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Celebrate KLRU's Women and Girls Lead: Austin on 8/23

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Women and Girls Lead: Austin showcases extraordinary women and girls who are changing our community. Join KLRU and other Austin organizations as we celebrate women who are making a difference.

On Thursday, August 23, KLRU will honor the women currently featured as part of the Women and Girls Lead: Austin project and will announce the next group of women to be profiled.  The free event takes place in KLRU’s Studio 6A at 7 pm (doors at 6:30) and includes light refreshments.  RSVP now

KLRU’s Women and Girls Lead: Austin project currently features:

  • Beverly Kearney, University of Texas Women’s Track and Field coach
  • Sonia Castellanos, Con Mi Madre
  • Jen Grogono, uStudio Inc.
  • Suzanne Santos, Sustainable Food Center
  • Nessa Higgins & Andrea Day Boykin, Flip Happy Crepes
  • Taryn Davis, American Widow Project
  • Sarah Herburger, Truckstop Trixie Rhinestone Cowgirls roller derby team

The global outreach partnership of Women and Girls Lead amplifies the voices of women and girls acting as leaders, expands understanding of gender equity, and engages an international network of citizens and organizations to act locally and reach out globally.

Women and Girls Lead: Suzanne Santos

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Suzanne Santos works to promote local food systems, something she’s been doing for the past 15 years. We talked to Suzanne about her work connecting local farmers with urban markets for our Women and Girls Lead: Austin project.

Women and Girls Lead: Austin showcases extraordinary women and girls in Austin who are changing our community. Combining independent documentary film, television, new media, and global outreach partnerships, Women and Girls Lead amplifies the voices of women and girls acting as leaders, expands understanding of gender equity, and engages an international network of citizens and organizations to act locally and reach out globally.

Do you know a woman or girl who is making a difference in your world? Someone who embodies the characteritics of leadership or empowerment? She could be a teacher, doctor, student or mother. Nominate a Leader today!

Women and Girls Lead: Sonia B. Castellanos

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As a first-generation American who struggled to learn English at an early age, Sonia is different than most successful professionals. Appreciating that difference has helped shape her career. Sonia talked to us about her life as a Social Worker for our Girls and Women Lead: Austin project.

Women and Girls Lead: Austin showcases extraordinary women and girls in Austin who are changing our community. Combining independent documentary film, television, new media, and global outreach partnerships, Women and Girls Lead amplifies the voices of women and girls acting as leaders, expands understanding of gender equity, and engages an international network of citizens and organizations to act locally and reach out globally.

Do you know a woman or girl who is making a difference in your world? Someone who embodies the characteritics of leadership or empowerment? She could be a teacher, doctor, student or mother. Nominate a Leader today!

Women and Girls Lead: Jen Grogono

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Women are tremendously underrepresented in tech industries, making female tech CEOs incredibly rare. This makes Jen Grogono an anomaly in her field. Jen talked with about her life as a CEO and mom for our Women and Girls Lead: Austin project.

Women and Girls Lead: Austin showcases extraordinary women and girls in Austin who are changing our community. Combining independent documentary film, television, new media, and global outreach partnerships, Women and Girls Lead amplifies the voices of women and girls acting as leaders, expands understanding of gender equity, and engages an international network of citizens and organizations to act locally and reach out globally.

Do you know a woman or girl who is making a difference in your world? Someone who embodies the characteritics of leadership or empowerment? She could be a teacher, doctor, student or mother. Nominate a Leader today!

Women and Girls Lead: Taryn Davis

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Taryn is the founder and director the American Widow Project where she provides resources for miltary widows. She talked with us about her own experience as a military widow for our Women and Girls Lead: Austin project.

Women and Girls Lead: Austin showcases extraordinary women and girls in Austin who are changing our community. Combining independent documentary film, television, new media, and global outreach partnerships, Women and Girls Lead amplifies the voices of women and girls acting as leaders, expands understanding of gender equity, and engages an international network of citizens and organizations to act locally and reach out globally.

Women and Girls Lead celebrates Title IX

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On June 23, 1972, Title IX became law in the United States, prohibiting discrimination based on gender in educational programs and activities. To celebrate the 40th anniversary of this historic legislation, Women and Girls Lead looks at an area where Title IX had its greatest impact: sports.

Extending through the Olympic games, Women and Girls Lead will spotlight films about female athletes who defy stereotypes on and off the field. This includes the Women and Girls Lead: Austin story on University of Texas at Austin track coach Beverly Kearney.

