Awards and honors Girls for Gender Equity




1 awards , honors

1.1 mother tongue monologue
1.2 amtrak pioneer award
1.3 1804 haitian-american change maker
1.4 shirley chisholm women of distinction award
1.5 new york’s new abolitionists
1.6 grio award
1.7 new york women’s foundation neighborhood leadership award
1.8 french-american foundation young leaders program





awards , honors
mother tongue monologue

on february 26, 2016, joanne smith honored black women s blueprint @ annual mother tongue monologue: praise song black girls reclaiming our mothers bones revolutionary work @ gge.


amtrak pioneer award

in 2016, joanne smith 1 of winners of amtrak pioneer award, honors african americans who’ve made positive contributions communities in brooklyn.


1804 haitian-american change maker

on march 21, 2015, joanne smith honored haitian round table 1804 haitian american changemaker making influential changes in community.


shirley chisholm women of distinction award

on march 20, 2015, girls gender equity awarded shirley chisholm women of distinction award @ brooklyn public library central branch nyc council members jumaane d. williams , laurie a. cumbo, in honor of work in public service.


new york’s new abolitionists

on may 23, 2013, joanne smith honored becoming 1 of new york’s new abolitionists, support fighting against human trafficking.


grio award

in 2013, gge s community organizer nefertiti martin, , youth organizer emily carpenter honored being included on 4th annual grio top 100 african american history makers list “embodying best attributes of generation: creativity, fearlessness, , powerful belief each individual can change world. nefertiti has practiced activism member of number of organizations, including fierce, hetrick-martin institute, in life media, lesbian cancer initiative , theatre askew youth performance experience, girls gender equity.”


the new york women’s foundation neighborhood leadership award

on october 16, 2012 new york women’s foundation honored smith neighborhood leadership award.


the french-american foundation young leaders program

in 2012, smith honored french american foundation s young leaders program work.








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