[ladygreek]

[hijack] Re: GS

I was a GS in St. Louis, from Brownies through Mariner Scouts. I then became a Camp Counselor and an assistant troop leader. My Mom was our Mariner troop leader and we led the City in cookie sales. And we took home awards from the GAM. I was even selected to go to Roundup, which was very prestigious. I say all of this to explain that while I lived and breathed GS growing up, I never encouraged my daughter to join. Here's why.

In St. Louis we had all Black troops, and our activities were culturally sensitive. Here in MN, that is not the case and they have a real problem with diversity.

They talk the talk, but do not walk the walk. There have been numerous attemptsto rectify the situation: advisory councils (on which I served,) posting for jobs in media focused on people of color, etc. But the bottom line is when it came to implementing ideas, or actually hiring for those jobs "suitable candidates of color" could not be found.

You never hear anything about the GS here, other than cookie selling time. And there are not troops set up in Black churches (as mine was) or other places dominated by people of color.

So I say all of this to say: the GS were the bomb many years ago, but they have not kept up with the times. Hopefully this partnership with Dove will allow them to do that. [/end hijack]