Quote:
“In school, you're taught a lesson and then given a test. In life, you're given a test that teaches you a lesson.” -Tom Bodett

“Don’t let hard lessons harden your heart” -Carlos A. Rodriguez

Some of the most valuable lessons in life often come the hard way or at least it can feel hard to accept them. Even when we know these lessons to be true, we resist their reality as we want a different one. Sometimes our resistance is capable of changing the outcome and sometimes it is just swimming up stream. The alternative is learning from those before us, using their experience to tell us where to cross to avoid being taken by the rough rapids of this business. The next two episodes we dive into the waters with Storm Gloor and explore the hidden gems, these survival tactics, that we can take with us from the data of one hit wonders.

Girls Rock Denver formed in 2007 and held our first summer camp in 2008 with 25 rockers and a handful of dedicated volunteers. We've grown each year and in the summer of 2019, were able to support 78 rockers with the help of over 100 volunteers.

We are completely funded by our community, and as a donations-based organization, hold many fundraiser events and work with various community partners to support our organization. As a 100% volunteer-operated project, we are always looking for dedicated supporters to help us sustain and grow our efforts.

We believe...
Girls* should be seen and heard.
Potential is not dictated by gender.
In providing girls* with a nonjudgmental space where they can be themselves.
In a girl's right to confidence, self-reliance, and courage.
Girls* should be encouraged to express themselves with creativity and enthusiasm.
In the power of women and girls* learning from each other.
that "rock" is a verb rather than a genre and we support all types of musical interests.
Learn more at girlsrockdenver.org

*Girl is a complicated term and can mean many things. "Girl" doesn't automatically include all aspects of the gender spectrum and that is welcome within our organization. We acknowledge that we do not live in a post-gender world, and maintain the value in creating safe spaces of expression and growth for girls, trans, and gender-nonconforming individuals.

Action:
Make an effort to learn from everyone around you while making your art


Connect with us at: https://www.musicianstipjar.com/ or send an email to musicianstipjar@gmail.com
 

Intro & Outro Music Donated by: The Magi https://www.themagimusic.com 

Intro Read by: David “DJ” Lee of The Magi

https://soundcloud.com/rockababyrock 

Picture by: Kit Chalberg https://kitchalberg.com/

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