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Smokey the Bear said only you can
Smokey the Bear said only you can prevent forest fires that’s right Smokey
prevent forest fires that’s right Smokey
prevent forest fires that’s right Smokey the Bear said you can prevent forest
the Bear said you can prevent forest
the Bear said you can prevent forest fires
fires
fires what does Smokey the Bear have to do
what does Smokey the Bear have to do
what does Smokey the Bear have to do with modern slavery or human trafficking
with modern slavery or human trafficking
with modern slavery or human trafficking I’ll be using those terms
I’ll be using those terms
I’ll be using those terms interchangeably because they mean the
interchangeably because they mean the
interchangeably because they mean the same thing the illegal sale of human
same thing the illegal sale of human
same thing the illegal sale of human beings the second largest and the
beings the second largest and the
beings the second largest and the fastest growing criminal enterprise in
fastest growing criminal enterprise in
fastest growing criminal enterprise in the world what does Smokey Bear Smokey
the world what does Smokey Bear Smokey
the world what does Smokey Bear Smokey the Bear have to do with the fact that
the Bear have to do with the fact that
the Bear have to do with the fact that millions of children women and men are
millions of children women and men are
millions of children women and men are enslaved around the world including
enslaved around the world including
enslaved around the world including right here in Columbia Missouri in
right here in Columbia Missouri in
right here in Columbia Missouri in forced labor and commercial sex
forced labor and commercial sex
forced labor and commercial sex industries well I like smokey the Bears
industries well I like smokey the Bears
industries well I like smokey the Bears message and I believe that you can
message and I believe that you can
message and I believe that you can prevent human trafficking that you can
prevent human trafficking that you can
prevent human trafficking that you can take action to fight against slavery and
take action to fight against slavery and
take action to fight against slavery and that you can make a positive difference
that you can make a positive difference
that you can make a positive difference in the lives of victims and survivors of
in the lives of victims and survivors of
in the lives of victims and survivors of slavery our fellow citizens there are
slavery our fellow citizens there are
slavery our fellow citizens there are many words that are used to describe
many words that are used to describe
many words that are used to describe define human trafficking or slavery and
define human trafficking or slavery and
define human trafficking or slavery and maybe you’ve heard some of them forced
maybe you’ve heard some of them forced
maybe you’ve heard some of them forced labor sexual exploitation domestic minor
labor sexual exploitation domestic minor
labor sexual exploitation domestic minor sex trafficking undocumented immigrant
sex trafficking undocumented immigrant
sex trafficking undocumented immigrant labor child pornography a child victim
labor child pornography a child victim
labor child pornography a child victim of prostitution not a child prostitute
of prostitution not a child prostitute
of prostitution not a child prostitute but a child victim of prostitution there
but a child victim of prostitution there
but a child victim of prostitution there are many words used to describe this
are many words used to describe this
are many words used to describe this horrible horrible crime but it comes
horrible horrible crime but it comes
horrible horrible crime but it comes down to one word in my mind it’s not
down to one word in my mind it’s not
down to one word in my mind it’s not fitting on the slide but it’s
fitting on the slide but it’s
fitting on the slide but it’s exploitation so imagine this word
exploitation so imagine this word
exploitation so imagine this word exploitation it means that somebody’s
exploitation it means that somebody’s
exploitation it means that somebody’s used for the benefit of someone else
used for the benefit of someone else
used for the benefit of someone else that’s what it all boils down to human
that’s what it all boils down to human
that’s what it all boils down to human trafficking is a complex crime I don’t
trafficking is a complex crime I don’t
trafficking is a complex crime I don’t want to mislead you generally when we
want to mislead you generally when we
want to mislead you generally when we talk about human trafficking which
talk about human trafficking which
talk about human trafficking which by the way is a federal crime an
by the way is a federal crime an
by the way is a federal crime an international crime and a state crime we
international crime and a state crime we
international crime and a state crime we talk about labor trafficking and sex
talk about labor trafficking and sex
talk about labor trafficking and sex trafficking but in fact it’s so complex
trafficking but in fact it’s so complex
trafficking but in fact it’s so complex that recently Polaris a non-governmental
that recently Polaris a non-governmental
that recently Polaris a non-governmental organization that is a leader in the
organization that is a leader in the
organization that is a leader in the effort to eradicate slavery put out a
effort to eradicate slavery put out a
effort to eradicate slavery put out a report after they analyzed massive data
report after they analyzed massive data
