Sadie Dupuis is the guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for the rock band Speedy Ortiz and producer and multi-instrumentalist behind politically-geared pop outfit Sad13. She is a writer and cultural critic and holds an MFA in poetry from UMass Amherst. Years on the road inspired her to consider the ways in which touring musicians can have a positive political and social impact on their communities.

In 2015, Speedy Ortiz initiated a help hotline - the first of its kind - for fans to text if they felt unsafe or needed assistance at a show. On tour, Dupuis distributes bystander intervention and de-escalation strategies, shares safer space guidelines with venues, and mandates gender neutral bathrooms. She has also organised non-profit touring benefiting organisations including Girls Rock Camp Foundation and the Southern Poverty Law Center, as well as fundraisers for more local charities in need, such as the Ferguson Library and the GLBT Center of Orlando.