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A cursory search for information on San Bernardino County, California will inform you of its bankruptcy woes, but the area is rich in history thanks to the narratives of its residents: Shirley Harlan was the first female officer in the Redlands Police Department in 1956. She retired in 1989 from the San Bernardino county probation department and today she is a Girl Rising Officer.

“Being at the forefront of things has just been a part of my life experiences.”

Shirley, who has lived in San Bernardino since the 70s, received a lot of support from the community when she became a policewoman. Now she’s paying it forward by bringing Girl Rising to the city.

Harlan, 83, used her retirement funds to buy extra movie tickets and marketing materials. When asked what she would spend her money on if she wasn’t supporting Girl Rising, she mentions her healthcare but the topic of money is a moot point for Shirley. “I bought the tickets as a Mother’s Day gift to the city. Young people need role models.”

Judi Penman, the President of the San Bernardino Area Chamber of Commerce, will lead a discussion at Shirley’s screening. Bomani Story, a member of the Girl Rising post-production team and former county resident, will also be in attendance. For Shirley Harlan, every officer is a leader.

April 29, 2013

Roberta: Chasing the Big Picture

(picture: reporter Lindsay Curtin and Roberta Troy)

Roberta Troy understands the power of media. She’s made an impressive leap from promoting girls education on the internet to broadcasting Girl Rising‘s grassroots campaign on television. After reading about the film on Twitter, she signed on to be a screening captain, and eventually organized a team brainstorming session to leverage all of her media contacts. Tickets to her screening quickly sold out after she appeared on a television segment for Carolina in the The Morning on WECT 6. Roberta is reaching thousands of potential Girl Rising viewers by boldly getting in front of the big screen to discuss how local citizens can make a difference by investing in girls. She also promoted the film on WWIL 1490 AM, a popular radio station in Wilmington, North Carolina.

Roberta lives in a city known for its beautiful beaches, but she’s definitely become cemented in concrete global issues. “My favorite quote is ‘You have not lived a perfect day until you’ve helped someone who can never repay you.’ I know how to galvanize people.” Television exposure will have a huge impact on bringing attention to the power of educating girls and, for Roberta, the camera has added ten pounds…of tickets.

April 25, 2013

This is what success looks like!

When Girl Rising booked a weeklong Regal Cinemas run, we asked ourselves, “What would prove this run successful?” The answer was: Another week! Well, in large part thanks to your support, so many people turned out for the film that some Regal Cinemas are keeping it running for an additional week. Girl Rising is marching into May! Find the list of extended release theatres here:

Theatre	City	ST
ALHAMBRA RENAISSANCE STADIUM 14 & I	Alhambra	CA
EMERY BAY STADIUM 10	Emeryville	CA
DENVER PAVILIONS STADIUM 15	Denver	CO
GARDENS STADIUM 1-6	Skokie	IL
MAJESTIC STADIUM 20 & IMAX	Silver Spring	MD
EAGAN STADIUM 16	Eagan	MN
CROSSROADS STADIUM 20 & IMAX	Cary	NC
STONECREST AT PIPER GLEN STADIUM 22	Charlotte	NC
VILLAGE SQUARE STADIUM 18	Las Vegas	NV
FOX TOWER STADIUM 10	Portland	OR
OLD MILL STADIUM 16 & IMAX	Bend	OR
OAKS STADIUM 24	Oaks	PA
WESTGATE MALL CINEMA 8	Spartanburg	SC
METROPOLITAN STADIUM 14	Austin	TX
COUNTRYSIDE STADIUM 20	Sterling	VA
VIRGINIA CENTER STADIUM 20	Glen Allen	VA
MERIDIAN 16	Seattle	WA
NORTHTOWN MALL STADIUM 12	Spokane	WA

April 11, 2013

Want to win an Ultrabook? Enter the Celebrate Learning Sweepstakes!

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Want to see if Girl Rising is playing at your local Regal theatre? Click here.

April 4, 2013

Girl Rising is going big!

We have some exciting news for you. Girl Rising is going big!

A one-week theatrical release.

From April 19th-25th, Regal Cinemas is rolling out Girl Rising for an exclusive, week-long run in 169 theatres nationwide (please see below for full list of theatres).

Your support for Girl Rising lit the spark, and now we have a tremendous opportunity to ensure many more people see this beautiful and important film – and understand the importance of girls’ education for all of us.

We wouldn’t be here without you. Let’s build on the incredible momentum of the movement to break attendance records with this release.

