I Have The Right To

I Have The Right To We are the hub for middle and high school students, parents, and educators looking for information, support and avenues of action against sexual assault.

For many, Memorial Day is a day of remembrance, gratitude, grief, and reflection. However this day lands for you, we hop...
05/25/2026

For many, Memorial Day is a day of remembrance, gratitude, grief, and reflection. However this day lands for you, we hope there is space for care. Today, we honor those who lost their lives in service and hold their loved ones in our thoughts.

Today also reminds us that courage takes many forms: protecting others, speaking up, creating safety, and choosing care when it matters most. May we honor sacrifice by building communities worthy of it.

05/21/2026

What does it mean to understand consent as sacred?

In this episode of Aspire, Alex Prout and Maria sit down with Nathaniel Openshaw, a student at BYU-Idaho, to talk about consent, faith, agency, accountability, and the responsibility young men have to protect themselves and others.

Nathaniel shares why consent is not just a one-time yes, but an ongoing conversation rooted in mutual respect, safety, and choice. He also reflects on how faith-based communities can do a better job talking honestly about consent education, healthy relationships, victim blaming, and survivor support.

This is a powerful conversation for students, parents, educators, faith leaders, and anyone who wants to help build safer communities.

Listen to the full episode of Aspire wherever you get your podcasts.

Before the verdicts, there was the voice. Before the headlines, there was E. Jean.ASK E. JEAN follows the life of E. Jea...
05/20/2026

Before the verdicts, there was the voice. Before the headlines, there was E. Jean.

ASK E. JEAN follows the life of E. Jean Carroll: journalist, author, beloved advice columnist, cultural force, and survivor. Long before the courtroom, she was breaking barriers in media with wit, nerve, and a voice entirely her own.

Then she stood up to power.

This documentary is about more than one case. It is about truth, accountability, survivor voices, and what becomes possible when silence is challenged. We recognize E. Jean Carroll’s bravery, and we stand with her.

Please support this amazing documentary directed by

ASK E. JEAN is screening May 21–28 at in New York City, with live Q&As opening weekend.

https://www.ifccenter.com/films/ask-e-jean/

05/19/2026

A $10 donation could win you two orchestra tickets to see Suffs at The National Theatre on June 16 at 7:30 PM.

Livvy Marcus from the Suffs First National Tour is helping us spread the word about this special raffle fundraiser for I Have The Right To, a nonprofit working with students, families, schools, and survivors to build safer, more respectful communities.

Every raffle entry helps fund education, prevention programming, and resources that support young people and the communities around them.

Enter today through the link in our bio. The raffle closes soon, and we would love to see you there.

https://ihavetherightto.networkforgood.com/events/99353-win-two-tickets-to-suffs-and-support-sexual-assault-awareness-month

05/18/2026

Win two orchestra tickets to see Suffs at The National Theatre on June 16 at 7:30 PM while supporting a mission that matters.

For just a $10 donation, you can enter I Have The Right To’s raffle fundraiser and help us continue providing education, resources, and support for students, families, school communities, and survivors. Every entry helps fund the work we do to build safer, more respectful communities.

Livvy Marcus from the Suffs First National Tour is inviting you to join us, enter the raffle, and be part of this work.

Enter now through the link below. Your $10 could send you to the theatre and help support a student who needs these resources.

05/15/2026

What does it actually mean to “take back the night”?

At Assumption University, students answered that question by creating a space where survivors could be heard, honored, and supported. Through poetry, storytelling, community care, and a powerful installation remembering lives lost to domestic violence, PAWS’ annual Take Back the Night event reminded everyone that survivor support is not just about awareness. It is about action.

Our latest article looks at the history of Take Back the Night, why student activism continues to matter, and how campus communities can help build safer, more respectful spaces for everyone.

Read the full article on our website. Link in bio!

During Mental Health Awareness Month, we are holding space for survivors of sexual assault and reminding every person he...
05/14/2026

During Mental Health Awareness Month, we are holding space for survivors of sexual assault and reminding every person healing from trauma that their story matters. Survivor affirmations can be a small but powerful way to reconnect with self-worth, safety, and hope.

You are worthy. You are valuable. It was not your fault. Healing is not linear, but you deserve support every step of the way.

Save this post for a hard day, share it with someone who may need the reminder, and visit I Have The Right To for survivor support, student safety resources, and tools for building communities rooted in respect.

05/12/2026

A full circle moment at South Fayette High School.

Our Executive Director, Katie M. Shipp, returned to the high school she graduated from over 20 years ago to speak with parents about digital safety, online consent, digital footprints, and how young people can think critically about the media they consume.

Young people are entering online spaces earlier than ever, and the messages, images, and conversations they see or join can shape how they think about relationships, consent, identity, and real life.

That’s why digital safety can’t just be about screen time or privacy settings. It has to include honest conversations about influence, boundaries, respect, and what healthy connection looks like online.

We’re grateful to South Fayette for making space for these conversations with students and parents across grade levels.

Learn more about our digital safety programming for students, parents, and educators.

MediaLiteracy

05/11/2026

Violence against women is not a women’s issue to solve alone. It is a cultural issue, a men’s issue, and a leadership issue.

In this episode of Aspire, Alex Prout and Gabriel Viscogliosi sit down with Dr. Jackson Katz, educator, author, and leading voice in gender-based violence prevention, to talk about why real change requires men and boys to become active upstanders.

Jackson challenges the idea that strength means silence. He reminds us that true strength includes accountability, courage, vulnerability, and the willingness to speak up when something is wrong.

Listen to the full episode of Aspire with Dr. Jackson Katz in our link in bio, and check out his book Every Man: Why Violence Against Women Is a Men’s Issue and How You Can Make a Difference.

05/11/2026

Why are women still expected to carry the burden of ending men’s violence?

In this clip from Aspire, Dr. Jackson Katz names a truth that too often gets avoided: violence against women, sexual assault, harassment, and relationship abuse are not problems for women to solve alone.

For decades, survivors and advocates have been asked to do the work of prevention, education, law reform, and culture change, while also being the people most harmed by that same culture. Jackson challenges men and boys to stop standing on the sidelines and start taking responsibility for building safer, more respectful communities.

This conversation is for students, parents, educators, athletes, and anyone who believes respect should be the standard, not the exception.

Watch the full episode of Aspire with Dr. Jackson Katz at the link in bio.

May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and we want to mental health part of the conversation.Survivorship can be heavy, c...
05/08/2026

May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and we want to mental health part of the conversation.

Survivorship can be heavy, complicated, and deeply personal. Some days may feel strong. Some days may feel quiet. Some days may simply be about getting through. All of it counts.

We need to talk about it. We need to show up for one another. We need to make space for the days that feel heavy, confusing, or lonely, and we need to remind survivors that they are loved, believed, and never alone.

Your life matters. Your healing matters. Your presence makes a difference, even on the days when all you can do is keep going.

Mental health and healing are not things you have to perfect. They are processes, and they do not come with a deadline. You do not have to have all the answers. You do not have to be okay all the time. You deserve support, care, and the chance to keep moving forward at your own pace.

To every survivor reading this: you are not broken, you do not have to be perfect, and you do not have to turn your pain into a performance. Your healing belongs to you, and there is still room for peace, joy, support, and a future that feels like your own.

Save this for the days you need the reminder, or share it with someone who may need to hear it.

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