The Bella Bulletin Newsletter: November 2020 Edition

The Bella Bulletin NOVEMBER 2020

COVID-19 BALI Alumni Survey We asked our BALI alums how they are doing during these unprecedented times.

New Virtual After School Program BALI will soon be offering a new virtual afterschool training program located at schools such as Mott Haven Academy and Pelham Prep.

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Table of Contents Headlines of the month ………………….……….3 Studying In Quarantine……………..…......….. .4 New Virtual After School Program.………..…...6 Feminist Five!...................…….…….…………...….7 Virtual Town Hall….......……………………………9 Happy birthday to…………….…………..…...….. .10 SafeBae……………..………………………….....….. .11 Stay Insta-Informed……..…......................….. .12 Women’s History of the Month.……..…...….. .13 Enrichment Opportunities…….……….............14 BALI Staff…………………………………….....….…16 BELLA BULLETIN STAFF ………………………….......17

Headlines of the month

30 days after being nominated by President Trump, Amy Coney Barrett was officially sworn-in as a Supreme Court Justice on October This past March,July officers Brett Hankinson, Myles On Wednesday, 29, Mexico’s Court 27th.

Based on her judicial recordSupreme on ​gun rights Cosgrove, and Jonathan Mattingly, barged into (SCJN)immigration halted ​a tremendous for and as well asmilestone her public Breonna Taylor’s houseagainst underanainjunction “no-knock abortion rights by voting in statements onshe abortion and boyfriend, ​LGBTQ+ rights​ , it is warrant” as and her K ​ enneth Veracruz. The injunction, approved by a judge in clear that Barrett’s nomination shiftofthe Walker​ were sleeping and awill barrage 32 Xalapa, ,Veracruz ordered thefired state’s congress to nation’s highest court severely to the right.

The bullets that k ​ illed Taylor​ .

This month, remove articles 149, 150, and 154 of the locala backlash againstThis Barrett’s is Jefferson County grand jury onlynomination indicted of penal code. decision would one have two-fold: Americans are concerned about the three Many officers, Hankinson, and only decriminalizeed abortions within 12 charged weeks, how Barrett’s stance will in court him for endangering Taylor’s neighbors.

None allowed for abortions dueplay to out health risks,cases and of the officers were charged for the death of dealing LGBTQ+ rights and for abortion abolishedwith the time limit on abortions cases Breonna Taylor.

Inplan addition, involving rape. forCity removing theseleaked three (particularly inThe ​Fulton v. ofrecently Philadelphia ​), body-cam Brett Hankinson and articlespeople wasfootage originally introduced the and are reveals furious withby the women’s Trump Myles Cosgrove r ​ eturning to Taylor’s residence rights organizations National Commission to administration for fast-tracking Barrett’s and commenting on evidence after Prevent and rather Eradicate Violence Women nomination thanpotential allowingagainst the American the incident took place.

Needless to say, folks (Conavim) and the National Institute for Women people to let their vote for president influence (InMujeres) 2016. Unfortunately, ​fourTaylor’s out of across the in country are furious that the justice to fill the place of the late Ruth five judges voted against upholding the injunction. death occurred at all, and that now, Taylor is Bader Ginsburg, considering Republicans While denied this decision being justice.would have only affected the prevented former president, Barack Obama, state of Veracruz, activists hoped that it would set from ​replacingfor Justice the precedent otherScalia statesinto2016. do the same.

Information on President Trump’s long-awaited tax-returns has finally been released by the New York Times​. According to their report, In a seismic shiftpresident in governmental leadership, Trump, the only in recent historythis to After winning the Democratic nomination Samoa’s Deputy Prime Minister, F ​ iame Naomi not tax-returns, paid year July, release Candacehis Valenzuela could now$750 makethe history Mata’afa has resigned from her government he won the presidential election and his first. by becoming the first Black Latina in Congress​ position against former the year in to office.

In 10 ofher the pastofparty, 15 school years, Valenzuela isrun an educator, a member her Human Rights Protection Party (HRPP), in the however, didn’t ofpay board, and he a mother two.any Her income campaigntaxes was because he reported losing more money than next election.

Fiame’s decision to resign and run supported by EMILY’s List, End Citizens United, he made.

In addition, he is currently in a dispute against her party is a rejection the Congressional Hispanic of current Caucus, Prime the with the IRS over the legitimacy of a $72.9 Congressional Black Aiono Caucus, the Malielegaoi’s Congressional Minister, Tuilaepa Sailele million tax refund.

