Jessica Raven is a community organizer and activist for gender, racial, and economic equity. She joined Collective Action for Safe Spaces as a Board Member in August 2014 in response to her experiences with street harassment in DC, stepped up as Interim Executive Director in September 2015, and became named Executive Director in March 2016. Previously, she managed the communications for local poverty relief agency, Bread for the City, and the individual giving program for global anti-trafficking organization, Polaris. She has also worked in fundraising, community organizing, and volunteer management for several nonprofit organizations in Southern California, such as the Los Angeles Youth Network’s rehabilitative care facilities for homeless youth and the Downtown Women’s Center’s permanent supportive housing program for low-income and abused women experiencing homelessness.

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