Social Change Through Storytelling With Piera Van de Wiel on the Girls That Create Podcast
In this episode of the Girls That Create podcast on Word of Mom Radio, host Erin Prather Stafford chats with Piera Van de Wiel, a multi-talented artist and founder of Stronger with Music. During the interview, Van de Wiel shared her journey in music, acting, and advocacy for gender equality and LGBTQ+ rights.
Listen to the full interview with Piera Van de Wiel on Word of Mom Radio
Van de Wiel started her company, Stronger with Music, to bring together like-minded individuals in art and outside of it to show how the creative economy can bring about social change. She emphasizes the power of storytelling in creating impact and shares how evoking emotions through narratives brings about connection.
Van de Wiel also advises that numbers are not everything and that you’re making a difference even if you connect with just one person. “Don’t be afraid to be you, just to be you. That your voice is powerful and can be seen and will be seen,” she said.
Read Van de Wiel’s Girls That Create Creator Spotlight
About Piera Van de Wiel
Piera Van de Wiel is an actor, singer-songwriter, producer, and founder of the company Stronger With Music. She is passionate about social impact and telling diverse stories and was named one of the Top 15 artists using music to promote human rights alongside Bono, Sting, and Alicia Keys.
Van de Wiel’s music video campaign “Used” partnered with the Canadian Women’s Foundation and the United Nations Spotlight Initiative to End Violence Against Women and Girls. She has also been recognized by the Global Music Awards with the Listener Impact Silver Medal for “Come Back Home (Abaco Relief Song).”
Van de Wiel is a fierce advocate for gender equality, and lifting up LGBTQ+ voices. Her filmmaking has driven her towards impactful work such as the #WithHer series with the UN Spotlight Initiative. Moreover, she is a New York Times-reviewed Actor, and TimeOut called her “Pretty and Deadly” as Classical Theatre of Harlem’s Milady De Winter.
Van de Wiel ‘s narrative short film ‘Strip Clara’ won Best Short Film at the London TV and Film Awards, Best UK Short Film at the CKF International Film Festival, Best Score at the Female Voices Rock Film Festival, and she received a nomination for Best Actor at the Golden Door International Film Festival.
Van de Wiel has performed at the United Nations Headquarters, Lincoln Center, and Off-Broadway. She stars in the psychological horror series ‘Mindscapes,’ which delves into the human mind and focuses on mental health. Her latest project, ‘Won’t Be Displaced,’ is an LGBTQ+ Refugee narrative short film, which she announced at the Cannes Film Festival on the Diversity and Inclusion Panel with Stage 32.
Learn more about Van de Wiel and her work at pieravandewiel.com.
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