Agency Details:

Madison SOS (Speak Out, Sister!)

Madison SOS (Speak Out, Sister!) is a youth-led initiative uniting high school teen girls across the city in leadership and action. It's a place for girls to stand up and speak out on the issues that most matter to them.

Since its launch in early 2007, Madison SOS has tackled a variety of initiatives to engage teen girls as community leaders and social change-makers.

Description:
Madison SOS has received national recognition for its efforts to engage the next generation of women leaders, through initiatives such as:

THE YOUNG WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP FORUM: A fall 2007 workshop series on community leadership, focusing on tools for advocacy and activism - from letter-writing to slam poetry

VOICES OF COURAGE: A November 2007 community forum highlighting the work of local women leaders, like former Attorney General Peg Lautenschlager and United Way VP Renee Moe

GIRLS' VOICES MURAL: Throughout the summer of 2008, teen artists worked under the leadership of local muralist Sheba McCants to design and paint a mural celebrating their dreams for the future of their community at the Wisconsin Youth and Family Center

PLATFORM FOR ACTION: Throughout 2008 and early 2009, Madison SOS has been working with young women across the city and other community stakeholders to create a girl-written roadmap for progress on the issues that most matter to Madison young women

We are an entirely volunteer-run organization, powered by community members and organizations dedicated to making girls' voices heard. Other supporters and partners include the Girl Scouts of Black Hawk Council, the United Way of Dane County, the Case Foundation, A Fund for Women, DoSomething.org, Mount Holyoke College, and Girls For A Change.

History:
Madison SOS was founded by Natalia Thompson, then a sophomore at West High, in early 2007. Natalia founded Madison SOS because she saw a need for a place where other teen girls could connect across social barriers to create positive change.

Madison SOS hopes to keep working for years to come to build a city where teen girls are valued as active community stakeholders. Future plans include providing leadership development, training, and support for girls' groups interested in launching grassroots action projects; hosting fall 2008 candidate forums on young women's issues; and launching an online forum connecting action-oriented young women across the city.

Contact person: Natalia Thompson, Program Coordinator, (608) 320-3882, (email)

Office fax number: (608) 251-9150

Address:

EVERYWHERE Madison, WI -- (See a map)

Web Site: http://www.madisonsos.org

Directions:

Madison SOS is a volunteer-powered community initiative, with volunteers working at sites across the city. Help with transportation is available. We do not have a centrally-located office at this time.

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Last updated on August 4, 2009