Today the @risenow.us team is in NYC for the United Nations General Assembly where the President of Sierra Leone will address the world about why his country is championing our UNGA Survivors resolution. Before last week’s approval, survivor rights outside of war weren’t considered an official UNGA issue. That leaves behind millions upon millions of rape survivors like me who are raped outside of war. Peace is not the absence of visible conflict. In order for there to be true peace, survivors must have access to justice regardless of the country they are in. We still have work ahead to pass the rights in the UNGA Resolution. Over 317,000 people from around the world have signed our @changedotorg petition to demand that world leaders pass this resolution. To all our supporters, thank you. Together we have placed this issue on the world agenda. Now, let’s go all the way.

DREAM TEAM - everyday I get to wake up and fight the good fight with the best colleagues I could wish for. I’m so grateful to them and to all the amazing extended organizers, volunteers, partners that make up @risenow.us. There are 2 amazing opportunities at Rise if you want to change the world! 1) Apply to Rise Justice Labs with an idea for a law you want to pass at Risenow.us/apply 2) Volunteer with us to pass survivor rights through all 50 states at Risenow.us/join

Speech at the UN from 2019. It’s been a 5 year ride to get to yesterday’s vote - a vote that places access to justice for sexual violence survivors on the UNGA agenda henceforth. We still are fighting for the full resolution but we are celebrating every win along the way. Deeply grateful to my teammates at @risenow.us, to all survivors and allies in our coalition and to Sierra Leone who championed survivor rights on the world stage.