We believe that if we take care of our bodies, we will naturally raise our voices. And we want to raise our voices in order to make art that matters. We want to take action to make a difference for girls and women everywhere. Close to home, girls are harming themselves with a wide variety of behaviors including anorexia and bulimia, cutting, promiscuity and drug and alcohol abuse. Girls and women are also being harmed by violence – in the homes and on the street. And there are places in the world where women have no rights at all and are routinely harmed and even killed to keep them silent. It can seem overwhelming. How can you know what to do?  

Here are some
True Body steps:

1. Take care of yourself. If you mistreat yourself, you cannot help others.

2. Be kind to girls and women. Every mean thing you say is a stab in the back to all of us. Every judgment you have works against another woman’s ability to reach her potential.

3. Educate yourself. Get smart about your own rights and the rights of others. If you have a friend who is in trouble, talk to an expert about how you can best help her. Don’t stay silent.

4. Raise your voice. Whether in our journal or in your art class or here on this website, raise your voice for what you care about. Spend your money for things that matter. Tell advertisers how you feel. You have no idea how powerful you are.