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Get the Facts About Sex Trafficking

Human Trafficking rarely happens the way it's portrayed onscreen. In movies like the "Taken" franchise, traffickers are portrayed as kidnapping people - usually women and girls - and then selling them to the highest bidder. This dramatic image can en

Understand the Toll Trafficking Takes on Communities of Color

Understand How Human Trafficking Affects Communities of Color February is Black History Month in the United States. Honor this time of year by learning about and understanding how human trafficking has a disproportionate impact on communities of colo

Learn about Preventing Modern Day Enslavement

According to Brad Myles, CEO of Polaris, there are three "Ps" when it comes to fighting modern day enslavement: Prosecution, Protection, and Prevention. "Prevention is often the 'forgotten P,'" reports Myles. How can we take action so that vulnerable

Stop Using the Term Underage Women

On July 8th, 2019 Jeffrey Epstein was charged with human trafficking and conspiracy to commit trafficking. The arrest of such a high profile figure has brought the issue of modern-day enslavement into the public consciousness, again. This also raises

Read Street Business School's Study on Trafficking Prevention

Arming Women in the Quest to Prevent Trafficking: A Case Study on Sex Trafficking Prevention, part 1 In anti-trafficking circles, "Prevention" is often referred to as "the third P" or "the forgotten P" due to the fact that most anti-trafficking effor

Learn About the Unique Vulnerability of Communities of Color to Trafficking

The Unique Vulnerability of Communities of Color February is Black History Month in the United States. Honor this holiday by understanding how human trafficking disproportionately affects communities of color, specifically African American girls and

Buy a Survivor-Made Face Mask

Sewing New Futures Sewing New Futures is a nonprofit social enterprise that employs women and girls who have survived or evaded sex trafficking in Northern India. They provide fair wages to these women, who work as artisans, creators, and artists. Yo

Watch "Still I Rise" the film

Authentic, dynamic and relatable - you couldn't invent more compelling protagonists than Holly and Leah if you were writing fiction. The documentary weaves the personal stories of two Bay Area activists with public speeches from celebrities and activ

Human Rights and Slavery

What are Human Rights? Human rights are rights inherent to all human beings, regardless of gender, nationality, place of residency, sex, ethnicity, religion, color or and other categorization. Thus, human rights are non-discriminatory, meaning that a

Restavek Freedom in Haiti - Kathie

There are over 300,000 child domestic workers in Haiti, many of whom are trapped in the restavek system, a common practice in Haiti that forces children to work as domestic servants. Once a taboo topic, communities are beginning to openly acknowledge