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Postcards from tour…

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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 [...]

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1950s vs. 2010 Girls Girls Girls…

At one of the school presentations today, a student asked “Isn’t it more relevant to have a Girl’s Rights presentation like this in one of the countries where early marriage and other issues are happening…how is a “Because I Am a Girl” campaign relevant here in Canada?” I told to her that in my [...]

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Girls Rights Tour coverage!

Tour Footage edited by ETERNIA
A few words from ETERNIA…
If a picture is worth a thousand words,
Does that mean a video is worth a million?
I get a lot of questions from my family, friends and fans about this 411: Because I am A Girl school tour. I figured instead of trying to explain what I do, as [...]

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Windsor … and finally the weekend!

What an amazing way to end 2 weeks on the road traveling to schools across Ontario!  We found ourselves in Windsor Ontario, just across the water from Detroit City.  Some of the most amazing music has come out of this region (RIP J DILLA) and I was thrilled to meet the kids growing up around [...]

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Girls Tour: Barrie to Sudbury to Sault Ste Marie!

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’t believe Nana had woken [...]

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