Speaking at Boston’s City Hall Plaza in a televised rally in October of 2018.
Delia joined Boston Area Rape Crisis Center’s Survivor Speaking Bureau in January of 2014 and has since told her story to hundreds of people, including at a music venue, as a guest speaker at college Take Back the Night events, and to everyone from fraternity brothers and lawyers to community groups and the US Coast Guard.
Contact Delia if you’re interested in inviting her to speak at your protest or hiring her to give a talk or conduct a workshop.
Recurring talks and workshops include:
Denim Day, Massachusetts State House
Protesting 101
Digital Activism
Digital Boot Camp - Using Social Media for work
Blogging for Work
Sexual Assault on College Campuses
Sexual Assault in the Community
Street Harassment 101
Street Harassment Abroad
Past speaking engagements include:
Speaker: “The Magicians, Julia Wicker, and Post-Traumatic Growth,” part of the (S)heroes: Women of Action! session at Split Screens Festival on television, New York City. June 2019.
Speaker: Twitter for Progressives, New Leaders Council Fellowship Institute. April 2019.
Speaker: Rally to Tell Jeff Flake: Reject Kavanaugh, City Hall Plaza in Boston. Fellow speakers included Labor Secretary Marty Walsh, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley, Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, Olympic medal-winning ice skater Adam Rippon and Senator Ed Markey. October 2018.
Organizer and speaker: Vigil in Solidarity with Dr. Christine Blasey Ford & Professor Anita Hill, City Hall Plaza in Boston. September 2018.
Speaker: “Gender in Digital Activism,” Second Annual Conference on Gender and International Affairs, The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy - Tufts University. December 2016.
Speaker: “Boston Career Break Travel Planning Summit," Meet, Plan, Go! Boston, Mass - June 2016.
Speaker: “Media and Sexual Assault: Media Portrayals, Online Activism and Self-care,” Survivor Speaker Bureau, Cambridge, Mass - June 2016.
Speaker: “Digital Boot Camp: Using Social Media for Work,” Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. May 2016.
Moderator: “Connected Travel: How Tech is Transforming Where, How & Why We Travel," General Assembly - February 2016.
Speaker: "Ethical Storytelling: Powerful and Responsible Travel Writing and Photography," WITS '16. Irvine, CA - March 2016.
Speaker: "Street Harassment and Travel," Women in Travel Summit. Boston, Mass - March 2015.
Instructor: "Getting the Shot: Tips and Tricks for Better Composition," hosted by Wanderful Boston, Boston, Mass - October 16, 2014.
Instructor: "Tackling Tech: Improving your Travel Images," hosted by the Wanderful Boston, Boston, Mass - September 18, 2014
Moderator: "Wanderlust at Home: How to Keep Traveling While Staying Put," hosted by Wanderful Boston, Boston, Mass. Panelists included Sam Marangell, a returned Peace Corps Veteran; Kayti Burt, a writer for Wanderful and MTV News; Lillie Marshall of Around the World L and Teaching Traveling; and Julia Hudson, a travel writer and editor who blogs at the Epic Adventurer. - April 17, 2014.
Speaker: Subject Matter Expert, Meet, Plan, Go! National Career Break Travel Event 2012 (Boston) - October 16, 2012. The event was featured in USA Today, Budget Travel, BostInno, and Fodors.com.