Ending Human Trafficking

Dr. Sandie Morgan, Dave Stachowiak, and Westminster Police Department’s Deputy Chief Derek Marsh discuss the myths and misconceptions of human trafficking. Deputy Chief Marsh has worked on Orange County’s local anti-trafficking efforts since 2003, including co-chairing the Orange County Human Trafficking Task Force for nine years. In Part 1, they discuss 6 out of 12 myths about human trafficking as outlined by the Polaris Project.

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Dave [00:00:00] You’re listening to the Ending Human Trafficking podcast. This is episode number 71 on today’s show, A Dozen Myths about Human Trafficking (Part 1). Welcome to the Ending Human Trafficking podcast. My name is Dave Stachowiak.

Sandie [00:00:31] And my name is Sandie Morgan.

Dave [00:00:33] And this is the show where we empower you to study the issues, be a voice, and make a difference in ending human trafficking. And Sandie, we do spend a lot of time talking about studying the issues. We’re going to spend most of the episode today looking at, what are some common myths on human trafficking. We have a great guest with us again today, Deputy Chief Derek Marsh from the Westminster Police Department, who is back again from his previous appearance on the show. Before we get on with Deputy Chief Marsh, though, I know you would like to say something about 2014. And one of the big events we have coming up here at the Global Center for Women and Justice at Vanguard University.

Sandie [00:01:14] Well, Ensure Justice 2014, our theme is, Why is She a Slave? And we’re looking at prevention and early intervention for human trafficking. And our speakers are absolutely top-notch. Stephen Bauman, president and CEO of a World Relief is coming out for this. Dr. Joanne Butren, who’s director of Ministries for the Assemblies of God. And she’s going to give us a public health perspective. The White House faith-based senior adviser to Homeland Security, Reverend David Myers, will be here. He is absolutely an inspiring speaker, especially when it comes to talking about marginalized youth right here in our own country. And then one of the most exciting guests that we have coming is Shyima Hall, the first victim that was really identified in Orange County when she was 12 years old, is ready to tell her story. Her book is coming out in January, go to our Web site and we’ve got a link so that you can pre-order it now. I already have. And she’s going to be there to tell her story. We’re going to have her come and do an interview on the podcast as well. We’re also focusing on how we can support our community. So, community educators and juvenile justice. We’re going to have some special workshops for them as well. And if they’re interested in finding out how to participate in some of those sessions, please e-mail us at [email protected].

Dave [00:02:59] Perfect. And the conference is going to be when, Sandie? For folks who want to get in on their calendars.

Sandie [00:03:05] Oh that’s important! It is on March 7th and 8th. That’s a Friday, Saturday at Vanguard University in Costa Mesa, California, where we will not have snow on the ground in March.

Dave [00:03:16] We will not have snow, no. It did rain one year I remember that. But usually, it’s pretty sunny and fairly warm. So, if you’re in another part of the world, that’s a little colder in March. It’s a great place to come visit. And we’re really close to Disneyland, too.

Sandie [00:03:30] Well, yes, there you go. And the other thing about our conference, we’ve been tracking more and more feedback after the conference and what people say is, they come here first to get the latest trends in figuring out how we are working towards ending human trafficking. And they network, they find other people who have the same value for knowledge and research, who have the same value for best practices, and they connect and that strengthens our entire network. And it’s like having a safety net that has more strands, so not as many things fall through the holes in that. So, we’re very excited about Ensure Justice 2014. And here’s a secret just for listeners listening on the day this podcast is released. On our Web site, if you go to our newsletter, there is a Christmas gift and there is a special code. If you go to gcwj.vanguard.edu and look at our newsletter for December. There is a $10 off code if you register by December thirty-first for Ensure Justice 2014.

Dave [00:04:44] Oh, great. And don’t let that stop you, though, if you’re listening after December thirty-first because it’s going to be a great conference regardless. Be sure to go to gcwj.vanguard.edu for even more information.

Sandie [00:04:56] And the early bird rate is still good until February.

Dave [00:05:00] Oh, okay. Great. Perfect. So, lots of opportunities to get on and get registered for the conference. And you mentioned something a moment ago, Sandie, about the trends and learning about what’s new and what’s going on. One of the great things that has happened in the last couple of years is that more and more people are becoming aware of this issue and are becoming advocates for working against human trafficking. And helping us to end it, and that has brought some wonderful visibility to this i...

