tag:www.girlsrising.org,2005:/blogs/latest-news?p=3Latest News2020-04-02T09:08:22-04:00GirlsRising.orgfalsetag:www.girlsrising.org,2005:Post/62693552020-04-02T09:08:22-04:002024-03-28T04:04:36-04:00GIRLS RISING VIRTUAL CONNECT! <p>Join members of Antigone Rising and All- Star guests each week as we explore ways to stay positive when life throws us curve balls! Every Thursday night, 7PM at <a contents="Facebook/TheGirlsRising!&nbsp;" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.facebook.com/thegirlsrising">Facebook/TheGirlsRising! </a></p>
<p><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.facebook.com/thegirlsrising" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/136717/91265dbbb402c58ea9460630a21883d32e653903/original/gr-virtual-connect-final2.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_left border_" /></a></p>GirlsRising.orgtag:www.girlsrising.org,2005:Post/57798782019-06-04T16:12:52-04:002024-03-28T04:00:02-04:00Hangin' With Hendo Podcast! <p>Hangin' With Hendo is now a podcast! And all episodes are about the upcoming Girls Rising Music Festival! So find out what's going on the weekend of June 21 and June 22 by listening to the episodes:</p>
<p><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://open.spotify.com/show/46l0i3TfcVPgPpozLhSz0T"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/136717/b8c007273cd553bd927a79f0a87f31c53d550d8e/original/hwhpodcastcover.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_left border_" /></a></p>GirlsRising.orgtag:www.girlsrising.org,2005:Post/57313982019-04-24T21:40:57-04:002024-03-28T04:00:48-04:00GRMF Artist Line Up Announcements <p>We will announce all of our main stage artists at 11am EST on Thursday - April 25 from Morgan Park in Glen Cove, NY. Tune in live on Facebook for the announcements! </p>
<p> </p>GirlsRising.orgtag:www.girlsrising.org,2005:Post/57114982019-04-08T11:19:30-04:002024-03-28T04:03:20-04:00Healing Headbands on May 7, 2019<p>Hi everyone! Nini and Kristen will be performing for this amazing cause on May 7. Join us at the Tilles Center on Long Island in support of Joanie Accolla and her organization <a contents="Healing Headbands" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.healingheadbands.com">Healing Headbands</a>, which is making such a huge difference in the lives of so many kids.</p>
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<p> </p>GirlsRising.orgtag:www.girlsrising.org,2005:Post/56267962019-02-04T11:38:14-05:002024-03-28T04:04:36-04:00JAMS kids prepare for Norwalk Music Hall! <p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/136717/0a4f733fbe2ce4160ac06bc8cc632a87e097a67c/original/51442653-2274270092820495-6951645683745030144-n.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsInNtYWxsIl1d.jpg" class="size_s justify_left border_none" alt="" />Our very special guests, the girl singer songwriters from the JAMS program based in CT, are working hard to prepare for our show together on February 15, 2019 at Norwalk Music Hall! If you haven't purchased tickets yet to this event, proceeds benefit Girls Rising! We will be awarding grants to inner city kids from the KEYS program, as well as featuring these up and coming stars from the JAMS program! See you there! </p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/136717/6912db05a4723b8f123bc83444bf30bb267e37fb/original/screen-shot-2019-02-04-at-11-30-29-am.png/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsInNtYWxsIl1d.png" class="size_s justify_left border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/136717/e7bde007546cdabe915ca5ceffe6b63121e0173d/original/51195231-2274270192820485-6881336553713434624-n.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsInNtYWxsIl1d.jpg" class="size_s justify_left border_none" alt="" /></p>GirlsRising.orgtag:www.girlsrising.org,2005:Post/56176422019-01-29T04:36:21-05:002023-12-10T13:08:27-05:00Antigone Rising Concert to Support Girls Rising in Norwalk, CT<p>Buy tickets now for a very special Antigone Rising concert at Norwalk Music Hall located at Norwalk City Hall. Proceeds from the concert will benefit the band's nonprofit, Girls Rising and also include kids from the JAMS and KEY programs - helping inner city and underserved kids explore music and arts! </p>
<p>Girls Scouts of CT will also be at the event earning badges and helping out. </p>
<p>It promises to be a fantastic and memorable evening. </p>
