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		<title>Postcards from tour&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jun 2010 06:31:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>masia</dc:creator>
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Well good peoples, it's been a long haul on the http://blog.becauseiamagirl.ca/ tour but every  moment has been worth it.  As the journey winds down, I wanted to visually update everyone with pieces from the road.  We have now arrived in Winnipeg, the last leg of the tour.  Along the way I [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 510px"><a href="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1296/4662692818_c9765dca6c.jpg"><img alt="We have finally arrived in Winnipeg, the last leg of the tour." src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1296/4662692818_c9765dca6c.jpg" title="We have finally arrived in Winnipeg, the last leg of the tour." width="500" height="375" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">We have finally arrived in Winnipeg, the last leg of the tour.</p></div></p>
<p>Well good peoples, it&#8217;s been a long haul on the <a href='http://BECAUSEIAMAGIRL'>http://blog.becauseiamagirl.ca/</a> tour but every  moment has been worth it.  As the journey winds down, I wanted to visually update everyone with pieces from the road.  We have now arrived in Winnipeg, the last leg of the tour.  Along the way I have been bumping into students, either at the supermarket, restaurants or local stores that have seen the Girls Rights presentation.  I have received such great feed back with regards to the presentation, and sincerely thanked that I have, as an artist, taken the time out of my schedule to help promote such an important message.  I wanted to say thank you to all the wonderful people the crew has met on this tour.  You all are the ambassadors to educate those around you about issues that effect girls around the world.  Stay proud, rock your LIONESS and WARRIOR swagger you hear?  One Love.</p>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 385px"><a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4040/4662071317_f56d12ffc9.jpg"><img alt="Paid a visit to Winnipeg&#039;s STREETZ 104.7 FM playing 40% Canadian Hiphop!  Big Up!  Support independence." src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4040/4662071317_f56d12ffc9.jpg" title="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4040/4662071317_f56d12ffc9.jpg" width="375" height="500" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Paid a visit to Winnipeg&#039;s STREETZ 104.7 FM playing 40% Canadian Hiphop!  Big Up!  Support independence.</p></div><br />
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 510px"><a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4008/4662070503_980dab1a25.jpg"><img alt="Giant Tomahawk in Cut Knife" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4008/4662070503_980dab1a25.jpg" title="Giant Tomahawk in Cut Knife" width="500" height="375" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Giant Tomahawk in Cut Knife</p></div>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 510px"><a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4063/4658262017_c75e3a25d0.jpg"><img alt="Drawing for Kyle of his dog Bruiser that misses him!" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4063/4658262017_c75e3a25d0.jpg" title="Drawing for Kyle of his dog Bruiser that misses him!" width="500" height="375" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Drawing for Kyle of his dog Bruiser that misses him!</p></div>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 510px"><a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4024/4662077203_e24512b55b.jpg"><img alt="Nana works so hard hosting the show and keeping y&#039;all informed!  She deserves to knock out in the tour van!" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4024/4662077203_e24512b55b.jpg" title="Nana works so hard hosting the show and keeping y&#039;all informed!  She deserves to knock out in the tour van!" width="500" height="500" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Nana works so hard hosting the show and keeping y&#039;all informed!  She deserves to knock out in the tour van!</p></div>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 510px"><a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4045/4662071707_b09d730419.jpg"><img alt="YES LIONS!!!" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4045/4662071707_b09d730419.jpg" title="YES LIONS!!!" width="500" height="375" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">YES LIONS!!!</p></div>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 385px"><a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4025/4662071607_af67525a15.jpg"><img alt="Who needs a Blackberry or iPhone when we have CALL CENTRAL!" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4025/4662071607_af67525a15.jpg" title="Who needs a Blackberry or iPhone when we have CALL CENTRAL!" width="375" height="500" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Who needs a Blackberry or iPhone when we have CALL CENTRAL!</p></div>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 510px"><a href="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1298/4662693654_7e10c4a067.jpg"><img alt="Gotta love Kyle in Kyle, Saskatchewan!" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1298/4662693654_7e10c4a067.jpg" title="Gotta love Kyle in Kyle, Saskatchewan!" width="500" height="333" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Gotta love Kyle in Kyle, Saskatchewan!</p></div>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 510px"><a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4038/4662693714_e076e069c1.jpg"><img alt="I can&#039;t believe Tamara is smiling after 6 hours of driving!" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4038/4662693714_e076e069c1.jpg" title="I can&#039;t believe Tamara is smiling after 6 hours of driving!" width="500" height="333" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">I can&#039;t believe Tamara is smiling after 6 hours of driving!</p></div>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 510px"><a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4008/4662699212_61ee7a5397.jpg"><img alt="Did I mention we saw Moose in Kyle, Saskatchewan?" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4008/4662699212_61ee7a5397.jpg" title="Did I mention we saw Moose in Kyle, Saskatchewan?" width="500" height="333" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Did I mention we saw Moose in Kyle, Saskatchewan? My first Moose sighting ever</p></div>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 510px"><a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4011/4661574177_c788f3e067.jpg"><img alt="Good night beautiful people!  One Love from Winnipeg!" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4011/4661574177_c788f3e067.jpg" title="Good night beautiful people!  One Love from Winnipeg!" width="500" height="500" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Good night beautiful people!  One Love from Winnipeg!</p></div>
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		<title>1950s vs. 2010 Girls Girls Girls&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2010 07:34:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>masia</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[At one of the school presentations today, a student asked &#8220;Isn&#8217;t it more relevant to have a Girl&#8217;s Rights presentation like this in one of the countries where early marriage and other issues are happening&#8230;how is a &#8220;Because I Am a Girl&#8221; campaign relevant here in Canada?&#8221;  I told to her that in my [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 385px"><a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4028/4644324852_4e7dc2f7a7.jpg"><img title="Reppin' her Masia One tee!  Bap bap!" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4028/4644324852_4e7dc2f7a7.jpg" alt="Reppin' her Masia One tee!  Bap bap!" width="375" height="500" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Baby girl reppin&#39; her Masia One tee!  Bap bap!</p></div>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 510px"><a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2628/3805422152_7daa8f61d6.jpg"><img title="Chillin' with my new friends in Surabaya!" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2628/3805422152_7daa8f61d6.jpg" alt="Chillin' with my new friends in Surabaya!" width="500" height="375" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Chillin&#39; with my new friends in Surabaya!</p></div>
