10/04/2026
When Chessy Prout talks about why she co-founded I Have The Right To, she starts with something deceptively simple:
“Too many schools don’t teach the issue of assault and r*pe and consent.”
They don’t teach young people what consent actually means.
They don’t teach them what their rights are.
And they don’t teach them what to do when something happens that they can’t quite put into words.
Chessy knows this firsthand.
After surviving sexual assault as a teenager, she realized she didn’t know what her rights were or even how to understand what had happened to her. That realization became the foundation for an organization working to educate young people about sexual violence, consent, boundaries, healthy relationships, and their rights.
Because trauma doesn’t always arrive with a neat narrative. Survivors may be confused. They may question themselves. They may not immediately recognize an experience as sexual violence. They may need time before they can understand what happened, find the words for it, or feel safe enough to say it out loud. RAINN (R**e, Abuse & In**st National Network) specifically notes that trauma can affect memory, emotions, decision-making, and a survivor’s ability to disclose what happened.
This is exactly why the work of matters.
Their mission goes beyond awareness. They provide programming for middle and high school students, educators, administrators, and parents, along with resources and support for survivors and communities. Their goal: creating schools where safety, dignity, respect, transparency, and accountability are the norm.
And make sure survivors know: you don’t have to have the perfect words immediately for what happened to you to matter.
That’s Troublemaking for Good.
