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The Binding Project was created by Lisa Rainwater and Angela Rose. Lisa met Angela at a Take Back the Night Rally in Madison, Wisconsin where Angela spoke of her abduction. In years to follow, the two developed a strong personal friendship, professional connection, and commitment to work toward a better civil society.

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Angela Rose is an outspoken sexual assault survivor who uses her voice to shatter the silence of sexual violence and dispel commonly believed myths regarding sex crimes. She is the Founder of PAVE: Promoting Awareness, Victim Empowerment, a national organization aimed at shattering the silence surrounding sexual violence, specifically geared toward college campuses. In 2002, Angela Rose was a guest on various daytime talk shows such as The Montel Williams Show and The John Walsh Show. Her story was featured in several teen magazines including CosmoGIRL and Girl’s Life. She now travels the country spreading her message of awareness and empowerment. Although her assailant was a stranger, Rose highlights in her lectures the fact that most victims are attacked by people they know and trust. Rose has presented workshops and keynote addresses at state and national conferences, as well as intimate college and high school classrooms. In her professional life, she is a journalist, renowned public speaker, and the Director of Desert Rose Promotions using art to awaken social consciousness.

Lisa Rainwater received her PhD from the University of Wisconsin in 2002, where she studied German and European cultural, social, and political movements. In 2000 she began her not-for-profit work as President of the Madison NOW (National Organization for Women) chapter. Currently working as Indian Point Campaign Director for the renowned New York environmental group, Riverkeeper, Rainwater combines her revolutionary spirit with her commitment to civic action and democratic participation to lead the efforts to shut down the Indian Point nuclear power plant located just 24 miles north of NYC. Early on Rainwater felt that the environmental and women’s movements were ignoring the interconnectedness between environmental degradation and the health and well-being of women. Her personal work seeks to bring leaders from both movements together in order to create the greatest impact for social and political change. Her activism has been featured in national broadcasts, publications, and numerous media outlets. She is a published author and translator.

Lisa Rainwater

Angela Rose