<p>At one of the school presentations today, a student asked &#8220;<em>Isn&#8217;t it more relevant to have a Girl&#8217;s Rights presentation like this in one of the countries where early marriage and other issues are happening&#8230;how is a &#8220;Because I Am a Girl&#8221; campaign relevant here in Canada?</em>&#8221;  I told to her that in my travels, I have met young ladies that lived below the poverty line yet somehow seemed so confident, self sufficient and comfortable to express themselves in creative ways.  During my trip to a Plan site in Surabaya for example, I met the most beautiful girls that used drama presentations they put together themselves, to express issues that were pertinent to their community such as teachers trying to date younger female students and the hardships of finding sustenance while dreaming of the possibilities in the big city.  In contrast, my time working in the music industry in L.A. has led me to meet some very pretty women that are all Hollywood hopefuls constantly doubting their appearances, remaining miserable about the state of their bodies and playing down their intelligence in order to appease others.  I find it mind boggling that these women in such fortunate circumstances are less satisfied with themselves and their lives than girls that struggle to pay for school, books and travel great distances to get basic needs.  What are some of the reasons for this?</p>
<p>One reason I started to uncover was, of course, the media &#8211; Here in North America we are perhaps more consistently bombarded by advertisements and ideals devised by someone in an office with a specific agenda.  Surely in this day an age, we have made leaps and bounds in gender equality and representation of women in mainstream media.  Let&#8217;s take a gander shall we?</p>
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<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 460px"><a href="http://icanhasinternets.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/vintageads11.jpg"><img title="Rather be stupid than fat?" src="http://icanhasinternets.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/vintageads11.jpg" alt="Rather be stupid than fat?" width="450" height="586" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Rather be stupid than fat?</p></div>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 810px"><a href="http://theinspirationroom.com/daily/print/2010/1/diesel_stupid_lion.jpg"><img title="Diesel &quot;Be Stupid&quot; ads" src="http://theinspirationroom.com/daily/print/2010/1/diesel_stupid_lion.jpg" alt="Diesel &quot;Be Stupid&quot; ads" width="800" height="398" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Diesel &quot;Be Stupid&quot; ads</p></div>
<p><object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" width="640" height="385" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="src" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/EHbN1jJPnVM&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;color1=0x006699&amp;color2=0x54abd6" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="640" height="385" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/EHbN1jJPnVM&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;color1=0x006699&amp;color2=0x54abd6" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object></p>
<p><strong>BE SEXY AND STUPID</strong></p>
<p>Most men DO ask is she pretty not is she CLEVER.  I believe this is still the case today.  The talent or intellectual prowess of a female is rarely celebrated in media and advertisements.  I&#8217;ve noticed that even commercials targeting females (ie: tampons, soaps, cosmetics, shampoos) girls are depicted as giggly slumber party soul mates that twist one another&#8217;s hair and celebrate the ideals of feminine demure behavior.  Recently the Miss USA 2010 pageant came on while I was unwinding from a day of shows, and I was horrified at the answers that most of the contestants gave to well thought out questions.  There is of course nothing wrong with being pretty &#8211; but why must we celebrate the combination of pretty and stupid?  With over 50% of the world&#8217;s women and girls illiterate&#8230;ladies if you can read and write, celebrate your education and independent thoughts.</p>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 460px"><a href="http://icanhasinternets.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/vintageads23.jpg"><img title="Keep up the house while you keep down your weight!" src="http://icanhasinternets.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/vintageads23.jpg" alt="Keep up the house while you keep down your weight!" width="450" height="614" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Keep up the house while you keep down your weight!</p></div>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 442px"><a href="http://icanhasinternets.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/vintageads16.jpg"><img title="Cry for what you want...but just a little." src="http://icanhasinternets.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/vintageads16.jpg" alt="Cry for what you want...but just a little." width="432" height="582" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Cry for what you want...but just a little.</p></div>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 571px"><a href="http://icanhasinternets.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/vintageads8.jpg"><img title="That's what wives are for." src="http://icanhasinternets.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/vintageads8.jpg" alt="That's what wives are for." width="561" height="555" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">That&#39;s what wives are for.</p></div>
<p><object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" width="480" height="385" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="src" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/qVgHrV9H-8k&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;color1=0xcc2550&amp;color2=0xe87a9f" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="385" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/qVgHrV9H-8k&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;color1=0xcc2550&amp;color2=0xe87a9f" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object></p>
<p><strong>HOUSEKEEPING</strong></p>
<p>Most house work is still considered &#8220;<em>Women&#8217;s work</em>&#8220;.  I thought about this statement at one of the presentations as we traveled through some more conservative towns in Canada &#8211; would it be offensive to some of the kids or even the teachers by upsetting what has come to be see as the cultural order of things?  There are a slew of ads 1950s and beyond targeting women to do their jobs properly by purchasing a particular appliance or pleasing their husbands by keeping the house extra tidy.  I wondered how this even became a cultural norm, then stumbled upon another more recent Hasbro ad marketing a &#8220;<em>Rose Petal Cottage</em>&#8221; to little girls.  Start them young&#8230;and celebrate the joys of doing laundry, cleaning, taking care of babies and punctuated with &#8220;<em>Taking care of my home is a dream, dream, dream&#8230;</em>&#8221; (Last I checked laundry, cleaning and changing a poo ridden diaper was not my idea of a &#8220;dream&#8221;.) This commercial continues &#8220;<em>Little girls, realize your dreams of growing up to do household chores!&#8221; </em>Whoa, keep those aspirations high little girls&#8230;there&#8217;s no glass ceiling in the go-go world of homemaking.</p>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 460px"><a href="http://icanhasinternets.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/vintageads18.jpg"><img title="Automatic driving for women?" src="http://icanhasinternets.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/vintageads18.jpg" alt="Automatic driving for women?" width="450" height="397" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Automatic driving for women?</p></div>
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<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 758px"><a href="http://icanhasinternets.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/vintageads20.jpg"><img title="Women are soft, gentle...and hit stuff." src="http://icanhasinternets.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/vintageads20.jpg" alt="Women are soft, gentle...and hit stuff." width="748" height="960" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Women are soft, gentle...and hit stuff.</p></div>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 610px"><a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4037/4644297720_acb1dd9be9.jpg"><img title="Buy a honda and submit to the manly prowess of your mechanic!" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4037/4644297720_acb1dd9be9.jpg" alt="Buy a honda and submit to the manly prowess of your mechanic!" width="600" height="399" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Buy a honda and submit to the manly prowess of your mechanic!</p></div>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 610px"><a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4044/4644297838_4c0626db72.jpg"><img title="Quickly children, save the car from this woman's buttocks!  Silly lady, that's not how you drive a car!" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4044/4644297838_4c0626db72.jpg" alt="Quickly children, save the car from this woman's buttocks!  Silly lady, that's not how you drive a car!" width="600" height="399" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Quickly children, save the car from this woman&#39;s buttocks!  Silly lady, that&#39;s not how you drive a car!</p></div>
