User:Yeimyaileen/Girls Rock Detroit

= Girls Rock Detroit = Girls Rock Detroit is a non-profit music education organization in Detroit, Michigan. Girls Rock Detroit hosts week-long camps for "girls, gender expansive, and trans youth" between the ages of 8 and 14. Girls Rock Detroit is part of the Girls Rock Alliance.

Camp Formation
Girls Rock Detroit was founded in 2014 by Rosalind Hartigan, Melissa Coppola, and Willa Adamo, who met while volunteering at Girls Rock! Chicago in 2011. In 2013, Girls Rock Detroit hosted its first camp with 15 campers, all led by community volunteers.

Camp Structure
Over five days, campers receive instrument and songwriting instruction. Campers form bands and work collaboratively to perform an original song, and are not required to have prior musical experience. Campers also attend "feminist values and empowerment" workshops, including "body positivity talks, self-defense workshops and zine making classes, where campers learn more about prominent female artists."

In 2014, Girls Rock Detroit became a non-profit in 2014. Since their inaugural camp year, Girls Rock Detroit has grown to 120 campers a year (2019).