You’re Invited!
To Unite for a Powerful Night of Truth-Telling and Collective Healing.
Community members from Elkhart, St. Joseph, and Kosciusko Counties are coming together for a groundbreaking evening of truth-telling, creative resistance, and community healing at the Speak Our Truth Project: Unsilenced — Open Mic for the Inner Child on Saturday, January 24th, 3–6pm at LangLab in South Bend.
Sponsored by Rio’s Rainbow, this cross-county collaboration lifts up the voices of youth, parents, artists, advocates, survivors, and community members who are leading movements for child safety, justice, and human rights across Indiana. Through spoken word, poetry, music, and storytelling, participants will share lived experiences from inside overwhelmed and under-resourced systems, shining light on the realities our children face — and the systemic changes still urgently needed.
At the heart of this event is a shared intention: to honor our own inner child so we can lead by example for the children watching us. We cannot ask young people to speak their truth if we, as adults, are unwilling to model it. This night reminds us that vulnerability is power — not weakness — and the lie that vulnerability makes us fragile is exactly what has kept so many of us silent. Together, we break that silence.
Want to Share Your Story, Talent, or Art?
We welcome spoken word, poetry, storytelling, music, and creative expression of all kinds.
Registration is required for anyone who wishes to perform or speak (Deadline to register is Sunday, January 11th).
👉 Register here:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/17m4tJzg0y3v5j6fvzhrhI5CNCPSSWFJsk9nr_iqYLCE/edit
This family-friendly event welcomes people of all ages to witness and participate in a space where art, lived experience, and activism meet. Expect powerful performances that illuminate the movement for child safety and the path toward collective healing.
Attendees can enjoy:
• A café & 21+ bar
• Local artist gallery
• DJ Certified Grind next level vibes
• FREE face painting & henna tattoos for children from 3-4pm
• Community Provider Tabling Resources from 3-4pm
• A 360 Photo Booth to capture the unity and energy of the night
This event is FREE and open to the public. All are encouraged to attend in solidarity with Indiana’s growing movement for child safety, truth-telling, and human rights.
Join us for a night where voices rise, community gathers, and the movement grows stronger — beginning with our own courage to speak.
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