Day 16

150 million girls under the age of 18 have been sexually assaulted. Half were under 16 at the time of the assault. (CNN.com) 

#nosilence

Subject: Renee Christine 

Makeup Artist: Daniella Fenelon 

Hair Stylist: Gabriella Fenelon 

Photographer: Hannah Elzer 

Day 15

"Rape jokes are not jokes. Woman-hating jokes are not jokes. These guys are telling you what they think. When you laugh along to get their approval, you give them yours." -Thomas Miller, Meet the Predators

#nosilence

Subject: Camilla Blasquez 

Makeup Artist: Daniella Fenelon 

Hair Stylist: Gabriella Fenelon 

Photographer: Zoe Weiman 

Day 14

Our bodies are not public property. 

#nosilence 

Subjects: Ashley Tabach and Jessy Serrano

Makeup Artist: Daniella Fenelon 

Hair Stylist: Gabriella Fenelon 

Photographer: Zoe Weiman 

Day 13

Day 13: "Each time a woman stands up for herself, without knowing it possibly, whiteout claiming it, she stands up for all women." -Maya Angelou 

#nosilence

Subject: Clare Dorow 

Makeup Artist/ Photographer: Daniella Fenelon 

Day 12

"Don't tell me how to dress. Tell them not to rape."

60% of rapes are never even reported. (rainn.org) 

#nosilence

Subject: Gabi Horwitz 

Makeup Artist: Daniella Fenelon

Hair Stylist: Gabriella Fenelon 

Photographer: Judy Couja  

Day 11

 "The greatest cruelty is the casual blindness to the despair of others." 

#nosilence

Subject: Lily Markoff 

Makeup Artist: Daniella Fenelon 

Photographer: Zoe Weiman 

Day 10

7 in 10 girls believe that they are not good enough or don’t measure up in some way, including their looks, performance in school and relationships with friends and family members. (dosomething.org)

#nosilence 

Subject: Quynn Lubs 

Makeup artist: Daniella Fenelon

Photographer: Zoe Weiman 

Day 9

Do not be afraid; keep on speaking; do not be silent. (Acts 18:9-10) 

#nosilence 

Subject: Ann McCauley 

Makeup Artist: Daniella Fenelon 

Photographer: Zoe Weiman 

Day 8

"I am not free while any woman is unfree, even if her shackles are different from my own" -Audre Lorde 

#nosilence

Subject: Barbara Markoff 

Makeup Artist: Daniella Fenelon 

Photographer: Zoe Weiman 

Day 7

"We must carry forward the work of the women who came before us and ensure our daughters have no limits on their dreams, no obstacles to their achievements and no remaining ceilings to shatter." -Barack Obama 

#nosilence

Subjects: Christine Blasquez, Camilla Blasquez, Charissa Blasquez 

Makeup Artist: Daniella Fenelon 

Hair Stylist: Gabriella Fenelon 

Photographer: Zoe Weiman 

Day 6

The FBI reports that between 2008-2010, 83% of sex trafficking victims found in the United States… were U.S. citizens. (rights4girls.org) 

#nosilence 

Subject: Julia Villarba

Makeup Artist: Daniella Fenelon 

Hair Stylist: Gabriella Fenelon 

Photographer: Hannah Elzer 

Day 5

"Speak the truth even if your voice shakes." -Anonymous

We have been silent for far too long. Speak YOUR truth. 

#nosilence  

Subject: Melissa Rainbird 

Makeup: Daniella Fenelon 

Photographer: Daniella Fenelon 

Day 4

Every 2 minutes someone somewhere in America is sexually violated (www.rainn.org)

Put an end to sexual harassment. Speak up. 

#nosilence 

Subject: Jessy Serrano  

Makeup: Daniella Fenelon

Photographer: Zoe Weiman 

Day 3

1 in 3 American women will be sexually abused during their lifetime. (George Mason University, Worldwide Sexual Assault Statistics, 2005) 

Do not continue the cycle of silence. Speak up. 

#nosilence

Subject: Camille Day 

Makeup: Daniella Fenelon 

Photographer: Hannah Elzer 

Day 2

We must tell girls their voices are important. Sometimes children think it is not their job...girls are asking for their future. -Malala Yousafzai 

Subject: Sisily Calvert and daughter 

Makeup: Daniella Fenelon 

Hair: Gabriella Fenelon

Photographer: Jenna Lui 

Day 1

Everyday women are silenced in more ways than most of us, as a general public, are aware of. Things like cat calling, being held to standards of commercialized beauty, being shamed for our femininity, and victim blaming are detrimental to girls and women of all ages. Often, as women, we tear each other down instead of lifting each other up, thus creating a culture of hate. We fail to see the beauty, strength, and potential in one another and as a result continue the cycle of silence. As a whole, we blame society. We say that society feeds us these negative ideals and values. To some extent, this is true, but what we fail to recognize is the fact that WE are society. WE choose. And WE WILL NOT BE SILENCED. 

Six months ago today, nearly 300 Nigerian school girls were kidnapped in the middle of the night. Well over 200 are still missing and being sold into sex slavery. The Nigerian government has done next to nothing in efforts to rescue them. Women are being silenced in huge ways globally and it is well past time to put an end to it. 

We Will Not Be Silenced is a photo campaign that will run from Oct. 15, 2014 to Oct. 14, 2015, a new photo being released everyday. Our goal is to bring awareness to the ways in which women are silenced and offer comfort to women who have experienced this silence. Please feel free to contact us with any questions or comments you may have at projectwewillnotbesilenced@gmail.com. 

Will you stand with us in this campaign against women's silence? Will YOU be silent? #nosilence 

Photographer/ makeup artist/ subject: Daniella Fenelon 

TOMORROW

Tomorrow, Oct. 15, 2014, marks 6 months from when a group of Nigerian school girls where kidnapped in the middle of the night. Over 200 of them are still missing and being sold into sex slavery. The Nigerian government has done next to nothing to rescue them. Tomorrow, Oct. 15, 2014, also marks the release of the We Will Not Be Silenced photo campaign. With this campaign, we hope to bring awareness to the ways in which women all over the world are silenced everyday. A new photo will be released everyday for a year. We hope you will join put cause and share this message with those around you. It is not too late to break this silence. Will you be silent?

#nosilence 

One week

We are one week out from releasing We Will Not Be Silenced. A lot of hard work has been put into and will continue to be put into this campaign. It has been such an amazing experience to work with so many great photographers. Please continue to look for updates regarding the release. We hope you are as excited as we are! Remember: "Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter" - Martin Luther King Jr. 

Will you be silent? #nosilence