From its start, nearly 20 years ago, it has been our mission to support the unheard voices of teens, and inspire writers to become mentors. We have definitely evolved since our first workshops at the Bresee Community Center in Koreatown with just 30 girls. We’ve always aimed for WriteGirl to be a leader and trailblazer in the field of creative education for young people.

We have been moved and saddened by recent events. Further, we have been taking in all the comments and emails over the past weeks. We want to make this statement to reconfirm our resolute stance against racism, white supremacy, police brutality, social injustice and inequality, as well as share some immediate and longer-term action steps that we are taking to further enhance our efforts in this struggle. This is a follow up to our initial statement in support of Black Lives Matter on June 6th.