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<p><a contents="" data-link-label="NorwalkCityHallTickets" data-link-type="page" href="/norwalkcityhalltickets"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/136717/f1c390091ef44df8313314caaa4a28352cd24f58/original/norwalksq750.gif/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.png" class="size_m justify_left border_" /></a></p>GirlsRising.orgtag:www.girlsrising.org,2005:Post/56165752019-01-28T16:00:49-05:002024-02-27T04:55:52-05:00Girls Rising Outreach Workshops at North Shore School District<p>Several Girls Rising outreaches have been scheduled around the North Shore School District this winter including workshops at Glen Head Elementary, Glenwood Landing Elementary and a Distrct wide event taking place at North Shore High School. All outreaches are scheduled to take place during February and March, 2019. Antigone Rising will be joined by WNBA All-Star and NY Liberty Hall of Famer, Sue Wicks at these events. </p>GirlsRising.orgtag:www.girlsrising.org,2005:Post/53169302018-06-25T19:29:53-04:002023-12-10T13:10:05-05:00Melissa Etheridge, Joan Jett & Sue Wicks Girls Rising Grants Announced!<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/136717/6ab5ab27f48d9cf43555f565d514862b3093e71b/original/screen-shot-2018-06-25-at-7-29-11-pm.png/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.png" class="size_m justify_left border_" /></p>GirlsRising.orgtag:www.girlsrising.org,2005:Post/53064162018-06-20T06:51:00-04:002023-12-10T11:56:56-05:00Thanks to The Island Now for the BeachFest 5 Write Up! <p><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://theislandnow.com/dining_entertainment/beachfest-rocks-sea-cliff-this-month/" target="_self"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/136717/24b066c28171a87b5670c76230fbdbdac346d06b/original/screen-shot-2018-06-20-at-6-48-43-am.png/!!/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.png" class="size_m justify_left border_" /></a></p>GirlsRising.orgtag:www.girlsrising.org,2005:Post/50874292018-03-08T19:38:35-05:002023-12-27T02:58:51-05:00Beachfest 5 Date Announced! <p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/136717/9be338bb2b2a97ec286a9668d0038d91302aa064/original/bf18-twit-profileheader2-1.png/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.png" class="size_m justify_left border_" /></p>GirlsRising.orgtag:www.girlsrising.org,2005:Post/51186692018-03-08T19:31:43-05:002023-12-10T13:38:03-05:00U of Guadalajara, Mexico!<p>HOLA! On Feb 27th, 2018 we were fortunate to visit with 600 amazing students at the U of Guadalajra, Mexico! It was exciting to spend time in such a beautiful place and to be welcomed with open arms. We were impressed with their questions and encouraged by such a rich and diverse cultural exchange. Special guest musician Natalia Zukerman and IT maven Christy Ganc (ESPN) helped round out our program.</p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/136717/49608b016928489ee081f629328e2a4d15e5992a/original/gr-uofgmexico2.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_left border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/136717/39ac7da6d65789a0f62eb9eb502169dfe500bcc2/original/img-2759.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_left border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/136717/f2107a507731270a2344be18e3a7bc3fdf6c0de0/original/gr-uofgmexico.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_left border_" /></p>GirlsRising.orgtag:www.girlsrising.org,2005:Post/50772522018-02-13T14:35:33-05:002023-12-10T12:51:26-05:00Girls Rising Outreach at Sea Cliff School! <p>We had the best day with the kids of Sea Cliff Elementary this past Friday, February 9, 2018. And it was made even more amazing with our special guest moderator, WNBA All-Star Sue Wicks! Check out more photos from the outreach on our photos page! </p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/136717/020037d32fc0051d1ee8de70d6ca790545db710e/original/ar-sc-11.jpg" class="size_orig justify_center border_" /></p>GirlsRising.orgtag:www.girlsrising.org,2005:Post/48816992017-10-07T14:58:04-04:002022-05-25T09:02:45-04:00Girls Rising At Out & Equal Summit 2017 in Philadelphia! <p>We are thrilled to be guests at this year's Out & Equal Summit at the Philadelphia Convention Center from Oct 9-Oct 12. Not only will we be performing at the Opening Brunch on Tuesday morning at 11am, we will also present our very own Girls Rising Breakout Panel Discussion with panel moderator and Out&Equal Board member, Amy Hanneman. After that, Kristen will speak on a featured panel discussion about Intersectionality, where she will bring her unique perspective on ways in which sexuality, gender, race, and other identity categories shaped Antigone Rising's experiences as well as how AR has shared those experiences with people around the world through Girls Rising Outreach programs. And finally, Kristen, Cathy and Nini will spend a few days on the convention exhibit floor talking to corporations about how Girls Rising can align with them to bring about change in the coming year! </p>