Please help us spread the word. Reach out to your contacts and tell everyone you can. Share it on social media. Organize groups to go to the movies together. The more people we can get to see Girl Rising, the more girls around the world will benefit.

You can buy tickets here.

Thank you for continuing to help girls,

Holly Gordon

Executive Director, 10×10

Full List of Regal Theatres Playing Girl Rising:

Theatre Name	Theatre #	City	St.	DMA
HIGH RIDGE 8	1262	Albuquerque	NM	Albuquerque, NM
SANTA FE STADIUM 14	668	Santa Fe	NM	Albuquerque, NM
TIKAHTNU STADIUM 16 IMAX & RPX	1994	Anchorage	AK	Anchorage, AK
ATLANTIC STATION STADIUM 16 IMAX &	1346	Atlanta	GA	Atlanta, GA
HOLLYWOOD STADIUM 24 @ NORTH I-85	745	Chamblee	GA	Atlanta, GA
MALL OF GEORGIA STADIUM 20 & IMAX	701	Buford	GA	Atlanta, GA
MCDONOUGH STADIUM 16	1519	McDonough	GA	Atlanta, GA
REGAL STADIUM 22 @ AUSTELL	736	Austell	GA	Atlanta, GA
SNELLVILLE OAKS STADIUM 14	306	Snellville	GA	Atlanta, GA
TOWN CENTER STADIUM 16 & RPX – KENN	307	Kennesaw	GA	Atlanta, GA
AUGUSTA EXCHANGE STADIUM 20 & IMAX	724	Augusta	GA	Augusta, GA
METROPOLITAN STADIUM 14	950	Austin	TX	Austin, TX
BAKERSFIELD STADIUM 14	1031	Bakersfield	CA	Bakersfield, CA
CITIPLACE STADIUM 11	1323	Baton Rouge	LA	Baton Rouge, LA
OLD MILL STADIUM 16 & IMAX	758	Bend	OR	Bend, OR
BINGHAMTON STADIUM 12	1732	Binghamton	NY	Binghamton, NY
BOISE STADIUM 22 & IMAX	1027	Boise	ID	Boise, ID
NAMPA GATEWAY STADIUM 12	1699	Nampa	ID	Boise, ID
BELLINGHAM STADIUM 14	1713	Bellingham	MA	Boston, MA
FENWAY STADIUM 13 & RPX	1930	Boston	MA	Boston, MA
FOX RUN STADIUM 15 & RPX	1728	Newington	NH	Boston, MA
INDEPENDENCE MALL 14	1717	Kingston	MA	Boston, MA
BOWLING GREEN STADIUM 12	1525	Bowling Green	KY	Bowling Green, KY
NIAGARA FALLS STADIUM 12	393	Niagara Falls	NY	Buffalo, NY
QUAKER CROSSING STADIUM 18	700	Orchard Park	NY	Buffalo, NY
PALMETTO GRANDE STADIUM 16	1884	Mount Pleasant	SC	Charleston, SC
NITRO STADIUM 12	1518	Cross Lanes	WV	Charleston, WV
STONECREST AT PIPER GLEN STADIUM 22	384	Charlotte	NC	Charlotte, NC
CANTERA STADIUM 17 & RPX	1788	Warrenville	IL	Chicago, IL
CRYSTAL LAKE SHOWPLACE STADIUM 16	621	Crystal Lake	IL	Chicago, IL
GARDENS STADIUM 1-6	1790	Skokie	IL	Chicago, IL
LINCOLNSHIRE STADIUM 21 & IMAX	345	Lincolnshire	IL	Chicago, IL
ROUND LAKE BEACH STADIUM 18	398	Round Lake Beach	IL	Chicago, IL
WEBSTER PLACE 11	1793	Chicago	IL	Chicago, IL
DEERFIELD TOWNE CENTER STADIUM 16	1901	Mason	OH	Cincinnati, OH
WILDER STADIUM 14	1526	Wilder	KY	Cincinnati, OH
CROCKER PARK STADIUM 16 & IMAX	155	Westlake	OH	Cleveland, OH
MIDDLEBURG TOWN SQUARE STADIUM 16	231	Cleveland	OH	Cleveland, OH
MONTROSE MOVIES STADIUM 12	182	Akron	OH	Cleveland, OH
WILLOUGHBY COMMONS STADIUM 16	381	Willoughby	OH	Cleveland, OH
COLUMBIANA GRANDE STADIUM 14	1887	Columbia	SC	Columbia, SC
GEORGESVILLE SQUARE STADIUM 16	362	Columbus	OH	Columbus, OH
