Young Women’s Empowerment Project

Our mission as the Young Women’s Empowerment Project is to offer safe, respectful, free-of-judgment spaces for girls and young women impacted by the sex trade and street economies to recognize their goals, dreams and desires. We are run by girls and women with life experience in the sex trade and street economies. We are a youth leadership organization grounded in harm reduction and social justice organizing by and for girls and young women (ages 12-23) impacted by the sex trade and street economies.

Help us honor our youth leadership stepping into our executive team

Posted September 28th, 2009 by Shira

SAVE THE DATE!
Buy tickets here http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/84506

The Young Women's Empowerment Project
invites you to celebrate our resistance and resilience
on Thursday, December 17, 2009
7 o'clock to 10 o'clock
Walton Residence
70 East Walton
Chicago, IL

Hors d'oeuvres, wine, DJs
Dress to impress in all black & white
Special toast at 8 PM
Tickets: $25 at the door, $20 in advance
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Admission FREE for those who become a monthly sustainer.

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ITS HERE!! Our Research IS DONE!

Posted September 14th, 2009 by Shira

We are inviting you to the release of our research study. This research was created by girls, collected, analyzed and written by girls in the sex trade and street economy. Our study is called

"Girls do what they have to do to survive: Illuminating Methods used by Girls in the Sex Trade and Street Economy to Fight Back and Heal

A Participatory Action Research Study of Resilience and Resistance"
After 18 months of research and sorting through hundreds of responses, we cannot wait to share this powerful and life saving information with you.

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See you tonight!

Posted March 20th, 2009 by Shira

Our Artist Statement

We titled this show Survival of the artist: Resisting Recession Oppression and Depression because its about the economy of our survival. to us this means its about the math of our emotions- how things add up in our lives and how they add up in our hearts.