Rainbow Advocacy
Advancing dignity and human rights
through culture, creativity and collective action
Rainbow Advocacy supports individuals, artists, educators, community leaders, and Pride partners who are shaping the future of LGBTQ+ human rights. We focus on long-term initiatives and partnerships that support real work on the ground — locally and globally.
What We Do
We design and support initiatives that use culture, storytelling and collaboration to strengthen movements and support real-world impact.
A global arts and education initiative marking the rainbow flag’s 50th anniversary and its role in the ongoing struggle for dignity and human rights.
Publishing books and storytelling projects that amplify LGBTQ+ voices and advance dignity and human rights.
Collaborative partnerships providing direct support to grassroots organizations and community leaders advancing dignity and human rights.
a global lgbtqia+ arts & advocacy experience
A Global Arts Experience
sharing stories of resilience & weaving our community together
as threads in an expanding tapestry
Join Shishani in this global experience.
Voices of Solidarity is a music, arts, social justice and educational program.
This worldwide collaborative, interactive arts & advocacy project weaves together a tapestry of stories of resilience through the arts, from poetry and short stories to music, short films & videos, paintings, photography, digital creations and more.
Voices of Solidarity is inspired by Amsterdam-based, Namibia-born musical artist and activist Shishani and Germany-born musical artist Marie-LOU Sauter to raise awareness of LGBTQIA+ human rights issues and raise funds for nonprofit organizations, using arts and media as a platform for social action and advocacy.
Program Features
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LIVE Events
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Community Networking
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Podcast Series
Art, Video, Music, Social Media -
Short Films, Feature Films
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Youth Media Challenge
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History & Educational Resources
Why This Matters Now
Around the world, the meaning of dignity, freedom, and belonging is being contested. In some places, LGBTQ+ people experience growing visibility and legal protections. In others, hard-won rights are being rolled back, erased, or criminalized.
At the same time, symbols of Pride — once acts of courage — are increasingly commercialized or stripped of their original context. Without care, history becomes flattened, and the deeper work of liberation is reduced to celebration alone.
Rainbow Advocacy exists to hold space for something more enduring.
We support individuals, artists, writers, educators, and community partners who use creativity and storytelling to preserve memory, challenge injustice, and imagine futures grounded in human rights.
Our work is not reactive or transactional. It is intentional, collaborative, and shaped by lived experience across generations and geographies.
As the world approaches pivotal milestones — including the 50th anniversary of the rainbow flag and the 80th anniversary of the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights — we believe this moment calls for reflection as much as action.
Not louder voices, but clearer ones. Not faster cycles, but deeper commitments.This is why our work focuses on long-term initiatives, global partnerships, and platforms that elevate voices often pushed to the margins.
Because culture shapes conscience — and conscience shapes the world we choose to build next.