N A M I N G E X P E R I E N C E By Bryn Ludlow, October 5, 2009

“ Aren’t girls just as violent as boys? "

“ Why are you picking on boys? "

“ Boys are victims too but don’t seek help. "

“ I am tired of everyone trying to be politically correct! "

“ Gender-based violence refers to any form of abuse— including verbal, psychological, physical and economic —that is base d on an individual’s gender and is intended to control, humiliate or harm that individual. " 1

I WANT THIS TO STOP!

PROJECT GOALS

PART I: INDEPENDENT DOCUMENTATION

Maintain a blog for high school girls in Toronto to upload photos of themselves wearing chosen poster.

PLEASE JOIN THE BLOG! http://namingexperience.wordpress.com

PART II: PETITION FOR CHANGE

Mail your poster to me so I can connect them together for an art installation at the Ontario College of Art & Design. After the installation, I will deliver the linked posters to MPP Kathleen Wynne, Minister of Education as a record for a call for action to stop the sexual violence in Toronto Public Schools.

Please go to: http:// namingexperience.wordpress.com to download your chosen poster, and to contact me for my mailing address to send in your poster after you take your photo.

Due date to mail your poster: October 19, 2009

Spread the word about this project to your friends and ask them to join the blog too: http://namingexperience.wordpress.com

WORKS CITED &quot;Girls Accepting Sexual Assault At School As Fact Of Life: Reports ‐ CityNews.&quot; Citytv. Web. 21 Sept. 2009.< http://www.citytv.com/toronto/citynews/news/local/article/20851 ‐‐girls accepting‐sexual‐assault‐at‐school‐as‐fact‐of‐life‐reports > (Slide 7) . &quot;Press Releases.&quot; School Community Safety Advisory Panel. Web. 21 Sept. 2009. < http:// www.schoolsafetypanel.com/press.html > (Slides 3-6) .

Song, “What It Feels Like For A Girl (instrumental),” by MADONNA

Thank you.