report after they analyzed massive data they identified and characterized 25
they identified and characterized 25
they identified and characterized 25 types of slavery 25 types of slavery
types of slavery 25 types of slavery
types of slavery 25 types of slavery here in the US and each one had a
here in the US and each one had a
here in the US and each one had a profile of a trafficker a profile of a
profile of a trafficker a profile of a
profile of a trafficker a profile of a victim methods for recruiting and
victim methods for recruiting and
victim methods for recruiting and methods of controlling the victim they
methods of controlling the victim they
methods of controlling the victim they were from traveling sales crew to a
were from traveling sales crew to a
were from traveling sales crew to a residential brothel residential brothel
residential brothel residential brothel
residential brothel residential brothel is something that Columbia Missouri is
is something that Columbia Missouri is
is something that Columbia Missouri is familiar with because we had a recent
familiar with because we had a recent
familiar with because we had a recent case of trafficking where a home right
case of trafficking where a home right
case of trafficking where a home right here in our community had people being
here in our community had people being
here in our community had people being sold for sex out of it and purchasers
sold for sex out of it and purchasers
sold for sex out of it and purchasers going to that home to buy sex from human
going to that home to buy sex from human
going to that home to buy sex from human beings and one of them was a child that
beings and one of them was a child that
beings and one of them was a child that child was a victim of sex trafficking
child was a victim of sex trafficking
child was a victim of sex trafficking that is not a home that is a residential
that is not a home that is a residential
that is not a home that is a residential brothel the first time I had an
brothel the first time I had an
brothel the first time I had an opportunity to meet a victim a survivor
opportunity to meet a victim a survivor
opportunity to meet a victim a survivor of trafficking I was anxious I had read
of trafficking I was anxious I had read
of trafficking I was anxious I had read her story her story of exploitation it
her story her story of exploitation it
her story her story of exploitation it was horrific there was torture involved
was horrific there was torture involved
was horrific there was torture involved mutilation involved for several years it
mutilation involved for several years it
mutilation involved for several years it went on she was kept here in a community
went on she was kept here in a community
went on she was kept here in a community in Missouri in the basement of a home in
in Missouri in the basement of a home in
in Missouri in the basement of a home in a cage for several years so I was
a cage for several years so I was
a cage for several years so I was anxious when I met her knocked on the
anxious when I met her knocked on the
anxious when I met her knocked on the door we had brought along with another
door we had brought along with another
door we had brought along with another volunteer items for her new baby to be
volunteer items for her new baby to be
volunteer items for her new baby to be donated to her she opened the door and
donated to her she opened the door and
donated to her she opened the door and what do you suppose I saw I saw a person
what do you suppose I saw I saw a person
what do you suppose I saw I saw a person I saw a mother I saw a woman who
I saw a mother I saw a woman who
I saw a mother I saw a woman who happened to have long beautiful hair
happened to have long beautiful hair
happened to have long beautiful hair I saw a person who greeted us thanked us
I saw a person who greeted us thanked us
I saw a person who greeted us thanked us for coming with these
for coming with these
for coming with these items for her baby I saw a loving mother
items for her baby I saw a loving mother
items for her baby I saw a loving mother holding her child and that was a
holding her child and that was a
holding her child and that was a profound lesson for me because it put a
profound lesson for me because it put a
profound lesson for me because it put a face a human being behind that story of
face a human being behind that story of
face a human being behind that story of exploitation and that for me changed
exploitation and that for me changed
exploitation and that for me changed everything
everything
everything that I did in the nine years following
that I did in the nine years following
that I did in the nine years following bringing me to this day speaking to you
bringing me to this day speaking to you
bringing me to this day speaking to you that the lives of the survivors of
that the lives of the survivors of
that the lives of the survivors of trafficking were front and center for me
trafficking were front and center for me
trafficking were front and center for me and must stay front and center in this
and must stay front and center in this
and must stay front and center in this fight so I want to tell you more about
fight so I want to tell you more about
fight so I want to tell you more about victims and give you an image really it
victims and give you an image really it
victims and give you an image really it could be anybody nobody in particular
could be anybody nobody in particular
could be anybody nobody in particular and everybody in general and I also want
and everybody in general and I also want
and everybody in general and I also want to show you an image of traffickers same