<p>It will be a busy week. We suggest you follow along on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook so you don't miss a thing!</p>
<p>Follow Antigone Rising on <a contents="Facebook" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.facebook.com/antigonerising">Facebook</a>, <a contents="Twitter" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.twitter.com/antigonerising">Twitter</a>, <a contents="Instagram" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.instagram.com/antigonerising">Instagram</a>, <a contents="YouTube" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.youtube.com/antigonerising">YouTube</a></p>
<p>Follow Girls Rising on <a contents="Facebook" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.facebook.com/thegirlsrising">Facebook</a>, <a contents="Twitter" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.twitter.com/thegirlsrising">Twitter</a>, <a contents="Instagram" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.instagram.com/thegirlsrising">Instagram</a>, <a contents="YouTube" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.youtube.com/antigonerising">YouTube</a></p>
<p><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://outandequal.org/event/workplacesummit/"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/121930/744b0bff9951656faca52bf98ed96df4691ce5d6/medium/outequal-color-blacktext-e1474062920612.png?1507402532" class="size_m justify_left border_" /></a></p>GirlsRising.orgtag:www.girlsrising.org,2005:Post/45919802017-02-15T16:46:43-05:002022-04-27T18:46:18-04:00Kristen blogs about Girls Rising <div style="text-align: center;">"There's injustice everywhere. Our band can't fix all of it. But we can do what we can do. So, we are." <br><a contents="Read the blog here." data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://bit.ly/2lMb4UH">Read the blog here.</a>
</div><br><br><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://bit.ly/2lMb4UH"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/136717/928c515c2f89629f3303e6259e40c572da7a2764/medium/screen-shot-2017-02-15-at-4-19-09-pm.png?1487195108" class="size_m justify_center border_" /></a>GirlsRising.orgtag:www.girlsrising.org,2005:Post/45886092017-02-13T16:45:27-05:002023-12-10T11:46:57-05:00Girls Rising and Girl Scouts!<p style="text-align: center;">Nini and Kristen were honored to help this amazing Girl Scout troup earn their music badge!</p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/136717/11bc918168ae910dc2d1af5ed349fbff1904aa3b/original/gr-girlsscouts.jpeg?1487022235" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><br> GirlsRising.orgtag:www.girlsrising.org,2005:Post/45886072017-02-13T16:39:31-05:002022-05-31T02:22:31-04:00Girls Rising PODCAST now on iTunes!Listen along as we interview women at the top of their game! the how and why, the ups and downs, the stories of how they became game changers. Subscribe now and don't miss episodes coming soon.<br><br><br><a contents="Girls Rising Podcast on iTunes" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/id1202332034" style="" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/136717/fd9407368b3556cb9dd4deca43bc5b1e234755b7/medium/gr-podcastart.png?1487022021" class="size_m justify_center border_" /></a><br> GirlsRising.orgtag:www.girlsrising.org,2005:Post/45884732017-02-13T14:56:17-05:002022-05-16T14:55:12-04:00Girls Rising teamed up with Sea Cliff SummerStrings! <p>Girls Rising teamed up with Sea Cliff SummerStrings! </p>
