Tonight I’ll be performing “Medusa” for the first time live at Wilmington’s Ladybug Festival, a festival with performances by 30 female singer/songwriters.
This performance is dedicated to the memory of Audrie Pott and Rehtaeh Parsons, two teenage girls who committed suicide after photos of them being sexually assaulted were published online.
Audrie and Rehtaeh were ostracized and bullied by their classmates. Many victims of sexual assault endure the same treatment.
As a sexual abuse survivor, it is important for us to remember the ones who didn’t survive.
I dream of a world free from sexual violence. And I’m not just dreaming.
I am screaming.
For these girls, for survivors and the ones who didn’t survive. For every child.
Thank you for listening and for standing with me. Everything I write, sing, and do is for you.
Noelle Picara
“Out of the ashes / I rise with my red hair / and I eat men like air”