good afternoon everybody I’ve worked in the field of education for over 20 years
the field of education for over 20 years
the field of education for over 20 years I’ve worked with Generation X Generation
I’ve worked with Generation X Generation
I’ve worked with Generation X Generation Y and I am bracing myself to work with
Y and I am bracing myself to work with
Y and I am bracing myself to work with Generation Z now most of you will think
Generation Z now most of you will think
Generation Z now most of you will think that I know the tricks of the trade by
that I know the tricks of the trade by
that I know the tricks of the trade by now I know how to interact with this
now I know how to interact with this
now I know how to interact with this generation I know how to work with them
generation I know how to work with them
generation I know how to work with them teach them and learn with them but trust
teach them and learn with them but trust
teach them and learn with them but trust me when I say that that I’m still
me when I say that that I’m still
me when I say that that I’m still learning from this transition from one
learning from this transition from one
learning from this transition from one generation to the next and working with
generation to the next and working with
generation to the next and working with this group whom we called Millennials
this group whom we called Millennials
this group whom we called Millennials because there is something unique about
because there is something unique about
because there is something unique about this group this group of Millennials has
this group this group of Millennials has
this group this group of Millennials has the world on their fingertips and for me
the world on their fingertips and for me
the world on their fingertips and for me as a researcher while I know that it
as a researcher while I know that it
as a researcher while I know that it takes years of research to gather
takes years of research to gather
takes years of research to gather knowledge I work with this group who
knowledge I work with this group who
knowledge I work with this group who creates their own version of reality
creates their own version of reality
creates their own version of reality based on what is presented to them in
based on what is presented to them in
based on what is presented to them in the form of fact fiction or what we call
the form of fact fiction or what we call
the form of fact fiction or what we call alternative facts but we could also
alternative facts but we could also
alternative facts but we could also choose facts and form our own version
choose facts and form our own version
choose facts and form our own version form our own reality and therefore my
form our own reality and therefore my
form our own reality and therefore my job as an educator is really an
job as an educator is really an
job as an educator is really an interesting one in this post truth world
interesting one in this post truth world
interesting one in this post truth world now how does this work we live in a
now how does this work we live in a
now how does this work we live in a generation we live in a world of
generation we live in a world of
generation we live in a world of information overload
information overload
information overload how does media influence our psychology
how does media influence our psychology
how does media influence our psychology what happens what are the mechanisms
what happens what are the mechanisms
what happens what are the mechanisms that are at play we often refer to this
that are at play we often refer to this
that are at play we often refer to this as subliminal perception subliminal
as subliminal perception subliminal
as subliminal perception subliminal perception what is it it is our
perception what is it it is our
perception what is it it is our perception it is a reaction to the
perception it is a reaction to the
perception it is a reaction to the stimuli in our environment and trust me
stimuli in our environment and trust me
stimuli in our environment and trust me it has an impact how the food that we
it has an impact how the food that we
it has an impact how the food that we eat the dinner that we’re going to eat
eat the dinner that we’re going to eat
eat the dinner that we’re going to eat tonight or what you choose to wear at
tonight or what you choose to wear at
tonight or what you choose to wear at this event the tweets that you’re going
this event the tweets that you’re going
this event the tweets that you’re going to share what you’re going to like the
to share what you’re going to like the
to share what you’re going to like the photos or images that you’re going to
photos or images that you’re going to
photos or images that you’re going to share on Instagram or snapchat will
share on Instagram or snapchat will
share on Instagram or snapchat will implications I am concerned of the long
implications I am concerned of the long
implications I am concerned of the long lasting implications that will be there
lasting implications that will be there
lasting implications that will be there on your understanding of human beings in
on your understanding of human beings in
on your understanding of human beings in another reality what is the reality for
another reality what is the reality for
another reality what is the reality for them and therefore we’re gonna work with
them and therefore we’re gonna work with
them and therefore we’re gonna work with a small exercise you are all sitting can
a small exercise you are all sitting can
a small exercise you are all sitting can you just sit back with both your feet on
you just sit back with both your feet on
you just sit back with both your feet on the ground and not cross select sit back
the ground and not cross select sit back
the ground and not cross select sit back shoulders back take a deep breath and
shoulders back take a deep breath and
shoulders back take a deep breath and when I say a word when I speak a word
when I say a word when I speak a word
when I say a word when I speak a word aloud I want you to be conscious of the
aloud I want you to be conscious of the
aloud I want you to be conscious of the imagery that your brain comes up with so
imagery that your brain comes up with so
imagery that your brain comes up with so the first word the first word is
the first word the first word is
the first word the first word is terrorist terrorist what is the image
terrorist terrorist what is the image
terrorist terrorist what is the image that your brain comes up with is it a
that your brain comes up with is it a
that your brain comes up with is it a person I heard beer in the background