Unsurprisingly, Trump has Asian American Pcific American Caucus, andclaim was recently established laws that critics referred to the report as “ ​ fake news.” endorsed bySamoa’s the late constitution.

John Lewis. undermine

This October, Cameroon’s ​Anglophone Crisis has reached higher stakes after a fatal shooting at Mother International Thetheday beforeFrancisca New York City publicBilingual schools Jena Faith, 43-year-old trans woman, just Academy inaKumba that resulted in the deaths were scheduled to open, the Council ofhas School made history in Steuben County​ , NY by filing of six and children under (CSA) 14-years-old.

Supervisors Administrators ​declared aa lawsuit against the thevote county forhave the abuse she “No Confidence” against Mayor de Unfortunately, shooters notBillbeen experienced in jail.

Faith was arrested back in Blasio and yet.

Chancellor Carranza due to identified The Richard Anglophone Crisis in 2018 for allegedly buyingupa with meal with counterfeit their failure to come plan for Cameroon first emerged ain safe2016 as money.

While she was originally placed in a schools in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Anglophones in Cameroon started to protest women’s facility, she was abruptly movedontodea Along with the vote, CSA is calling their oppression atthe the hands of the men’s facility she was misgendered, denied Blasio and Carranza to relinquish control of her the Francophone government.

Since then, due to hormone replacement treatment, and sexually city's Department of Education for the the government’s violent suppression of these assaulted.

Thethelawsuit Faith upon her remainder of pandemic andfiled to seek out the protests, tensions have continued to rise and release, however, now York led toState multiple reforms assistance of thehasNew education over 5,000 soldiers, separatist fighters, and dedicated to protecting trans inmates.

As result department. According to CSA leaders, aschool of these reforms, trans inmates in Steuben County civilians have tobeen killed. Not only has this officials want get school’s reopened as safely will have access to gender-affirming care, will be conflict resulted in immense violence, it also and as quickly as possible. able to wear clothing that aligns with their gender, prevented almost one million children from and legallyschool must right be referred attending now. to by their correct names and pronouns.

Days before a major UN biodiversity summit, 64 In the past few months, ​the Greek government world leaders signed the ​Leader’s Pledge for has secretly expelled 1,000 asylumbegan seekers North Amover Change” as Nature​Carolina’s , among “Ithem Angela march Merkel, Justin sending them off in voter occasionally aby peaceful protest to encourage turnout Trudeau, Jacinda Ardern, and Boris Johnson. malfunctioning life rafts.

Despite when the many but uickly devolved into violence The ​qdocument is a 10-point pledge that planslaw to outcries against Greece’s illegal actions, the enforcement arrived in riot gear and gas masks reverse biodiversity loss by 2030. The pledge government has denied the allegations. Some and that protestors the warnsdemanded that humanity is facing a move climatetocrisis experts suggest that this recent humanitarian and declares that the it will deforestation sidewalk.

Despite factreduce that the protestors violation is a result of other European countries and applied unsustainable fishing practices, eliminate had for the permit to be there, officers not providing enough assistance to Greece for environmentally and quickly to harmful theofuse ofsubsidies, pepper taking inresorted a high influx Syrian refugees.spray, Also, encourage sustainable food production harming the children, elderly folks, disabled rising tensions between Greece andand Turkey have systems.

The pledge also puts pressure on folks that were the crowd. led people to inbelieve that both nations are countries that contribute the most greenhouse weaponizing Syrian refugees to place pressure on gasses like the US, Brazil, China, and Russia. one another.

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NEW VIRTUAL

AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM

The BALI team is excited to announce that they will be launching a new, virtual, year-long, after-school series of Leadership and Debate Skills Workshops as a branch of their Journey to Leadership Program! The program will be open to all 13-18-year-old female-identifying youth from the five boroughs of New York City and includes topics such as self-discovery, healthy relationships, mental health, debate training, self-esteem, creative writing, and social justice. Use this link from BALI’s website to apply!

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"Beyond the Gender Binary will give readers everywhere the feeling that anything is possible within themselves"--Princess Nokia, musician and

“​Documents centuries of techniques designed to limit progress in the black co-founderAlthough of the Smart Club community. someGirl of the material may be upsetting, this is a book that should absolutely be included in the curriculum." – ​Starred review, School Library Connection In ​Beyond the Gender Binary​, poet, artist, and LGBTQIA+ rights advocate Alok Vaid-Menon deconstructs, demystifies, and reimagines the gender binary.

