For those about to rock, we salute you!

Lets be honest with ourselves for a moment here: we've all had that moment when the beat of the music just gets to us and suddenly we are in the middle of our very own jam session. You know what I'm talking about. Before you know it you're singing at the top of your lungs, moving every known part of your body, and going from air guitar to hair brush mic in a matter of seconds.

To help us look a little more polished before our next "performance" Girls Rock Camps, a nationwide week-long summer program for girls age 8-18, have come to our rescue. With camps across the country, budding rockers form a band, learn how to play instruments such as the electric guitar, keyboard and drums, how to spin the ones and twos, practice their vocals, write a song, and (most importantly) have their very own jam session before a packed house! Jealous much?

But there's more to Girls Rock! than just good "tune-age" and "face melters". Rock 'n' roll camps for girls create spaces that allow young girls to build self-confidence and establish a community of positive relationships with their peers, all while learning some pretty bad-booty moves on the electric guitar.

In the words of the Rock 'n' Roll Camp for Girls in Portland, Oregon:

WE BELIEVE...

Girls can play any kind of music they want

Creative voices of girls and women need to be amplified to create social change

Girls need positive role models and support
for their creative endeavors

In creating a community where girls support each other rather than tear each other down

In empowering girls to recognize, understand,
and respond to discrimination

'Girls Rock' is more than just a slogan

Currently Girls Rock!DC is looking for volunteers for this summer's week-long camp. If you're not in the DC area, hit up Google and find a camp near your town. If you are too old to rock out (boo!) find out about volunteer opportunities as a counselor, band coach, or stage hand and support this great environment for feminist rockers.

Who knows, in a couple of years these young rockers may jam out like this:




Photo credit: Rock 'n' Roll Camp for Girls, Portland, OR