Divas Girls Group - "This is Me"


October 6th 2017

Starting off for the month of October the Divas shared their “This Is Me” poems that they wrote the previous week. Many of the poems were inspiring and the girls spoke highly of themselves. The Canvas ladies, Londzo and Maymuna, had an activity prepared that involved digging skin deep. The Divas were required to analyze their meaning of beautiful then study a few pictures of racial stereotypes and moved forward in having a discussion on the impact of these negative stereotypes. They even shared their own experience of being stereotyped. After a 15-minute break the Divas regrouped and watched a video about colorism then were to reflect on how they felt about the video. A lot of the girls had great insight on how they felt about the video. Lastly, the Divas wrapped up the rest of the evening with writing in their journals. Next week, there will be a lot more exciting activities for the Diva girls.

By: Alexis Augustine

Past Poems

My Hijab My Right
http://www.regentparkfocus.com/audio/poems/2017/My%20Hijab_My_Right_Keyf.mp3

Dear Body
http://www.regentparkfocus.com/audio/poems/2017/Dear_Body_Yasmin.mp3

I Want A Future
http://www.regentparkfocus.com/audio/poems/2017/I%20Want_A_Future_Marwa.mp3

Divas Spoken Word Showcase


To learn more about the DIVAS program, please see the following link:
http://www.regentparkfocus.com/content/divas.html

The DIVAS program is proud of its support by the Canadian Women's Foundation's girls' grant stream.

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