<p><strong>DRIVING</strong></p>
<p>The cliche that women are ALL bad drivers is notorious.  A tag line from a 1960s VW beetle ad notes that <em>&#8220;Women are soft and gentle, but they hit things&#8221;</em>.  Some of the best drivers I know are women!  A more recent magazine ad depicts a women in a vulnerable position, hair up in Geisha girl fashion with man claw marks on her back.  Dude&#8230;seriously?</p>
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<strong>BARBIE</strong></p>
<p><em>&#8220;Barbie&#8217;s small and so petite,<br />
Her clothes and figure look so neat&#8230;&#8221;</em></p>
<p>The ad that launched 150 000 000 eating disorders. The 1st Barbie ad aired during the Mickey Mouse Club and marketed as the &#8220;teenaged fashion model&#8221;. They were in fact some of the first toys to employ TV ads &#8211; and today 3 Barbie dolls are sold every second. Today Barbie is responsible for over 80% of the manufacturer Mattel&#8217;s profits.</p>
<p>In today&#8217;s mainstream for Hiphop, the only female rapper currently getting media attention is Nicky Minaj that has coined herself the &#8220;Harajuku Barbie&#8221;.  Miss Minaj notes that &#8220;All girls are Barbies, we all want to play dress up and put on lipstick to look cute and sexy.&#8221;  The comments on under the youtube clip that follows just says &#8220;Boobies&#8230;&#8221; followed by the eloquent &#8220;She&#8217;s got big boobies.&#8221;  LOL.  Mattel&#8230;your advertising department has done well.  I&#8217;m not hating on Nicky if this is what she feels expresses her best.   I would simply like to see a balance in how women are represented.  For every Nicki Minaj there should be an MC Lyte.</p>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 460px"><a href="http://icanhasinternets.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/vintageads25.jpg"><img title="Another charming catch phrase." src="http://icanhasinternets.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/vintageads25.jpg" alt="Another charming catch phrase." width="450" height="588" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Another charming catch phrase.</p></div>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 460px"><a href="http://blog.lib.umn.edu/raim0007/gwss3307_fall2007/axe.jpg"><img title="Axe Wash Me ads" src="http://blog.lib.umn.edu/raim0007/gwss3307_fall2007/axe.jpg" alt="Axe Wash Me ads" width="450" height="515" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Axe Wash Me ads</p></div>
<p><strong>NO IDENTITY</strong></p>
<p>Whether 1950s or 2010&#8230;whether selling beer or body spray, nothing says &#8220;<em>buy me</em>&#8221; better then a body with no head.</p>
<hr />So there you have it kiddies&#8230;1950s vs 2010.  Beyond new ways to gloss the aesthetic and new technologies to get the images deep into the psyches of young girls many of the messages remain the same.  I think I&#8217;m due for a trip back out to 9 mile in Jamaica or Pangeran in Surabaya Indonesia&#8230;at least to clear my mind of the ad busting clutter and celebrate life for the way we naturally are.  All my rude gyals where you at?  Holler at your girl.</p>
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		<title>This goes out to my tour ladies (&#8230;and Kyle)</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 May 2010 07:18:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It has been over 6 months since I&#8217;ve seen &#8220;home&#8221; and it is definitely starting to get to be a long journey on the road.  That said, I probably would have become more homesick if my tour mates were not such amazing and interesting individuals!  What better way to celebrate the roles of [...]]]></description>
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<p>It has been over 6 months since I&#8217;ve seen &#8220;home&#8221; and it is definitely starting to get to be a long journey on the road.  That said, I probably would have become more homesick if my tour mates were not such amazing and interesting individuals!  What better way to celebrate the roles of women and girls around the world then to be in the company of 2 of my favorite women?  I had to write a few words about these fabulous ladies that I have been traveling with for the Because I Am a Girl School Tour.</p>
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<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 385px"><a href="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1430/4600945326_384aae0f65.jpg"><img title="Nana posing for the camera on our Mother's day cruise in Kelowna" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1430/4600945326_384aae0f65.jpg" alt="Nana posing for the camera on our Mother's day cruise in Kelowna" width="375" height="500" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Nana posing for the camera on our Mother&#39;s day cruise in Kelowna</p></div>
<h1><strong>NANA! </strong></h1>
<p><strong>Website: <a href="http://www.nanaabaduncan.com"><span style="font-weight: normal;">www.nanaabaduncan</span></a></strong></p>
<p><strong>Nana&#8217;s Shoe Blog: </strong><a href="http://www.thosekicks.tumblr.com">www.thosekicks.tumblr.com</a></p>
<p><strong>Occupation:</strong> Associate producer CBC Radio One &amp; Two, Host for GO!</p>
<p><strong>Superpower: </strong> Speaks and maintains the attention of 200 squirmy highschool kids, ability to turn Value Village into a fashion treasure trove.</p>
<p><strong>Famous quotes: </strong>Om nom nom!</p>
<p>Miss Nana is a 5foot power house of inexhaustible energy!  I got to know her on the first Girls Tour last year, and we got along immediately.  I can&#8217;t figure out who talks more, the radio personality or the rapper, but it&#8217;s really great to meet another woman that is so passionate, opinionated and never afraid to express it.  One thing I really love about Nana is her mix of go-getter attitude + the curiosity of a baby kitten.  I ask her random questions like &#8220;If tectonic earth plates move slowly, what happens during an earthquake that shakes things up so quickly?&#8221;&#8230;if she doesn&#8217;t know the answer, before I can even say &#8220;Never mind&#8221; she&#8217;ll already be furiously Googling the topic and finding out all there is to know about it.  She never accepts the answer that things are the way they are &#8220;just because&#8221;.  We tour the Because I Am a Girl show to encourage students to refuse to be apathetic about the situation of girls around the world. I think Nana&#8217;s joie du vie and positive energy is the perfect inspiration to get involved and be the change you want to see.  Thanks for being such an inspiration Naba-friend!</p>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 510px"><a href="http://nanaabaduncan.com"><img class=" " title="My new camera has a silly frame feature that I had to test out with Nana." src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1204/4607931459_da74cacd81.jpg" alt="My new camera has a silly frame feature that I had to test out with Nana." width="500" height="375" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">My new camera has a silly frame feature that I had to test out with Nana.</p></div>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://nanaabaduncan.com"><img class="aligncenter" title="Nana ensures everything she does, she does very well!" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4013/4588101064_f37c55b05f.jpg" alt="Nana ensures everything she does, she does very well!" width="500" height="333" /></a></p>
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<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 343px"><a href="http://nanaabaduncan.com/"><img title="Nana, you're an awesome host!" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4050/4587412643_a550ce913e.jpg" alt="Nana, you're an awesome host!" width="333" height="500" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Nana, you&#39;re an awesome host!</p></div>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 385px"><a href="http://www.nanaabaduncan.com"><img title="Nana &amp; her mama!" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3399/4620881638_cc35b28274.jpg" alt="Nana &amp; her mama!" width="375" height="500" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Nana &amp; her mama!</p></div>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 510px"><a href="http://nanaabaduncan.com/category/radio/cbc-radio/"><img title="Nana loves making silly faces" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4010/4580046457_0f80ec8877.jpg" alt="Nana loves making silly faces" width="500" height="333" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Nana loves making silly faces</p></div>
