Olivia Harris

Olivia has been using theater and the arts to teach healthy relationship skills and prevent sexual violence since 2014. For the past 5 years, she has served as the Executive Director for Speak About It, Inc., a nonprofit consent education organization. She was responsible for the vision, day-to-day operations, and programming and evaluation of Speak About It, which gave her a deep passion for methods of tracking effective prevention practices for folks of all genders. Olivia remains focused on effective messaging and skill-building to prevent sexual violence.  

Speak About It uses theater and dialogue to empower students to give and get consent, build healthy relationships, and make change in their communities. Originally created at Bowdoin College in 2009, Speak About It's flagship program is a one-hour show that combines true stories about sexuality, gender, and identity with how-to vignettes focused on positive communication skills. In addition, Speak About It offers a number of supplemental programs for middle school, high school, and college students as well as the parents, caregivers, and adults who support them.