About Us

Arise Above Abuse, Artists Speak out For Women, is a project dedicated to raising awareness about abuse, domestic violence, rape and inequality. We offer a voice to victims and advocates who cherish respect and equality. The purpose of this "Spoken Word" CD is to help victims of violence survive and thrive with messages of healing, understanding, forgiveness, motivation and positive change.  Any profits after proceeds from "Arise Above Abuse" will go to Women Helping Women, a non-profit organization that does important work in helping victims of domestic violence. http://www.womenhelpingwomenmaui.com/

Here are a few statistics that are staggering:
  • The number of women in the U.S. who experience physical violence by an intimate partner every year is 4,774,000
  • On a typical day, there are more than 20,000 phone calls placed to domestic violence hotlines nationwide.
  • On average, 24 people per minute are victims of rape, physical violence or stalking by an intimate partner in the United States — more than 12 million women and men over the course of a year.       

Arise Above Abuse is dedicated to all those who are or who have suffered from Abuse or Domestic Violence. We are speaking our truth on these issues in hope others have the courage to speak out. We also wish to let those who are suffering that there is hope and a a healing that can come. Many of artists contributing on Arise Above Abuse are speaking from their personal experiences with domestic violence, abuse and other challenging issues facing women today. There is a sense of intimacy and understanding provided by the naked honesty expressed on many of these tracks. The purpose of expressing our truth is to help others who going through similar experiences to realize that they are not alone. We wish to let women know that there is help that is available and people who do care. You can overcome the life threatening situations you may be in. You can survive and find the healing you need to thrive.
We hope that you will find hope, inspiration and understanding on this CD. Thank you for visiting our site. Cindy Paulos. cindypaulos.com
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THE "ARISE" TEAM:  

The team making up the group so far includes: 
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Alex Otey, Amy Otey, Andy Kravitz, Angela Falco, Ankur Pathak, Billy Lindsey, Charlene Chamberlain, Charley Holden, Chuck Zak, Cindy Paulos, Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard, David L Graham, David Longoria, David Young, Della Tamin, Eduardo Corzo, Goran Josipovic, Grant Maloy Smith, Jacqueline Piazza, Joel Stevenett, John O. Senior, Josh Sokolowski, Judy Pancoast, Kenya Autie, Kevin Mackie, Krista Wallhagen, Kunle Avo, Larry Mitchell, Laura Sullivan, Martha Reich, Michael Greene, Michael Kott, Nona Brown, Oscar Autie, Patrick Robinson, Ricky Kej, Rob Honey, Ross Boyd, Rupam Sarmah, Ryan Casey, Salt Lake City String Quartet, Sanjay Hazarika, Sarah Duvall Pearson, Shane, Stacy Moniz, Steve Philips, Tehrah, Tim Gleeson, Tom Hopkins, and Wouter Kellerman.

Special thanks with artwork offered by world famous peace artist, Andrea Smith.

Producers: Rev. Cindy Paulos, Shane and Jacqueline Piazza, Kenya Autie, Oscar Autie 
 Kevin Mackie, 
Sponsored by The Metaphysical Media Network 
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