Women Speaking Out is a private 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization that works to educate young women in middle school through college about dating violence. WSO creates community awareness through events such as character development workshops, anti-violence training sessions, and public awareness programs centered on speaking out against domestic violence. Our programs are currently funded by contributions from grants as well as private and corporate donors.
Our mission is to educate young women in middle school through college about dating violence by providing interactive programs and events focused on building self-esteem, increasing the awareness of dating violence, and teaching intervention techniques.
Juliet Lighter-Kamm, former Miss Hawaii USA is a Wife, Philanthropist, Fashionnista, Marketing Expert, Pageant Coach, Mentor, and Art Enthusiast. Juliet completed her undergraduate work in Public Relations and her Master's degree in Communications from Hawaii Pacific University.
As a survivor of dating violence she launched Women Speaking Out (WSO), as a teen and young women’s dating abuse preventative resource in 2007. The organization is focused on helping to support a niche market in the prevention field through education and encouraging young women to have an active voice in the community.
The organization’s overall vision is simple: “SPEAK LOVE.” Change lives, illuminate the light within for those in the dark and bring awareness to this important issue through fashion, music, art, education and philanthropy. Women Speaking Out is about empowerment, self-love, and the cultivation of positive relationship behaviors by recognizing unhealthy patterns of abuse. #speaklove
