Surviving Epstein: Injury, Sexual Assault Advocacy, and Resilience

Jess Michaels is a TEDx speaker, survivor-advocate, and founder of 3Joannes, Inc., where she created 3Js Sexual Assault First Aid Kit™ and the #withyoutoo Social Safety app. A 1991 Jeffrey Epstein survivor who has lived with PTSD for more than 30 years, Jess translates lived experience into practical, trauma-informed tools that teach communities how to respond to sexual harm with care not confusion. Her work reframes sexual assault as an injury before it’s an investigation, with the goal of preventing long-term trauma through immediate, compassionate human response.

Co-sponsors: Women’s Research & Resource Center (WRRC) and the Institute of Feminist Studies and Social Action (IFSSA)

View the talk via Zoom. Meeting ID: 849 0488 8762