The travel industry has a unique spot in the fight against human trafficking. Many individuals are trafficked across both local and international boundaries, and those who work in the airline, bus, and hotel industries are likely to come in contact with someone being trafficked. GCWJ Director Sandie Morgan and Board Member Dave Stachowiak discuss the different ways the travel industry can begin to provide training opportunities for their employees and make available the proper tools for the employees to report. As private citizens, we can also make a difference while we are traveling by being aware of our surroundings. Tune into this episode to learn more about fighting trafficking in the travel industry, and some of the key companies that are already committed to making a difference!

Resources:

Airline Ambassador Training – Human Trafficking

ECPAT Hospitality Training – Benefits

ECPAT – Companies that signed the Code of Conduct

ECPAT – Promote the Code of Conduct 

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GCWJ Director Sandie Morgan and Board Member Dave Stachowiak welcome Tracy Webb, Senior Trial Attorney, Cyber Crime and Child Abuse Policy and Prosecution for the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force in Los Angeles, California. Tracy shares Brittany’s Story, a case that involved a 12 year-old girl from Illinois who was lured to California to become a model. Brittany’s story highlights just how vulnerable our children are when it comes to the internet. Listen to this interview and learn what Tracy suggests parents can do to help protect their children from being exploited online. Always remember: no software or privacy setting will ever make the internet 100% private!

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GCWJ Director Sandra Morgan, and Coordinator, Alexis Miller, travel to New York City for the two week event, The Price of Life, hosted by the InterVarsity Christian Fellowship. This event reached upwards of 12,000 people on 15 different campuses and through vast impressions on social media has reached a potential audience of 4.5 million people. In this podcast, Sandie shares her and other participants’ experiences and thoughts from the Price of Life event. Featuring interviews with Price of Life Director Dave Ruark, Jason Gaboury, New York/New Jersey Regional Director for InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, and a member of the social media team speak to just how great an impact this event is going to have on participating college students and shaping their character and capacity. Sandie also reaches out to students at the event to hear their point of view on why students are important in ending human trafficking, how the media can help us end demand, the link between human rights and human trafficking and many other interesting concepts; plus she shares an exclusive interview with one of the artists from the recently released album: Exposing Darkness. The podcast sheds light on the importance of the mobilization of young people to become the next generation of leaders in the movement to end human trafficking.

Resources:

Intervarsity Christian Fellowship

Price of Life NYC

NYC Urban Project

Nomi Network

Restore NYC

Sex + Money (documentary)

Price of Life Twitter

WeLOGOFF Twitter (@WeLOGOFF)

Tweets: #POL13

Exposing Darkness (album)

Courtney Wong – Freedom

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Internet access has changed the way we communicate over the last 10 years. Twitter estimates 33 billion tweets per day in the year 2013, yet it didn’t exist 10 years ago. The amount of internet exposer teens and children experience each week is approximately 18 hours – and likely to be much higher for some. How can you protect children from accidental or intentional views of pornography? GCWJ Director Sandie Morgan and Board Member Dave Stachowiak discuss some of the startling statistics around pornography and what you can do as parents, friends, teachers, and mentors to help protect children! It is important to start young and regularly talk to children about internet safety!

Resources:

Just One Click Away, Josh McDowell

Medical Institute for Sexual Health

Netsmartz.org

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GCWJ Director Sandie Morgan sits down with the director of World Relief Spokane, Mark Kadel. The World Relief Spokane office works to provide refugee resettlement assistance, employment services, loans, and immigration services to refugees. This podcast episode explores into link between refugee resettlement and ultimately reducing the risk for human trafficking.  Mark and Sandie discuss the link between refugee resettlement and human trafficking comes in with their vulnerability of being stateless then further look into what World Relief Spokane is doing to end human trafficking. Refugees are often in desperate situations and will do what they think will help them survive or protect their family. Through exploitation of these vulnerabilities, traffickers are able to take advantage of refugees.

Before coming to Spokane Mark had a passion for anti-trafficking work and had attended Hands that Heal training as well as won several grants to work with the FBI and start anti-human trafficking task forces. When he relocated to World Relief Spokane he saw that helping trafficked people fits with both the ethos and mission statement of World Relief. Through a focus on decreasing demand, World Relief Spokane is able to empower churches to help in the fight to end human trafficking.

