Hi All!
I wanted to post about a summer volunteer opportunity with We Rock! Chicago, formerly Girls Rock! Chicago - https://werockchi.org/ a nonprofit here in town that empowers girls, trans, and gender expansive youth through music with a focus on building community rooted in social justice, collaboration, leadership and self expression.
This is a really amazing organization that has been running week long music camps for about 20 years. The camps are held in the summer
Session 1: June 22, 2026 - June 28, 2026
Session 2: July 20, 2026 - July 26, 2026
During camp students form a band, write and practice original songs, make some band merch and then perform live on at a closing showcase. Through my nonprofit TECHNE, I’ve worked with this and other music camps with a shared social justice grounding for over 15 years.
My intention is to build community with We Rock and SAIC and collaborate on some contact mic and audio electronics workshops in the future - so if you’re interested in that let me know.
Otherwise, getting involved for the summer camps as a volunteer is a great chance to work with young folks, meet other artists and musicians in town and be a part of a really great organization.
All the volunteer details are on their form here:
Volunteer Info: https://lightning.nativeforms.app/m0/I@RzIbIWuLAc
I can field some basic questions about the camp or opportunity but reach out directly to volunteer@werockchi.org for detailed info on the opportunity or questions about the form.
Bonnie Han Jones