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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Calling for Help!

Originally published on change.org on June 28, 2016 By Amanda Nguyen The House bill introduction has built strong biparitsan momentum, but we need your help to get it through Congress. Right now, our bill is in the Judiciary Committee in the U.S. House of Representatives. We need your help to…

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How People are Reacting to the Stanford Rape Case

Originally published on change.org on June 17, 2016 By Kate Davey It’s been two weeks since “Emily Doe” — a victim of sexual assault — published a statement directed to Brock Turner, the Stanford athlete who was convicted of sexually assaulting her, but only got a six-month jail sentence. Since…

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Why Fathers Need to Talk to Their Children About Consent

Originally published on Care2.com on June 16, 2016 By Eric Glader. Last January, a young man named Brock Turner sexually assaulted an incapacitated woman behind a dumpster—less than a mile from the home I share with my wife, my 15-year-old son and my 13-year-old daughter. Most of us did not hear…

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