When America achieves milestones of progress toward full and equal black participation in democracy, the systemic response is a consistent racist backlash that rolls back those wins. We Are Not Yet Equal examines five of these moments: The end of the "Thank have Alok. And I'm learning a thing two the myself."--Billy Porter, Emmy award-winning Civil WarGod andwe Reconstruction was greeted with Jim Croworlaws; promise of new opportunities in the North actor, singer, and Broadway theater performer

during the Great Migration was limited when blacks were physically blocked from moving away from the South; the Supreme Court's landmark 1954 ​Brown v. Board of Education decision was met with the shutting

"When reading this book, all I feel is kindness."--Sam Smith, Grammy and Oscar award-winning singer and

down of public schools throughout the South; the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Voting Rights Act of 1965 led to songwriter

laws that disenfranchised millions of African American voters and a War on Drugs that disproportionately targeted and the of President led ​Ktoirkus an outburst violence including the death of "A fierce,blacks; penetrating, andelection empowering call forObama change."-Reviews,​ of starred review black teen Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri as well as the election of Donald Trump.

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“It’s time for a new beauty paradigm.”― Alok Vaid-Menon

Artist and activist Vaid-Menon demonstrates how the normativity of the gender binary represses creativity and inflicts physical and emotional violence.

The author, whose parents emigrated from India, writes about how enforcement of the gender binary begins before birth and affects people in all stages of life, with people of color being especially vulnerable due to Western conceptions of gender as binary. Gender assignments create a narrative for how a person should behave, what they are allowed to like or wear, and how they express themself. Punishment of nonconformity leads to an inseparable link between gender and shame. Vaid-Menon challenges familiar arguments against gender nonconformity, breaking them down into four categories—dismissal, inconvenience, biology, and the slippery slope (fear of the consequences of acceptance). Headers in bold font create an accessible navigation experience from one analysis to the next. The prose maintains a conversational tone that feels as intimate and vulnerable as talking with a best friend. At the same time, the author's turns of phrase in moments of deep insight ring with precision and poetry. In one reflection, they write, “the most lethal part of the human body is not the fist; it is the eye. What people see and how people see it has everything to do with power.” While this short essay speaks honestly of pain and injustice, it concludes with encouragement and an invitation into a future that celebrates transformation.

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We are working to program our first student-led virtual town hall in collaboration with all of the organizations within STARS CGI. The theme will be educational equity and the subtopics will include but are not limited to access to resources, community preservation, access to healthcare, representation, zoning, responsibility to communities, private vs. public education, reproductive rights/sex ed and LGBTQIA visibility. BALI will be cohosting the second installment, but all BALI former/current trainees are encouraged to participate in both.

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STARS CGI Virtual Town Hall

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Women’s History of the month: November

The U.S. Women’s Trade Union League is 100,000 to 500,000 people march in New Henrietta Szold founds Hadassah, the largest Margaret Sanger opens the U.S.’s first birth established.

York City to attend the funeral seven Jewish organization in American history, control clinic in Brooklyn, New of York.

November 1903 of the Triangle unidentified victims focusing on14, healthcare and education in the October 16, 1916 Shirtwaist Company fire in late March.

Israel and the U.S. April 5, 1911 February 24, 1912

The Utah Territorial Legislature passes a American Revolution heroine Sybil FirstSeneca medical school for women, the Mary McLeod Bethune opens her firstNew The Falls Convention, the bill allowing to vote.

Ludington, 16women years old, rides 40 opens. milesinon England Medical School, school forFemale African-American students country’s first women’s rights convention, horseback in middle of the night to November 1,the 1848 February 12, 1869 Daytona Florida. is held inBeach, Seneca Falls, New York warn the American militia that the British October 1904 Movement.

Women’s3, Rights Journalist Elizabeth Cochran, aka Nellie Bly, were invading.

Esther Hobart Morris inin Wyoming sails around world 72 days, became 6 hours, July 19-20,the 1848 Blanche Stuart Scott is the first American 26, 1777 the first American woman Justice of the 11April minutes, and the 14 seconds, beating the Suffragists crash Celebration woman pilot to makeCentennial a public flight.

Peace. fictional record set bytoPhineas Fogg in Jules Sacagawea begins helping the Lewis and in Independence Hall present the Vice October 23, 1910 Verne’s Around the World in Eighty February 17, Clark Expedition as“Declaration an interpreter.

President with1870 the of theDays.

Rights November 14, 1889by Matilda Joselyn Gage. of Women” written April 7, 1805

July 4, Quimby 1876 becomes the first woman to Harriet fly airplane across the English Channel.

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were arrested April 16, 1912while picketing the White Amelia Earhart’s plane is lost in the Pacific Ocean near Howland Island.

