Emancipation Nation

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What happens behind closed doors? Who is involved? Why are they allowed to operate? Learn about illicit massage parlors as a front for sex trafficking and the structural, political, and cultural contexts behind their operation and how to disrupt it.

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Educating teachers, other school personnel, and students about human trafficking is only the beginning.  Using a variety of teaching methods including peer-to-peer education also gets kids involved in the fight. However, increasing awareness alone is not enough. Building a comprehensive continuum of care that addresses the risk factors and supports youth that are at risk or trafficked is the goal of an effective school-based intervention.

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Walter Lovett describes his life transformation from the depths and despair of a porn addiction to becoming a successful, creative, and talented comic book writer that works to educate and increase human trafficking awareness among those early teens and late twenties comic book fans and aficionados. 

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A retired Sergeant with decades of experience talks about human trafficking from her years of experience in LAPD Vice. Dr. Powell focuses on the delicate dance between being a woman engaging victimized women and being an officer of color that is confronted with the issue of systemic racism and police-community relations. 

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Our laws are black and white, but the issue is complicated. It involves trafficking victims, victim turned perpetrator, and sex workers. Learn more about the nuances of the sex trade so you can become a part of the solution. Start by participating in an important study. Here is the link: tinyurl.com/ComplexRightsAndWrongs

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Dr. Rosario Sanchez discusses her research with survivors of human trafficking, including their needs and the individual and interpersonal barriers they face leaving their trafficking situation and how professionals can play an important role.

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Listen to this episode about carrying your message forward by sharing your life testimony with others who need to hear it. When you are genuine and authentic you give other people permission to also be genuine and authentic.

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Why keep all of that wonderful knowledge you have to yourself? Share it with the world. If you haven't presented much in the past, listen and learn the tips and secrets to submitting a good abstract and consider submitting an abstract to present at our 19th annual International Human Trafficking and Social Justice Conference.  Not interested? Listen anyway and pick of tips for submitting a well written abstract to present at any conference.

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The 11th Journey to trauma-focused healing helps survivors to unburden themselves of the energy of hatred that leads to poor emotional and and physical health. 

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Thomas Estler developed the comic book series "Abolitionista!" to help kids understand the issue of human trafficking in a age appropriate way.  You can get access to the comic book series for free!