to show you an image of traffickers same
to show you an image of traffickers same image it could be anybody and it might
image it could be anybody and it might
image it could be anybody and it might be many of us that we know and interact
be many of us that we know and interact
be many of us that we know and interact with go to church with shop in the store
with go to church with shop in the store
with go to church with shop in the store with there is no single look to a victim
with there is no single look to a victim
with there is no single look to a victim or a trafficker and also want to show
or a trafficker and also want to show
or a trafficker and also want to show you an image of those who purchase the
you an image of those who purchase the
you an image of those who purchase the demand side of trafficking same image no
demand side of trafficking same image no
demand side of trafficking same image no one in particular but it could be every
one in particular but it could be every
one in particular but it could be every one of us in fact in the demand end we
one of us in fact in the demand end we
one of us in fact in the demand end we like cheap products and we are part of
like cheap products and we are part of
like cheap products and we are part of that demand for forced labor do you
that demand for forced labor do you
that demand for forced labor do you watch porn perhaps in your user of sex
watch porn perhaps in your user of sex
watch porn perhaps in your user of sex trafficking
trafficking
trafficking there are many faces many lives behind
there are many faces many lives behind
there are many faces many lives behind this horrible crime but there’s another
this horrible crime but there’s another
this horrible crime but there’s another category that I want to share with you
category that I want to share with you
category that I want to share with you and that is one of advocate it’s also
and that is one of advocate it’s also
and that is one of advocate it’s also not fitting on the screen quite but it
not fitting on the screen quite but it
not fitting on the screen quite but it says advocate a person who publicly
says advocate a person who publicly
says advocate a person who publicly supports a cause and my cause is human
supports a cause and my cause is human
supports a cause and my cause is human trafficking I don’t have a degree I’m
trafficking I don’t have a degree I’m
trafficking I don’t have a degree I’m not a prosecutor I’m sorry I do have a
not a prosecutor I’m sorry I do have a
not a prosecutor I’m sorry I do have a degree I don’t have a degree in human
degree I don’t have a degree in human
degree I don’t have a degree in human trafficking I’m not a prosecutor I’m not
trafficking I’m not a prosecutor I’m not
trafficking I’m not a prosecutor I’m not victim of trafficking thankfully I’m not
victim of trafficking thankfully I’m not
victim of trafficking thankfully I’m not a trafficker but I come with the
a trafficker but I come with the
a trafficker but I come with the experience of those survivors that I’ve
experience of those survivors that I’ve
experience of those survivors that I’ve had the privilege of helping me who’ve
had the privilege of helping me who’ve
had the privilege of helping me who’ve informed me and educated me and have
informed me and educated me and have
informed me and educated me and have allowed me to be an advocate a person
allowed me to be an advocate a person
allowed me to be an advocate a person who can publicly support their cause and
who can publicly support their cause and
who can publicly support their cause and the cause of trafficking it doesn’t
the cause of trafficking it doesn’t
the cause of trafficking it doesn’t require any special expertise and each
require any special expertise and each
require any special expertise and each and every one of you here tonight can be
and every one of you here tonight can be
and every one of you here tonight can be an advocate you can be a citizen
an advocate you can be a citizen
an advocate you can be a citizen advocate when I speak about trafficking
advocate when I speak about trafficking
advocate when I speak about trafficking to groups it might be in a formal
to groups it might be in a formal
to groups it might be in a formal business lunch and it might be difficult
business lunch and it might be difficult
business lunch and it might be difficult when you talk about human trafficking
when you talk about human trafficking
when you talk about human trafficking you have to use the word sex because
you have to use the word sex because
you have to use the word sex because there’s sex trafficking and that can
there’s sex trafficking and that can
there’s sex trafficking and that can make people feel uncomfortable and you
make people feel uncomfortable and you
make people feel uncomfortable and you also have to talk about pornography
also have to talk about pornography
also have to talk about pornography because there are victims within that
because there are victims within that
because there are victims within that industry also not a great topic at a
industry also not a great topic at a
industry also not a great topic at a noon Rotary Club luncheon but I have
noon Rotary Club luncheon but I have
noon Rotary Club luncheon but I have become bolder and bolder in my being an
become bolder and bolder in my being an
become bolder and bolder in my being an advocate for the sake of survivors it’s
advocate for the sake of survivors it’s
advocate for the sake of survivors it’s something that we have to talk about and
something that we have to talk about and
something that we have to talk about and include when we talk about trafficking
