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Gay Capital Still Sees Vicious Attacks On LGBT+ Community

June 13, 2018

My name is Charlie Carlton, and I have been asked to be a LGBT advocate for Stand Up Speak Up. I’m 21 years old and I live in Brighton UK, but I come from Cambridgeshire originally, I also happen to be gay. It ...

Life is Easy, Living is Hard

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June 12, 2018

Podcasts

Erica has endured a lifetime of trauma marked by a difficult upbringing, abusive relationships, an addiction to phone sex, attempted suicide, and a number of diagnosed mental health issues. Recently, we ...

Nowhere to Turn

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May 7, 2018

Podcasts

Rose is an artist with designs in the Stand Up Speak Up apparel store. Growing up, she faced physical, mental, and sexual abuse. She had nowhere to turn and was failed by everybody who should have helped he...

The Nightmare that was MacLaren Hall: Maryalice Ashbrook’s Story

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September 15, 2017

Featured, Podcasts

I’m Maryalice Ashbrook and I reside in Los Angeles, California U.S.A. Forty-nine years ago I was a resident at MacLaren Hall in El Monte, California. At the time I was a mere 8 year old. Confused and scare...

Turning my Life around after a rough start!

StandUpSpeakUpBlog

April 18, 2017

Podcasts

I am a child of the 60's, grew up in Los Angeles in a lower income area. My mother left my father when I was 5. She was an alcoholic and self centered person, who never should have had children. I was left...

Quiz: Has someone close to you been abused? Here’s how to help and understand them.

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April 15, 2017

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Reflections on a Podcast: Behind the scenes

StandUpSpeakUpBlog

March 13, 2017

Podcasts

It was cool to watch as this series about a missing native girl came together. Listen to Part #1 A Missing Shoe - The Story of Delaine Copenace: I randomly linked up with a producer with a connection to my...

Everything You Should Know About Human Trafficking: Part 2

StandUpSpeakUpBlog

February 16, 2017

Videos

This is Part 2 of our Human Trafficking Series, a series dedicated to spreading awareness about human trafficking and teaching you how to advocate for human trafficking survivors. ...

Helping Abused Children Find Themselves With KARATE

StandUpSpeakUpBlog

January 5, 2017

Bullying

I’m not going to say my childhood was all bad and I had it worse than any other kid. That is a matter of perspective. Most of it was really good, but when it came to sports that was another matter.There was an ...

Shocking New Film Reveals How We Fail To Protect The Children Of Abusers

StandUpSpeakUpBlog

November 29, 2016

Abuse & Trafficking

Rachel Meyrick first got into the film industry by working in commercials in 1995. Since then, she has worked on several feature films. Now, Rachel is tackling the issue of domestic abuse in a documentary that ...

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