speakout
Express yourself publicly
A speakout is a public gathering where people share personal testimony about a social issue, often one involving stigma or injustice: The campus held a speakout on sexual assault.
The format gives voice to those whose experiences might otherwise go unheard, common in activist and advocacy contexts.
Also spelled speak-out.
Fearless readiness to act
- braveryBoldness before danger
- courageFortitude facing danger
- fearlessLacking any apprehension
- audacityBrazen, reckless daring
daring · nerve · guts · pluck · backbone · gumption · defiance · candor
Express clearly, or well-spoken
- vocalizeProduce sounds aloud
- verbalizeExpress in speech
- voiceSound from throat
- pronounceUtter distinctly, vocalize
declare · proclaim · announce · assert · state · express · utterance · testimony
boldness
Fearless readiness to act
audacity · daring · nerve · guts · pluck · backbone · gumption · defiance · candor · bluntness
articulate
Express clearly, or well-spoken
pronounce · declare · proclaim · announce · assert · state · express · utterance · testimony · narrative
demonstration
Public display of opinion
resistance · dissent · picketing · boycott · sit-in · uprising · petition · grievance · chanting · placards
advocate
Public cause supporter
- championTop competitor, or advocate
- campaignOrganized effort toward goal
- lobbyEntryway or influence-seeking
voice · platform · amplify · stand up · testify · witness · represent · empower · mobilize · grassroots
speakoutsilence
Total lack of sound
keep quiet · hold one's tongue · say nothing · bite one's tongue · keep mum
speakoutcover-up
Hiding wrongdoing from public
hide · keep secret · withhold · bury · concealment
speakoutgo along
Consent or cooperate
comply · toe the line · acquiesce · fall in line · kowtow
speak, speech, out, speaker, spoken, output, speaking, spoke, speaks