Hello, and a warm welcome to Team Girl Powa!
You must be wondering, what are we all about? It is pretty simple, we are here to empower women and other marginalized communities on the blockchain and in real life. That is what we are all about, Girl Powa!
Our community is very diverse and everyone has their own opinion, but the baseline for everyone without exception is the empowerment of women and other marginalized groups.
Many of us identify as inter-sectional feminists, meaning that we recognize the previous white washing of feminism in the past and strive to overcome that. We believe that it is important to continue challenging ourselves to stay learning, step back, and step up; to uplift the voices of people of color, the lgbt+ community and other marginalized groups. By doing so we will enrich our lives and our communities and will further our non-violent resistance against all systems of white patriarchal control.
We are here first and foremost to support self-identified women and the men who respect them on Steemit. We encourage the efforts of both men and women to blur the lines of gender roles and question the societal status quo, and we encourage them to continue challenging themselves and their own belief systems and societal dogmas as well.
Secondly we aim to encourage discussion of gender, sexuality, and the sociological phenomenon that is related to both in a respectful and open-minded way. We want to encourage open-minded conversations in the community in a healthy and respectful environment while still breaking down those societal boundaries that hold us back.
Lastly, and perhaps most importantly, we are a group that recognizes the importance of highlighting the needs and voices of women (and other marginalized communities) and specifically those living in economically-challenged countries. Too often these strong voices are disregarded, and we want to change that!
Team Girl Powa values include boldness, authenticity, integrity, respect, creativity, justice, growth, diversity and compassion!
There is a whole lot to be done to reach our goals and to empower the marginalized communities we focus on, and there are so many reasons why we need Team Girl Powa on the Steemit platform. Specifically, these are some things we hope to achieve and create here on the blockchain:
- To create a space for women and men seeking empowerment and freedom from oppression under systems of patriarchal control with special emphasis on uplifting people of color, disabled or mentally/physically challenged people and the lgbt+ spectrum on the internet.
- To also encourage these groups to speak about their lives, struggles and ideas without the threat of abuse, hate and misogyny.
- To promote healthy feminism on the interwebs, especially on Steemit, by promoting healthy discussions on the topic, supporting inter-sectional feminists and the like as well as supporting feminist authors and their contributions in spite of anti feminist rhetoric.
- To create more equal chance for women (and other marginalized communities) on steemit, with women headed curation groups, organizations and more female witnesses!
As you can see, we are a pretty ambitious group with a lot of work to get done! We have a lot of ideas on how to accomplish our goals and how to promote opportunity for women (and other marginalized communities) on the blockchain. We want to see positive change for the #feminism tag and we are not afraid of being feminists and standing up for what is right!
The humans behind the movement do a lot of work for our group, and we are pleased to introduce to you the human beings behind Team Girl Powa and our Discord group chat that connects us all! These guys and gals (and cat-girls and non-binary peeps etc etc) are what powers our team, gives it substance and makes the wheels go around!
Honoring The Work of Non-Active Supporters (AKA people who only pop in occasionally but whom have helped the server grow and who offer their support!):
- @stellabelle
- @aggroed
- @shadowspub
- @thekittygirl
- @simgirl
- @menO
- @carlgnash
- @techslut
- @beanz
- @crimsonclad
Our very important community volunteers that make our server run smooth and who undertake important roles within our community! These are the active volunteers here on our lovely server (plus more!):
- @eaglespirit
- @didic
- @soyrosa
- @skycae
- @spicyshai
- @appiepearl
- @shawnamawna
- @seyiodus
- @kittylicious
- @dflo
- @isabellelauren
- @jokossita
- @amanardis
And, we cannot forget the powerful woman who began Team Girl Powa and who works tirelessly to make everything keep going around,
@limabeing aka Captain Girl Powa!
Lastly, we would like to thank every single one of our Team Girl Powa members and supporters for contributing to our community, making change and for embodying Girl Powa! You are the ones that really make our community a community and there would be no Team Girl Powa without you, so thank you dearly. <3
@shawnamawna: Here I am being awesome. True story: I couldn’t jump off the floor when I started CrossFit. That’s me jumping on a 20” box repeatedly after having my core patched back together post-hernia. Image courtesy of Hoosier Athletic Club.