include when we talk about trafficking
include when we talk about trafficking well maybe talking publicly isn’t your
well maybe talking publicly isn’t your
well maybe talking publicly isn’t your forte but we have this hmm
there it is social media and pretty soon
there it is social media and pretty soon these will become very old and
these will become very old and
these will become very old and irrelevant but social media will be
irrelevant but social media will be
irrelevant but social media will be relevant for us for a very very long
relevant for us for a very very long
relevant for us for a very very long time there’s a little bit of dark side
time there’s a little bit of dark side
time there’s a little bit of dark side that I want to tell you about in social
that I want to tell you about in social
that I want to tell you about in social media first traffickers actually
media first traffickers actually
media first traffickers actually research and recruit and lure victims
research and recruit and lure victims
research and recruit and lure victims through social media in particular young
through social media in particular young
through social media in particular young girls by older men they have used
girls by older men they have used
girls by older men they have used Facebook kik snapchat and I’m sure other
Facebook kik snapchat and I’m sure other
Facebook kik snapchat and I’m sure other forms of social media so there is that
forms of social media so there is that
forms of social media so there is that dark side of traffickers who are using
dark side of traffickers who are using
dark side of traffickers who are using what we feel is this wonderful resource
what we feel is this wonderful resource
what we feel is this wonderful resource as their tool to facilitate their
as their tool to facilitate their
as their tool to facilitate their criminal business so let me ask you what
criminal business so let me ask you what
criminal business so let me ask you what do you make sure you do before you leave
do you make sure you do before you leave
do you make sure you do before you leave the house or when you go to sleep at
the house or when you go to sleep at
the house or when you go to sleep at night to make sure you’ve done lock the
night to make sure you’ve done lock the
night to make sure you’ve done lock the door lock the door
door lock the door
door lock the door simple act that you know will keep your
simple act that you know will keep your
simple act that you know will keep your home and your family safe you can do
home and your family safe you can do
home and your family safe you can do that in social media you can lock the
that in social media you can lock the
that in social media you can lock the door and shut out traffickers by
door and shut out traffickers by
door and shut out traffickers by encouraging your young people not to
encouraging your young people not to
encouraging your young people not to share where they live not to share if
share where they live not to share if
share where they live not to share if they wish they had a boyfriend not to
they wish they had a boyfriend not to
they wish they had a boyfriend not to share a provocative pictures of
share a provocative pictures of
share a provocative pictures of themselves we can lock the door with
themselves we can lock the door with
themselves we can lock the door with those simple steps on human traffickers
those simple steps on human traffickers
those simple steps on human traffickers but it’s also thankfully the bright side
but it’s also thankfully the bright side
but it’s also thankfully the bright side that we can use it to educate to inform
that we can use it to educate to inform
that we can use it to educate to inform to share information we can use social
to share information we can use social
to share information we can use social media for good and it can open the door
media for good and it can open the door
media for good and it can open the door to more education to more awareness and
to more education to more awareness and
to more education to more awareness and hopefully to identify more victims so we
hopefully to identify more victims so we
hopefully to identify more victims so we can lock traffickers out and we can open
can lock traffickers out and we can open
can lock traffickers out and we can open the door to more people knowing about
the door to more people knowing about
the door to more people knowing about slavery we all love pictures taking
slavery we all love pictures taking
slavery we all love pictures taking pictures
pictures
pictures we love apps won’t make you tell me how
we love apps won’t make you tell me how
we love apps won’t make you tell me how many you have on your phone but I want
many you have on your phone but I want
many you have on your phone but I want to tell you about traffic cam this fills
to tell you about traffic cam this fills
to tell you about traffic cam this fills a bill for picture takers and app lovers
a bill for picture takers and app lovers
a bill for picture takers and app lovers you can download this app for free it
you can download this app for free it
you can download this app for free it was actually created by people in
was actually created by people in
was actually created by people in Missouri
Missouri
Missouri yay Missouri it lets you take four
yay Missouri it lets you take four
yay Missouri it lets you take four pictures in a hotel or motel room
pictures in a hotel or motel room
pictures in a hotel or motel room anywhere in the United States and to put
anywhere in the United States and to put