<p>SummerStrings gives elementary, middle and high school students who study orchestral string instruments the opportunity to play rock, blues, fiddling and improvisational styles of music in a fun, social setting. ROCKESTRA (the most advanced string orchestra) collaborated with Nini Camps and Cathy Henderson to perform MY TOWN and GAME CHANGER for their summer music festival held at Tilles Center's Hillwood Recital Hall, Long Island University. In addition to this unique performance, Rockestra will also perform live at Sea Cliff Beach with Antigone Rising at BeachFest3, September 17th 2016 (rain date is September 18th) .<a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.seacliffmusic.com/music-lessons/" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/136717/3d29cf2a51837a24353bf09e601bbeaa55746e46/large/seacliffstrings-stage.jpg?1470324319" class="size_xl justify_right border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/136717/fa7a3bb1990185726f50a0b6fa5e28f34369ee44/large/seacliffstrings-all.jpg?1470324318" class="size_xl justify_center border_" /></a></p>GirlsRising.orgtag:www.girlsrising.org,2005:Post/44873602016-11-28T17:51:46-05:002022-09-07T03:31:22-04:00#GivingTuesday - Consider Giving to Girls Rising! 'Tis the season to empower young girls and remind them that they can be anything they want to be! Finally, something we ALL can agree on!<br><br>Please consider giving a tax deductible gift to Girls Rising on this #GivingTuesday. Antigone Rising will be traveling globally in 2017, and we need your help now more than ever to spread the word to girls all over the world - Be sure to watch the video trailer to see the work we've been doing and join us in 2017 by <a contents="giving now!" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http:///give">giving now!<br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/136717/20df1b00eb13a0ac9e67c1d49779abf51b86d516/small/givingtuesday3.jpg?1480427563" class="size_s justify_right border_" /></a><br><br><iframe class="justify_inline" data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="mPaviGYxpyo" data-video-thumb-url="http://img.youtube.com/vi/mPaviGYxpyo/0.jpg" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/mPaviGYxpyo?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" height="200" width="320" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe> GirlsRising.orgtag:www.girlsrising.org,2005:Post/43638872016-09-09T00:43:39-04:002022-05-31T07:32:47-04:00CBS News Reporter Carolyn Gusoff to Moderate Girls Rising/BeachFest Panel! <p>CBS News Reporter, Carolyn Gusoff, will join Antigone Rising at 3rd Annual BeachFest on Saturday, September 17th, as the band kicks off the day with a very special Girls Rising Outreach. Antigone Rising recently formed the nonprofit (501c3), Girls Rising, to inspire young girls and LGBT youth to pursue non-traditional career paths. The band has toured globally doing outreach work in Asia, Europe, The Middle East and all over North America with their message. </p>
<p>Carolyn Gusoff will moderate the panel and lead the discussion as the band and other BeachFest artists talk about their experiences as women in a male dominated field. The artists will also weave songs into the conversation. <br>Join Carolyn, Antigone Rising and the other artists for this very unique Girls Rising panel discussion at BeachFest 3 - Saturday, Sept. 17, 2016 at 2PM sharp at Sea Cliff Beach Pavilion, 56 The Blvd., Sea Cliff, NY 11579<br><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/136717/635ea9cabdeeef53049e96687a29015d84762d2c/small/carolyn-gusoff104264-d1191b.jpg?1473396128" class="size_s justify_left border_" /></p>GirlsRising.orgtag:www.girlsrising.org,2005:Post/41753332016-05-11T11:21:11-04:002022-05-27T04:18:13-04:00Girls Rising Outreach in Germany - 2016! <p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/136717/a43fd939585857fc8016416a5f41fc0414951b5a/medium/ar-gtr-90.jpg?1463490588" class="size_m justify_left border_" />Antigone Rising will be touring Germany in May and June, 2016. We will be doing several club, theater and festival dates by night and on our days off we have scheduled several Girls Rising outreaches: </p>
<p>Girls Rising - Germany Outreach Workshops </p>
<p>5/27: Refugee Camp in Berlin with a focus on: Music, bringing joy, basic equality messages (similar to Middle East tour) to refugees who recently came to Germany, mostly from Syria </p>
<p>5/28: LGBT youth group Berlin with a focus on: LGBT and Antigone Rising’s career in music to LGBTQ youth from Berlin between 14 and 29 years </p>
<p>5/31: LGBT youth group Cologne with a focus on: LGBT and Antigone Rising’s career in music to young women between 16 and 24 years </p>
<p>6/2: High schools in Heidenheim area with a focus on: Antigone Rising’s career in music, general empowerment, some LGBT to 500 high-school students from two high-schools, 16-18 years </p>
