FOR
FOR HEALTH LINK, COME ON. >>> THEY HAVE BEEN WORKING TO
EMPOWER WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP
ROLES.
ROLES.
ROLES. THERE TAKEN THE MESSAGE TO HIGH
SCHOOL STUDENTS IN A FIRST OF
ITS KIND IN CIRCUMFERENCE
CALLED GIRLS ON THE RICE.
HERE TO TELL US MORE ABOUT KJ
HALL AND REGINA.
I'M SO EXCITED TO TALK TO YOU
BOTH.
BOTH.
BOTH. THIS SOUNDS LIKE A FANTASTIC,
EMPOWERING THING.
EMPOWERING THING. WHAT CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT
GIRLS ON THE RICE?
>> GIRLS ON THE RISE IS THAT AN
EMPOWERING DAY FOR PERSONAL
DEVELOPMENT AND FOR YOUNG GIRLS
. STARTING IS AN IS 13.
ALL THE WAY UP TO 21.
>> RICKY, ARE YOU A MENTOR?
WHAT IS YOUR INVOLVEMENT I GOT
STARTED LAST SUMMER WITH KATY
HALL. I DID AN INTERNSHIP IT
WAS MEANINGFUL AND IN HELPING
TO DEVELOP PROFESSIONAL SKILL
AFTER GRADUATING COLLEGE.
NOW I WILL BE A MENTOR.
>> THIS QUESTION IS FOR BOTH OF
YOU.
YOU.
YOU. HOW
YOU. HOW HAVE YOU SEEN THIS IMPACT
YOUNG GIRLS AND WOMEN IN REAL
WAYS.
WAYS.
WAYS. >>
WAYS. >> WE HAVE ALWAYS THE WOMEN ON
THE RISE FOR THE LAST 40 YEARS.
WE FOUND WE NEED TO GO YOUNGER.
CONFIDENCE IS WHERE WE SEE THE
BIGGEST DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
GIRLS AND BOYS.
APPLYING FOR JOBS AND APPLYING
FOR COLLEGE.
FOR COLLEGE. WE WANTED TO GO MUCH YOUNGER
AND MAKE AN IMPACT FOR THE
FUTURE WORKFORCE VERSUS THE
CURRENT WORKFORCE.
CURRENT WORKFORCE. >> ADVOCATE IS IMPORTANT TO
REMIND PEOPLE YOU'RE NEVER TOO
YOUNG TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
AND FIND YOUR OWN VOICE.
DID YOU FIND IT DIFFICULT TO
FIND YOUR VOICE?>> SPECIFICALLY
BEING A BLACK WOMAN, IT CAN BE
HARD TO NAVIGATE AND BREAKING
THE GAP. FOSTERING A CONFIDENCE
AND AMBITIONS.
AND AMBITIONS. AND FOLLOWING WHAT YOU WANT TO
DO.
DO.
DO. >>
>>
>> >>
>> >> IT
>> >> IT IS TRUE.
I THINK THE ONLY REASON, I FEEL
I AM GOOD AT IT IS AS A YOUNG
PERSON I LEARNED THAT.
THAT IS LIKE WE STARTED THE
KATY HALL FOUNDATION FOR YOUTH.
WHAT DID WE LEARN IN HIGH
SCHOOL AND COLLEGE?
WE NEED YOUNG PEOPLE TO FOCUS
ON THEIR CAREERS.
WHAT THEY WANT TO DO WHILE THEY
ARE YOUNG.
ARE YOUNG. GIVE THEM A CHANCE TO EXPRESS
IT.
IT.
IT. THAT
IT. THAT IS WHAT RICKY HAS DONE.
SHE IS GRADUATING AND COMING
BACK TO WORK WITH US.
FROM UDUB, BY THE WAY.
>> I THINK SO OFTEN, FOR ME
WHILE I GREW UP, I COMPARED
MYSELF TO OTHER PEOPLE.
TO FIND MY VOICE.
IT DOES NOT WORK.
YOU DO REALIZE IT IS NOT THE
WAY TO DO IT. TO HAVE SOMETHING
LIKE THIS HELPS YOU GET IN
TOUCH WITH YOUR UNIQUE SELF.
SITE THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT IT
IS.
IS.
IS. THERE
IS. THERE ARE DIFFERENT PEOPLE WE
CAN ASPIRE TO BE LIKE.
WE DO NOT WANT TO BE LIKE
ANYONE ELSE BUT I WANT TO BE
THE BEST VERSION OF ME.
THAT IS WHAT WE TEACH.
THAT IS WHAT WE TEACH OUR
STUDENTS.
STUDENTS.
STUDENTS. BE YOUR BEST SELF.
DO NOT BE LIKE ME.
I AM WHO I AM.
BE YOUR BEST SELF.
BE ABLE TO WORK ON YOURSELF
THROUGH PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.
IT TAKES BOTH.
>> THE EVENT IS NEXT WEEKEND.
SET A COUPLE OF WEEKENDS FROM
NOW.
NOW.
NOW. >>
NOW. >> WHO ARE SPEAKERS?
>> THANKS FOR HAVING US ON
EARLY.
EARLY.
EARLY. WE
EARLY. WE ARE RECRUITING. WE ARE
RECRUITING GIRLS AND MENTORS.
THE WHOLE REASON WE CAME IS TO
GET A CALL OF ACTION OUT.
ANYONE CAN BE INVOLVED.
MOTHERS, FATHERS, WE REMOVE ALL
BOUNDARIES.
BOUNDARIES. IT IS THAT THE AMERICAN MUSEUM
AT THE HEART OF SEATTLE.
AT THE HISTORIC NORTHWEST
AFRICAN-AMERICAN TO SEE HIM.
SIGN UP YOUR GRANDKIDS.
MOST IMPORTANTLY, SCHOOLS. WE
WANT SCHOOLS TO PUSH THE
MESSAGE.
MESSAGE.
MESSAGE. WHY NOT? WE HAVE SEATTLE POLICE
DEPARTMENT.
DEPARTMENT. ONE OF THE DETECTIVES WILL DO A
SELF-AWARENESS CLASS.
SELF-AWARENESS CLASS. IF INTERESTED, WE SHOULD HOOK
YOU UP TO THE EVENT.
IT IS REAL.
A LOT OF TIMES, WHICH NOT THINK
ABOUT HOW WE USE OUR BODY OR
SOMEONE COMES UP BEHIND US.
WE HAVE OUR HEADS DOWN AT THE
PHONE.
PHONE.
PHONE. >>
PHONE. >> THAT IS ME ALL THE TIME.
>> ME ALSO.
THEY ARE TAKING 45 MINUTES TO
TEACH GIRLS ABOUT THEIR BODIES
AND SELF-AWARENESS. SEATTLE
FIRE DEPARTMENT WILL BE THERE
AS WELL ONE OF THEIR CHIEFS
WILL BE TALKING ABOUT THE
REASON WHY GIRLS SHOULD CONSIDER
BEING PART OF THE FIRE
DEPARTMENT.
DEPARTMENT. >> THANKS FOR DOING THIS.
YOU HAVE INSPIRED ME TO RETHINK
SOMETHING
SOMETHING
SOMETHING >> IT IS NEVER TOO