Blog & Media Releases
Welcome to the Our Voice blog, a space dedicated to education, empowerment, and meaningful conversation.
This blog is part of our commitment to raising awareness about sexual violence, promoting healthy relationships, and building a more informed and compassionate community. Here, you’ll find articles that explore topics such as consent, survivor support, prevention strategies, and the broader cultural and systemic issues that shape our work.
Our goal is to provide accessible, thoughtful content for survivors, allies, educators, and community members alike. Expect practical tools, personal insights, and updates on Our Voice programs and initiatives.
Together, through knowledge and dialogue, we can create a safer and more just world.
PRESS RELEASE: Courage in Bloom 2026 Highlights the Impact of Our Voice in the Community
Our Voice will host its 2nd annual Courage in Bloom event on Thursday, June 25, 2026 from 6:00 to 9:00 PM at Highland Brewing Company. This year’s event will pay tribute to Our Voice’s Impact in the Community, highlighting the organization’s role in supporting survivors and strengthening community health and safety for the last 52 years.
Courage in Bloom brings together community members, business leaders, elected officials, and partners for an evening of connection and support for survivors of sexual violence and human trafficking.
Reel Relationships: You, Me, and Tuscany
Welcome back to Reel Relationships. This month, we are discussing You, Me, and Tuscany, a recently released movie that centers Black love in a charming Italian setting. It follows Anna, a young woman who has been professionally house-sitting and is searching for her next step. She meets Matteo, an Italian man traveling for work, who encourages her to take the trip to Italy she never went on after losing her mom. After their night together, Anna decides to go, embarking on a story of love, lies, and Italian wine.
Exploring the Root Causes of Sexual Violence
Sexual violence does not occur in a vacuum. It is shaped by the systems we live within, the norms we inherit, and the ways power is distributed and protected. While individual acts of harm are often what we see and respond to, the roots of sexual violence run much deeper. To meaningfully address it, we have to examine the conditions that allow it to exist, persist, and too often go unchallenged.
Raising Our Voices: A Podcast to Amplify Change
Raising Our Voices is a platform dedicated to advancing the movements to end sexual violence and human trafficking. Produced by Our Voice, this monthly podcast connects frontline advocacy with the larger struggle for justice, equity, and survivor-centered change.
Each episode amplifies diverse voices: survivors, advocates, and field experts, while demystifying complex systems and highlighting strategies that drive real progress. Listeners will gain deeper understanding of the issues shaping these movements, hear first-hand accounts from those on the front lines, and discover practical ways to support meaningful change. Whether you are an advocate, ally, policymaker, or simply someone who wants to better understand these urgent issues, Raising Our Voices offers the insight and perspective needed to engage with this critical work.
Episodes release monthly and will be available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and on our website. Stay Tuned!