The BETTY Effect: Giving Voice to Change

“In many of the world's original cultures, one way of saying you are sick or sad or broken-spirited is: I've lost my song. It is in this deep sense that the three women of BETTY, Alyson, Amy and Elizabeth, use the words of life experience and the magic of music to work with women and girls and diverse groups who have yet to overcome injustice and find their own true voices. BETTY spreads the most lasting kind of revolution.”

“I had the very distinct pleasure to work with BETTY while I was the Public Affairs Officer at the U.S. Embassy in Vilnius, Lithuania, and I could not have been happier and more pleased with the kind of program we developed with BETTY. The energy, enthusiasm, smarts, collaborative spirit, and all-around awesome-ness that BETTY brought created such a deep impact on those of us at the Embassy, people within the LGBT community, and those in the wider social/progressive community of Lithuania, that it will be felt for years to come. BETTY is not only an amazing and electrifying rock group, they are individuals with a passionate and strong voice for change, and I’m confident they will not stop until everyone understands what seems simple to some of us: all people no matter who they are deserve rights, dignity and respect.”