So now you know the Whys and the Whos of Team Girl Powa, but what about HOW, the most important part? How can YOU engage and empower woman and marginalized groups on Steemit and get involved with Team Girl Powa?
Good news for you if you feel like being a part, we are a very active group and there are plenty of ways to get involved! Pick something and take action, there are no shortage of opportunities. Here are some suggestions on how to get involved!:
- You can post positive, uplifting and quality content in the #feminism, #womanpower or #teamgirlpowa tags to add your voice, make some Steem currency and connect with others in the movement!
- We are in full support of @steemsugars, @ladiesofsteemit and @feminism and invite you to do the same. We also support female witnesses and developers, and other woman led groups (as well as those empowering cross-cultural and lgbt+ groups out there, etc.) and if you have such a group or project going on please do let us know so that we all can support your efforts.
- Join in on our main hub of activity, the Discord channel Team Girl Powa (https://discord.gg/5DD7rmW) where we have supportive conversations on tons of topics and where we also have team meetings. There are so many awesome things going on on our discord, they could not all be named here in such a short space. Come check it out for youself!
- You can delegate Steem Power to our page (@teamgirlpowa) so that we can better reward and encourage feminism and woman power on Steemit! Alternatively, you can follow our curation trail on SteemAuto to add an extra boost to our upvotes if you do not have Steem Power to spare.
- You can simply be an empowered woman or support and empower women in your community! Speak out about women's rights, read feminist articles or magazines and learn something, and otherwise take ACTION towards a more equal world where females and other marginalized groups have opportunity and a voice! And, blog about it!
- You can engage with our community by becoming a guest author for our page! See below for details on what sort of submissions we are looking to accept and our guidelines. You get half of the SBD made from the post and the other half and the SP goes to growing Team Girl Powa! Win-win-win! We want your voice to be heard and we want #feminism to grow strong!
Guest Author Guidelines, Submissions that TGP is currently interested in:
- Artworks featuring women in empowered and/or non-traditional roles.
- We will accept all sorts of works, such as fiction, podcasts and videos, and well-researched articles.
- Comedic rants/blogs by women or in support/respect of women.
Must include two or more of the following:
~ *for creative works such as art, videos or fiction:*
✔*Strong female lead* (the protagonist or host)
✔️all female/cast of characters/guests
✔️ protagonist of color and diverse backgrounds
✔️women in non-traditional roles
✔️ women embracing inner rebel/child,
✔️ men embracing feminism or traditionally female roles
~ *for related research articles/essays (Using a combination of statistical and anecdotal information) these are the kinds of topics we are looking for*
✔️*Gender as a social construct*
✔️Female Sexuality or Male sexuality from a non-traditional perspective esp in reference to consent, courting rituals, and social expectations
✔️ Women (broad, we know)
✔️Familial Traditions - as in reference to how one forms self-awareness and esteem
✔️Women in Business, Women in Tech etc
We have the right to reject any submission at any time for any reason. However, we will consider almost anything that is **not** misogynistic, racist, homophobic or otherwise degrading a particular group; from an author of any gender.
And also importantly, WHAT can you expect from Team Girl Powa in the future? Well, a whole lot! We have lots of short term goals and long term goals in the works, but for now we will keep it short and let you know what we will be doing in the short term future:
- We will be curating and supporting feminists across the Steemverse and from within Team Girl Powa as well. We want to create our own original works and also host guest authors to bring awareness to our group and movement! So, expect some awesome Girl Powa stuff from the @teamgirlpowa curation page, which will become the girlpowazine! This will include a weekly curation digest sooner then later where we can highlight some of the best articles we found that week, as well as resteems of awesome works found in the #womanpower #feminism and #teamgirlpowa tags, among others.
- We will be working on and publishing our Girl Powa Manifesto, basically outlining our groups philosophies as well as long term goals in more detail. This is still very much in the works, because we want to make sure we include all of the important stuff in our manifesto!
- Be on the look out for contests! We have many contest ideas and it may be a monthly occurance. First and foremost will be our Women's History contest the last week of March! We aim to wrap up Women's History month with a positive and informative contest on everything from ancient to modern Women's History that anybody can join in on.