MOLINE STADIUM 14	1520	Moline	IL	Davenport, IA
FAIRFIELD COMMONS STADIUM 20	389	Beavercreek	OH	Dayton, OH
DENVER PAVILIONS STADIUM 15	1315	Denver	CO	Denver, CO
DENVER WEST VILLAGE STADIUM 12	1287	Lakewood	CO	Denver, CO
COMMERCE TOWNSHIP STADIUM 14	1294	Walled Lake	MI	Detroit, MI
VALLEY RIVER CENTER STADIUM 15 & IM	670	Eugene	OR	Eugene, OR
GOLDSTREAM STADIUM 16 & IMAX	601	Fairbanks	AK	Fairbanks, AK
FRESNO STADIUM 22 & IMAX	1033	Fresno	CA	Fresno, CA
VISALIA SEQUOIA MALL 12	1822	Visalia	CA	Fresno, CA
BELLTOWER STADIUM 20	432	Ft Myers	FL	Ft. Myers, FL
HOLLYWOOD STADIUM 20 – NAPLES	465	Naples	FL	Ft. Myers, FL
TOWN CENTER STADIUM 16 – PORT CHARL	723	Port Charlotte	FL	Ft. Myers, FL
COLDWATER CROSSING STADIUM 14	169	Fort Wayne	IN	Ft. Wayne, IN
ROYAL PARK STADIUM 16	1860	Gainesville	FL	Gainesville, FL
HOLLYWOOD STADIUM 20 & RPX – GREENV	488	Greenville	SC	Greenville, SC
SPARTAN STADIUM 16	1888	Spartanburg	SC	Greenville, SC
CANYON VIEW STADIUM 14	698	Grand Junction	CO	Grnd Jnctn, CO
MANOR STADIUM 16	754	Lancaster	PA	Harrisburg, PA
BRASS MILL STADIUM 12	1906	Waterbury	CT	Hartford, CT
DOLE CANNERY STADIUM 18 IMAX & RPX	1828	Honolulu	HI	Honolulu, HI
GREENWAY GRAND PALACE STADIUM 24 &	1051	Houston	TX	Houston, TX
GRAND TETON STADIUM 14	1040	Ammon	ID	Idaho Falls, ID
GREENWOOD STADIUM 14	1794	Greenwood	IN	Indianapolis, IN
VILLAGE PARK STADIUM 17	147	Carmel	IN	Indianapolis, IN
AVENUES STADIUM 20	241	Jacksonville	FL	Jacksonville, FL
BEACH BOULEVARD STADIUM 18	230	Jacksonville	FL	Jacksonville, FL
PINNACLE STADIUM 18 IMAX & RPX	682	Knoxville	TN	Knoxville, TN
BOULDER STATION STADIUM 11	837	Las Vegas	NV	Las Vegas, NV
COLONNADE STADIUM 14	840	Las Vegas	NV	Las Vegas, NV
VILLAGE SQUARE STADIUM 18	839	Las Vegas	NV	Las Vegas, NV
HAMBURG PAVILION STADIUM 16	728	Lexington	KY	Lexington, KY
AMERICAN MALL STADIUM 12	680	Lima	OH	Lima, OH
MCCAIN MALL STADIUM 12 & RPX	541	North Little Rock	AR	Little Rock, AR
ALHAMBRA RENAISSANCE STADIUM 14 & I	1053	Alhambra	CA	Los Angeles, CA
ALISO VIEJO STADIUM 20 & IMAX	1032	Aliso Viejo	CA	Los Angeles, CA
BREA STADIUM EAST 12	1028	Brea	CA	Los Angeles, CA
CORONA CROSSINGS STADIUM 18 & RPX	665	Corona	CA	Los Angeles, CA
FOOTHILL TOWNE CENTER STADIUM 22	357	Foothill Ranch	CA	Los Angeles, CA
LA LIVE STADIUM 14	697	Los Angeles	CA	Los Angeles, CA
LONG BEACH 6	1174	Long Beach	CA	Los Angeles, CA
LONG BEACH STADIUM 26 & IMAX	1042	Long Beach	CA	Los Angeles, CA
ONTARIO PALACE STADIUM 22 & IMAX	1026	Ontario	CA	Los Angeles, CA
PROMENADE STADIUM 13	748	Rolling Hills Estates	CA	Los Angeles, CA
SAN BERNARDINO STADIUM 14 & RPX	1799	San Bernardino	CA	Los Angeles, CA
SIMI VALLEY CIVIC CENTER STADIUM 16	391	Simi Valley	CA	Los Angeles, CA
TEMECULA STADIUM 15 & IMAX	1045	Temecula	CA	Los Angeles, CA
WEST COVINA STADIUM 18	1030	West Covina	CA	Los Angeles, CA