Watch all the films on the Women and Girls Lead Title IX page

In addition to short films, the site includes four feature-length films from public television: Patsy Mink: Ahead of the Majority by Kimberlee Bassford, Girl Wrestler by Austin’s Diane Zander Mason, Strong! by Julie Wyman, and Shadya by Danny Hakim, Udi Kalinsky, and Roy Westler.

Women and Girls Lead: Nessa Higgins & Andrea Day Boykin

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Nessa and Andrea met when their two children attended the same kindergarten class. They quickly found they shared some things in common: they were both foodies, they both wanted to own their own business, and neither wanted to risk making a big investment on a restaurant. They talked to us about their food trailer, Flip Happy Crepes, for our Women and Girl’s Lead: Austin project.

Women and Girls Lead: Austin showcases extraordinary women and girls in Austin who are changing our community. Combining independent documentary film, television, new media, and global outreach partnerships, Women and Girls Lead amplifies the voices of women and girls acting as leaders, expands understanding of gender equity, and engages an international network of citizens and organizations to act locally and reach out globally.

Do you know a woman or girl who is making a difference in your world? Someone who embodies the characteritics of leadership or empowerment? She could be a teacher, doctor, student or mother. Nominate a Leader today!

Women and Girls Lead: Sarah Herburger

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Sarah was introduced to roller derby by a veteran skater whom she met while working at a restaurant on Sixth Street. At that time, she was also struggling with drug addiction. With the support of her derby teammates, Sarah overcame her addiction and has become one of the most popular skaters in the league (with some of the most die-hard fans). She spoke with us about her life as a mother and wife for our Women and Girls Lead: Austin project.

Women and Girls Lead: Austin showcases extraordinary women and girls in Austin who are changing our community. Combining independent documentary film, television, new media, and global outreach partnerships, Women and Girls Lead amplifies the voices of women and girls acting as leaders, expands understanding of gender equity, and engages an international network of citizens and organizations to act locally and reach out globally.

Do you know a woman or girl who is making a difference in your world? Someone who embodies the characteritics of leadership or empowerment? She could be a teacher, doctor, student or mother. Nominate a Leader today!

Women and Girls Lead: Beverly Kearney

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Beverly Kearney, affectionately known as “Bev,” is one of the most successful coaches in the history of track and field. Coach Bev talked about her commitment to coaching in our Women and Girls Lead: Austin project.

Women and Girls Lead: Austin showcases extraordinary women and girls in Austin who are changing our community. Combining independent documentary film, television, new media, and global outreach partnerships, Women and Girls Lead amplifies the voices of women and girls acting as leaders, expands understanding of gender equity, and engages an international network of citizens and organizations to act locally and reach out globally.

Do you know a woman or girl who is making a difference in your world? Someone who embodies the characteristics of leadership or empowerment? She could be a teacher, doctor, student or mother. Nominate a Leader today!

ITVS Awards KLRU Grant for Women & Girls Lead

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Independent Television Service (ITVS) recently awarded KLRU a $750 Women & Girls Lead grant to fund costs associated with a Community Cinema screening in early September at Windsor Park Branch Library.

Women and Girls Lead is a multiyear public media initiative to leverage independent documentary film and public service engagement to amplify the voices of women and girl leaders, expand understanding of gender equity, and engage a network of citizens and organizations to tune in and get involved.

Community Cinema brings communities together through independent film by providing resources and opportunities for education, engagement, and action — transforming film and public broadcasting into powerful resources for individuals, communities and organizations.  Community Cinema presents a different documentary the first Tuesday of the month at a public library.

Peace Unveiled is the film that took center stage on September 6th.  It told the story of three women who organized in late 2009 when ground was being laid for peace talks with the Taliban.  In order to protect women’s interests, they maneuvered against formidable odds to have their voices heard in a peace jirga and high peace council.

Peggy Kelsey of The Afghan Women’s Project spoke at the event about her personal visits to Afghanistan.  She had interviewed a few of the women in the film for her book.  Gaea Logan, a psychologist who started the Dakur project and who specializes in neurology behind psychological states, also spoke.  She discussed the psychological strength it took the women to stand up and demand to be heard in front of the war lords who were on the peace panel.  Audience discussion primarily focused on the topic of hope for the future of Afghanistan, and expressed gratitude for the opportunity to learn more about the issues presented in the screening.

Thank you, ITVS, for making this Community Cinema event possible!