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- APR 13th 2018 | KSBW-TV - RISING HOLDS I AM JANE DOE FILM EVENT Human trafficking awareness event held in Salinas. Linked here.
- NOV 10th 2017 | RISING WINS SVBJ AWARD! Silicon Valley Business Journal honors area groups and individuals who have made a significant difference in our community. Linked here.
- MAY 11th 2017 | RISING TURNS 15! Yes! It's been fifteen years since we had that first home party! | The June 9th story in the Santa Cruz Sentinel linked here.
- THE SANTA CRUZ MOVIE PREMIERE ON MAY 25th! "I AM JANE DOE" A shocking documentary about sex trafficking in the US, and right here on the Central Coast. Don't miss this important event!
- RISING COVER STORY GOOD TIMES SANTA CRUZ Rising International Helps Women in 26 Countries Craft Their Futures | linked here.
- RISING JOINS LEGAL MOMENTUM, OTHERS TO STOP HUMAN TRAFFICKING IN THE US. Effort to stop backpage.com gathers steam. Case brief for Supreme Court bid linked here.
- RISING HEART MONTHLY GIVING PROGRAM Become a monthly donor. Rising Heart Memberships now available!
- WINNERS ANNOUNCED IN RISING'S WIN FOR KIDS RAFFLE! Congratulations to the winners! Read more about the Win For Kids Raffle HERE...
- RISING WINS FIRST PLACE AT CRUZ CARES! Carmel Jud, founder of a startup that has found a way to help women rise out of poverty, took first place and $17,100 in prizes Wednesday night at Cruz Cares...READ MORE
- LINKEDIN FOR GOOD GRANTS RISING! LinkedIn donates $10,000 to launch Rising's SAFE AND SOUND PROGRAM to keep children safe from human trafficking. Donate here today!
- PACKARD FOUNDATION AWARDS GRANT TO RISING! LOS ALTOS TOWN CRIER: Packard Foundation, Ashoka Changemakers Award Empathy Grant to Rising! Read More Here.
- KCBS INTERVIEW: CONNIE C. KIM TALKS WITH CARMEL JUD Connie C. Kim of KCBS Radio in San Francisco talks about women's empowerment with Rising Founder and Executive Director, Carmel Jud. DETAILS HERE
- RISING ON KSBW-TV! NBC Affiliate, KSBW-TV, features Rising International, the only Central Coast charity in Huffington Post's Raise For Women Challenge! The entire piece is viewable here.
- HOW FAR CAN A WOMAN GO? Meet Homa, Rising's traveling Afghan doll! Homa is touring the globe to raise awareness about the plight of widows, and to promote economic and social equality for women worldwide. Details here.
- RISING FOUNDER AT TEDx Carmel Jud speaks at TEDx on Ending the Global Oppression of Women. This TEDx Santa Cruz talk was given at TEDx Santa Cruz Change held on April 8, 2012 at Cruzio Internet in Santa Cruz, CA.