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<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 385px"><a href="http://www.whatsthe411.ca"><img title="Tamara's famous Y pose" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4028/4580181223_2a171839b0.jpg" alt="Tamara's famous Y pose" width="375" height="500" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Tamara&#39;s famous Y pose</p></div>
<h1>TAMARA!</h1>
<p><strong>Website:</strong> <a href="http://www.nanaabaduncan.com"></a><a href="http://www.whatsthe411.ca">www.whatsthe411.ca</a></p>
<p><strong>Occupation:</strong> Executive Director 411 Initiative for Change</p>
<p><strong>Nicknames: </strong>Boss Lady, T-Pain</p>
<p><strong>Superpower: </strong>Putting together 411 TV, organizing 100 emails, producing TV shows, making delicious pasta and typing out excel sheets  all while watching Desperate Housewives.</p>
<p><strong>Famous quotes:</strong> We have 20 minutes to eat, move it or loose it.</p>
<p>2 things I learned very quickly from being around Tamara.  1. Tamara is never wrong.  2. If you&#8217;re in doubt, refer to rule no. 1&#8230;Tamara is never wrong.  I always felt that women are very good at multitasking, but T brings it to new levels.  She single handedly organizes, creates, produces and directs, yet somehow finds the time to do the things that she likes in between.  I learned from her that independent women can get very busy juggling all the different things we undertake in our lives, but it is always important to keep our standards high by striving for quality and balancing work with living life, thereby enjoying the journey.</p>
<p>What&#8217;s the 411 Initiative for Change, grew from an idea initiated in Highschool.  She saw how irrelevant many of the school presentations were, and created her own program to both educate and entertain students.  She endeavored to dispel stereotypes and organized her school&#8217;s first Black History Month lecture and even brought a Holocaust survivor to talk about Nazi genocide against Europe&#8217;s Jews.  I think Tamara&#8217;s example should inspire the people we meet on this school tour as an example that you are never too young to get involved and make and impact.</p>
<p>Although T never steps into the limelight seeking for flashy acknowledgement for all she is capable of doing, she is confident and fearless.  If she doesn&#8217;t know something, she researches and asks questions.  No one is too big or important for her to cold call on the phone and make things happen.  She knows what she likes and doesn&#8217;t like, and is extremely honest about her preferences.  She has taught me that no matter how sugar&#8217;d your words or grand your schemes, organization, common sense and hard work is really what holds it down at the end of the day. When I finally decide to grow up, I hope I&#8217;ll be just like Tamara! LOL.  Thanks for being my hero T!</p>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 510px"><a href="http://www.whatsthe411.ca"><img title="I love T's smile!" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1077/4600227105_503c52567f.jpg" alt="I love T's smile!" width="500" height="381" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">I love T&#39;s smile!</p></div>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 510px"><a href="http://www.whatsthe411.ca"><img title="Tamara humours my stupid faces and I love her for it!" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4057/4600898822_8797836c19.jpg" alt="Tamara humours my stupid faces and I love her for it!" width="500" height="375" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Tamara humours my stupid faces and I love her for it!</p></div>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 510px"><a href="http://www.whatsthe411.ca"><img title="Tamara makes us all dinner, the yummiest pasta ever!" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3216/4553999478_ac2bfba796.jpg" alt="Tamara makes us all dinner, the yummiest pasta ever!" width="500" height="375" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Tamara makes us all dinner, the yummiest pasta ever!</p></div>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 283px"><a href="http://www.gordonfn.org/resfiles/Diaspora_Diaries/TDawit.htm"><img title="Tamara is for the kidsssss!" src="http://www.gordonfn.org/resfiles/Diaspora_Diaries/tamara%20Dawitt%20with%20childrenby%20the%20river.JPG" alt="Tamara is for the kidsssss!" width="273" height="207" /></a></p>
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<dt class="wp-caption-dt"><a href="http://www.gordonfn.org/resfiles/Diaspora_Diaries/TDawit.htm"><img title="Tamara producing TV segments" src="http://www.gordonfn.org/resfiles/Diaspora_Diaries/tamara%20dawitt%20filming.JPG" alt="Tamara producing TV segments" width="313" height="208" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Tamara producing TV segments</p></div>
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<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 510px"><a href="http://www.whatsthe411.ca"><img title="Yaaaah!  I made T laugh." src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4040/4580677780_58a6460665.jpg" alt="Yaaaah!  I made T laugh." width="500" height="333" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Yaaaah!  I made T laugh.</p></div>
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<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 510px"><a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4033/4620464973_971316b4e6.jpg"><img title="Kyle muggin' for my new Hipstamatic iPhone App" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4033/4620464973_971316b4e6.jpg" alt="Kyle muggin' for my new Hipstamatic iPhone App" width="500" height="500" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Kyle muggin&#39; for my new Hipstamatic iPhone App</p></div>
<h1>HI KYLE&#8230;</h1>
<p><strong>Occupation: </strong>Tour Manager, Soundman, Emcee D-sisive&#8217;s no. 1 fan</p>
<p><strong>Nicknames:</strong> DJ Kyle, Lundle Bear, Kyle Minogue</p>
<p><strong>Superpower:</strong> Speaking Spanish in his sleep even though he doesn&#8217;t speak Spanish in waking life</p>
<p><strong>Kryptonite: </strong>Vegetables</p>
<p><strong>Famous quotes:</strong> &#8220;<em>Dead in the middle of Little Italy little did we know..</em>.&#8221; via Big Pun lyrics.</p>
<p>I can&#8217;t forget the man with the master plan, Kyle &#8220;Lundles&#8221; Lundie.  I guess the saying goes, &#8220;Behind every successful man is a good woman&#8221;&#8230;well the opposite works on this tour and Kyle has been holding it down with cross Canada driving, hustling everyone to get to shows on time and singing in falsetto til I can laugh no more.  Thanks for being a Man supporting Girls Rights Kyle&#8230;ps: Don&#8217;t forget to call you Mama today, it&#8217;s her birthday!</p>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 385px"><a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4049/4620881628_13e1826164.jpg"><img title="Kyle has a Tattoo that says &quot;Stick to your vision&quot; inspired by Maestro Fresh Wes' song.  Good words to live by." src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4049/4620881628_13e1826164.jpg" alt="Kyle has a Tattoo that says &quot;Stick to your vision&quot; inspired by Maestro Fresh Wes' song.  Good words to live by." width="375" height="500" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Kyle has a Tattoo that says &quot;Stick to your vision&quot; inspired by Maestro Fresh Wes&#39; song.  Good words to live by.</p></div>
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<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 385px"><a href="http://blog.becauseiamagirl.ca/"><img title="Lindsay's smile lights up the room!" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3327/4620881632_4dc7522861.jpg" alt="Lindsay's smile lights up the room!" width="375" height="500" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Lindsay&#39;s smile lights up the room!</p></div>
<h1>Lindsay</h1>
