“U Betta Work!”-NYC Fashion Show Fundraiser-August 14

HerStory.

Fashion Show Fundraiser and Afterparty

HerStory. is a fashion show fundraiser in conjunction with Dress for Success and BuildANest.com to raise money and collect suits. It is the event to celebrate women and to help create opportunities for all women globally. The fashion show will showcase redesigned garments by up and coming female designers. Come support an incredible cause in style!

Special performance by Talia Coles and special guest DJ 
Proceeds from tickets will go to BuildANest.com, Suit donations go to Dress For Success NY 
 
Location: 
Mannahatta Restaurant and Lounge:  
310 Bowery/ 6 to Bleeker or F, B , D , V to Broadway-Lafayette St 
 
Date:  
August 14 2008 7PM 
For more info and to purchase $15 advanced tickets, email HerStoryNYC@gmail.com / $20 DOOR/ $5 discount if you donate a gently used women’s suit

21+ w/ ID

Very Young Girls-a documentary

The average age of a child entering prostitution in NYC is 13.

Most of these underage girls are sent to jail for prostitution instead of being provided with therapy, schooling and the proper medical care needed to help them after enduring the horrors of the illegal sex trade.

Bed-Stuy, Brownsville, 125th, Hunt’s Point, Jamaica Avenue all seem like normal NYC ‘hoods but how normal is it to see a thirteen-year old girl selling herself for money at the mercy of a pimp?

Sad but true, the documentary “Very Young Girls” profiles the teens who live this life, some who have reformed from it and others, for very different reasons, can’t seem to stay away. Highlighting different girls in the “game” at different stages of their lives, “Very Young Girls” let’s these young ladies tell their stories and follows Ms. Rachel Lloyd, founder of G.E.M.S. (Girls Educational and Mentoring Services), a grass-roots organization that helps girls transition from “the life” to real life: finishing school, obtaining job readiness skills, emotional support, etc. While there are success stories in the film, what will touch your heart are the girls who can’t stay away from the life and who are very aware of the reasons why, which is even more heart-breaking.

It is also upsetting to know that in America a double standard exists, which many times prevents these young girls from getting the help they need. To the government a girl from Brownsville, Brooklyn who is coaxed into selling her body and is abused is considered a “ho” and will serve jail time. On the other hand, when a foreign woman is brought to America and works as a prostitute it is considered “human trafficking” and there are laws in place to protect and provide treatment for the women under this circumstance.

Not only a social cause in need of dire attention, underage prostitution in America is very real and just wrong. “Very Young Girls” gives an insightful, uncut look at the forgotten girls on the front line of this very deadly peril of the streets.

View a trailer of the documentary and find out how you can help end sexual exploitation via the links below

http://www.thefledglingfund.org/media/girls/very-young-girls.html

www.gems-girls.org

http://covenanthouse.org/

How to Use Realrandomnyc

Hello Everyone,

By now I hope you have checked out the blog and enjoy what you see. Feedback and comments are welcome. Thanks for the support:-)

Right now I want to explain how to navigate on this blog in order to maximize your experience. All posts are categorized by topic, so if fashion is your thing, visit “Fashion”, and so on and so forth. Daily posts are listed regardless of category.

Explanation of some of the more ambiguous categories:

The “Crush” category is designed to show love to male celeb (and maybe a few unknown) hotties we all adore. “Muse” is a category dedicated to females (past and present) who represent originality, great style or extraordinary talent (or all three). Under ”Inspiration” you can find uplifting quotes and/or advice; just a little substance behind the style.

That’s it for now, check back for more hot topics very soon!

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