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RESPECT co-author, Courtney Macavinta, blogs for girls and women about how to build your self-respect and spread respect for all! At The Respect Institute she teaches people of all ages how to integrate The Respect Basics into their lives, work and advocacy. More about About Courtney

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Rally Tour Diary!

We've been traveling the country partnering with teens and adults to spread respect. And we have many more stops to go for Domestic Violence Awareness Month!

I just got back from the Lead ON! for Peace and Equality Youth Minisummit hosted by the Alaska Network on Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault . The young men and women (and advocates) there were so powerful, creative and open. They are working together to end violence and to help all Alaskans thrive. I learned so much from them about the unique conditions they face in Alaska and how tight-knit their communities can be—an asset in creating change. They made some awesome video projects I'll post here later.

We also completed our first Rally at a KIPP school (KIPP San Jose Collegiate). If you haven't already, read this book (Work Hard. Be Nice.: How Two Inspired Teachers Created the Most Promising Schools in America) about how KIPP spreads respect through its culture and academic breakthroughs. And we did two Rallies with the energetic teens at the Envision school Impact Academy of Arts and Technology who made us cry with their stories, love of their school and stands for justice for all.

Next up, we head to Los Angeles for a Rally with the amazing young women at Cornelia Connelly High School. At Eastern Michigan University, college women will attend a Rally and then be trained to lead Rallies.

In New York we'll Rally with Derek Jeter's Turn 2 Foundation. The teens are members of Jeter's Leaders, which is a youth leadership and social change program. The program is designed to promote healthy lifestyles, academic achievement, and social change activism among high school students. Throughout the year, members of the Jeter's Leaders are involved in projects that offer opportunities for them to learn more about themselves and their community. The Leaders are expected to model positive behavior and deliver a message to their peers focusing on staying in school, remaining drug and alcohol free and giving back to the community.

Upcoming

Respect Rx Training
Blessed Trinity High School
Georgia
October 26, 2009

Respect Rally
Eastern Michigan University
October 23, 2009

Meetings with Allies and Lawmakers
Washington D.C.
Oct. 19-21, 2009

Respect Rally
Turn 2 Foundation: Derek Jeter's Leaders
New York
October 17, 2009

Respect Rally
Cornelia Connelly High School
Anaheim, CA
October 16, 2009

 

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