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Girl Scouts visit California Capitol for civic engagement education

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    WEBSITE THAT IS ALSO LISTED ON YOUR SCREEN. GIRL SCOUTS AT THE STATE CAPITOL. IT WAS THE SECOND DAY OF A TWO DAY EDUCATIONAL TRIP. THE GIRLS RANGE FROM SIXTH GRADE TO HIGH SCHOOL, AND THEY TOOK PART IN WORKSHOPS, TOURED THE CAPITOL AND MET WITH LAWMAKERS. THE GOAL WAS TO TEACH THEM ABOUT CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, ADVOCACY AND HOW TO TAKE PART IN OUR DEMOCRACY. WE WERE DOING SESSIONS ON CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, VOTER MOBILIZATION, ADVOCACY. WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE TO PARTICIPATE IN OUR DEMOCRACY? AND WE HAD SPEAKERS FROM ORGANIZATIONS LIKE NAWBO, THE CALIFORNIA COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN AND GIRLS, THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS, AND ALL THESE SPECIAL GUESTS THAT CAME IN AND SPOKE TO OUR GIRL SCOUTS FROM ACROSS THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA ON THESE TOPICS. ORGANIZERS TELL US THERE ARE MORE THAN 130 GIRL
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    Updated: 9:21 PM PDT Jun 20, 2025
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    Girl Scouts visit California Capitol for civic engagement education
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    Updated: 9:21 PM PDT Jun 20, 2025
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    Girl Scouts ranging from sixth grade to high school visited the Capitol on Friday for the second day of their educational trip. The girls engaged in workshops, toured the Capitol, and met with lawmakers to learn about civic engagement, advocacy, and democracy."We were doing sessions on civic engagement, voter mobilization, advocacy, what does it look like to participate in our democracy," said Adriana Pedroza of Girl Scouts Heart of Central California.Organizers reported that more than 130 Girl Scouts attended the event on Thursday, with 230 participating on Friday.See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel

    Girl Scouts ranging from sixth grade to high school visited the Capitol on Friday for the second day of their educational trip.

    The girls engaged in workshops, toured the Capitol, and met with lawmakers to learn about civic engagement, advocacy, and democracy.

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    "We were doing sessions on civic engagement, voter mobilization, advocacy, what does it look like to participate in our democracy," said Adriana Pedroza of Girl Scouts Heart of Central California.

    Organizers reported that more than 130 Girl Scouts attended the event on Thursday, with 230 participating on Friday.

    See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel