. >> i am lisa sanchez and i am a sex worker and also a survivor of sexual assault and i am here because i want to speak in support of this issue and i think what is already happening to survivors is that the indifference from the city is hardth parhe t violence and the abuse they are experiencing. i have a lot of mixed emotions that everybody is talking about makes me remember my own assault and all the indifference that we are feeling with authorities is part of what makes me feel uncomfortable. i also want to include a suggestion that we need to make sure that the office staff is diverse so people from different backgrounds can connect with people in the office. it's difficult that people don't imagine what kind of impact this will have in their lives once it's happening. thank you. >> i it shouldn't be okay that because i am a sex worker that someone comes and violates me. when i say no, it means no. >> good afternoon my name is erica rodriguez from the women's collective. i am here because i want to support that the sexual assault office happened immediately so that we have more hel