<p>Lindsay is our Plan Canada rep that is coming out to all the schools with us.  She is a ball of sunshine with a heart of gold.  Miss Lindsay I&#8217;m so glad you could join us and help encourage schools to develop Girls groups of their own.  ps:  I LOVE when I catch you humming my songs when they get stuck in your head LOL.  My master plan is coming together.</p>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 510px"><a href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3309/4620465019_f7a09ea0b6.jpg"><img title="Deep in thought...my paparazzi is strong!" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3309/4620465019_f7a09ea0b6.jpg" alt="Deep in thought...my paparazzi is strong!" width="500" height="500" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Deep in thought...my paparazzi is strong!</p></div>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 May 2010 16:50:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Quick post as I&#8217;m late checking out of our hotel in Golden BC&#8230;Found this gem of a photo op just outside Kelowna BC yesterday.  It&#8217;s been a great experience traveling across Canada to smaller towns and seeing the cultural diversity as well as, sometimes, the old school and ignorant mentalities still prevalent in many communities. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 510px"><a href="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1383/4601786304_8a1190982c.jpg"><img title="Oh. KKK-Kanada outside Kelowna BC!  " src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1383/4601786304_8a1190982c.jpg" alt="Oh. KKK-Kanada outside Kelowna BC!  " width="500" height="381" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Oh. KKK-Kanada outside Kelowna BC!</p></div>
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<p>Quick post as I&#8217;m late checking out of our hotel in Golden BC&#8230;Found this gem of a photo op just outside Kelowna BC yesterday.  It&#8217;s been a great experience traveling across Canada to smaller towns and seeing the cultural diversity as well as, sometimes, the old school and ignorant mentalities still prevalent in many communities.  I&#8217;ve gotten some SERIOUS ice grill stares in certain places!  In the end, I&#8217;m enjoying the fact that I am a loud mouthed Asian Female going right into schools across our beautiful nation and shaking up some stereotypes that many people may have.  In most cases, a lot of the kids are simply not exposed to diversity aside from what comes through the idiot box and youtube.  I&#8217;ve been getting kids across Canada to put their FIAH STARTERS in the air and yell YAH YAH!  Culture mashups are so satisfying to me.</p>
<p>Have a great Wednesday party friends!  - Masia. One Love.</p>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:42:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I had a great day visiting schools in Thunderbay!  The girls out here were so LIVE and friendly!  In the morning we heading out to Goreham Ware and followed that up with Winston Churchill in the afternoon.  I found the Q &#38; A portion of the show very interesting today as many of the girls [...]]]></description>
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<p>I had a great day visiting schools in Thunderbay!  The girls out here were so LIVE and friendly!  In the morning we heading out to Goreham Ware and followed that up with Winston Churchill in the afternoon.  I found the Q &amp; A portion of the show very interesting today as many of the girls asked really great questions and shared stories of challenges they faced as girls growing up in the community of <a href="http://www.thunderbay.ca/">THUNDERBAY</a>.  Everything from being told they couldn&#8217;t play football, to facing domestic abuse in the house hold to even being discriminated against for not only being a girl, but for their race and culture.</p>
<p>I definitely faced a lot of discrimination when I was growing up in Vancouver as a kid whose family had immigrated to Canada at the age of 9.  I spoke English with a <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ess4LnyrhQU">SINGAPOREAN ACCENT (SINGLISH)</a>, had the nerdiest clothes (my brother&#8217;s hand me downs) and was the biggest tom boy (my hair covered my eyes most of the time).  At a pretty young age I got into Hiphop culture and this became my escape and private way of expressing myself.  I used to bump <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PaoLy7PHwk">PUBLIC ENEMY</a> at the loudest volume my Sony Cassette player could muster and jump frantically up and down on my bed singing a long and venting my frustrations of how no one could relate to me.  Soon after I discovered a Graffiti writer named <a href=" http://www.pinksmith.com">LADY PINK</a>, and I couldn&#8217;t believe a woman was allowed to do what she was doing&#8230;tagging up walls and creating pieces (<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBBuB7RcBBE">WILDSTYLE BURNERS</a>) with the guys.  I started drawing on EVERYTHING!  My school books, binders, tables&#8230;and this became another creative outlet for the isolation that I felt.  I remember at a high school dance in grade 6, I would dance the way I wanted to and some of the kids would look at me like I was a total freak.  At this particular dance I was wearing size 40 neon red jeans with a matching neon red shirt.  Everyone else dressed much more conservatively.  The DJ of the dance had brought a crew of Bboys with him, and I noticed they were dressed in a similar fashion to me for the first time in my life!  Midway through the dance, one of the bboys approached me, told me he appreciated how different my style was and asked if I wanted to learn to break dance.  I had recently discovered a female break dancer named <a href="http://asia-1.org/">ASIA ONE</a> and was thrilled to learn to do what she could do.  Long story short, I met up with these bboys after school every other day and learned how to uprock, 6 step and do some basic freezes!  They used to kid around and call me <a href="http://masiaone.com/about">MASIA ONE</a> because I looked up to Asia One so much!  All these years later, I would never think that I would be making a living as a rapper with the stage name Masia One, but all great stories have to start somewhere&#8230;you just have to be willing to take the first step and be unafraid of who you are.</p>
<p>I want to encourage all the girls I met today to support one another and not buy into the &#8220;catty, gossipy, bullying&#8221; image that reality TV always portrays of women.  In the end, it&#8217;s such a waste of time.  If you&#8217;re being picked on, please be strong and learn to develop your unique beauty.  Maybe right now it feels like no one understands or picks on your for who you are, but learn more about what you love, develop your skills and share with those who will listen.  It&#8217;s always best to keep focused on the positive and let the bullies, bigots and negatoids wallow in their own unhappiness.  Lionesses have no time for such riff raff. Big up all my warriors!</p>
<p>ps: As promised, pictures are posted below!</p>
<p>One Love</p>
<p>Masia.</p>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 510px"><a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2659/4119343038_d29bb44f5d.jpg"><img title="Loved this display of music products!  Did you know the castte tape was not invented until he could sell them for $100" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2659/4119343038_d29bb44f5d.jpg" alt="Loved this display of music products!  Did you know the castte tape was not invented until he could sell them for $100" width="500" height="375" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Loved this display of music products!  Did you know the castte tape was not invented until he could sell them for $100</p></div>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 510px"><a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2623/4119342656_5da46c83cc.jpg"><img title="Everyone at Goreham listening to Miss Eternia speak!" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2623/4119342656_5da46c83cc.jpg" alt="Everyone at Goreham listening to Miss Eternia speak!" width="500" height="375" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Everyone at Goreham listening to Miss Eternia speak!</p></div>
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<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 510px"><a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2568/4119341988_d32138b425.jpg"><img title="This girl was so pretty and shared with me that she was discriminated against." src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2568/4119341988_d32138b425.jpg" alt="This girl was so pretty and shared with me that she was discriminated against." width="500" height="375" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">This girl was so pretty and shared with me that she was discriminated against.</p></div>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 510px"><a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2494/4119340288_4cb414191a.jpg"><img title="Thanks for buying a Lioness shirt guys!" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2494/4119340288_4cb414191a.jpg" alt="Thanks for buying a LIONESS shirt guys!" width="500" height="375" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Thanks for buying a LIONESS shirt guys!</p></div>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:15:21 +0000</pubDate>
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The Girls of the Tour on the way to Thunderbay!


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MASIA ONE BECAUSE I AM A GIRL BLOG
3am and got to be up in 3 hours&#8230;better get some shut eye before tomorrow&#8217;s show.
one love.
