About this Event
Welcome to the Rise UP and Speak OUT Community Day!
Join us on August 30, 2025, for Rise Up and Speak Out: A Community Day — a powerful, multi-city youth and anti-bullying event hosted by the Earn Your Wings Book and Speakers Tour in partnership with BVP Project Safe Haven. This back-to-school empowerment experience brings together youth, families, schools, and community leaders to take a united stand against bullying and youth violence while promoting healing, leadership, and mental wellness.
✨ Confirmed Host Cities:
- Charlotte, NC, Brookwood Inn (August 30)
- Washington, DC, Oxon Run Park (August 24)
- Columbia, SC, Hyatt Park
- To host in YOUR city, email us at [email protected].
🌟 Community Partners Include:
- The Alter Ego Project
- Dark Lion Self Defense
- CMPD
- Unbreakable Faith
- Kathy Greggs Speaks
🎯 Event Highlights:
- Youth-led performances, panels & poetry
- Self-defense workshops & peer mentoring
- Mental health and community resource village
- Live music, creative arts & wellness stations
- Tools for advocacy, leadership & a violence-free school year
🎒Audience: Youth ages 13–23, educators, parents, advocates, and local leaders
Let’s show the nation what it looks like when communities come together to rise, heal, and speak out. Be part of the movement!
🔗 Learn more or get involved at: https://linktr.ee/earnyourwingstour📱 Follow us on Instagram & Facebook @earnyourwingstour
To volunteer, sponsor a venue or city, perform as a creative, donate food, partner, become a vendor or submit consideration to be a featured speaker register here after getting guest ticket https://form.jotform.com/safehavenyouthadvocates/riseupspeakup
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Hyatt Park, 950 Jackson Avenue, Columbia, United States
USD 0.00 to USD 44.52
