The Rouge Support Network (RSN) is a national support system of artists, storytellers, public health workers, and resource mobilizers who serve communities of the global majority and those most heavily impacted by capitalism, criminalization, and the prison industrial complex.
The RSN Foundational Cohort is a partnership of directly impacted people who all have our own unique experiences and approaches to serving our communities. RSN is the product of a merger and restructuring that includes both a Business/Org Cooperative made up of 10 members who each operate an individual entity that exists for community benefit who also collaborate on joint peer service provision through the activities of the longer standing Lysistrata Cooperative which is a direct service, mutual aid, and financial solidarity ~150 member co-op founded in 2016.
We currently contract with our cohort members when grant funding is available to support their service provision within the network but our activities are primarily maintained by unpaid volunteer labor at this time. While we structure to apply for our own 501c3 status we are able to accept tax deductible donations through fiscal sponsorship via our partners at The Brooklyn G.H.O.S.T. Project and we have a separate process and pages for collecting these fiscally sponsored donations vs those towards the work of Lysistrata.
Meet the Rouge Support Network Foundational Cohort
Jay/Jae (She/Her) Liaison Consulting Services/LMCCF-Creating innovative arts programming to amplify the voices and talents within hidden populations surrounding public policies, community health and criminal justice issues that impact them.
Jenna (She/Her) Seeding Press Books/LMCCF-Create innovative arts programming to amplify the voices and talents within hidden populations through creative writing programming to promote healing and bring awareness to reproductive justice issues within communities of color.
A. Louis (silent s/they/them/ellx) Black Arts House-Arts administration, coaching, multidisciplinary cultural programming in service of securing and maintaining dignified housing for queer Black artists, land rights organizing & community gardening, figure drawing to support Black queer & trans artists and models, discussing body image & different gazes, fatphobia & body neutrality, bodily autonomy & (non)eroticisms through an asexual lens.
Becky (All Pronouns ) Slutwalk Denver/SWIFT LTD-Holistic Healing, Transformative Justice Facilitator, Financial Equity, Tech Literacy, Afrocentric practitioner concentrating on Adult sexual education, and currently a Vaudeville performer, producer, and activist.
Lenny (They/Them) BSW Reparation Fund /Lenny LLC-Applying experience in fundraising and micro grants distribution to help secure resources and support for the Black community and additionally creating/conducting educational workshops focused on front-end development and cybersecurity to share the knowledge and skills needed to thrive in the digital world.
Cora (They/Them) P.M.GRAN.TE/SWIFT LTD/LMCCF-Payments, Money Handling, and Admin services. Also providing local peer focused events and resources for people of marginalized genders.
Katie (She/her) Heart’s Intentions-Mind, Body, Energy healing & certified Mediator
E’jira (She/Her) Brooklyn G.H.O.S.T. Project-Providing grant opportunities, fiscal sponsorship, and helping with project funding and development