Girls Rock Aotearoa

Girls Rock! Aotearoa is a national organisation dedicated to the following goals:

TO HELP YOUNG WOMEN, TRANSGENDER AND GENDER NON-CONFORMING YOUTH BUILD CONFIDENCE AND PRACTICAL SKILLS IN SONGWRITING AND MUSIC THROUGH TUTORING AND PRACTICE

TO UTILISE THE TALENT OF LOCAL SONGWRITERS AND MUSIC-MAKERS TO HELP MENTOR AND GUIDE PARTICIPANTS

TO EDUCATE YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH TALKS AND COLLABORATIVE WORKSHOPS ON SONGWRITING, DESIGN, FEMINISM AND WELLBEING

TO SUPPORT AND PROMOTE THE PRESENCE OF WOMEN, TRANSGENDER AND GENDER NON-CONFORMING YOUTH IN MUSIC

Girls Rock! is a series of week-long holiday programme for women, transgender and gender non-conforming youth where music is the medium to build confidence, empowerment and foster social change. Campers between the ages of 12-17 years will form bands, learn instruments, attend workshops and write an original song to be performed at a concert for friends and family at a showcase.