PLEASE NOTE: We are on pause from October 24, 2023 through December 10, 2023.
If you are interested in booking a speaking engagement, please contact, Jean Caiani, Co-Executive Director of Speak Out directly: jean “at” speakoutnow “dot” org.
You may also contact Sheila Alexander-Reid, CEO at Branding 4 Change directly for non-speaking engagement inquiries: sheila “at” branding4change “dot” com
Please use the contact form (below) for general inquiries related to Aishah Shahidah Simmons, #LoveWITHAccountability®, the project and the anthology and NO! The Rape Documentary. We will contact you after December 10, 2023.
Aishah Shahidah Simmons is a childhood sexual abuse survivor and an adult rape survivor. She is not a therapist or a rape counselor. She isn’t collecting survivor testimonies.
Please check our “BIPOC Survivor-Led Organizations and Collectives” page for other organizations that might be collecting testimonies. Please also check our “Books & Media” page for selected print and media resources.
If you've been raped or sexually assaulted, battered, and/or are contemplating suicide, please contact one of the following hyper linked organizations below:
Black Women’s Blueprint: 347-533-9102/3 or 646-647-5414
GLBT National Hotlines: 888-843-4564 | 888-246-7443 (Youth) | 888-234-7243 (seniors)
National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs: 212-714-1141 (English and Spanish)
National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-7233
National Suicide Prevention Hotline: 1-800-273-8255
Rape Abuse Incest National Network (RAINN): 1-800-656-4673
Trevor Project: National Suicide Prevention for LGBTQ Youth: 1-866-488-7386
Trans Lifeline (TGNC): 1-877-565-8860