Mother Francis Xavier Cabrini is July 2, 1937 beatified, the first American woman U.S. Supreme Court aupholds 17-year-old Jackie Mitchell, the19th citizen to become saint. the Reverend Margaret Towner is the first Amendment to1938 the second woman to Constitution, play baseball in November 13, woman ordained a minister in the which guarantees women thepitches right the all-male minor leagues, Presbyterian Church.

Bethune Museum and Archives opens toan vote. exhibition game against the N.Y. in Washington D.C. as a center for October 24,and 1956 Yankees strikes out both Babe February 27, 1922 African-American women’s history, Ruth and Lou Gehrig.

Barbara Walters becomes the honoring Mary McLeod Bethune.

Jocelyn Bell Burnell makes thefirst first April 2, 1931 woman co-anchor of the evening news November 11,a 1979 discovery of pulsar, a rapidly (at ABC).women rotating neutroninstar.

Fifteen the House of October 4, 19761967 Representatives form the signs the February President24, Lyndon Johnson Congressional Caucus forprohibits Women’ssex Civil Rights Act; Title VII Issues. discrimination in employment.

April 19, 1977 July 2, 1964

The Suffrage Monument, depicting House demanding universal women’sSusan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, suffrage; they charged with TheFrances state ofL.were Washington passes aandwoman Dr. Willoughby is the obstructing first Lucretia sculpted byNavy.

Adelaide traffic. constitutional amendment to guarantee doctor inMott, the regular U.S. Johnson, is dedicated at the U.S. Capitol. woman15, suffrage.

October 1948 July 14, 1917 February 15, November 8,1921 1910

The first class of Women’s Auxiliary Army Corps (WAAC) begins at Fort Des Moines, IA. July 20,Bryan 1942 Owen is the first woman to Ruth

represent the U.S. as a foreign minister Althea Gibson is the first African American when she is appointed as envoy to woman player to win a Wimbledon title in Denmark. women’s tennis singles.

April 13, 1933 Mary Roebling is the first Tenley Albright became thewoman first director July 6, 1957 of a stock exchange Stock Marian Anderson sings Easter American woman to (American winan the World Figure Emily Greene Balch, co-founder ofSunday the Exchange). concert for more than 75,000 Lincoln Skating championship.

Women’s International Leagueatfor Peace “Philadelphia Eleven” deacons (Merrill October 28, 1958 Memorial.

February 15, and Freedom, is awarded the Nobel Peace Bittner, Alla1953 Bozarth-Campbell, Alison April 9, Emily 1939 Hewitt, Carter Heyward, Prize.

Cheek, November 14, 1946 Dr. Kathryn D. Sullivan is theafirst First postage stamp toMoorefield, honor black Suzanne Marie Opening ofHiatt, the National Museum ofU.S. woman astronaut to “walk” in space woman, Harriet Tubman, is issued in Jeannette Piccard, Betty Schiess, Katrina Women in the Arts in Washington, D.C., Dr. Anna L. Fisher, a physician on the shuttle during flight.

Washington, DC. Swanson, and Nancy Wittig)women ordained as the first Challenger museum devoted Discovery, becomes the firstto American mother 13 October 11, 1984Episcopal priests. the artists.

February 1, 1978 and first thirdwomen American woman to fly into space.

April 7, 1987 July 29, 1974 November 8, 1984

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American Museum of Natural History​ various teen programs run through the American Museum of

Black Natural Girls Code Historyoffers programming and events in coding for African American girls.

Black Girls Code offers programming and events in coding for African American girls.

Black Girls Code​ offers and eventsand in coding for African American girls.

Brotherhood/Sister Sol programming offers afterschool summer programming in relationshipBrotherhood/Sister Sol offers afterschool and summer programming in relationshipbuilding, self/global awareness, social justice, leadership development, and more. Some of building,Brotherhood/Sister self/global awareness, social justice, leadership and self/global more. Some of Sol​ offers afterschool and summer programingdevelopment, in relationship-building, their programs are gender-specific. their programs gender-specific. awareness,are social justice, leadership development, and more. Some of their programs are gender-specific.

ChickTech offers programming and mentorship in STEM for high school girls.

ChickTech offers programming and mentorship in STEM for high school girls.

ChickTech​ offers programming and mentorship in STEM for high school girls.

CuriousJane Janeoffers offersclasses classesand andsummer summer programming programming in Curious in science, science,theatre, theatre,arts artsand andcrafts, crafts, and more for girls. and more for girls.

Columbia University​ pre-college programs for high school students run through Columbia University.