- We plan on growing our community and recruiting more feminists to our homebase, Discord! On Discord we are nearly always having conversations on many many topics, including feminism, empowerment, and other unrelated topics that we enjoy. The highlight of our Discord is probably Girl Powa Radio where we listen to music, chit-chat and most importantly have weekly Team Meetings!
There are no shortages of ideas and inspirations around here, because we want to make real change in real time. We are all striving to embody the Team Girl Powa values and to support each other as best we can in many diverse ways.
We hope that the message of Team Girl Powa can spread far and wide, enlightening and inspiring the blockchain to the awesomeness of the feminine spirit and the incredibly diversity that exists on this platform and in our physical worlds. If you are into empowering the marginalized and the feminine as well as dismantling the patriarchy then you will fit right in, however you go about doing it.
We are sure to have more projects in the works, opportunities for community engagement as well as more and more activity here on the Steemverse, so please do stay tuned for more Girl Powa! From non-conformist baddassary, to intellectual prowess, to active patriarchal resistance using the power of cute, change comes in many forms!
Thank you for your time, engagement and support here on Steemit. We hope to inspire YOU to empower women and other marginalized groups here on Steemit and in real life from across the globe.
From those of us at Team Girl Powa, thank you for being rad and see you around!
(the TGP mascots were designed and created by @akmalbastamam, and the banners and images all came from members of TPG or from Pixabay)
This is the best community to belong to as someone who Is marginalized or someone who want to lend a voice towards liberating those that indeed marginalized.
I am a proud supporter of teamgirlpower.
Thanks @cae and teamgirlpowa, the marginalized women of Africa will sleep well tonight knowing you are out there championing their cause .👍👍👍
And you!!!
For sure I will too but I am not the Person of focus, they are @limabeing.😊 I will prefer sleeping with one eye opened until an applaudable( at least 60-70%) hight is reach .
I meant that you will also help them :P
Well I am doing the little I can. A million miles starts with just a step. And yes I will help 😕 hmm. I think I am doing that already 😂
Yes! You are!! Cheers to you, too!!! I love all the men in #teamgirlpowa !! Strongest men can be cheerleaders !
What a delightful response, thank you for lending your support! It is a worthy cause and a lovely one, we will keep on steeming forward to liberty <3
Looks Awesome! Ya'll always have my support!!
Yo that heart is bufff
OMG I love the concept behind this blog!
I'll pay attention to any requests for submission from artists... this should be a compatible venue.
Team Girl Powa has show up SO MUCH support for everyone in the platform in a inclusive way, in the right way! Is amazing how much you have been there all the time for me and for any other person who needs to, even if it's just to talk.
I love to be part of this, I love to be part of something that can be so full of affection and actions that can really make a change and do greater things.
There are awesome people in here!!!
And @limabeing thanks for making this, for your constant support, for the way you are. Your work is HUGE I know you have big responsibilites with this and I understand how much love you put to each thing you do.
Thanks for let me be part of this, thanks for everything! You rock!
😭😭😭😭😭❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Huge huge huge!!! Thanks to @cae who made this magical post!! It looks beautiful. Please note that when @cae or @eaglespirit or any other mod write/format this page we intend to split the the profits with them. An upvote for this page is an upvote for ALL of us!!
So freaking STOKED by this post. @shawnamawn and the whole TGP team are KILLING IT here. Very proud to be a small part of this community and to contribute to the important work being done. 💓
You've been featured in the latest Ladies of Steemit Curation: Strength in Community. Keep up the great work!
Yay!! This was beautifully done. Love it!! Our group Rocks ... here’s to us. Cheers.
@hergist, you need to check this out. You'll love this. Trust me. This is exactly what we spoke about.
Thanks for sharing <3
YES! Gorgeous post - and YAY for us! Thanks @Cae for putting this together! I'm super happy to see this published <3
Its my pleasure! It just took me a while haha
Well you did GREAT!
bad assery?! prowress?! diversity?!
HELL YES! :)
What else is there ya know?
One of us??
Woohoo, go @teamgirlpowa—kickin butt and takin names!! (In a radical, intersectional, empowering way, of course...)
Lol yup!
Hahaha thank you for the support, you rock!
Of course, and right back at you: you rock!
