On this episode I sit down with Bianca Rosen.

Bianca Rosen is a writer, anti-rape advocate, and communications strategist based in the Bay Area. Her work in the anti-rape movement began as a sexual assault counselor in San Francisco. For three and a half years, she supported survivors on the local crisis line. Through this experience, she witnessed how the City mistreats survivors and fails in its response to sexual violence. Bianca’s time as a counselor galvanized her to advocate and write extensively on this issue. She wrote a graduate thesis that examined San Francisco’s response to sexual assault from a survivor-centered perspective and made recommendations for change. She adapted this graduate thesis into an article for a local publication and authored several Op-Eds that jumpstarted a dialogue among elected leaders and community members about adopting more survivor-centered practices. Today, she is organizing a coalition of survivors and allies on the frontlines of local anti-rape advocacy work. She wants to build the survivor community’s political power to interrupt and improve responses to sexual violence at the local level.

Connect with Bianca:

Instagram and Twitter: @_biancarosen_

website: biancarosen.me

email: [email protected]