GGE In Action If you are media interested in learning more about Girls for Gender Equity or would like to interview a member of Girls for Gender Equity staff or a youth organizer, please email media@ggenyc.org. FilterCalls to ActionPressResearch & ReportsResourcesStatementsTestimony GGE Responds To The Mayor’s Executive Budget Announcement Statements April 27, 2021 New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio continues directing the public’s dollars toward the criminalization of young people, despite political double-talk alleging otherwise. Today he released his “Executive Budget,” the latest draft before the June Adopted Budget. […] Read More… from GGE Responds To The Mayor’s Executive Budget Announcement Learn More GGE Testifies Before The City Council Committees on Education, Criminal Justice, and General Welfare Testimony April 21, 2021 Three New York City Council Committees held a joint oversight hearing examining educational programming in jails and juvenile detention. GGE testified on compromised access to schooling during the pandemic and in support of increased transparency efforts. […] Read More… from GGE Testifies Before The City Council Committees on Education, Criminal Justice, and General Welfare Learn More LETTER TO THE EDITOR: We’re Serious When We Demand Police-Free Schools Press, Statements April 08, 2021 In response to an article by the New York Daily News Editorial Board, GGE authored a letter to the editor outlining the strength behind the Police-Free Schools demand. […] Read More… from LETTER TO THE EDITOR: We’re Serious When We Demand Police-Free Schools Learn More GGE Releases Data Brief On School Counselor Access in City Public Schools Research & Reports March 30, 2021 The annual report on the number of school counselors and social workers has been released. This data gives us an idea of how many students attend under-resourced schools that guarantee policing but not access to care. […] Read More… from GGE Releases Data Brief On School Counselor Access in City Public Schools Learn More STATEMENT: GGE Staunchly Rejects The Council Resolution Proposing To Grow The Scale And Budget Of The NYPD Press, Statements March 25, 2021 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 25, 2021Contact: Ashley C. Sawyer | 718-857-1393 ext. 124 | media@ggenyc.org In the wake of public pressure following the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade, and many other Black people killed by police, the governor of New York issued Executive Order 203, requiring each local government to come up […] Read More… from STATEMENT: GGE Staunchly Rejects The Council Resolution Proposing To Grow The Scale And Budget Of The NYPD Learn More GGE Rallies To Oppose The Mayor’s Police Reform Proposals Calls to Action, Statements March 24, 2021 GGE mobilized partners to collectively respond to a potential resolution put forward by the Mayor, to be voted on by the City Council, which includes expanding youth policing. […] Read More… from GGE Rallies To Oppose The Mayor’s Police Reform Proposals Learn More Pages: 12345678Load More