HELP California Rape Survivors!

Originally published on Change.Org on March 28, 2017 By Amanda Nguyen. Dear Supporters! There are 2 million CA rape survivors that don’t have access to equal rights under CA law. Our CA team needs help tomorrow – they are testifying and the vote in the House is on the same…

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Rise Funny or Die Premiere: Star of Orphan Black | Civil Rights

Originally published on Change.Org on March 17, 2017 By Amanda Nguyen. Friends, When President Obama signed our Survivor Bill of Rights into law we made history. Before Rise came along, only 20 bills, or 0.016%, in modern United States history had passed through Congress with unanimous support. Ours became the…

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Rep. Jackie Speier speaks out against Smithsonian’s Handling of Sexual Assault

Originally published on Change.Org on November 1, 2016 By Maria Ruiz. Dearest Friends and Supporters– Congresswoman Jackie Speier (CA-14) on Monday sent a letter to the Inspector General of the Smithsonian Institution, Cathy Helm, calling on Smithsonian officials to rectify the severe mishandling of a confirmed case of sexual assault.…

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Victim Impact Statement From the Sean Salaber Rape Case #solidarity4survivors

Originally published on Change.Org on October 21, 2016 By Maria Ruiz. Dearest Friends And Supporters, I would like to take a moment to share with you the impact statement from Lauren Doe. Lauren is a victim of sexual assault who lost her case. According to a source close to this…

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