anywhere in the United States and to put the address of the hotel and the room
the address of the hotel and the room
the address of the hotel and the room number you’re in and submit it without
number you’re in and submit it without
number you’re in and submit it without you and your identification being shared
you and your identification being shared
you and your identification being shared of course don’t be in the pictures
of course don’t be in the pictures
of course don’t be in the pictures you’re just taking pictures of the room
you’re just taking pictures of the room
you’re just taking pictures of the room with a bedspread and the curtains and
with a bedspread and the curtains and
with a bedspread and the curtains and it’s added to a huge database that law
it’s added to a huge database that law
it’s added to a huge database that law enforcement use to help identify where a
enforcement use to help identify where a
enforcement use to help identify where a victim of trafficking might be because
victim of trafficking might be because
victim of trafficking might be because victims of trafficking have their
victims of trafficking have their
victims of trafficking have their pictures taken in the very same hotel
pictures taken in the very same hotel
pictures taken in the very same hotel and motel rooms that you stay in and put
and motel rooms that you stay in and put
and motel rooms that you stay in and put on the internet and advertised in places
on the internet and advertised in places
on the internet and advertised in places like Craigslist and Backpage you can use
like Craigslist and Backpage you can use
like Craigslist and Backpage you can use this app you can download this app and
this app you can download this app and
this app you can download this app and possibly save a victims life in 2016 it
possibly save a victims life in 2016 it
possibly save a victims life in 2016 it rolled out in one month later there were
rolled out in one month later there were
rolled out in one month later there were 56 thousand downloads
56 thousand downloads
56 thousand downloads amazing how many more people have
amazing how many more people have
amazing how many more people have downloaded since then and how many more
downloaded since then and how many more
downloaded since then and how many more will download tonight after you leave
will download tonight after you leave
will download tonight after you leave here and how much more of a difference
here and how much more of a difference
here and how much more of a difference you will make in possibly saving a
you will make in possibly saving a
you will make in possibly saving a victims life another app
sweat and toil that is much fun but in
sweat and toil that is much fun but in the palm of your hand
the palm of your hand
the palm of your hand you can have information about countries
you can have information about countries
you can have information about countries all around the world and their efforts
all around the world and their efforts
all around the world and their efforts to stop child labor the products that
to stop child labor the products that
to stop child labor the products that might use child labor that are produced
might use child labor that are produced
might use child labor that are produced in each of these countries you can have
in each of these countries you can have
in each of these countries you can have that in the palm of your hand you can
that in the palm of your hand you can
that in the palm of your hand you can have that information about 168 million
have that information about 168 million
have that information about 168 million child children in child labour and the
child children in child labour and the
child children in child labour and the 21 million who are in forced labour you
21 million who are in forced labour you
21 million who are in forced labour you can use that tool the palm of your hand
can use that tool the palm of your hand
can use that tool the palm of your hand to begin to have knowledge to begin to
to begin to have knowledge to begin to
to begin to have knowledge to begin to ask questions take action and demand
ask questions take action and demand
ask questions take action and demand change with a simple app let’s make it
change with a simple app let’s make it
change with a simple app let’s make it more personal you can go online and take
more personal you can go online and take
more personal you can go online and take a slavery footprint survey through just
a slavery footprint survey through just
a slavery footprint survey through just a process of a few questions like where
a process of a few questions like where
a process of a few questions like where you live what food you eat whether
you live what food you eat whether
you live what food you eat whether you’re a gadget geek or even whether or
you’re a gadget geek or even whether or
you’re a gadget geek or even whether or not you purchase sex a set of simple
not you purchase sex a set of simple
not you purchase sex a set of simple questions will get you to possibly 101
questions will get you to possibly 101
questions will get you to possibly 101 slaves working for you that’s how many I
slaves working for you that’s how many I
slaves working for you that’s how many I found working for me and it’s probably
found working for me and it’s probably
found working for me and it’s probably on the low side but this will make it
on the low side but this will make it
on the low side but this will make it more personal for you and not have it be
more personal for you and not have it be
more personal for you and not have it be something happening somewhere else that