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<p>Check out my blogs every Wednesday on the www.becauseiamagirl.ca website!  Here is my latest update!</p>
<p><a href="http://blog.becauseiamagirl.ca/"><strong>MASIA ONE BECAUSE I AM A GIRL BLOG</strong></a></p>
<p>3am and got to be up in 3 hours&#8230;better get some shut eye before tomorrow&#8217;s show.</p>
<p>one love.</p>
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		<title>Girls Tour: Barrie to Sudbury to Sault Ste Marie!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 06:26:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[November 16. 2009 We hit the road driving up North from Toronto.  The first school, Hillcrest was a great attentive crowd of kids.  I unfortunately was not yet ready to switch from L.A. life to student schedule waking up around 5:30am and arriving at the school shortly after 7am.  I couldn&#8217;t believe Nana had woken [...]]]></description>
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<p><strong>November 16. 2009 </strong>We hit the road driving up North from Toronto.  The first school, <strong>Hillcrest</strong> was a great attentive crowd of kids.  I unfortunately was not yet ready to switch from L.A. life to student schedule waking up around 5:30am and arriving at the school shortly after 7am.  I couldn&#8217;t believe Nana had woken up early for a run, and Eternia was her usual morning efficient self.  I am always pleased to share a room with tour manager Tamara, as she is subtly assertive and keeps me in check (ie: up and out of bed!)</p>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 385px"><a href="http://www.becauseiamagirl.ca/learn/school-tour"><img title="Boys Change room reads: Because I am a Girl" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2704/4116026401_6f19e4d7bf.jpg" alt="Boys Change room reads: Because I am a Girl" width="375" height="500" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Boys Change room reads: Because I am a Girl</p></div>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 385px"><a href="http://www.becauseiamagirl.ca/learn/school-tour"><img title="1 hour later it still hurts!  (Masia hiding in the Girls Change room pre show)" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2534/4111481956_fa059f8a6e.jpg" alt="1 hour later it still hurts!  (Masia hiding in the Girls Change room pre show)" width="375" height="500" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">1 hour later it still hurts!  (Masia hiding in the Girls Change room pre show)</p></div>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 510px"><a href="http://www.becauseiamagirl.ca/learn/school-tour"><img title="In direct contrast to Miss Morning Sunshine NANA!  xoxo" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2495/4114247540_549d3bb3d7.jpg" alt="In direct contrast to Miss Morning Sunshine NANA!  xoxo" width="500" height="375" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">In direct contrast to Miss Morning Sunshine NANA!  xoxo</p></div>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 510px"><a href="http://www.becauseiamagirl.ca/learn/school-tour"><img title="Tamara is the den leader and always holds it down!" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2774/4113479169_9b529eb51a.jpg" alt="Tamara is the den leader and always holds it down!" width="500" height="375" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Tamara is the den leader and always holds it down!</p></div>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 510px"><a href="http://www.becauseiamagirl.ca/learn/school-tour"><img title="Caught DJ Kyle sleeping on the job!  HAHAHA!" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2760/4113480549_3a1e27d130.jpg" alt="Caught DJ Kyle sleeping on the job!  HAHAHA!" width="500" height="375" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Caught DJ Kyle sleeping on the job!  HAHAHA!</p></div>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 510px"><a href="http://www.becauseiamagirl.ca/learn/school-tour"><img title="Nana hosting and interviewing the MTV Canada hosts about their trips to Columbia, Haiti and South Sudan" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2603/4113480283_fa8c014d6b.jpg" alt="Nana hosting and interviewing the MTV Canada hosts about their trips to Columbia, Haiti and South Sudan" width="500" height="375" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Nana hosting and interviewing the MTV Canada hosts about their trips to Columbia, Haiti and South Sudan</p></div>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.becauseiamagirl.ca/learn/school-tour"><img class="aligncenter" title="My turn to rock the spot!" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2653/4113480799_6b9f00e37f.jpg" alt="My turn to rock the spot!" width="500" height="375" /></a></p>
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<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 510px"><a href="http://www.becauseiamagirl.ca/learn/school-tour"><img title="Say Yeah Yah!" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2718/4116026833_f7ee9f45c5.jpg" alt="Say Yeah Yah!" width="500" height="375" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Say Yeah Yah!</p></div>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 510px"><a href="http://www.becauseiamagirl.ca/learn/school-tour"><img title="Eternia says You have Power, You have Choice! So...no one on the corner got swagger like us..." src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2519/4113620589_0c2265096f.jpg" alt="Eternia says You have Power, You have Choice! So...no one on the corner got swagger like us..." width="500" height="375" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Eternia says &quot;You have Power, You have Choice! So...no one on the corner got swagger like us...&quot;</p></div>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 510px"><a href="http://www.becauseiamagirl.ca/learn/school-tour"><img title="Brechin Boogie!" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2604/4113450387_98577f916f.jpg" alt="Brechin Boogie!" width="500" height="375" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Brechin Boogie!</p></div>
<p>We headed out to our second show in <strong>Brechin</strong>, where we met up with a principle that we performed for last year that has since transferred to another school.  Backstage I had the pleasure to parlay with some guys, curious as to why they had been excluded from the Girl&#8217;s presentation.  I asked them what they thought the show was about, and they giggled and said it was probably about girl stuff and sex ed.  LOL.  I asked them who they would like to meet and a string of names poured out including Hannah Montana, Brad Pit and The Rock.  Go figure&#8230;pretty random Hollywood bunch if you ask me!  I promised them that I would shout their names out on the mic (especially Trent who indicated his girlfriend was in the crowd).  6 schools of girls had come together for the presentation, and their energy was really wonderful.  The autograph line was long.  Eternia and I received the most random things to sign including stinky sneakers, posters, bags and one request for her face!  Thanks Brechin&#8230;had a blast!</p>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 510px"><a href="http://www.becauseiamagirl.ca/learn/school-tour"><img title="My homies backstage Trent, Austin &amp; Hank! (sorry last dude you joined at the end)" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2613/4110949845_9ae1f97e6c.jpg" alt="My homies backstage Trent, Austin &amp; Hank! (sorry last dude you joined at the end) Reppin for the boys the support Girls Rights!" width="500" height="375" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">My homies backstage Trent, Austin &amp; Hank! (sorry last dude you joined at the end) Reppin&#39; for the boys the support Girls Rights!</p></div>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 510px"><a href="http://www.becauseiamagirl.ca/learn/school-tour"><img title="Go Nana!" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2541/4111714748_213bc2d677.jpg" alt="Go Nana!" width="500" height="375" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Go Nana!</p></div>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 510px"><a href="http://www.becauseiamagirl.ca/learn/school-tour"><img title="Autograph line up" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2627/4116027107_da65f0596d.jpg" alt="Autograph line up" width="500" height="375" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Autograph line up</p></div>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 510px"><a href="http://www.becauseiamagirl.ca/learn/school-tour"><img title="Autograph session after was CRAAAAZY! " src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2746/4114246544_709e1c32dc.jpg" alt="Autograph session after was CRAAAAZY! " width="500" height="359" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Autograph session after was CRAAAAZY! </p></div>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 510px"><a href="http://www.becauseiamagirl.ca/learn/school-tour"><img title="This girl was the sweetest and the happiest!" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2502/4110966455_3035e9e710.jpg" alt="This girl was the sweetest and the happiest!" width="500" height="375" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">This girl was the sweetest and the happiest!</p></div>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 510px"><a href="http://www.becauseiamagirl.ca/learn/school-tour"><img title="Music is My Life!  Music IS Life!" