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…
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…
Originally published on Everyday Feminism Magazine on December 31, 2016 by Sian Ferguson and re-published here with their permission. Like many others, I’ve had a rough time this year. 2016’s meme-worthy level of awfulness has hit me hard – and I can’t wait for it to be over. As someone…
Originally published on Trigger Points Anthology on November 22, 2016 By Dawn Daum. I belong to a club. This club is called the trauma club. Trauma survivors share an unspeakable bond. In their face I recognize the familiar pain that can easily go unnoticed by non-survivors. We are relieved to…
