We Believe You

Join us for a reading from Andrea Pina and Annie Clark's book, "We Believe You," followed by a panel on storytelling, truth and activism! Panelists include Sunny Moraine and Jade Salazar. Annie E. Clark is a co-founder of End Rape on Campus, and a lead complainant in the Title IX and Clery complaints against the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she graduated Phi Beta Kappa with a B.A. in Political Science. She has a certificate in business, and is a former administrator at the University of Oregon. She is a contributing writer to the Huffington Post, MSNBC, and The Chronicle of Higher Education’s Vitae. After directly working with New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, she helped write the bipartisan Campus Accountability and Safety Act. In 2013, she was listed alongside President Barack Obama as one of the most influential forces in higher education, and she is featured in the campus sexual assault documentary The Hunting Ground. Andrea L. Pino is a co-founder of End Rape On Campus, and the Director of Policy & Support. She attended The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she majored in Political Science. Her activism has been featured in the The New York Times, Vogue, CNN, Good Morning America, as well as many other media outlets. She has appeared as a guest on the Melissa Harris-Perry show, and is a contributor to the Huffington Post. In 2013, she became the first student featured in The Chronicle of Higher Education’s Influence List, and was listed on the Huffington Post’s most influential forces in higher education list. Her work and personal journey is prominently featured in the documentary The Hunting Ground, which premiered at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival. Jade Salazar is a senior writer for Tagg Magazine, a D.C.-based publication focused on the queer women's community. She is also a co-host of the Tagg Nation podcast and creator of the segment "Queer History with Jade". She is also a sexual assault survivor, advocate and activist. She currently volunteers as a Community Educator with the D.C. Rape Crisis Center. She facilitates discussions about adult and childhood sexual assault in schools and organizations all around the District of Colombia. She focuses on breaking down common misconceptions and creating stronger foundations for a better understanding of sexual assault and its effects. Sunny Moraine is a humanoid creature of average height, luminosity, and inertial mass whose work has appeared in Lightspeed, Shimmer, and Clarkesworld, as well as multiple Year’s Best anthologies. They are also the author of several novels, including Line and Orbit (with Lisa Soem) and the Casting the Bones trilogy.