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===Activism=== In June 1994, the [[Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network]] (RAINN), a toll-free help line in the US connecting callers with their local rape crisis center, was founded. Amos stated in a 1994 interview that she was raped at knife point when she was 22 and did not report the incident to the authorities.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Jackson |first=Joe |title=The Hurt Inside |date=February 9, 1994 |magazine=[[Hot Press]] |url=http://www.hotpress.com/music/interviews/The-Hurt-Inside/479922.html |access-date=August 28, 2016 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20160829002712/http://www.hotpress.com/music/interviews/The-Hurt-Inside/479922.html |archive-date=August 29, 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> She answered the ceremonial first call to launch the hotline.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tori Amos Helps RAINN Celebrate 20 Years of Hope |date=August 15, 2014 |website=[[Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network]] |url=https://www.rainn.org/news/tori-amos-helps-rainn-celebrate-20-years-hope |access-date=August 29, 2016 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20160829003002/https://www.rainn.org/news/tori-amos-helps-rainn-celebrate-20-years-hope |archive-date=August 29, 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> She was the first national spokesperson for the organization and has continued to be closely associated with RAINN.<ref>{{cite news |last=Kangas |first=Chaz |title=Tori Amos to Celebrate Two Decades of RAINN |date=August 14, 2014 |newspaper=[[The Village Voice]] |url=http://www.villagevoice.com/music/tori-amos-to-celebrate-two-decades-of-rainn-6596783 |access-date=August 28, 2016 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20160829001654/http://www.villagevoice.com/music/tori-amos-to-celebrate-two-decades-of-rainn-6596783 |archive-date=August 29, 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> On August 18, 2013, a concert in honor of her 50th birthday was held, an event which raised money for RAINN.<ref>{{cite news |title=Events and Entertainment Calendar |newspaper=[[New York Daily News|Daily News]]|location=New York|url=http://events.nydailynews.com/new_york_ny/events/show/343156663-enid-ellen-presents-raisin-girl-a-50th-birthday-celebration-for-tori-amos|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130822172114/http://events.nydailynews.com/new_york_ny/events/show/343156663-enid-ellen-presents-raisin-girl-a-50th-birthday-celebration-for-tori-amos|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 22, 2013}}</ref> On August 22, 2020, Amos appeared on a panel called Artistry & Activism at the diversity and inclusion digital global conference CARLA.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Joey Soloway, Effie T. Brown, Tori Amos, and More Join Carla Diversity and Inclusion Conference|url=https://womenandhollywood.com/joey-soloway-effie-t-brown-tori-amos-and-more-join-carla-diversity-and-inclusion-conference/|access-date=2021-07-28|website=womenandhollywood.com|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=50 Ideas to Revolutionise the Film and TV Industry|url=https://www.carla2020.se/50-ideas-to-revolutionise-the-film-and-tv-industry/|access-date=2021-07-28|website=Carla 2020|language=en-US|archive-date=September 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200919205232/https://www.carla2020.se/50-ideas-to-revolutionise-the-film-and-tv-industry/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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