Riding with a Purpose: Texas to Alaska for victims of human trafficking

I remember when I first heard about human trafficking, I was in college and I had several different emotional responses. I was horrified, angry, upset, and most of all I felt the immediate need to do something about it. I eventually found my way to Polaris Project and threw myself full force into combating [...]

By Johanna Olivas on 1st June 2012 | Category: Activism, Author: Johanna Olivas, Human Trafficking in the Media, Human Trafficking in the U.S. | 5 comments

Framing the Issue: The visceral response to human trafficking

As part of the Fellowship Program, the Spring 2012 fellows came together for a joint project with the US Fund for UNICEF. In early April, we hosted a screening of Not My Life at American University. The documentary highlights the horrors of human trafficking globally.

Prior to the screening we encouraged attendees to sum [...]

By Public Outreach and Communications Dept. Fellow on 16th May 2012 | Category: Authors: Fellows, Human Trafficking in the Media, Human Trafficking in the U.S. | Join the conversation

Groundbreaking Case Opens Doors for Victims

There are many challenges which victims of human trafficking face. Frequently, victims  go unrecognized and the perpetrators of the crimes go unpunished. In a case last March, a pimp was convicted of sex trafficking and sent to prison for 7 years, the “john” or buyer walked away with just 2 misdemeanor charges resulting in probation. [...]

By Policy and POC on 20th December 2011 | Category: Human Trafficking in the Media | One comment

Part 3: What the Modern Sugar Baby and Mail-Order Bride Have in Common

Recent articles regarding the “Sugar Baby” trend, where debt-burdened young people seek romantic relationships with older individuals for financial compensation, have portrayed these arrangements as a new and modern phenomenon.  These journalists have a point: college students entering into these relationships are a byproduct of the onerous cost of education in 21st Century America.  In [...]

By Public Outreach and Communications Dept. Fellow on 9th December 2011 | Tags: , , , , , | Category: Human Trafficking in the Media, Human Trafficking in the U.S., People, Sex Trafficking | 2 comments
 
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