person I heard beer in the background
person I heard beer in the background great is this a person from a particular
great is this a person from a particular
great is this a person from a particular ethnicity belonging to a particular
ethnicity belonging to a particular
ethnicity belonging to a particular religion and has a particular name maybe
religion and has a particular name maybe
religion and has a particular name maybe have you ever questioned why did our
have you ever questioned why did our
have you ever questioned why did our brain come to this conclusion so easily
brain come to this conclusion so easily
brain come to this conclusion so easily the second word and again be conscious
the second word and again be conscious
the second word and again be conscious of the image that comes up is hunger
of the image that comes up is hunger
of the image that comes up is hunger drought famine three words explaining
drought famine three words explaining
drought famine three words explaining what hunger is does your brain come up
what hunger is does your brain come up
what hunger is does your brain come up with this image of a child from a
with this image of a child from a
with this image of a child from a particular continent also a particular
particular continent also a particular
particular continent also a particular color did we have a question why this
color did we have a question why this
color did we have a question why this image came up so quickly the third word
image came up so quickly the third word
image came up so quickly the third word which is the most important word and is
which is the most important word and is
which is the most important word and is relevant to this talk today is that of
relevant to this talk today is that of
relevant to this talk today is that of slave slave slavery what comes up is it
slave slave slavery what comes up is it
slave slave slavery what comes up is it individuals which shackles in their
individuals which shackles in their
individuals which shackles in their hands working to
hands working to
hands working to a big piece of stone for example
a big piece of stone for example
a big piece of stone for example building a pyramid some other
building a pyramid some other
building a pyramid some other civilization or working in plantations
happy question as to why information is
happy question as to why information is packaged in such a way but we are led to
packaged in such a way but we are led to
packaged in such a way but we are led to believe that there are no slaves today
believe that there are no slaves today
believe that there are no slaves today well the fact of the matter is that
well the fact of the matter is that
well the fact of the matter is that there are more slaves today than at any
there are more slaves today than at any
there are more slaves today than at any other point in time in history but we
other point in time in history but we
other point in time in history but we are led to believe that it doesn’t
are led to believe that it doesn’t
are led to believe that it doesn’t happen in our immediate circle and we
happen in our immediate circle and we
happen in our immediate circle and we have nothing to do with them we are not
have nothing to do with them we are not
have nothing to do with them we are not part of the supply chain of slavery
part of the supply chain of slavery
part of the supply chain of slavery again I’m here to speak with you because
again I’m here to speak with you because
again I’m here to speak with you because I work with slaves I work with victims
I work with slaves I work with victims
I work with slaves I work with victims and survivors of human trafficking
and survivors of human trafficking
and survivors of human trafficking bought and sold for sexual exploitation
bought and sold for sexual exploitation
bought and sold for sexual exploitation and again it is a challenging task when
and again it is a challenging task when
and again it is a challenging task when I work with students to create that safe
I work with students to create that safe
I work with students to create that safe environment when they can challenge what
environment when they can challenge what
environment when they can challenge what they see what they hear based on the
they see what they hear based on the
they see what they hear based on the information that is presented to them an
information that is presented to them an
information that is presented to them an example that I’m going to share with you
example that I’m going to share with you
example that I’m going to share with you and I hear that very often from my
and I hear that very often from my
and I hear that very often from my students when we go to the red-light
students when we go to the red-light
students when we go to the red-light district whether it’s a field trip or
district whether it’s a field trip or
district whether it’s a field trip or whether it’s a planned a project when we
whether it’s a planned a project when we
whether it’s a planned a project when we go the students tell me they don’t look
go the students tell me they don’t look
go the students tell me they don’t look distressed they don’t look that they are
distressed they don’t look that they are
distressed they don’t look that they are their unforced they look like they want
their unforced they look like they want
their unforced they look like they want to be there because they look very
to be there because they look very
to be there because they look very different from the image that is created
different from the image that is created
different from the image that is created by documentaries and sex trafficking and
by documentaries and sex trafficking and
by documentaries and sex trafficking and therefore they must be there out of
therefore they must be there out of
therefore they must be there out of choice now my job is only half begun
choice now my job is only half begun
choice now my job is only half begun right because when we then question
right because when we then question
right because when we then question little ization and pro-choice we need to
little ization and pro-choice we need to
little ization and pro-choice we need to consider a number that all first work
consider a number that all first work
consider a number that all first work within the field and before that I’d
within the field and before that I’d
within the field and before that I’d like to share
like to share
like to share but even if be considered 10% of those
but even if be considered 10% of those
but even if be considered 10% of those that are working in the windows or
