411 TV: Because I Am A Girl

When

10:00 AM November 18, 2009

Where

Schools Across Ontario

Youth-led organization The 411 Initiative For Change (411), is teaming up with Plan Canada to present 411 TV: Because I Am A Girl, -- a girls’ rights themed education program for schools across Ontario -- in the format of a mock live-to-air TV Talk Show.

Canadian hip-hop artists Eternia and Masia One use their music and personal experiences to generate discussions on issues affecting girls in Canada and around the world. The show is hosted by CBC journalist Nana Aba Duncan, MTV Canada hosts Nicole Holness and Aliya-Jasmine Sovani, along with Diane Salema join the conversation through pre-taped segments to discuss their trips to visit girls in* Haiti, Colombia* and Sudan. This highly entertaining and candid program will reach 10,000 female students in Brampton, Mississauga, Brechin, Sudbury, Sault St. Marie, Thunder Bay, Dryden, Sioux Lookout, St. Thomas, Waterdown, Hamilton, Beamsville, St. Catharines, Sarnia, Windsor, Bowmanville, Oshawa, Toronto and Richmond Hill.

School performance dates range from November 13th-December 4th.  Email tamara@whatsthe411.ca for more information.

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Website

www.becauseiamagirl.ca

Organized By

The 411 Initiative for Change & Plan Canada