<p>Be sure to follow along on all of our social media platforms. We will be posting from all of our events! <br><a contents="Antigone Rising on Facebook" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.facebook.com/antigonerising">Antigone Rising on Facebook</a> <br><a contents="Antigone Rising on Instagram" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.intsagram.com/antigonerising">Antigone Rising on Instagram</a> <br><a contents="Antigone Rising on Twitter" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.twitter.com/antigonerising">Antigone Rising on Twitter</a><br> </p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a contents="MORE INFORMATION ON CLUB, THEATER AND FESTIVAL DATES WHILE IN GERMANY CLICK HERE!&nbsp;" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.antigonerising.com/tour">MORE INFORMATION ON CLUB, THEATER AND FESTIVAL DATES WHILE IN GERMANY CLICK HERE! </a></p>GirlsRising.orgtag:www.girlsrising.org,2005:Post/40927512016-03-17T12:59:18-04:002024-02-07T11:18:10-05:00BENEFIT CONCERT FOR GIRL BANDS ROCK 4/9/16!<a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.ticketfly.com/event/1116173-antigone-rising-stripped-stanhope/" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/136717/647846aaad18f2671f4504f491ece90066bfc28d/original/screen-shot-2016-03-17-at-12-56-11-pm.png?0" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></a>GirlsRising.orgtag:www.girlsrising.org,2005:Post/40889892016-03-15T14:27:42-04:002022-04-13T08:27:46-04:00Girl Bands Rock Visit Edgemont Jr/Sr High School! Watch this video Art from Edgemont Jr/Sr High School edited together from our amazing visit with the students!<br><br><iframe class="justify_inline" data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="k0oKiMbETko" data-video-thumb-url="http://img.youtube.com/vi/k0oKiMbETko/0.jpg" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/k0oKiMbETko?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" height="200" width="320" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe>GirlsRising.orgtag:www.girlsrising.org,2005:Post/40709272016-03-03T11:02:35-05:002022-03-15T03:21:45-04:00Girl Bands Rock - Upcoming EventsWe will be doing an outreach program for the students in the Edgemont School District in Sarscale, NY on Thursday - March 10th!<br><br>And a conversation style program at acclaimed advertising agency DDB WORLDWIDE on Tuesday March 8th as part of women's history month! <br><br>Thank you to all our generous contributors for helping to make these events possible. <br><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/136717/bec30b8be359142a7f0db47f7c2bfe7a31e297a2/medium/image001.png?0" class="size_m justify_left border_" />GirlsRising.orgtag:www.girlsrising.org,2005:Post/40497292016-02-19T09:29:00-05:002023-12-10T11:56:31-05:00New Web Series - "GBR Talk"We just taped our first "GBR Talk" webisode. Standby for the premiere date.<br><br>"GBR Talk" will be an informative, entertaining, and eduational web podcast about what it's like being a woman in a male dominated field. We spoke with comedic LGBT pioneer, Suzanne Westenhefer, while on our most recent tour in Los Angeles, Calfornia. We have several more interviews planned for the coming months and will announce air dates in the coming weeks! <br> <div class="captioned justify_left"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/136717/3e99d017d7008f1573b60abf1c0da5550b54c404/medium/12744653-1703072403273603-8415596538746007287-n.jpg?0" class="size_orig justify_left border_" /><p class="caption">Kristen & Nini on the 'GBR Talk' set with guest, Suzanne Westenhoefer</p></div>GirlsRising.orgtag:www.girlsrising.org,2005:Post/39433502015-12-01T13:30:44-05:002022-05-19T05:27:24-04:00#GivingTuesday<a contents="" data-link-label="Give" data-link-type="page" href="/give"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/136717/ce08ae72475cf9729ab02982db23a8aa909c9c2a/original/screen-shot-2015-12-01-at-1-29-21-pm.png?1448994596" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></a><center>
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</center>GirlsRising.orgtag:www.girlsrising.org,2005:Post/38795242015-10-02T09:25:00-04:002023-12-10T13:10:03-05:00Girl Bands Rock Pendant on EtsyOur good friend and board member, Kat DiResta, has created this really cool pendant for Girl Bands Rock, with 100% of the proceeds going directly to us! We love you Kat! xo. <a contents="Purchase your Girl Bands Rock pendant today!