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"MONTREAL - In a move that has met with some controversy, Danish toy manufacturer Lego has launched a new line of toys as part of an effort to attract female customers.

Filles d’action, lagazettedesfemmes.ca, par Nathalie Bissonnette, 15 novembre 2011

FONDATION 2001

MISSION Créer et soutenir des programmes visant l’empowerment des filles et des jeunes femmes (en français : l’appropriation de leur pouvoir) dans le but de cultiver leurs habiletés, de renforcer leur confiance en elles et de stimuler leur envie d’agir pour changer le monde.

SIGNATURE L’innovation, l’inclusion et la force créative! La Fondation Filles d’action est convaincue qu’avec de la confiance, des connaissances et du soutien, les filles grandissent courageuses. Elles améliorent leur situation et participent à l’élaboration d’une communauté et d’une société plus fortes et justes pour tous.

EN CHIFFRES 60 000 filles bénéficiant des programmes annuellement,
un réseau de 300 organismes partenaires,
 611 sympathisants Facebook pour le programme Provoquez des étincelles,
1460 abonnés Twitter.

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INTERVIEW: ‘Indigenous Young Women: Speaking our Truths, Building our Strengths’ Project Coordinator Natasha
By Rick Harp, Media Indigena, on August 12, 2011

"If you are a young Aboriginal woman age 16-25 (or know someone who is ) interested in community leadership skill development, check out my UN Live interview below with Natasha Latter, coordinator of the “Indigenous Young Women: Speaking our Truths, Building our Strengths” project for details on how to apply.

Listen here.

L'anti-Cool!: Un nouveau magazine critique pour et par les jeunes arrivera en kiosque en février 2012, Le Devoir, 6 juillet 2011, par Stéphane Baillargeon

Special insert on Empowering Women & Girls, National Post, June 29th 2011, page 4.

Girls Action Foundation had an ad appear in the June 29th National Post insert on girls and women's empowerment. To view the full insert, click on the attachment below. Girls Action's ad is on page 4.

Equal Voice Launches Take a Girl to Vote: Calls on Canadians to Promote Political Engagement of Girls and Young Women, Equal Voice.ca, April 23, 2011

"TORONTO – Equal Voice and partner organizations, Apathy is Boring, the Canadian Women’s Foundation, the Girls Action Foundation, the Girl Guides of Canada, The Historica-Dominion Institute and the YWCA Canada are asking voters to pledge to bring a girl to the polls on May 2nd."

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Girls’ blog takes action on the issues, The Herald Chronicle (Halifax, NS)
Lois Legge, published March 9th 2011

"Canadian girls are powered up for some serious talk. Earlier this week they joined a month-long blogging carnival that goes beyond everyday Facebook chatter.
Organizers expect thousands of girls from coast to coast to comment, once selected guest bloggers get their modems running. Sexual identity and politics, issues facing young immigrant women, cyberspace and other issues will be up for discussion."

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FemmeToxic celebrates the 100th International Women's Day and the National Day of Action, Femme Toxic, March 8th 2011

"The 4th Annual Kickaction.ca blogging carnival will start Tuesday, March 8th, and you are invited to connect, speak out and blog on issues you care about during a month-long blogging carnival!"

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Le Carnaval de blogues - Kickaction.ca, Institut du Nouveau Monde, 8 mars 2011.

"À l’occasion de cette quatrième édition, Marie-Joëlle Carbonneau, agente de projets à l’INM, publiera un billet le 16 mars sur l’engagement des jeunes. Nous vous invitons donc à vous rendre au www.kickaction.ca pour lire son billet et ceux des autres femmes engagées et pour échanger avec elles."

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OP-ED: Young Women and the Web, by Andrea Zoellner, The Link (Concordia University) Volume 31, issue 25, March 8th 2011

"When it comes to media and pop culture, girls are experts. As the target of most media messages, young women are uniquely positioned to understand and criticize the popular culture they are so much a part of."

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