Girls Educational & Mentoring Services Host A Screening Party Thank you for raising awareness on behalf of GEMS! Below are a few suggestions you may want to consider when hosting your screening party! We have enclosed some useful resources to distribute to your guests. In this packet you will find: • •
Screening Sign In Form Screening Party Fact Sheet
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Before Your Party
During Your Party
Register Your Event! • • •
Donation Form Guide for Host
Ask Discussion Questions!
Visit www.girlsarenotforsale.org to learn more about our Girls Are Not For Sale campaign Join the Council of Daughters! Create a screening event and invite your friends! http://councilofdaughters.ning.com/events
Describe a particular scene or moment in the film you thought was moving or insightful. Why did this specific scene or moment affect you? •
Who Should I Invite? Colleagues Partner Organizations Friends Family Members
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Local Community Organizations in Your Area Local Council Members Churches
Don’t be afraid to ask for contributions! Your friends will appreciate your appeal for a good cause. GEMS is dedicated to helping you host the best event surrounding the Very Young Girls documentary.
How Can I Fundraise?
After watching the film, why do you think it is important to use the term “commercially sexually exploited child”? •
What was your perception of the pimp culture before and after viewing “Very Young Girls”? •
If you could ask one person in the film a question, who would it be and what would you ask? •
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Suggest a minimum amount and use a range of options ($100, $50, $25, $10 other)
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Pass out individual donation cards, an empty envelope or leave a basket in the middle of the room for donations
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Direct your guests to www.gems-girls.org learn more about GEMS and to make a donation online.
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Have fun and remember every little bit helps!
Brainstorm ways to raise awareness on the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children and ways to help Girls Educational & Mentoring Services continue to provide for young women and girls. •
After Your Party • •
Send us the complete Screening Sign In Form via e-mail to Bianca@gems-girls.org or Fax to Bianca Baquerizo at 212.491.2696
Girls Educational & Mentoring Services Screening Party Fact Sheet Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children (CSEC) The commercial sexual exploitation of children (CSEC) comprises of sexual abuse by adults and payment in cash or kind to the child or a third person or persons and is a fundamental violation of children’s rights. Commercial sexual exploitation is a contemporary form of slavery of children and consists of practices that are demeaning, degrading and many times life-threatening to children. The child is treated as a commercial and sexual object. CSEC is expressed through multiple forms of prostitution and pornography as well as the sale and trafficking of children for sexual purposes.
CSEC Quick Facts · 2,200 children are estimated to be victimized by commercial sexual exploitation each year in New York City alone (OCFS Prevalence Study 2007). · 325,000 are estimated to be at risk for commercial sexual exploitation annually in the United States (Estes and Wiener 2001). · A 2001 University of Pennsylvania study states “Child commercial sexual exploitation is the most hidden form of child abuse in the United States and North America today” (Estes and Wiener 2001). · The majority of victimized youth have run away from home, or were running away from a foster care home, juvenile detention center or group home (Estes and Wiener 2001). · 70-90% of commercially sexually exploited children have a history of child sexual abuse (Murphy 1993). · 1.6 million children run away from home each year in the United States (NISMART).
Girls Educational and Mentoring Services (GEMS) GEMS, was founded in 1999 by Rachel Lloyd, a young woman who had been sexually exploited as a teenager. Ms. Lloyd came to the U.S in 1997 as a missionary to work with adult women exiting prostitution. While working with adult women in correctional facilities and on the streets, Ms. Lloyd observed the overwhelming need for services for young women at risk for sexual exploitation who were being ignored by traditional social service agencies. It became clear that specialized services were essential for this disenfranchised population. From a one-woman kitchen table project, GEMS has grown to a nationally recognized and acclaimed organization and now is one of the largest providers of services to commercially sexually exploited and domestically trafficked youth in the US. GEMS’ vision is to end the commercial exploitation and trafficking of children. GEMS advocates at the local, state and national level to promote policies that support young women who have been commercially sexually exploited and domestically trafficked.
Gem (jem): 1) a precious stone 2) an object of great beauty Make a Difference 1. Recognize examples of pimp culture glorified in the media, music or movies, and acknowledge that this kind of societal acceptance adds to the problem by not buying those products, albums or movie tickets. 2. Change your language around the issue and encourage those around you to do the same. Instead of saying “teen or child prostitute”, recognize them as legitimate victims by using the term, “commercially sexually exploited children and youth” (CSEC). 3. Share “The Making of a Girl”, a short video on YouTube of a hypothetical pre-teen girl as she faces a life of sexual exploitation, with your family and friends. 4. Volunteer to host an event for GEMS or a screening for Very Young Girls. To learn more about how you can host an event or screening go online to: http://councilofdaughters.ning.com/events 5. Donate $10 to GEMS so we can continue to advocate for New York’s young women and girls both in the legislature and in their everyday lives.
Girls Educational & Mentoring Services • 201 West 148th Street • New York, NY 10039 • www.gems-girls.org
Screening Sign In Form
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***This Screening Sign In Form must be returned to GEMS along with completed online evaluations in order to receive a free copy of “very Young Girls� and other GEMS Goodies*** Please send the completed Sign In form electronically to bianca@gems-girls.org or fax it to Attn: Bianca Baquerizo, fax# : 212.491.2696
Girls Educational & Mentoring Services Please send completed donation cards to: GEMS, Inc. • 201 West 148th Street • New York, NY 10039 • Attn: Bianca Baquerizo
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Girls Educational & Mentoring Services Please send completed donation cards to: GEMS, Inc. • 201 West 148th Street • New York, NY 10039 • Attn: Bianca Baquerizo
I would like to make a contribution to GEMS in the amount of:
□ □ □ □ □ □
Name: _________________________________________
Benefactor: $150 Advocate: $75 Partner: $50 Friend: $10 Other: $_______
Organization: _________________________________________
I have enclosed a check.
Address (required): _________________________________________
(Please make check payable to GEMS, Inc.)
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I would like to pay via credit card:
(Choose one) AMEX
Visa
_________________________________________
MasterCard
_________________________________________ Phone (required): _________________________________________ Name on Card: E-Mail (required): _________________________________________ _________________________________________ Card Number: _________________________________________ □ I would like to be added to your mailing list.
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I would like to make monthly/quarterly/yearly recurring payments via credit card! (Circle One)
Expiration Date: _______/_______ Vin Number (required): ________
□ I would like to attend/host a screening. Comments:________________________________ _________________________________________