&nbsp;" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/249792247/girl-bands-rock-pendant-on-leather">Purchase your Girl Bands Rock pendant today! </a><br> <div class="captioned justify_left"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/136717/35b553e46e4cf7555c02e227e082f3c752952b62/medium/screen-shot-2015-10-02-at-8-59-52-am.png?1443790950" class="size_orig justify_left border_" /><p class="caption">https://www.etsy.com/listing/249792247/girl-bands-rock-pendant-on-leather</p></div>GirlsRising.orgtag:www.girlsrising.org,2005:Post/38576452015-09-16T14:25:16-04:002023-12-10T13:08:29-05:00Tie Dye With the Band at 2nd Annual BeachFest! <img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/136717/943bbaa89c9f47c8e9b4e7d7511a79248cc9d15d/medium/tiedye.gif?1442427898" class="size_m justify_left border_" />GirlsRising.orgtag:www.girlsrising.org,2005:Post/38479982015-09-09T14:17:21-04:002023-12-10T11:56:31-05:002nd Annual BeachFest set for 9/19/15!<blockquote style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;" type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 18.6667px; font-family: Arial; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Antigone Rising’s 2nd Annual BeachFest Kicking off Saturday, September 19th</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="font_small">Free Concert By All-female Country Rockers Helping to Give Back to Community, Raise Funds and Awareness for Nonprofit “Girl Bands Rock”</span><br><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/yJL2v68uOD4BZOR_o1d80dU6632xuvNkc7E_WG8sOJhHKP4bjdPm9t5nQbBWOJhfSZHggIOXlAbEveC3NTnBwu5Q8t-tKTbqTWxHsxvMPxU8YjxELWygw2FwZ_YHMC7vk3O3LVU" class="size_s justify_inline border_" height="488px;" style="cursor: pointer; outline: 0px; border: none;" width="317px;" /></span><br><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">September, 2015 (Sea Cliff, NY) -- For country-rockers </span><a href="http://www.antigonerising.com/" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Antigone Rising</span></a><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, helping aspiring young artists while giving back to their community is something that comes second nature to a group that is helping to create music and history. With the Billboard charting “From the Ground Up” along with a string of tour dates alongside The Rolling Stones, Aerosm</span><span class="font_small"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">ith, The Allman Brothers, The Bangles, Joan Jett & The Blackhearts and more- the band hit the ground running following their 2005 debut, and fused their success with helping educate young people around the world on accomplishing goals as </span><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Cultural Ambassadors to the United States Government</span><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. Now, they’re bringing both their music and their message to the pavilion stage in Sea Cliff as they get ready for the </span><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">2nd Annual </span><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; font-weight: 700; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Antigone Rising</span><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; font-weight: 700; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">BeachFest</span><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Saturday, September 19th at 5:30PM, 56 The Blvd, Sea Cliff, NY 11579.</span></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 11pt;"><span class="font_small"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">As Cultural Ambassadors to the U.S. Government, the band has done </span><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">outreach programs in Israel and Palestine and has recently returned from an inspiring trip to Vietnam </span><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">this past July, 2015. Performing outreach programs by day in schools and youth centers, and rock concerts by night in theaters and arenas - the women of Antigone Rising are leading by example to teach girls, boys, young women and young men that it’s possible to accomplish anything you set your mind to.</span></span><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; font-family: Calibri; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; font-family: Calibri; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></span><br><br><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The members of Antigone Rising have created </span><a href="http://www.girlbandsrock.org/" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“</span><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Girl Bands Rock”</span></a><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, a nonprofit to inspire and educate kids, especially young girls, to pursue careers in the music industry - Antigone Rising partners with school districts and youth centers to