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Seven Going on Seventeen

Posted on November 4, 2013 by Girl Guides of Canada Blog

November 4-8, 2013 is National Media Literacy Week and this year’s theme is “What’s Being Sold: Helping Kids Make Sense of Marketing Messages”.  Media Smarts has developed material to help open conversation with young people across Canada to talk about … Continue reading →

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Women in the Media: Empowering and Enraging

Posted on February 20, 2013 by Girl Guides of Canada Blog

I truly think women in the media can be both empowering and enraging, depending on the situation. There are some television shows/movies/ads that present women in a positive way and some not so. In some media portrayals, they make all … Continue reading →

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