In this episode, Kathryn Kosmides speaks with Tracey Vitchers, a non-profit executive, democratic political advisor, and an expert on sexual violence prevention and survivor advocacy. Tracey serves as the Executive Director of It's On Us a nonprofit founded in 2014 to combat campus sexual assault. It is considered the most extensive student organizing program since it launched in 2017.

In this episode, Tracey discusses:

  • Her time as Executive Director of “It’s On Us”
  • Sexual assault violence that occurs on campus and educating students about gender based violence
  • How the creation of the organization began with a mission to call young men to join the movement of preventing assaults
  • The impact presidential administrations had on the organization's work such as Trump’s administration wanting to get rid of Title IX
  • Partnering with Tinder for its first ever prevention education program for college students that educates students about sexual assault and safety when dating online.
  • Institutions and organizations like universities were not originally constructed for women, queer people, or people of color and that is connected to gender based violence and reporting