NEW ALBANY STADIUM 16	1522	New Albany	IN	Louisville, KY
CYPRESS CREEK STATION STADIUM 16	529	Ft. Lauderdale	FL	Miami, FL
KENDALL VILLAGE STADIUM 16 & RPX	996	Miami	FL	Miami, FL
OAKWOOD STADIUM 18	463	Hollywood	FL	Miami, FL
SAWGRASS STADIUM 23 & IMAX	442	Sunrise	FL	Miami, FL
SOUTH BEACH STADIUM 18	482	Miami Beach	FL	Miami, FL
BROOKLYN CENTER STADIUM 20	793	MINNEAPOLIS	MN	Minneapolis, MN
EAGAN STADIUM 16	732	Eagan	MN	Minneapolis, MN
SANTA CRUZ 9	1810	Santa Cruz	CA	Monterey, CA
CLARKSVILLE STADIUM 16	1534	Clarksville	TN	Nashville, TN
HOLLYWOOD STADIUM 27 – NASHVILLE	489	Nashville	TN	Nashville, TN
OPRY MILLS STADIUM 20 & IMAX	615	Nashville	TN	Nashville, TN
STREETS OF INDIAN LAKE STADIUM 16 &	1926	Hendersonville	TN	Nashville, TN
UNION SQUARE STADIUM 14	1320	New York	NY	New York, NY
BRANDON CINEMAS 2	1330	Forest Hills	NY	New York, NY
COMMERCE CENTER STADIUM 18	705	North Brunswick	NJ	New York, NY
FARMINGDALE STADIUM 10	1319	Farmingdale	NY	New York, NY
GALLERIA MALL STADIUM 16	1740	Poughkeepsie	NY	New York, NY
NEW ROC STADIUM 18 & IMAX	297	New Rochelle	NY	New York, NY
STATEN ISLAND STADIUM 16 & RPX	1331	Staten Island	NY	New York, NY
GALLERIA MALL STADIUM 16	1740	Poughkeepsie	NY	New York, NY
KILN CREEK STADIUM 20	161	Newport News	VA	Norfolk, VA
MACARTHUR CENTER STADIUM 18	365	Norfolk	VA	Norfolk, VA
HOLLYWOOD STADIUM 16 – OCALA	483	Ocala	FL	Orlando, FL
ORMOND BEACH CINEMA 12	285	Ormond Beach	FL	Orlando, FL
POINTE ORLANDO STADIUM 20 & IMAX	1938	Orlando	FL	Orlando, FL
WATERFORD LAKES STADIUM 20 & IMAX	734	Orlando	FL	Orlando, FL
WINTER PARK VILLAGE STADIUM 20	721	Winter Park	FL	Orlando, FL
RANCHO MIRAGE STADIUM 16	1801	Rancho Mirage	CA	Palm Springs, CA
GRAND CENTRAL MALL 12	115	Vienna	WV	Parkersbrg, WV
BRANDYWINE TOWN CENTER 16	509	Wilmington	DE	Philadelphia, PA
BURLINGTON STADIUM 20	198	Burlington	NJ	Philadelphia, PA
OAKS STADIUM 24	340	Oaks	PA	Philadelphia, PA
WARRINGTON CROSSING STADIUM 22 & IM	379	Warrington	PA	Philadelphia, PA
WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP 14	1281	Sewell	NJ	Philadelphia, PA
BRUNSWICK 10	1705	Brunswick	ME	Portland, ME
BRIDGEPORT VILLAGE STADIUM 18 & IMA	652	Tigard	OR	Portland, OR
CITY CENTER STADIUM 12	847	Vancouver	WA	Portland, OR
DIVISION STREET STADIUM 13	851	Portland	OR	Portland, OR
FOX TOWER STADIUM 10	633	Portland	OR	Portland, OR
CROSSROADS STADIUM 20 & IMAX	1874	Cary	NC	Raleigh, NC
VIRGINIA CENTER STADIUM 20	165	Glen Allen	VA	Richmond, VA
COMMONWEALTH CENTER STADIUM 20 & IM	1864	Midlothian	VA	Richmond, VA
VALLEY VIEW GRANDE STADIUM 16	1867	Roanoke	VA	Roanoke, VA
HENRIETTA STADIUM 18	299	Rochester	NY	Rochester, NY
ARDEN FAIR 6	1169	Sacramento	CA	Sacramento, CA
AUBURN STADIUM 10	1823	Auburn	CA	Sacramento, CA
EL DORADO HILLS STADIUM 14 & IMAX	1807	El Dorado Hills	CA	Sacramento, CA
STOCKTON CITY CENTRE STADIUM 16 & I	1817	Stockton	CA	Sacramento, CA
