Elly Arrow interviews veteran anti-trafficking activist and psychologist Iana Matei about the systematic exploitation of Romanian women and girls across Europe. Matei explains how trafficking networks operate, why they consistently target vulnerable girls, and how government inaction allows these systems to continue largely unchecked. She describes the rescue homes she has built for survivors and the long, difficult process of helping girls recover from trauma and rebuild their lives. The conversation also confronts the urgent need for legislative reform and deep cultural change to prevent future generations of girls and young women from being drawn into sexual exploitation.

Links

Reaching Out Romania: https://www.facebook.com/reachingoutromania/ 

Donating to Reaching Out Romania is possible via:

Bank name: BRD Groupe Societe General Acc.

Name: Asociatia Reaching Out

IBAN: ro51brde030sv73149450300

Acc. Nr.: 73149450300

SWIFT: BRDEROBU

Books by Iana Matei include:

- “I Kidnap Girls: Stealing from traffickers, restoring their victims” authored with Pamela Ravan-Pyne

- “For Sale: Mariana, 15 years old” (available in multiple languages, including German, Italian, and French)

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In this first livestream of 2026, Sybil Jo, Merly Asbogard and Elly Arrow discuss Virgina Giuffre's memoir "Nobody's Girl" where she recounts her life during and after sexual exploitation by Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, and myriad other powerful men. They go over key aspects of Giuffre's story, her eventual death and how it ties both into the thousands-of-years-old history of sexual slavery and the current moment.

Virginia Giuffre's Memoir "Nobody's Girl": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobody%27s_Girl_(memoir)

Virginia Giuffre's 60 Minute Interview: https://youtu.be/LNLQmpT4oQ0?si=EytGp_41IzvORdVJ

Crime Analyst Podcast: https://www.crime-analyst.com/

"Woman at Point Zero" by Nawal El Saadawi: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woman_at_Point_Zero

Andrea Heinz interviews prominent animal rights advocate Professor Gary Francione about the universal nature of anti-exploitation ethics. They discuss life for women in the modern patriarchal world, challenges in academia, the blatant sexism found in many campaigns for animal rights, and why awakening to this phenomenon of abuse-apologetics is ultimately a gift of knowledge.

Links

“Why Veganism Matters: The Moral Value of Animals”: https://cup.columbia.edu/book/why-veganism-matters/9780231199612/

Prof. Gary Francione's Website: https://www.abolitionistapproach.com/

How Do I Go Vegan - Website: https://www.howdoigovegan.com/

Prof. Gary Francione's Twitter: https://x.com/garylfrancione

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Elly Arrow talks to Esther, Policy Advisor at Nordic Model Now and survivor of exploitation in prostitution and pornography, about the modern sex industry's downward spiral of ever more extreme acts for ever lower prices. They discuss why the industry doesn't allow for genuine female autonomy or safety and how male demands for degradation and violence are both cause and consequence of the sex industry. They touch on OnlyFans, BDSM, snuff films, human trafficking, and Esther's own experience of narrowly surviving commercial sexual exploitation.

Links

Nordic Model Now: https://nordicmodelnow.org/

Esther’s NMN pieces: https://nordicmodelnow.org/tag/esther/

FiLiA: https://www.filia.org.uk/

CAP International: https://www.cap-international.org/en/

A Model for Scotland: https://www.amodelforscotland.org/

Persons Against Non-State Torture: https://nonstatetorture.org/

Prostitution-context femicide: https://ellyarrow.wordpress.com/2021/03/29/who-is-killing-whom-where-how-and-why-in-german-prostitution/

How Prostitution Safety Systems Fail Women (Episode 5)

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This is the recording from our recent livestream to mark 11 years since the Protection of Communities and Exploited Persons Act (PCEPA) became law in Canada.

The discussion featured:

• Andrea Heinz and Kathy King, co-authors of When Men Buy Sex: Who Really Pays?

• Michelle Abel, Vice President for Children and Youth & Global Affairs, National Council of Women of Canada

• Liz John-West, Executive Director, CEASE (Centre to Empower All Survivors of Exploitation & Trafficking)

• Linda MacDonald and Jeanne Sarson, co-founders of Persons Against Non-State Torture

Speakers reflected on the impact of PCEPA since its adoption, shared observations from anniversary events held in Ottawa, and outlined what further measures are needed to strengthen Canada’s response to sexual exploitation and trafficking.

The episode provided updates on policy outcomes, community initiatives, and the continuing challenges in preventing exploitation and supporting those affected.

It was moderated by Elly Arrow.

