Luncheon combines business, community service

Originally published on The Reporter News.com on August 17, 2016 By Kimberly K. Fu Who knew that lunch could inspire a community movement? Not Christina Baird, a public relations and marketing expert and Vacaville community services commissioner, but she and two other women determined to give it a try. That…

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Jessica Ladd: The reporting system that sexual assault survivors want presentation on TED

Originally published on TED in February, 2016. We don’t have to live in a world where 99 percent of rapists get away with it, says TED Fellow Jessica Ladd. With Callisto, a new platform for college students to confidentially report sexual assault, Ladd is helping survivors get the support and…

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No Teen Should Live On The Street

It’s a stormy and cool Wednesday summer evening in Keene, New Hampshire. A teen is scared, cold and alone. Sadly, this night is not terribly different from the 365 that have preceded it. Outside of a vacant building that she hoped to call home for the night there are flashing…

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Maria Ruiz and Rise Now US

Originally published on Change.Org on August 14, 2016 By Maria Ruiz. Dearest Friends and Supporters, In an effort to push forward change, not just for the Stanford victim but as well as for every other victim of rape I have begun a partnership with Rise Now US. Rise Now US…

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