that are working in the windows or
that are working in the windows or selling sex on the streets are they’re
selling sex on the streets are they’re
selling sex on the streets are they’re not of choice we really have a very big
not of choice we really have a very big
not of choice we really have a very big number of commercial sex workers who are
number of commercial sex workers who are
number of commercial sex workers who are sexually exploited every day and every
sexually exploited every day and every
sexually exploited every day and every night just an accident and therefore
night just an accident and therefore
night just an accident and therefore what is the real number that we work
what is the real number that we work
what is the real number that we work with for those of us who are grassroots
with for those of us who are grassroots
with for those of us who are grassroots level workers social workers
level workers social workers
level workers social workers psychologists faculty doctors lawyers
psychologists faculty doctors lawyers
psychologists faculty doctors lawyers people in the police authorities the
people in the police authorities the
people in the police authorities the number is 85% we look at 85% as a number
number is 85% we look at 85% as a number
number is 85% we look at 85% as a number which is an example of how many of them
which is an example of how many of them
which is an example of how many of them are trafficked now another myth that I’m
are trafficked now another myth that I’m
are trafficked now another myth that I’m going to clarify for you because I said
going to clarify for you because I said
going to clarify for you because I said my job as an educator it’s a lot of
my job as an educator it’s a lot of
my job as an educator it’s a lot of myth-busting right a fellow speaker the
myth-busting right a fellow speaker the
myth-busting right a fellow speaker the symposium recently professor Kearney
symposium recently professor Kearney
symposium recently professor Kearney RIKEN from the University of Dilber
RIKEN from the University of Dilber
RIKEN from the University of Dilber spoke to us about the perfect victim now
spoke to us about the perfect victim now
spoke to us about the perfect victim now I’m not going to ask you to close your
I’m not going to ask you to close your
I’m not going to ask you to close your eyes and again visualize the perfect
eyes and again visualize the perfect
eyes and again visualize the perfect victim but I’m going to share that with
victim but I’m going to share that with
victim but I’m going to share that with you already
you already
you already who is the perfect victim the perfect
who is the perfect victim the perfect
who is the perfect victim the perfect victim is somebody who’s young she’s
victim is somebody who’s young she’s
victim is somebody who’s young she’s from a dependent developing country and
from a dependent developing country and
from a dependent developing country and she’s probably sold by her family or
she’s probably sold by her family or
she’s probably sold by her family or somebody she knows from sexual
somebody she knows from sexual
somebody she knows from sexual exploitation a lot of people who work in
exploitation a lot of people who work in
exploitation a lot of people who work in the field we all fall prey to this
the field we all fall prey to this
the field we all fall prey to this fallacy while research shows that
fallacy while research shows that
fallacy while research shows that vulnerability has no age it has no race
vulnerability has no age it has no race
vulnerability has no age it has no race specific
specific
specific it has no gender specification because
it has no gender specification because
it has no gender specification because the victim could be a child it could be
the victim could be a child it could be
the victim could be a child it could be a woman and so another myth busted yes
a woman and so another myth busted yes
a woman and so another myth busted yes men get sold for sexual exploitation –
men get sold for sexual exploitation –
men get sold for sexual exploitation – and we work with them in the field
and we work with them in the field
and we work with them in the field another myth that we fall prey to is
another myth that we fall prey to is
another myth that we fall prey to is that that there are push factors
that that there are push factors
that that there are push factors globally in some source countries which
globally in some source countries which
globally in some source countries which feeds into this entire global movement
feeds into this entire global movement
feeds into this entire global movement of slaves and what are these factors
of slaves and what are these factors
of slaves and what are these factors these factors could be poverty lack of
these factors could be poverty lack of
these factors could be poverty lack of education political instability and
education political instability and
education political instability and therefore it pushes people out to
therefore it pushes people out to
therefore it pushes people out to another system again let me ask you a
another system again let me ask you a
another system again let me ask you a question
question
question do you really think that it’s just three
do you really think that it’s just three
do you really think that it’s just three factors do you really think it’s a
factors do you really think it’s a
factors do you really think it’s a particular race only and a particular
particular race only and a particular
particular race only and a particular gender only know the face today of
gender only know the face today of
gender only know the face today of modern-day slavery is very different
modern-day slavery is very different
modern-day slavery is very different from what it was in the past the new
from what it was in the past the new
from what it was in the past the new face of modern-day slavery has
face of modern-day slavery has
face of modern-day slavery has psychological commercial not necessarily
psychological commercial not necessarily
psychological commercial not necessarily just physical threat what is the
just physical threat what is the
just physical threat what is the psychological coercion this
psychological coercion this
psychological coercion this psychological coercion could be due to
psychological coercion could be due to
psychological coercion could be due to the debt bondage that the women men and
the debt bondage that the women men and
the debt bondage that the women men and children have that is the loan that they
children have that is the loan that they
children have that is the loan that they take to either get the documents or to
