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.
Finding Steady Ground: Simple Ways to Cope in Moments of Crisis
When someone is in crisis, the world can suddenly feel too loud, too fast, or too heavy. At Our Voice, we believe everyone deserves tools that help bring them back to themselves, even when everything feels overwhelming.
Consent and Boundaries: Building Respectful Communities on and Beyond Campus
College is often a time of growth and discovery. It is where many people start living on their own, forming new relationships, and figuring out who they want to be. It is also a time when learning about consent and setting personal boundaries becomes especially important.
Men as Allies: Taking Responsibility in the Fight Against Sexual Violence and Human Trafficking
Sexual violence and human trafficking impact every community, and while anyone can be a victim, men have a unique opportunity to be part of the solution. By challenging toxic masculinity, starting honest conversations, taking responsibility for speaking up, and practicing bystander intervention, men can help build safer and more respectful communities. True allyship is not about guilt, it is about responsibility and solidarity in creating a world free from violence.
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!