Yay!!💃.
Go go teamgirlpowa.👭💪👸
Resteemed for more visibility.
#teamgirlpowa rocks.👍
Heck yeah! We are awesome!
Amazing work!!! :) This post is awesome! All the work you put in it really shows. I love how the message is delivered too, very warm and welcoming but still very strong. 💕
All the warmth is from @skycae lol i bring the feisty .. we both r strong!! Hope to see some art from you on here in the future
Thank you! It took a lot of collaboration and refinement to get it just right. I am glad it turned out as we hoped.
Love this! :) I have to say that #teamgirlpowa channel in discord is a really welcoming place to be and very supportive. Go TGP! :)
Thanks for being awesome yo
yeah this looks great, perfect for the great teamgirlpowa, loving all the amazing people I have connected with on here, you are all awesome. Well done @skycae you out done yourself xx
I am glad you enjoyed, tgp is a damn awesome discord group and soon to be girlpowazine :P
I hope I did well, it took long enough hahaha
You did amazing @cae ! :p great things take time and you had the pickiest of partners--ask anyone lol. Im the worst to work with. 😂
@trucklife-family we are lucky to having awesome members like you!! Your experience and lifestyle and approach to life are inspiring to say the least!
I'm so glad to have found this community - it has really helped the quality of my feed :-) Looking forward to all of these developments and hopefully I can participate too! Thanks!
I am glad you have found us and thanks for all the support and stuff, we will have lots of contests and stuff in the future! And keep your eye out for even more excellent content!
Aggreed. We have found some of the most amazingly talented people!! Can't wait to see what comes of our contest!!!
This a huge movement that deserves all the support it can get ,this will provide voice to the voiceless and also educate people on the wide misconception about feminism.
Thank you! That is the point exactly <3
😍😍😍❤️❤️❤️🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻 ty!! Please get some women from your neighborhood on steemit who are feminist leaning :P
Ok I will take that as an assignment 😂
YAAAASSSSS! You guys are awesome!
No, youuuu are awesome
thank you for being awesome yourself!
So glad to see this happening!
glad you are still with us!! ❤️
Girl powa for the win!
wouw,,,,,, stroooooong
Why yes. Yes we are.
all women in there like a rambo
great initiative to empower all the incredible women in steemit :D! I will resteem this post to spread the love :D
Aye!! Comics contest collab soon?? :P
hmmm actually doesn't sound like a bad idea.... it actually is a great idea :D!!!! I'll have to think about a comic for you, or if you have something in mind I can also draw that :)
I mean make your contest with a feminist theme :P
oh yeah, that sounds good. Well maybe something like: Woman with POWah! (haha get the joke there?) I'll run that theme for next week :)
Nooo wait !!! After our current contest and i can add to the winnings!?! Winner gets featured on tgp periodical zine!!
Oh ok :) so I run the contests every Saturday, so next Saturday then? Not this one
I have just joined teamgirlpowa and I'm glad to be reading all these that you do to empower women! Good job @skycae for this post, so much effort to write such an elaborate and empowering post! Cheers! :)
Glad to have you! :)
Whoa it's the captain herself, thanks @limabeing! So honoured :)
Lol im really not special but thnx for that anyway :P
You might enjoy @zerotetrahedron369's feminine aspect of divinity series.
I cant find it :(
Sorry, its @zetetrahedron369.
Go @teamgirlpowa!
Yes!!!
You just planted 0.12 tree(s)!
Thanks to @skycae
We have planted already 4115.77 trees
out of 1,000,000
Let's save and restore Abongphen Highland Forest
in Cameroonian village Kedjom-Keku!
Plant trees with @treeplanter and get paid for it!
My Steem Power = 20773.25
Thanks a lot!
@martin.mikes coordinator of @kedjom-keku
Oooh nice
Congratulations @teamgirlpowa!
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Love seeing this post and love seeing myself in it being awesome. :)
So do we!!!
I love this so much! I will for sure be posting some content with the tags, supporting the Girl Powa!! ♥️
I love this so much, and it makes me so freaking happy! Super excited about what we are doing here! So glad to see you take a big, strong stand on intersectionality and supporting marginalized groups. Really, really good, truly world-changing stuff!!