Rise Up, Inc
Help Students Ban Racist Native Mascots
1 in 19 U.S. public high schools has a Native American mascot, causing harm to Native youth
Posted May 19, 2022
Work & Deliverables
Join us in making legislative history! Rise Justice Labs is a first-of-its-kind civil rights accelerator. We dismantle systemic barriers in the legislative process by giving everyday people a blueprint to access democracy. Our mission is to help everyday people pass their first law. We deliver on this mission through an intensive 12-week training program (May 16, 2022 to August 5, 2022) that includes seed funding, skills workshops, 1:1 coaching, guest lectures, access to professional services, and a network of Congressional and State legislators.
We are seeking short-term pro bono legal support to effectively equip program participants. Primary activities would likely include:
* Supporting ongoing research to help participants determine which rights already exist and where there are opportunities to strengthen the law (potential bill sponsors want to know that proposed legislation is not duplicating or creating conflict among existing laws and definitions);
* Reviewing and editing draft legislation;
* Giving feedback on memos to legislative offices;
* Answering questions about filing for 501(c)(3)/501(c)(4) status, if relevant.
We are currently looking for volunteer support on the following issue area: Passing legislation federally and/or in all 50 states banning the usage of Native mascots without specific tribal consent. In 2005 the American Psychological Association determined Native
mascots are harmful to Native children. Yes. Colorado, Washington, Maine, and Nevada have all passed legislation banning Native mascots without tribal consent. This team plans to build on and continue that work.
Rise Up, Inc
Rise, a national nonprofit, was founded by Amanda Nguyen, a sexual assault survivor, in November 2014 to pen her own civil rights into existence along with the 25 million rape survivors in the United States. Rise started by passing the federal Sexual Assault Survivors' Bill of Rights unanimously through Congress and later signed into law by President Obama. Rise’s immediate goal is to scale up a social movement to pass their Sexual Assault Survivors' Bill of Rights - in all 50 states. Rise trains volunteers to pen their own rights into existence, giving them the tools and resources necessary to engage with state legislators with the ultimate goal of passing a bill in their home state.
Rise Up, Inc
Rise, a national nonprofit, was founded by Amanda Nguyen, a sexual assault survivor, in November 2014 to pen her own civil rights into existence along with the 25 million rape survivors in the United States. Rise started by passing the federal Sexual Assault Survivors' Bill of Rights unanimously through Congress and later signed into law by President Obama. Rise’s immediate goal is to scale up a social movement to pass their Sexual Assault Survivors' Bill of Rights - in all 50 states. Rise trains volunteers to pen their own rights into existence, giving them the tools and resources necessary to engage with state legislators with the ultimate goal of passing a bill in their home state.