, served as the driving force behind getting 21 federal and international laws that help protect the rights of 40 million sexual assault survivors across the country. Now she wants to help other social movements gain similar momentum.
Nguyen describes Rise Justice Labs as a “Y Combinator for civil rights issues.” She believes that leaders of social campaigns shouldand receive similar support systems: “When tech entrepreneurs have a good idea they are able to pitch to venture capitalists to get funding,” she says. “Then they’re able to join accelerators to accelerate growth. That doesn't exist for civil rights movements and so I'm changing that.
DANA POINT, CA - FEBRUARY 08: CEO & Founder, Rise Up, Inc. Amanda Nguyen attends The 2019 MAKERS Conference at Monarch Beach Resort on February 8, 2019 in Dana Point, California. , a gun violence prevention advocacy group founded by students of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida.
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