Resources:

World Relief

World Relief Spokane

World Relief North Carolina

FAAST Hands that Heal Training

Refugee Resettlement Grants

World Affairs

Lutheran Community Services

Department of Homeland Security Blue Campaign

Coalition to Abolish Human Trafficking, Northwest

Questions about World Relief’s efforts to end slavery? Email: [email protected]

National Human Trafficking Resource Center (NHTRC): 888-3737-888

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Recently, the President’s Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships convened in Washington DC to discuss how to combat human trafficking, aiming for organizations to work together for victim support services and raising awareness. This episode features a special interview Cheryl Pittluck, a GCWJ board member and leader at Anaheim Vineyard Church. Cheryl is an integral community partner for the Orange County Human Trafficking Task Force, a prime example of a Faith-Based and Neighborhood partnership. GCWJ Director Sandie Morgan and Board Member Dave Stachowiak discuss with Cheryl how to make partnerships work – the training, agreements, and support that many different organizations provide in seeking to end human trafficking. Cheryl assists with many different projects with the Task Force, including holiday programming, donation distribution, and assisting clients through simple acts like driving to appointments. Tune in to hear how faith-based and neighborhood partnerships can build and create something that is sustainable and recognizable in the community. Call the Hotline – 888-3737-888 – to get connected to anti-trafficking opportunities in your area. 

Resources:

Anaheim Vineyard Church – Human Trafficking Ministry

Orange County Human Trafficking Task Force

OCHTTF Resources

World Relief – US Offices

World Vision – Get Involved

Polaris project – Local Opportunities

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The Global Center for Women and Justice is celebrating 10 years of research, achievements, and community engagement as we continue our mission to follow James 1:27: “Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.” In this special episode of the Ending Human Trafficking Podcast, Director Sandie Morgan and Board Member Dave Stachowiak share history about our student scholars, the early years of the Center including the wonderful leaders who laid the foundation to focus on Women’s Studies at a Christian university, and how GCWJ has worked to fight human trafficking through community engagement and training.

A special thank you to the Vanguard University community for supporting GCWJ for the last 10 years!

And we want to thank you – our listening community! Thank you for your comments, encouragement, and support as we work together to end human trafficking and follow James 1:27’s call to practice true religion – looking after the orphans and widows.

Resources:

Global Center for Women and Justice 10 Year Timeline

Global Center for Women and Justice 10th Anniversary Events

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Teachers hold the unique place in the lives of children, as they often spend up to 6 hours a day with a child. Educators have a unique opportunity to teach children lessons that extend far beyond the classroom, including prevention and early intervention of trafficking. How do we equip teachers to teach children about exploitation and ask the right questions when a child in their class exhibits signs of exploitation?

In Virginia, teachers are required to receive two hours of training on CSEC – commercial sexual exploitation of children. Training like this provides teachers with the tools to identify warning signs and ask the right questions in order to better protect the children in their classroom. GCWJ Director Sandie Morgan and Board Member Dave Stachowiak discuss these important warning signs, how to equip teachers, and how teachers can engage students about modern-day slavery, including ways labor and sexuality can be exploited.

Resources:

Podcast 35: Internet Safety Resources for Teachers

Global Center for Women and Justice Trafficking Resources

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The Ending Human Trafficking Podcast will taking a special field trip in October to The Price of Life NYC campaign! In preparation for our special live podcast, GCWJ Director Sandie Morgan and Board Member Dave Stachowiak interview Jonathan Walton, InterVarsity’s New York City Urban Project Director about The Price of Life NYC.

The Price of Life NYC campaign is October 1 – 12 with more than 100 events on 15 college campuses organized around fighting sex and labor trafficking, as well as 60 traveling art stations throughout the city engaging people in the streets on the issue of trafficking, and finally, a culmination event at City Center. Jonathan shares about the work he engages in as InterVarsity’s Urban Project Director through three specific avenues: Intercession, Partnership, and Purchasing. As one of New York’s New Abolitionists, Jonathan shares about his work to disciple individuals to become well-equipped abolitionists and make a difference in the fight against human trafficking locally and globally.

If you’re in the New York City area, don’t miss out on The Price of Life from October 1-12. Check out the website for participating colleges and event schedules! And meet up with GCWJ at the City Center finale on October 11!

Resources:

The Price of Life – New York City

New York New Abolitionists

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