Giving Voices Project was founded by Marjorie Bostwick-Phoenix in 2016. The organization was born from her very own personal experience with domestic abuse. Her journey with abuse began in 2010, after 7 years of marriage while being a stay at home mother, she suddenly found herself spending the night in jail, [now] homeless and fighting
Giving Voices Project was founded by Marjorie Bostwick-Phoenix in 2016. The organization was born from her very own personal experience with domestic abuse. Her journey with abuse began in 2010, after 7 years of marriage while being a stay at home mother, she suddenly found herself spending the night in jail, [now] homeless and fighting for her child and her life. You can read and/or listen to more of her story here.
It was important to Marjorie that she create a safe space where survivor voices could be heard and stories to be told. She knew the impact art had made in her own life and telling her story through her book, Who the hell do you think you are? encouraged other survivors-she wanted that for all them. As a creative, visionary thought leader Marjorie founded the organization with the aim to tell these stories in a way that would educate, bring awareness and engage the public while providing empowerment for survivors everywhere.
2016 Languages of Abuse debuted in a small Art Gallery and since then has had four productions across Central Florida. In the organizations attempt to always tell stories in innovative ways, Salvage: A Wearable Art Show debuted in 2017. The organization has also done a short film, After Abuse, highlighting the long-term effects of domestic abuse, and facilitated panel discussions such as Barbershop Talk for Men and Expressions of Hope on the art and integrity of storytelling.
The Giving Voices Project mission is to inspire and empower survivors of abuse using artistic expression, while engaging and educating society regarding the effects of abuse through partnership in the arts and community activism.
To inspire creativity and self-healing in the lives of survivors through the art of storytelling.
Your support and contributions will enable us to meet goals which continues GIVING VOICES to the stories of Survivors. Your generous donation will fund that mission. WE THANK YOU!