something happening somewhere else that
something happening somewhere else that these laborers are in fact affecting
these laborers are in fact affecting
these laborers are in fact affecting your life and working for you and
your life and working for you and
your life and working for you and there’s always Google blank human
there’s always Google blank human
there’s always Google blank human trafficking you can put in anything in
trafficking you can put in anything in
trafficking you can put in anything in there Highschool human trafficking the
there Highschool human trafficking the
there Highschool human trafficking the city you live in human trafficking if
city you live in human trafficking if
city you live in human trafficking if you put in child human trafficking you
you put in child human trafficking you
you put in child human trafficking you will find the stories of many of the
will find the stories of many of the
will find the stories of many of the survivors that we have worked with
survivors that we have worked with
survivors that we have worked with who’ve been trafficked as children if
who’ve been trafficked as children if
who’ve been trafficked as children if you put in parents human trafficking
you put in parents human trafficking
you put in parents human trafficking that may be a story about someone that
that may be a story about someone that
that may be a story about someone that we’ve worked with whose parents sold her
we’ve worked with whose parents sold her
we’ve worked with whose parents sold her from the earliest time that she can
from the earliest time that she can
from the earliest time that she can remember on through her adult life if
remember on through her adult life if
remember on through her adult life if you put in homeless or homelessness and
you put in homeless or homelessness and
you put in homeless or homelessness and human trafficking you may find another
human trafficking you may find another
human trafficking you may find another story of a survivor that we’ve worked
story of a survivor that we’ve worked
story of a survivor that we’ve worked with who was right here in Colombia and
with who was right here in Colombia and
with who was right here in Colombia and homeless and was picked up by someone
homeless and was picked up by someone
homeless and was picked up by someone who offered her place to stay and she
who offered her place to stay and she
who offered her place to stay and she end up being trafficked by those people
end up being trafficked by those people
end up being trafficked by those people you could put in prostitution and human
you could put in prostitution and human
you could put in prostitution and human trafficking and you
trafficking and you
trafficking and you we’ll find that there are victims of
we’ll find that there are victims of
we’ll find that there are victims of trafficking within that industry of
trafficking within that industry of
trafficking within that industry of prostitution in fact a victim of
prostitution in fact a victim of
prostitution in fact a victim of prostitution may not know their victim
prostitution may not know their victim
prostitution may not know their victim of trafficking but if they like someone
of trafficking but if they like someone
of trafficking but if they like someone we know and worked with are giving all
we know and worked with are giving all
we know and worked with are giving all their money to the to the pimp or the
their money to the to the pimp or the
their money to the to the pimp or the trafficker and they’re getting regular
trafficker and they’re getting regular
trafficker and they’re getting regular beatings they are a victim of
beatings they are a victim of
beatings they are a victim of trafficking and you will find those
trafficking and you will find those
trafficking and you will find those stories and that information I put in
stories and that information I put in
stories and that information I put in domestic violence before human
domestic violence before human
domestic violence before human trafficking recently to share with
trafficking recently to share with
trafficking recently to share with people who are staff members at a
people who are staff members at a
people who are staff members at a domestic violence shelter and came up
domestic violence shelter and came up
domestic violence shelter and came up with a resource and a new term that I
with a resource and a new term that I
with a resource and a new term that I didn’t even know called intimate partner
didn’t even know called intimate partner
didn’t even know called intimate partner trafficking and naturally is a term that
trafficking and naturally is a term that
trafficking and naturally is a term that fits the experience of two survivors
fits the experience of two survivors
fits the experience of two survivors that we are currently having the
that we are currently having the
that we are currently having the privilege to support and help and what
privilege to support and help and what
privilege to support and help and what another kind of trafficking to
another kind of trafficking to
another kind of trafficking to understand that it could be your husband
understand that it could be your husband
understand that it could be your husband or your boyfriend or girlfriend who
or your boyfriend or girlfriend who
or your boyfriend or girlfriend who takes advantage of that relationship
takes advantage of that relationship
takes advantage of that relationship there was is a woman here in Colombia
there was is a woman here in Colombia
there was is a woman here in Colombia and her husband did just that forced her
