This is Part 2 of our Human Trafficking Series, a series dedicated to spreading awareness about human trafficking and teaching you how to advocate for human trafficking survivors.
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A title like this seems a little harsh, but in my opinion, this is the reality of our world today. Human Trafficking is one of the fastest growing organized crimes today. I remember when the word, “cancer” was ...
Life isn't always a fairy tale. And although we all like to hear about happy endings, it's important to remind ourselves that life isn't always full of good people with good intentions.
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Last weekend, I registered for my local Run/Walk For The Way, a fundraising event for the United Way. The United Way is a huge non-profit organization that offers local services for families, like tutoring and ...
I see human trafficking victims every day. So do you:
The 14-year-old girl we pass on the street as she walks home from school
The young woman whose table we sit next to at Starbucks
The young man wh...
It’s not rocket science; we’ve all heard that it’s good to talk about things, to “talk things out,” not keep things bottled inside... but why is it good?
The word “catharsis” (i.e., talking about tough stuff...
Did you know that massage parlors are common fronts for human trafficking operations? Or that some people are forced into prostitution? Do you know what some of the red flags of prostitution are? Because many ...
If you thought that slavery in the United States stopped being a problem in 1865 when the 13th amendment was passed and ratified, you might be surprised and dismayed to learn that this insidious and vile act is...
While prostitution might be the world's oldest profession, that doesn't mean that a person's body should be made into a commodity. There is always something that is lost when a person gives a part of themselve...
If you are a parent, you know how it feels when your child suddenly lets loose with a bloodcurdling scream of pain. You also know the intense relief when you find out that yes, they are ok, and you are so grate...