Over the last 12 years, I have facilitated discussions and workshops on many topics, including domestic and sexual violence prevention, storytelling & narrative change, and creative wellness practices for activists and advocates.

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Previous Speaking Engagements:

  • Our Stories, Our Superpower: Unlocking the Power of Narrative (SYNC Safety Convening, 2024)

  • Narrative Change & Storytelling (Safety Through Connection, Prevention Institute, 2023)

  • Healing Through Creative Writing (South Carolina Survivors Summit, 2021)

  • “A Resilient Tune: Black women and social politics” (3rd Annual Teaching Black History Conference, University of Missouri, 2020)

  • “a resilient tune: Black women in music & healing advocacy” (National Sexual Assault Conference, 2019)

  • “A resilient tune: music & social politics” (Missouri Coalition Against Domestic & Sexual Violence 2018 Conference, 2018)

  • “Restorative & Survivor-Defined Justice” (University of Missouri School of Social Work, Guest Lecturer, 2018)

  • “Smarter Advocacy: Our Role in Technology Safety & Social Change” (Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association Annual Conference, Keynote Speaker, 2018)

  • “Healthy Relationships & Communication for Teens” (Anacostia High School, Washington, D.C., 2017)

  • Domestic & Sexual Violence Panel (Griffiths Women’s Leadership Conference, University of Missouri-Columbia, 2017)

  • “Faith Communities & Domestic Violence” (Tennessee Coalition to End Domestic & Sexual Violence, Rape Prevention Education Conference, 2015)

  • “Economic Justice & Empowerment for Advocates” (Tennessee Coalition to End Domestic & Sexual Violence Annual Conference, 2015)

  • “Rape Culture & Violence in the Media” (Meeting of the Minds Conference, 2012)

What people are saying:

  • "I forgot how much writing unlocked. I needed that."

    Creative Writing Workshop Participant

  • "LySaundra’s music workshop was amazing! She inspired me to write several support group topics and activities surrounded around music."

    A Resilient Tune

  • "Very beautiful inside and out. What a soulful, insightful and inspirational presenter."

    Anonymous

  • "I really enjoyed this workshop. It is a great way to explore more ways to better your writing while at the same time being in a safe spaces where you can make emotional connects with different people and their writing!"

    - Daniela

  • "This was amazing! The music safety plan is a great activity and we will definitely be using it with our support groups."

    A Resilient Tune

  • "I felt more connected to myself and also this community of writers/women/people from all over the world!"

    Lauren

  • "It was really lovely to be in community with other folks interested in creative writing! The prompts and the music were a great jumping-off point. It was a good reminder that I don't have to have a whole story fully fledged and busting out of my fingertips before I sit down to write."

    Creative Writing Workshop Participant

  • "I love the idea of having a music safety plan. Thoughtful analysis of the intersection of social/political history and black music-genesis, influence, and cultural (macro) impact."

    A Resilient Tune