and her husband did just that forced her
and her husband did just that forced her to dance at sex clubs at strip clubs for
to dance at sex clubs at strip clubs for
to dance at sex clubs at strip clubs for money that profited only him another
money that profited only him another
money that profited only him another survivor had a boyfriend who moved in
survivor had a boyfriend who moved in
survivor had a boyfriend who moved in and got her gifts and wooed her
and got her gifts and wooed her
and got her gifts and wooed her flattered her and then invite her to
flattered her and then invite her to
flattered her and then invite her to come on a truck drive with her because
come on a truck drive with her because
come on a truck drive with her because he was a truck driver and ended up
he was a truck driver and ended up
he was a truck driver and ended up trafficking her at truckstops
trafficking her at truckstops
trafficking her at truckstops but with Google you can also find videos
but with Google you can also find videos
but with Google you can also find videos and documentaries in books and even TED
and documentaries in books and even TED
and documentaries in books and even TED talks that will help you learn about
talks that will help you learn about
talks that will help you learn about trafficking
what do you call when there’s an
what do you call when there’s an emergency 911 – I’m a little worried if
emergency 911 – I’m a little worried if
emergency 911 – I’m a little worried if you have anywhere to see it’s 911 oh
you have anywhere to see it’s 911 oh
you have anywhere to see it’s 911 oh that there’s a hotline number for human
that there’s a hotline number for human
that there’s a hotline number for human trafficking again it’s it’s yes it is up
trafficking again it’s it’s yes it is up
trafficking again it’s it’s yes it is up there eight eight eight three seven
there eight eight eight three seven
there eight eight eight three seven three seven eight eight eight say that
three seven eight eight eight say that
three seven eight eight eight say that for me eight eight eight three seven
for me eight eight eight three seven
for me eight eight eight three seven three seven eight eight eight please
three seven eight eight eight please
three seven eight eight eight please remember that you know there’s a hotline
remember that you know there’s a hotline
remember that you know there’s a hotline number that you can call now that might
number that you can call now that might
number that you can call now that might help a survivor a victim of human
help a survivor a victim of human
help a survivor a victim of human trafficking hold that number keep that
trafficking hold that number keep that
trafficking hold that number keep that number use that number I was so pleased
number use that number I was so pleased
number use that number I was so pleased when I went through a grocery store and
when I went through a grocery store and
when I went through a grocery store and a clerk a high school student had heard
a clerk a high school student had heard
a clerk a high school student had heard me speak the year before and he still
me speak the year before and he still
me speak the year before and he still had that toll-free number in his phone
had that toll-free number in his phone
had that toll-free number in his phone he is prepared he is ready to help
he is prepared he is ready to help
he is prepared he is ready to help someone when he suspects possibly
someone when he suspects possibly
someone when he suspects possibly trafficking there is also if you don’t
trafficking there is also if you don’t
trafficking there is also if you don’t like to make a phone call you can also
like to make a phone call you can also
like to make a phone call you can also text help or info to be free and that
text help or info to be free and that
text help or info to be free and that also makes it safer and more subtle for
also makes it safer and more subtle for
also makes it safer and more subtle for victims who want to text on a phone to
victims who want to text on a phone to
victims who want to text on a phone to reach out for help so you can know this
reach out for help so you can know this
reach out for help so you can know this and keep this as well half of ABC here
and keep this as well half of ABC here
and keep this as well half of ABC here let’s break that down
let’s break that down
let’s break that down ABC aware believe slavery exists and
ABC aware believe slavery exists and
ABC aware believe slavery exists and call so we’re at the learning phase
call so we’re at the learning phase
call so we’re at the learning phase perhaps tonight you are aware now you’ve
perhaps tonight you are aware now you’ve
perhaps tonight you are aware now you’ve been here you’re aware and you must
been here you’re aware and you must
been here you’re aware and you must believe that slavery exists that it no
believe that slavery exists that it no
believe that slavery exists that it no longer is something that you think is
longer is something that you think is
longer is something that you think is happening in another country far away
happening in another country far away
happening in another country far away and you have that toll-free number at
and you have that toll-free number at
and you have that toll-free number at the very least you can call when you
the very least you can call when you
the very least you can call when you suspect something but as you move along
suspect something but as you move along
suspect something but as you move along become more informed more engaged ABC
become more informed more engaged ABC