take to either get the documents or to
take to either get the documents or to be able to get transported from one
be able to get transported from one
be able to get transported from one country to the other it could be because
country to the other it could be because
country to the other it could be because of the threat to self threat to their
of the threat to self threat to their
of the threat to self threat to their family and because of which they are
family and because of which they are
family and because of which they are forced to work in the circumstances that
forced to work in the circumstances that
forced to work in the circumstances that they do the next myth I’m going to bust
they do the next myth I’m going to bust
they do the next myth I’m going to bust for you is the fact that most of these
for you is the fact that most of these
for you is the fact that most of these victims
victims
victims but victims don’t have an educational
but victims don’t have an educational
but victims don’t have an educational background or don’t have any
background or don’t have any
background or don’t have any professional experience research shows
professional experience research shows
professional experience research shows but they do have an educational
but they do have an educational
but they do have an educational background some of them have high school
background some of them have high school
background some of them have high school diplomas so you can question for
diplomas so you can question for
diplomas so you can question for yourself today but you were in high
yourself today but you were in high
yourself today but you were in high school year and somebody else has a
school year and somebody else has a
school year and somebody else has a completely different reality and
completely different reality and
completely different reality and unliving that reality and they’ve had
unliving that reality and they’ve had
unliving that reality and they’ve had professional experience as well then
professional experience as well then
professional experience as well then what who is this perfect victim that we
what who is this perfect victim that we
what who is this perfect victim that we are looking at and what about freedom it
are looking at and what about freedom it
are looking at and what about freedom it was our choice today that we came here
was our choice today that we came here
was our choice today that we came here it’s our choice today when we walk out
it’s our choice today when we walk out
it’s our choice today when we walk out but how do we look at choice or freedom
but how do we look at choice or freedom
but how do we look at choice or freedom for somebody who has none the fact that
for somebody who has none the fact that
for somebody who has none the fact that they cannot protect themselves while
they cannot protect themselves while
they cannot protect themselves while selling sex from sexually transmitted
selling sex from sexually transmitted
selling sex from sexually transmitted infections sexually transmitted diseases
infections sexually transmitted diseases
infections sexually transmitted diseases that they don’t have any right to speak
that they don’t have any right to speak
that they don’t have any right to speak up with regards to where they work how
up with regards to where they work how
up with regards to where they work how they work and how long they work and
they work and how long they work and
they work and how long they work and therefore question yourself is this the
therefore question yourself is this the
therefore question yourself is this the image that you have of a commercial sex
image that you have of a commercial sex
image that you have of a commercial sex worker or a perfect victim or has that
worker or a perfect victim or has that
worker or a perfect victim or has that image changed now what I’d like to do
image changed now what I’d like to do
image changed now what I’d like to do today is to make a call to action to
today is to make a call to action to
today is to make a call to action to work with you to question I Steve as to
work with you to question I Steve as to
work with you to question I Steve as to what can we do whose responsibility is
what can we do whose responsibility is
what can we do whose responsibility is it isn’t that of the country so the
it isn’t that of the country so the
it isn’t that of the country so the state or is it you or is it I and how
state or is it you or is it I and how
state or is it you or is it I and how can we make this difference what can we
can we make this difference what can we
can we make this difference what can we do to understand the facts better what
do to understand the facts better what
do to understand the facts better what can we do to on this
can we do to on this
can we do to on this and what is happening around us what are
and what is happening around us what are
and what is happening around us what are the mechanisms at play and how they
the mechanisms at play and how they
the mechanisms at play and how they influence our view of the world in this
influence our view of the world in this
influence our view of the world in this post truth world and the way we can do
post truth world and the way we can do
post truth world and the way we can do that is by asking questions is by
that is by asking questions is by
that is by asking questions is by checking back is by looking at facts
checking back is by looking at facts
checking back is by looking at facts what has been researched instead of just
what has been researched instead of just
what has been researched instead of just what comes up in your social media field
what comes up in your social media field
what comes up in your social media field and I’d like to end this talk by saying
and I’d like to end this talk by saying
and I’d like to end this talk by saying something that I often share in my
something that I often share in my
something that I often share in my classroom setting but I want you to walk
classroom setting but I want you to walk
classroom setting but I want you to walk out with more questions than you came in
out with more questions than you came in
out with more questions than you came in with because it is important for you to
with because it is important for you to
with because it is important for you to question to understand how information
question to understand how information
question to understand how information has been packaged for you for you to
has been packaged for you for you to
has been packaged for you for you to engage
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