the tutelage of World Renowned Motivational Como oradora certificada por ETA, Aisha estudia bajo Speaker and Author, Dr. Eric Thomas. She speaks la tutela del orador y autor de motivación de renombre Ages/Edades: All/Todas at military affiliated programs such as JROTC and mundial, el Dr. Eric Thomas. Ella habla en programas is currently one of the lead mentors of a military militares afiliados como JROTC y actualmente es una MsAishaSpeaks team that supports local schools. de las mentoras principales de un equipo militar que apoya a las escuelas locales. @msaishaspeaks Aisha’s personal triumph is the reason why she has embarked on this path to empower adolescences El triunfo personal de Aisha es la razón por la que se ha msaishaspeaks one speech at a time. Thousands have been embarcado en este camino para empoderar a los impacted and inspired after hearing her words of adolescentes un discurso a la vez. Miles han sido encouragement. impactados e inspirados después de escuchar sus palabras de aliento. April Bowman, M.S. is an educator of 15 years who April Bowman, M.S. es una educadora de 15 años que has impacted over 20,000 young people across the ha impactado a más de 20,000 jóvenes en todo el country. She is committed to empowering the next país. Está comprometida a empoderar a la próxima generation to reach their full potential through generación para que alcance su máximo potencial successfully navigating the education system, navegando con éxito el sistema educativo, obteniendo obtaining a meaningful career and fully embracing una carrera significativa y completamente adaptando who they are – which is a gift to the world.