ASCAP Foundation

GIRLS ROCK

Carrie Brownstein of the Pacific Northwest band Sleater-Kinney leads the camp anthem on her electric guitar at Rock 'n' Roll Camp for Girls in Portland, Oregon. Photo credit: Misty McElroy

A grant from The ASCAP Foundation Irving Caesar Fund supported scholarships for low-income students to attend The Rock 'n' Roll Camp for Girls on the Portland State University campus in Portland, Oregon this August. The Camp draws on rock music's powerful influence on popular culture to develop the girls' critical consciousness of the world around them. Many girls use the skills they learn at the Camp to mobilize their own communities through music. In addition to instrument instruction, the girls participate in workshops emphasizing connections between music and creative expression. Women rockers from Portland's local music scene performed this summer to inspire the campers to reach new levels of girl power.