TURLOCK STADIUM 14	1819	Turlock	CA	Sacramento, CA
SALISBURY STADIUM 16 & RPX	674	Salisbury	MD	Salisbury, MD
HUEBNER OAKS STADIUM 14 & RPX	581	San Antonio	TX	San Antonio, TX
LIVE OAK STADIUM 18 & RPX	795	Live Oak	TX	San Antonio, TX
HORTON PLAZA 8	1175	San Diego	CA	San Diego, CA
RANCHO SAN DIEGO STADIUM 15	1049	El Cajon	CA	San Diego, CA
SAN MARCOS STADIUM 18	1034	San Marcos	CA	San Diego, CA
EMERY BAY STADIUM 10	1231	Emeryville	CA	San Francisco, CA
HACIENDA CROSSINGS STADIUM 20 & IMA	347	Dublin	CA	San Francisco, CA
SAVANNAH STADIUM 10	387	Savannah	GA	Savannah, GA
EVERETT STADIUM 16 & RPX	663	Everett	WA	Seattle, WA
MARTIN VILLAGE STADIUM 16 & IMAX	673	Lacey	WA	Seattle, WA
MERIDIAN 16	1931	Seattle	WA	Seattle, WA
LOUISIANA BOARDWALK STADIUM 14 & IM	664	Bossier City	LA	Shreveport, LA
NORTHTOWN MALL STADIUM 12	883	Spokane	WA	Spokane, WA
RIVERSTONE STADIUM 14	654	Coeur d’Alene	ID	Spokane, WA
ST. LOUIS MILLS STADIUM 18 & IMAX	655	Hazelwood	MO	St. Louis, MO
CAROUSEL MALL STADIUM 17	1733	Syracuse	NY	Syracuse, NY
ITHACA MALL STADIUM 14	677	Ithaca	NY	Syracuse, NY
GOVERNOR’S SQUARE STADIUM 12	1857	Tallahassee	FL	Tallahassee, FL
CITRUS PARK STADIUM 20	706	Tampa	FL	Tampa, FL
PARK PLACE STADIUM 16 & RPX	1914	Pinellas Park	FL	Tampa, FL
COUNTRYSIDE STADIUM 20	240	Sterling	VA	Washington DC
MAJESTIC STADIUM 20 & IMAX	1862	Silver Spring	MD	Washington DC
VALLEY MALL STADIUM 16	1908	Hagerstown	MD	Washington DC
DELRAY BEACH 18	273	Delray Beach	FL	West Palm Beach, FL
ROYAL PALM BEACH STADIUM 18 & RPX	351	Royal Palm Beach	FL	West Palm Beach, FL
SHADOWOOD 16	454	Boca Raton	FL	West Palm Beach, FL
TREASURE COAST MALL STADIUM 16	731	Jensen Beach	FL	West Palm Beach, FL
COLUMBIA MALL STADIUM 8	824	Kennewick	WA	Yakima, WA
BOULEVARD CENTRE STADIUM 14	183	Niles	OH	Youngstown, OH
Swansea 14		Swansea	MA
Auburn 17		Auburn	WA
Santiam 11		Salem	OR

April 3, 2013

Meet the Nepal Chapter Writer, Manjushree Thapa.

Welcome to Nepal. Here, among a certain pastoral beauty and scenes of women doing hard manual labor with utter grace, we meet acclaimed writer and activist Manjushree Thapa and Suma, her subject. When she agreed to write a story for Girl Rising, she had not yet met the girl we call “The Emancipated.” Suma was handed into bonded labor at age 6 — a practice called “kamlari” — described by Thapa as the “stories that put our society to shame.” A stroke of luck gave Suma a chance to go to school, where she is both thriving and fighting to see other girls freed. Thapa sees her as “shy… and girlish… but opinionated and actually quite strong.” That’s our Suma. One girl with courage is a revolution. Watch the video:

Reserve your tickets now.

To learn more about Suma and the NGO that Room to Read helped pay her school fees, introduced her to a mentor and gave her life skills training to build confidence, please go here.