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2506/4113478611_3c03ba884a.jpg" alt="Music is My Life!  Music IS Life!" width="500" height="375" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Music is My Life!  Music IS Life!</p></div>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 510px"><a href="http://www.becauseiamagirl.ca/learn/school-tour"><img title="Photo ops for the LiONEss &amp; Eternia!" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2543/4114246748_97dba15041.jpg" alt="Photo ops for the LiONEss &amp; Eternia!" width="500" height="354" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Photo ops for the LiONEss &amp; Eternia!</p></div>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 510px"><a href="http://www.becauseiamagirl.ca/learn/school-tour"><img title="How do autograph sessions turn into Masia One Shoe Customizations?" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2552/4113478409_4141ceff5f.jpg" alt="How do autograph sessions turn into Masia One Shoe Customizations?" width="500" height="375" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">How do autograph sessions turn into Masia One Shoe Customizations?</p></div>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 510px"><a href="http://www.becauseiamagirl.ca/learn/school-tour"><img title="This girls shirt said California, Blue Skies, Hot Guys! BAM BAM! Its true." src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2639/4110963567_a8d1c36290.jpg" alt="This girls shirt said California, Blue Skies, Hot Guys! BAM BAM! Its true." width="500" height="375" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">This girl&#39;s shirt said &quot;California, Blue Skies, Hot Guys!&quot; BAM BAM! It&#39;s true.</p></div>
<p><strong>November 17. 2009 </strong>This morning was especially painful to wake up.  I have to cut down my 3am email work nights before waking for 6am!  We arrived at Mary Mount school to a pretty skilled Volleyball team occupying our set up time.  We got things underway for set up, a quick sound check and I disappeared to the bathroom to splash ample amounts of water on my face.  I returned to find out my show CDs disappeared!  We searched, asked the teachers at the school for a blank CD (so I could burn a new show disc) but no luck.  One of the teachers even offered me a casette tape instead!!!???  We finally located a blank disc at the neighboring school, Macguiver&#8217;d a new show disc and away we go!  I was really impressed at the questions the young ladies at Mary Mount asked&#8230;One girl asked me if I would ever stop believing in what I did.  It&#8217;s hard question to answer as I would immediately like to retort NOOO WAY!!!  There are so many choices to be made in the music industry both on the creative side as well as with business, that sometimes it gets difficult to stay grounded to what first inspired an artist to write and create.  I have to say, doing the school tours, and reaching out to young people that have that innocence of spirit, and warrior energy is always an inspiration for me to keep believing in what I do.  Thanks Ladies!</p>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 385px"><a href="http://www.becauseiamagirl.ca/learn/school-tour"><img title="Made it on stage in time, with a new show disc burned!" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2764/4114249812_8ffcf71f92.jpg" alt="Made it on stage in time, with a new show disc burned!" width="375" height="500" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Made it on stage in time, with a new show disc burned!</p></div>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 510px"><a href="http://www.becauseiamagirl.ca/learn/school-tour"><img title="Participation!  Great questions Regal Ladies!" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2503/4114253056_5e6644f348.jpg" alt="Participation!  Great questions Regal Ladies!" width="500" height="375" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Participation!  Great questions Regal Ladies!</p></div>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 510px"><a href="http://www.becauseiamagirl.ca/learn/school-tour"><img title="Inside joke on the tour!  Thank you Tamara for humoring my obscure humor!" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2701/4113590539_01fb00ab11.jpg" alt="Inside joke on the tour!  Thank you Tamara for humoring my obscure humor!" width="500" height="375" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Inside joke on the tour!  Thank you Tamara for humoring my obscure humor!</p></div>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 510px"><a href="http://www.becauseiamagirl.ca/learn/school-tour"><img title="Took my braids out after the show and rocked some Lion Hair!" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2734/4113620967_ab57563483.jpg" alt="Took my braids out after the show and rocked some Lion Hair!" width="500" height="375" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Took my braids out in the tour van after the show and rocked some Lion Hair!</p></div>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 510px"><a href="http://www.becauseiamagirl.ca/learn/school-tour"><img title="My traveling Gnome, Pink Hello Kitty!" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2519/4114359938_cb17e19d29.jpg" alt="My traveling Gnome, Pink Hello Kitty!" width="500" height="375" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">My traveling Gnome, Pink Hello Kitty!</p></div>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 510px"><a href="http://www.becauseiamagirl.ca/learn/school-tour"><img title="Bailed hay?  We a long way from Hollywood Toto!" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2697/4114360756_b8b48a0578.jpg" alt="Bailed hay?  We a long way from Hollywood Toto!" width="500" height="375" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Bailed hay?  We a long way from Hollywood Toto!</p></div>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 385px"><a href="http://www.becauseiamagirl.ca/learn/school-tour"><img title="DJ Kyle buys some Stunna Shades for the drive to Sault Ste Marie!" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2704/4114359832_a1aa1c199c.jpg" alt="DJ Kyle buys some Stunna Shades for the drive to Sault Ste Marie!" width="375" height="500" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">DJ Kyle buys some Stunna Shades for the drive to Sault Ste Marie!</p></div>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 385px"><a href="http://www.becauseiamagirl.ca/learn/school-tour"><img title="Giant Loonie in the middle of no where!  Had to make Kyle pull over for this pimpin photo opt!" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2641/4114361400_27f19e0dbf.jpg" alt="Giant Loonie in the middle of no where!  Had to make Kyle pull over for this pimpin photo opt!" width="375" height="500" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Giant Loonie in the middle of no where!  Had to make Kyle pull over for this pimpin&#39; photo opt!</p></div>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 385px"><a href="http://www.becauseiamagirl.ca/learn/school-tour"><img title="Nana reppin the Queen Side!" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2720/4113592567_f51270b512.jpg" alt="Nana reppin the Queen Side!" width="375" height="500" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Nana reppin&#39; the Queen Side!</p></div>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 385px"><a href="http://www.becauseiamagirl.ca/learn/school-tour"><img title="KLAX at the hotel?  Super old school." src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2779/4114361000_a2a7268ebf.jpg" alt="KLAX at the hotel?  Super old school." width="375" height="500" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">KLAX at the hotel?  Super old school.</p></div>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 385px"><a href="http://www.becauseiamagirl.ca/learn/school-tour"><img title="Nothing says comfortable in my masculinity quite like seeing DJ Kyle in his Because I am a Girl Shirt! LOL." src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2539/4113592987_3ebe7df14f.jpg" alt="Nothing says comfortable in my masculinity quite like seeing DJ Kyle in his Because I am a Girl Shirt! LOL." width="375" height="500" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Nothing says &quot;comfortable in my masculinity&quot; quite like seeing DJ Kyle in his &quot;Because I am a Girl Shirt!&quot; LOL.</p></div>
<p>Good night world! Don&#8217;t forget to enter the competition to win a school dance with DJ Dopey, Masia One &amp; Eternia.  <span style="font-size: medium;">Text &#8220;GIRL&#8221; to 25252 or go online at <a href=" http://contest.becauseiamagirl.ca">Because I am a Girl online contest!</a></span></p>
<p>1:30am and I have to be up in a few hours!  One Love.</p>
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		<title>Masia One &amp; Eternia on tour for Girls Rights</title>
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Masia One &#38; Eternia on tour! Because I Am A Girl: Girl&#8217;s RIghts Tour Nov &#8211; Dec 2009







Ontario Concert Tour to Reach 10,000 Girls





