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.
The Healing Power of Art: How Creative Expression Supports Survivors
When words fail, art speaks. For survivors of sexual violence and human trafficking, the journey toward healing is deeply personal, non-linear, and often requires more than traditional therapeutic approaches. Creative expression through visual art, music, writing, dance, and other artistic mediums, offers survivors a powerful pathway to process trauma, reclaim their narratives, and rebuild their sense of self.
Survivor’s Guide to Coping with Epstein News
A scroll through socials depicts all kinds of violent acts, like sexual violence with the Epstein files. These stories can be all too familiar for us survivors, reigniting feelings of betrayal and mistrust, increasing feelings of hypervigilance and activating traumatic memories.
Spotify with a Purpose: a LEAD Coalition Project
In this Video Blog created by LEAD , Our Voice’s young adult coalition , we explore how music and media shape our ideas about love, boundaries, and relationships. LEAD is made up of young adults working to prevent sexual violence through education, leadership, and community action.
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!