March - 2014

Changing the World: One Story at a Time

Youth Citizen Journalists Tell Their Stories

THE HUB is an online magazine and blog that features feminist articles and films by citizen journalists. The publication is a longterm project conceived by Advice Project Media, and its mission is to help lift the voices of youth, women, and indigenous peoples from around the world by sharing their articles and films about gender, the environment, intersectionality, and climate change.

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Try going to bed with a mosquito in your room.

Mosquito, by Enrique Dans Dear Brielle, During the course of your life you will find a lot of portrayals of specific types people in the media. Part of you tells yourself that the media is right in casting stereotypes, but another part of you says that it’s wrong. Listen to this second part of yourself and break free from from the brainwashed zombie the media wants society to be. Of course there will aways be people who have already been brainwashed and they will try to bring

You are your own fighter!

Believe, by Kyla Borg Dear Destiny, What are your dreams? Have you thought about them lately? I know in the past you wanted to be an author; or anything that involved writing really. It’s what you love, right? You’ve had all sorts of ideas before but haven’t followed through; like wanting to be a teacher or a make-up artist, a fashion designer or even a critic. What do you want to be now? An FBI agent who studies criminal behavior? Maybe in three weeks that’ll change too! Hav

A Story About the Importance of Educating Girls: Naheed Bahram, Program Director for Women for Afgha

It was a great privilege last week to meet with Advice to My Thirteen-Year-Old Self contributor and New York Program Director for Women for Afghan Women, Naheed Bahram, at her office in Queens, New York. Speaking with Naheed about her life and learning more about her organization inspired me, and I think you, too, will be moved by her story. Although Naheed’s working-class, conservative parents weren’t formally educated, they believed in educating their children. Naheed remem

I'm a human being, not a stereotype

Break the Stereotype, by Jennifer Wu Dear Lili, Stereotypes – sometimes you use them, but more often you just hear them. White girls are Starbucks guzzling, Ugg-wearing, obsessive texters. Black girls are ratchet, finger-snapping, weave-totting divas. Muslims are all terrorists. Gay people are all flamboyant, loud and love rainbows. Emos all slit their wrists and listen to sad music. Blondes are stupid and wear excessive makeup. Skinny people eat nothing but salads and are an

Education will provide you with a strong sense of purpose.

Dearest Thirteen-Year-Old Aelya, I almost didn’t write to you. Not because I didn’t think you’d benefit from a letter like this, but because nothing I had to say as an adult felt good enough. In all honesty, this is the fourth letter I’ve composed and the only letter I’ve had the strength to complete. Here goes… I want you to imagine me as your fairy god-sister who looks like a mix of Fiona Apple and Madhubala wearing black silk trousers and fitted blazer. I am only going to