Rise (non-governmental organization) explained

Rise, Inc. is an American non-governmental civil rights organization working with multiple state legislatures and the U.S. Congress to implement a sexual assault survivors' bill of rights. Its founder and president is Amanda Nguyen.[1]

In October 2016, the Sexual Assault Survivors' Rights Act was enacted in the United States.[2]

History

In November 2014,[3] Nguyen founded Rise, a nonprofit organisation which is aimed to protect the civil rights of sexual assault and rape survivors.[4] [5] [6] In 2013, she had been raped while attending college in Massachusetts.[5] [7] Nguyen headed the organisation in her spare time[8] [3] until September 2016.[9] Everyone who works with Rise is a volunteer,[10] and the organisation has raised money through GoFundMe.[11] Nguyen explained that the organisation was named Rise to "remind us that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can rise up and change the world."[6]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Diana Pearl. How a 24-Year-Old Rape Survivor Is Pushing Congress to Change the Way the U.S. Handles Sexual Assault. People Magazine. 9 October 2016.
  2. Web site: H.R.5578 - Survivors' Bill of Rights Act of 2016 . Congress.gov . 7 October 2016 . 2019-04-21.
  3. Web site: Do We Need a Bill of Rights for Sexual-Assault Survivors?. TakePart. 28 February 2016. 2017-06-27. 2018-04-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20180426144649/http://www.takepart.com/article/2016/02/28/bill-rights-sexual-assault-survivors/. dead.
  4. Amanda Nguyen. Forbes. 2017-06-22.
  5. Web site: '30 Under 30' Honoree Amanda Nguyen Is Fighting for Sexual Assault Survivors' Rights. NBC News. 2 February 2017. 2017-06-22.
  6. News: Navigating the broken system was worse than the rape itself. The New York Times. 4 February 2016. 2017-06-22. 2017-06-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20170627071022/http://nytlive.nytimes.com/womenintheworld/2016/02/04/amanda-nguyen-is-taking-the-fight-for-sexual-violence-survivors-civil-rights-all-the-way-to-the-white-house/. dead.
  7. Web site: The woman behind the sexual-assault survivor 'bill of rights'. PBS. 28 October 2016. 2017-06-22.
  8. News: Meet the 24-year-old who could change how the US handles sexual assaults. The Guardian. 23 February 2016. 2017-06-22.
  9. News: Sexual Assault Bill Author Encourages Youth Activism. The Harvard Crimson. 25 October 2016. 2017-06-27.
  10. News: Rape survivors have fewer rights than you'd think. Amanda Nguyen is trying to change that.. The Boston Globe. 7 April 2016. 2017-06-22.
  11. How a 24-Year-Old Rape Survivor Is Pushing Congress to Change the Way the U.S. Handles Sexual Assault. People. 30 August 2016. 2017-06-22.

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