Contra turns 21 during the Covid-19 pandemic, and even though she doesn’t get to celebrate as planned, she shares how spending her teen years battling serious depression actually prepared her well for the disappointment, anxiety, and isolation of lockdown. A courageous share, she blows out her candles facing a still uncertain future, like so many millennials.
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GGM Los Angeles EMMY AWARD WINNING documentary short film “Under the Scarf”
One globalgirl from LA tells us what it’s like to move there from Bangladesh and attend school wearing a hijab, as well as her thoughts on immigration.
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MEHRIN: LOS ANGELES, USA
Mehrin’s family immigrated from Bangladesh to the U.S. when she was ten years old. She has worked extremely hard in school, always dreaming of the day her parents would watch her walk across a graduation stage. But what happens when the Corona virus shuts down her high school during her senior year?
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HIYAB: LOS ANGELES
Taking part in the nationwide racial justice protests against police brutality, violence and murder, Hiyab shares how difficult this moment in history is for young black women. “Their leadership has given me hope, has given me healing.” -
THE LOVE WITHIN
Produced by the GGM LA 2024 class, focused on the Watts Community in South Central Los Angeles. The video asks the question, What is Community? And the answer they find is LOVE…
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NAOMI: London, U.K.
Naomi is concerned about her friend Rita who was forced to leave university and return home to a domestic violence situation during the Covid-19 crisis. She investigates the larger question of people’s overall mental health, and in particular the frontline NHS workers, how they may experience ongoing trauma even after the pandemic. -
DIGITAL JOURNALISM SUMMER PROGRAM (July 2020)
Exciting Scholarship Opportunity for girls 14 – 19 years old! APPLY NOW for our July 2020 Digital Journalism Training SCHOLARSHIP!
Learn how to use professional cameras, audio gear, and editing software to tell the stories YOU want told. Become a GlobalGirl filmmaker and reporter!
This intensive program will be held in LA from July 13th-30th 2020. Girls who are interested should apply as soon as possible. The application link is below, and also on our IG and Facebook pages.
Deadline to apply is July 8th!
The Link to the online application is here: https://forms.gle/
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CODE RED
A playful look at the stigma girls face around their periods. What’s that costume? A giant vulva?
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SCOOTER (IN) JUSTICE
One of our GlobalGirls in Los Angeles, Cris gets stopped by a police officer in Glendale on her way to our training. She’s told it’s actually illegal to be riding her scooter here, yet there was no signage anywhere. Besides the profiling and physical violence she experienced, she learned how to overcome her anxiety and report about it with the help of her fellow GlobalGirls! Justicia!