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<p style="text-align: left;">For the next month, Masia One will be taking time out from recording with <strong>Kops &amp; Robbers </strong>to be back on the road touring for a cause she believes in: <strong>Girls Rights</strong>.  Having toured with<strong> </strong><a href="http://www.whatsthe411.ca"><strong>The 411</strong></a> in the past, Masia One will visiting 27 schools across Ontario answering questions and performing for the middle to high school students.  She would like to contribute in spreading the awareness of women and girls around the world tackling issues of body image of females in the media, violence against women and what girls around the world are doing to contribute to their communities and balance the scales of global gender inequality.  A press release is available below.</p>
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<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 510px"><a href="http://www.becauseiamagirl.ca/"><img title="Summer 2009 Surabaya, Indonesia with teenagers from Pengeran" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2628/3805422152_7daa8f61d6.jpg" alt="Summer 2009 Surabaya, Indonesia with teenagers from Pengeran" width="500" height="375" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Summer 2009 Surabaya, Indonesia with teenagers from Pengeran</p></div>
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<p style="text-align: left;">I had the opportunity to visit a <a href="http://masiaone.com/1-day-in-Surabaya-with-Plan-Indonesia"><strong>PLAN COMMUNITY</strong></a> over the past summer while I was touring in SE Asia (and surfing in <a href="http://masiaone.com/pulau-bali-july-2009">BALI</a>) traveling to Surabaya, Indonesia.  The young people that met in Pengeran were so inspiring using plays they had written to express the issues they faced in their community, and allowing the performances to be a platform by which discussions could initiate and solutions could be developed.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">A quick stint in Hollywood has me back in wonderful Ontario, working with Plan once again (in collaboration with The 411) starting a tour traveling up North to promote the &#8220;Because I Am a Girl&#8221; campaign.  I hope to meet many wonderful young ladies on this tour, and learn from them the issues they face growing up in Canada as a woman.  Moreover, I hope to share to the girls the privileged position they hold because they live in Canada, and inspire ambassador causes for young woman world wide and spread the word about what they learn.  20 million girls cannot go to school and as a result, 50% of the world&#8217;s women cannot read or write.  1 in 3 women will face abuse in her life time. One billion people live in extreme poverty – 70 per cent are women and girls.  These are alarming statistics and I hope to be ONE of the people contributing to the solution, both through my experiences and in my music.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">For all you wonderful gyals I&#8217;ll be meeting across Ontario&#8230;can&#8217;t wait to get my left hand messy with black ink from signing too many autographs and sharing our HERstories.  One Love.</p>
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<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 510px"><a href="http://www.becauseiamagirl.ca"><img title="BIAG Campaign poster in TTC Subway" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2627/4110948819_58dc20748d_o.jpg" alt="BIAG Campaign poster in TTC Subway" width="500" height="667" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">BIAG Campaign poster in TTC Subway</p></div>
<h1 style="font-size: 16px; color: #f00e93; font-family: Helvetica; line-height: 1.3em; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-style: normal;">Because I Am A Girl: Press Release</span></h1>
<p style="color: #3a352a; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-top: 3px; vertical-align: top;">Nov. 16, 2009. Toronto –Youth-led organization <strong>The 411 Initiative For Change (411)</strong>, is teaming up with <strong>Plan Canada</strong> to present <strong>411 TV: Because I Am A Girl</strong>, &#8212; a girls’ rights themed education program for schools across Ontario &#8212; in the format of a mock live-to-air TV Talk Show.</p>
<p style="color: #3a352a; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-top: 3px; vertical-align: top;">Canadian hip-hop artists <strong>Eternia</strong> and <strong>Masia One</strong> use their music and personal experiences to generate discussions on issues affecting girls in Canada and around the world. The show is hosted by CBC journalist <strong>Nana Aba Duncan</strong>, MTV Canada hosts <strong>Nicole Holness</strong> and <strong>Aliya-Jasmine Sovani</strong>, along with <strong>Diane Salema</strong> join the conversation through pre-taped segments to discuss their trips to visit girls in<em>* Haiti, Colombia</em>* and <strong>Sudan</strong>. This highly entertaining and candid program will reach <strong>10,000 female students</strong> in <strong>Brampton, Mississauga, Brechin, Sudbury, Sault St. Marie, Thunder Bay, Dryden, Sioux Lookout, St. Thomas, Waterdown, Hamilton, Beamsville, St. Catharines, Sarnia, Windsor, Bowmanville, Oshawa, Toronto</strong> and <strong>Richmond Hill</strong>.</p>
<p style="color: #3a352a; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-top: 3px; vertical-align: top;">411 TV: Because I Am A Girl uses video, music and theatre to hear first-hand stories from young girls around the world about <strong>access to education, forced early marriage, violence against girls and women and self esteem</strong>.</p>
<p style="color: #3a352a; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-top: 3px; vertical-align: top;">This project is committed to portraying <em>positive</em> imagines of girls, to providing <em>engaging</em> stories and to offering <em>real-life</em>testimonies from girls around the world. Internationally, girls are making their voices heard, empowering themselves and inspiring others &#8211; one community at a time. The show airs stories of local heroes by highlighting both their struggles and successes in improving their lives and their communities.</p>
<p style="color: #3a352a; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-top: 3px; vertical-align: top;">“Young people get a lot of their information through television; we wanted to capitalize on this popular media through the creation of an innovative 411 branded TV talk show,” explains 411 President Sterling Downey. “We took a lot of inspiration from watching shows like <strong>The Hour</strong>, <strong>Oprah</strong>and <strong>Tyra Banks</strong>. We are honoured to be working with Plan Canada to incorporate their international content into the program. Through the wonders of new media, we can create the concept of live-to-air taping – with satellite feeds for guest interviews.”</p>
<p style="color: #3a352a; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-top: 3px; vertical-align: top;">411’s programming works to connect young Canadians to volunteering initiatives and resources in their communities and provides schools with meaningful opportunities for youth to continue learning about this critical issue. <strong>This program demonstrates that young Canadians are drivers of change and make a difference in the world</strong>.</p>
<p style="color: #3a352a; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-top: 3px; vertical-align: top;">Plan Canada is part of Plan, a global movement for change and one of the world’s oldest and largest international development agencies. Operating in more than 65 countries, and inclusive of all faiths and cultures, we mobilize millions of people to support social justice for children in the developing world. We promote gender equality in all of our work.</p>
<p style="color: #3a352a; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-top: 3px; vertical-align: top;"><strong>School Performance Dates:</strong><br />
<strong>Nov 13 – Dec 4, 2009</strong> (9am and 1pm shows each day)<br />
<strong>*Contact 411 for school names, addresses and exact times in each city</strong></p>
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<p style="color: #3a352a; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-top: 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"><strong>Contact: The 411 Initiative For Change</strong><br />
<strong>Email: <a href="mailto:tamara@whatsthe411.ca">tamara@whatsthe411.ca</a> // whatsthe411.ca</strong></p>
<p style="color: #3a352a; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-top: 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"><strong>Contact: Veritas Communications for Plan Canada</strong><br />
<strong>Email: <a href="mailto:modesto@veritascanada.com">modesto@veritascanada.com</a></strong></p>
<p style="color: #3a352a; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-top: 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"><strong>This program is supported by: The Department of Canadian Heritage, The Ontario Trillium Foundation, Dose.ca, The Girl Effect, and MTV Canada</strong></p>
<p style="color: #3a352a; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-top: 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"><strong>BECAUSE I AM A GIRL</strong>:<br />
<strong><a style="color: #597bb7; text-decoration: underline;" href="http://go.madmimi.com/redirects/66ce9bdae65338de9cab93cc08bd0ceb?pa=362084743" target="_blank">http://www.BecauseIAmAGirl.ca</a></strong></p>
<p style="color: #3a352a; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-top: 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"><strong>The 411 INITIATIVE FOR CHANGE:</strong><br />
<strong><a style="color: #597bb7; text-decoration: underline;" href="http://go.madmimi.com/redirects/e7e1bccba37e4a721cbdb412250226b5?pa=362084743" target="_blank">http:/www.Whatsthe411.ca</a></strong></p>
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