Partners and families of sex buyers are often the unseen victims of commercial sexual exploitation. In this episode, Andrea Heinz reads her renowned peer-reviewed paper “A Mule for the Patriarchy: Waking Up to the Harm of Prostitution to Wives and Families,” sharing powerful insights on how women in the sex industry come to understand the betrayal trauma and financial abuse faced by buyers’ partners. Sabrinna joins the conversation to talk about her own efforts to warn partners about infidelity and to unpack the historical narratives that have justified prostitution while dividing women into “private” and “public property.”

Links

Andrea Heinz’s paper “A Mule for the Patriarchy: Waking Up to the Harm of Prostitution to Wives and Families”: https://digitalcommons.uri.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1234&context=dignity

Ingeborg Kraus’ on “shadow women”: https://www.trauma-and-prostitution.eu/en/2018/10/19/shadow-women/ 

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Host Elly Arrow interviews Michelle Kelly on surviving domestic violence and trafficking into prostitution, her experience of women’s shelters, exploitation in the camming industry, and fighting her way out through becoming a professional writer. They touch on negative community reactions, the lack of alternatives to reporting abusers to police, as well as the blind spot among many feminists when it comes to the need to safeguard women against forced abortions. Centrally, they analyze how placating the sex buyer closely mirrors managing the volatility of the domestic abuser.

Links

“Eyes Wide Open” by Michelle Kelly: https://www.amazon.de/Eyes-Wide-English-Michelle-Kelly-ebook/dp/B00WKMLCE4

Michelle Kelly on Twitter: https://x.com/MichKelly8

Michelle Kelly’s writing about prostitution for NordicModelNow: https://nordicmodelnow.org/testimonial/michelle-kelly/

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Victoria Gugenheim and Elly Arrow are joined by veteran experts Dr. Stacia West and Dr. Karl Widerquist to discuss various forms of guaranteed basic income with a focus on curbing violence against women and how innovations in programs against IPV may be applied to commercial sexual exploitation. They bust myriad myths surrounding basic income and discuss how poverty and resource deprivation is intentional and preventable.

Links

Center for Guaranteed Income Research (Dr. Stacia West): https://www.penncgir.org/

Karl Widerquist: https://widerquist.com/

Universal Basic Income program in Brazil: https://www.maricabasicincome.com/

Universal Basic Income fund in Germany: https://www.mein-grundeinkommen.de/

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In this bonus episode to our "Men For Equality" series, Rob Jessel has an all encompassing talk with Victoria Gugenheim on male hazing, grooming, prostitution, the crisis of pornified male sexuality, how men are falling in love with porn, the use of 'revelatory shame' in reclaiming healthy sexuality and much, much more.

Links

“Pornocracy” by Jo Bartosch and Rob Jessel (out Oct 31st, 2025): https://www.amazon.de/Pornocracy-Jo-Bartosch/dp/1509565132 

Rob Jessel’s Twitter: https://x.com/robjessel16

“The Body Keeps the Score” by Bessel van der Kolk: https://www.amazon.de/Body-Keeps-Score-Healing-Trauma/dp/0143127748

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In episode eight of our #MenForEquality series, Victoria Gugenheim interviews Björn, co-founder of Male Allies Challenging Sexism (MACS), who campaign against sexual violence and exploitation. Their #NoAbusersOnStage campaign works to deplatform male artists who have harmed and raped women and girls, while #RefuseTheBait is trying to help men stop consuming porn, especially the recent trend of lining up to participate in ever more dangerous and humiliating acts done to women on OnlyFans. Björn also gets personal about his own journey quitting porn and holding himself to account.

Links

Male Allies Challenging Sexism Site: https://menchallengingsexism.org.uk/

MACS Twitter: https://x.com/MenVSexism

He Chose Porn Over Me: https://www.amazon.com/He-Chose-Porn-over-Me-ebook/dp/B0B5FMSJC7

Porn star life expectancy (it's actually worse than stated in the episode at 37, not 47): https://beyondfantasy.com/stats/

Lost economic potential due to sexual violence against women in the USA:

https://www.context.news/socioeconomic-inclusion/opinion/end-violence-against-women-and-save-billions-every-year

"Violence against women costs the global economy $1.5 trillion a year, increasing absenteeism from work and placing a burden on health, police and criminal justice services"

Hooked up and Tied Down, the Neurological consequences of sadomasochism: https://www.thepublicdiscourse.com/2015/02/14470/

USA now at over 100k untested rape kits:

https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/investigations/2024/09/19/doj-rape-kit-testing-program-results/74589312007/

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