GLI clubs are student-led groups in public and private middle and high schools. Community clubs meet outside school in a library, community center, or at another non-profit organization. Student leaders coordinate and lead meetings and events throughout the school year. Faculty advisors and GLI program staff provide guidance and support to clubs.
The GLI Guidebook
The GLI Guidebook has everything that club leaders need to understand and advocate for the issues students care about.
Students can use the online Guidebook during meetings to:
- Learn about human rights issues
- Develop critical thinking skills
- Problem solve
- Practice leadership and teamwork
Guidebook topics include universal education, ending gender-based violence, feminism, racial justice, reproductive justice, LGBTQ+ rights, and more!
Advocacy Events
Through school-wide assemblies, information campaigns, panel discussions, film screenings, community forums, fundraising, and other advocacy events, students can apply the knowledge they’ve gained to raise awareness in their schools and communities about human rights issues they’ve covered in meetings.
GLI Student Advisory Board
Club members can apply to be a part of the Student Advisory Board (SAB), a nationwide board made up of student representatives from GLI clubs.
Trainings & Action Workshops
In GLI trainings, students learn how to organize and facilitate weekly club meetings, plan actions, recruit other students to participate, and collaborate with other GLI clubs for a larger impact. GLI members can explore the extensive GLI curriculum, share ideas, and set goals for their clubs for the coming school year.
Clubs can attend online club Action Workshops held every other month throughout the school year. These meetings focus on learning from experts, gaining advocacy skills, and discussing current events. Students discuss successes and challenges within their clubs, brainstorm ways to engage their membership, increase their advocacy and fundraising efforts, and collectively provide feedback and recommend programmatic changes to GLI staff.
The Feminist Focus
The Feminist Focus is the student-driven GLI blog where students post news, writings, artwork, and feminist opinion pieces. GLI club members can apply to be a part of the Feminist Focus team in April and the team is announced in late June. Click here to check out the Feminist Focus.