DigitalGirl, Girl,Inc. Inc. works high schools to provide provideinprogramming and offers Curious Jane​works offers classes andschools summer programming science, theatre, in arts and crafts, and moretech for Digital atathigh to programming inSTEM STEM and offers tech workshops forthe thecommunity. community. girls. for workshops Digital Girl, Inc. ​win orks at high schools to STEM andrace, offers tech for GirlBeBeHeard Heard works inhigh high schools toprovide girls about class Girl works schools to teachprogramming aboutingender, gender, race,and andworkshops classthrough through the community. theatre, and offersworkshops workshopsand and performances. performances. theatre, and offers Generation Citizen ​ encourages civic engagement in youthand through an action civics class.

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GirlVow Vow offerseducation, education, mentorship, life training for Girl Be Heard​Equity works in high schools to teach girls about gender, race,advocacy, and class through theatre, and Girls community leadership, andsocial social Girlsfor forGender Gender Equityoffers offersprogramming programming in in community advocacy, leadership, and offers workshops and performances. justice justicefor forgirls. girls.

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Girls on the Run offers a physical activity based youth development program for girls in Girls on the Run offers a physical activity based youth development program for girls in grades 3-8.

Girls Leadership ​offers Parent & Daughter workshops, parent education, and summer day camps for girls grades 3-8. entering grades 4 and 5.

Girls Who Code offers afterschool and summer programming in coding for middle and high Girls Who Code offers afterschool and summer programming in coding for middle and high school girls.

Girls on the Run ​offers a physical activity based youth development program for girls in grades 3-8. school girls.

Girls Write NowCode​ offers programs in writing,in digital media, andhigh college preparation Girls Who offersmentoring afterschool and summer programming coding for middle and school girls.

Girls Write Now offers mentoring programs in writing, digital media, and college preparation for girls. for girls.

Girls Write Now​ offers mentoring programs in writing, digital media, and college preparation for girls.

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GOALS for Girls offers year‑round programming, a summer intensive, weekend forums, and internships

GOALS for Girls offers year-round programming, a summer intensive, weekend forums, and in STEM for middle and high school girls. internships in STEM for middle and high school girls.

LOVE Mentoring works at high schools to deliver small‑group mentoring for young Latinas.

LOVE Mentoring works at high schools to deliver small-group mentoring for young Latinas.

Life is Precious offers individual and groups counseling, arts therapy, academic support, and nutritional

Life is Precious offers individual and group counseling, arts therapy, academic support, and and fitness activities to prevent suicide among young Latinas. nutritional and fitness activities to prevent suicide among young Latinas.

Lower Eastside Girls Club provides programming in STEM, business, art, leadership, and advocacy, as

Lower Eastside Girls Club provides programming in STEM, business, art, leadership, and well as mentoring for girls in grades 6‑12. advocacy, as well as mentoring for girls in grades 6-12.

Northeast Regional Alliance (NERA) MedPrep Program a preparatory program for students between

NYC GREAT! offers programming and mentoring in college and career readiness for high junior high and college who wish to pursue careers in the medical field. The NERA MedPrep program has school girls. partnerships with five medical institutions including the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons.

NYU GSTEM is a six-week summer program for high school girls during the summer between

their junior and senior years who have high aptitude in STEM subjects.

NYC GREAT! offers programming and mentoring in college and career readiness for high school girls.

Powerplay NYC works in elementary, middle, and high schools to offer afterschool NYU GSTEM is a six‑week summer program for high school girls during the summer between their junior programming in physical activity and healthy living. and senior years who have high aptitude in STEM subjects.

Sadie Nash Leadership Project provides afterschool and summer programming in leadership Powerplay NYC works in elementary, middle, and high schools to offer after‑school programming in and social justice for girls ages 14-22. physical activity and healthy living.

Soul Sisters Leadership Collective works in schools to offer workshops to explore issues Soul Sisters Leadership Collective works in schools to offer workshops to explore issues faced by young faced bywomen of color. young women of color.

Vibe Theatre Experience offers theatre and a free summer enrichment program for college students media programming for girls ages 13-19.

Summer Health Professions Education Program pursuing health professions.

Willie Mae Rock Camp for Girls offers afterschool and summer music programing for girls.

The Whitney Museum of Art arts programs and events for teens at the Whitney Museum of American

YWCA provides programming in leadership and advocacy, STEAM, career and college Art. exploration, and more for girls.

Vibe Theatre Experience offers theatre and media programming for girls ages 13‑19.

Willie Mae Rock Camp for Girls offers after‑school and summer music programming for girls.

Young Women's Christian Association an organization that informs women on societal issues that affect them and encourages them to vote

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