create innovative programming dedicated to building confidence in youth by developing leadership and creative skills through musical workshops, outreach programs and performances. Realizing that the music industry does not provide enough worthy female role models, especially women in self contained rock bands, the Girl Bands Rock program provides kids the opportunity to see women excel in a male dominated profession and offers them strong female role models to emulate. <img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/aThfBE4UY90CIawLHmRA13zqrabMU3VbTUl1T9Ct32z_14WMYT50GommGNDfeXWsc4jVHu9xd_KSJlAWEyZlUzelMbb3O00WIEKBv8GoDTDPg4p_Bpd776FTpIk-CXhqmXO3tLE" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" height="374px;" style="cursor: pointer; outline: 0px; border: none;" width="661px;" /><br>As the 2nd Annual BeachFest approaches, Antigone Rising is set to bring this FREE concert ringing in the sunset overlooking Sea Cliff Beach to help give back to the community, in addition to raising funds and awareness for Girl Bands Rock. Building upon the overwhelming success and near capacity crowd of Beach Fest 2014, the group is adding special guests </span><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Trina Hamlin, </span><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">and </span><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Annika</span><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> to this year’s concert bill as well as inviting </span><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Mia Alonso</span><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">- a North Shore High School aspiring female singer-songwriter who has been mentored by the Girl Bands Rock program!</span></p>
<br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">With such an extraordinary Festival being put on by these influential female rockers, you’ll want to make sure you’re in attendance for such a great educational, informative, and most importantly ROCKIN’ experience </span><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">September 19th at 5:30PM, 56 The Blvd, Sea Cliff, NY!</span></p>
</div></div></div></blockquote>GirlsRising.orgtag:www.girlsrising.org,2005:Post/38251312015-08-19T14:13:30-04:002023-12-10T11:45:01-05:00Antigone Rising Returns From Vietnam Outreach Tour! Antigone Rising spent the greater part of July, 2015 touring Vietnam - doing outreach programs and music seminars by day, and large public concerts by night. Check out the band's photo album to find out more about this amazing trip. <br><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/136717/2f58054594572b1f893a3fe91c41a32ba069f9b6/medium/19901971852-0c376b0d41-o.jpg?1440007885" class="size_m justify_left border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/136717/5be9b3418322c7a27b4ccfc6d51c5692cd221a19/medium/19288571203-c0fe4af080-k.jpg?1440007904" class="size_m justify_center border_" />GirlsRising.orgtag:www.girlsrising.org,2005:Post/32322452014-10-14T16:29:13-04:002023-12-10T13:09:49-05:00Kristen Bum Rushes June Millington From Fanny! Kristen bum rushes June Millington from Fanny, the first ever all female band to release a major label album, about the state of all female bands in the music industry today! Read the Hangin' With Hendo blog post - <a contents="click here" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.hanginwithhendo.com/2014/10/bum-rush-ep-1-june-millington-from-fanny.html">click here</a><br><br><iframe class="justify_inline" data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="iBRodXgSLG8" data-video-thumb-url="http://img.youtube.com/vi/iBRodXgSLG8/0.jpg" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/iBRodXgSLG8?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" height="200" width="320" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe>GirlsRising.orgtag:www.girlsrising.org,2005:Post/31976602014-09-22T09:29:09-04:002023-12-10T11:56:01-05:00Kristen talks to Kat Coplen about Women in Music"We feel the reason there aren't more all female bands, fully sustained, self-sufficient bands, is because kids don't see it."<br><br><a contents="Kristen talks about Female representation in the Music Industry" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.nuvo.net/MusicBlog/archives/2014/09/17/antigone-rising-on-women-whiskey-wine"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/136717/88a9c785e59a68f0f47d3cd7a97678c490189224/large/screen-shot-2014-09-22-at-9-27-33-am.png?1411392480" class="size_l justify_left border_" /></a>GirlsRising.org