become more informed more engaged ABC again attention that requires more
again attention that requires more
again attention that requires more serious involvement that you consider
serious involvement that you consider
serious involvement that you consider this issue something to be diligent
this issue something to be diligent
this issue something to be diligent about that you take action that you are
about that you take action that you are
about that you take action that you are investigating pay attention give this
investigating pay attention give this
investigating pay attention give this attention to your surroundings to the
attention to your surroundings to the
attention to your surroundings to the details the information about what
details the information about what
details the information about what trafficking is and what it looks like
trafficking is and what it looks like
trafficking is and what it looks like and believe survivors that’s harder so
and believe survivors that’s harder so
and believe survivors that’s harder so many survivors don’t ask for help
many survivors don’t ask for help
many survivors don’t ask for help because they’re afraid they’re not going
because they’re afraid they’re not going
because they’re afraid they’re not going to be believed believe survivors believe
to be believed believe survivors believe
to be believed believe survivors believe their story believe what’s happened to
their story believe what’s happened to
their story believe what’s happened to them and change the culture that’s
them and change the culture that’s
them and change the culture that’s really hard how do you change the
really hard how do you change the
really hard how do you change the culture don’t purchase sex don’t view
culture don’t purchase sex don’t view
culture don’t purchase sex don’t view porn stop the culture of silence if you
porn stop the culture of silence if you
porn stop the culture of silence if you see something say something we have to
see something say something we have to
see something say something we have to change the culture of silence a survivor
change the culture of silence a survivor
change the culture of silence a survivor was able to do that she met someone in a
was able to do that she met someone in a
was able to do that she met someone in a domestic violence shelter and her
domestic violence shelter and her
domestic violence shelter and her roommate shared her story and she
roommate shared her story and she
roommate shared her story and she realized that this person was a victim
realized that this person was a victim
realized that this person was a victim of sex trafficking herself as she was
of sex trafficking herself as she was
of sex trafficking herself as she was and she said something and she helped
and she said something and she helped
and she said something and she helped that person get help there is a student
that person get help there is a student
that person get help there is a student who is going to take a job door-to-door
who is going to take a job door-to-door
who is going to take a job door-to-door in another state this student happened
in another state this student happened
in another state this student happened to be from China and he was going to go
to be from China and he was going to go
to be from China and he was going to go even further away from his familiar
even further away from his familiar
even further away from his familiar surroundings and another student who
surroundings and another student who
surroundings and another student who learned about human trafficking that
learned about human trafficking that
learned about human trafficking that door-to-door sales is one form of labor
door-to-door sales is one form of labor
door-to-door sales is one form of labor trafficking she warned him you could be
trafficking she warned him you could be
trafficking she warned him you could be heading towards a case of being
heading towards a case of being
heading towards a case of being victimized in labor trafficking and that
victimized in labor trafficking and that
victimized in labor trafficking and that student didn’t go and she possibly saved
student didn’t go and she possibly saved
student didn’t go and she possibly saved that person from being exploited
that person from being exploited
that person from being exploited she said something in Colombia that
she said something in Colombia that
she said something in Colombia that residential brothel I mentioned
residential brothel I mentioned
residential brothel I mentioned neighbors are interviewed by news
neighbors are interviewed by news
neighbors are interviewed by news reporters and they said that for many
reporters and they said that for many
reporters and they said that for many years they had noticed suspicious
years they had noticed suspicious
years they had noticed suspicious activity but they never felt like it was
activity but they never felt like it was
activity but they never felt like it was their business to say anything they
their business to say anything they
their business to say anything they didn’t say anything
didn’t say anything
didn’t say anything imagine if they had how much sooner
imagine if they had how much sooner
imagine if they had how much sooner these individuals would be helped
these individuals would be helped
these individuals would be helped survivors would have been rescued
my name is Nanette ward and I believe
my name is Nanette ward and I believe that you can prevent human trafficking
that you can prevent human trafficking
that you can prevent human trafficking thank you
thank you
thank you [Applause]
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