SPARK CHANGE PROJECT

Empowering Black and Brown Girls to Develop an Agenda and Testify to Local Policy Makers

Our Mission: The mission of the Spark Change Project is to center girls of color as leaders in advocacy, who discover their activist voices, and galvanize their peers to engage in their own passions for positive social change.

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PROGRAM

The Spark Change Project (SCP) will empower, inspire, and train the next generation of female activists of color. The Excellence Project and GIRLS empowerment network began this project in 2021 with two successful cohorts to date. SCP will center a small group of girls of color as leaders, who will gain a part-time job, find their own activist voices, and galvanize a wider network of their peers to develop a policy agenda—through the delivery of a special Spark Change Day of advocacy. The program will culminate as the Spark Change Girls testify at the 2025 Texas legislative session.

Spark Change Day
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Spark Change Day inspires girls of color in grades 6-12 to be civically engaged and helps them develop their unique voices to advocate for themselves and their community. This event will include training on the power of advocacy, a review of the legislative process, activities exploring issues girls face, and the opportunity to hear from local and national policymakers.

Saturday, March 29, 2025, 10 AM - 2 PM

Texas State Capitol

Please send an email to afernandez@breakthepipeline.org to stay in touch!

*Although the overall mission of the Spark Change Project is to amplify the voices of Black and Brown girls, this is a gender diverse event that is open to all girls and non-binary folks.”

Saturday, March 29, 2025

Spark Change Camp
Details

As part of the Spark Change Project, we have hired six high school-age girls of color to work as Ambassadors. Our Ambassadors have worked alongside Spark Change Project staff these past 6 months to plan and execute several events geared towards educating middle and high school girls of color about critical social justice issues, advocacy, activism, and community organizing. We are currently in the process of planning for Spark Change Camp, which will empower 6th - 12th-grade girls of color by providing a space for them to gain confidence in their identities. Participants will engage with powerful community leaders, participate in activities focused on leadership and community engagement, and apply newly acquired skills to real service-learning projects in the Austin community. Ultimately, girls will find their activist voices so they can advocate for justice in their own communities.

*Although the overall mission of the Spark Change Project is to amplify the voices of Black and Brown girls, this is a gender diverse event that is open to all girls and non-binary folks.”