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In this episode of the Trafficking Matters Podcast, Douglass Fellows Alyssa Grzesiak and Monica Naranjo interview Tanya Gould, the Anti-Human Trafficking Director for the Virginia Office of the Attorney General. They talk about Tanya’s solutionist perspective on stopping human trafficking and the importance of survivor input in the anti-trafficking movement.

If you or someone you know is currently in danger of human trafficking, you can view the national human trafficking hotline website here. You can reach the hotline by calling 1-888-373-7888 or texting 233733.

Here, you can learn more about the Human Trafficking Institute, the Federal Human Trafficking Report, and the Douglass Fellowship.

You can read Tanya’s bio here.

To learn more about how the language you use matters, you can check out survivor-written posts like this one.

You can find more information about the Virginia OAG’s anti-trafficking initiative here.

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In this episode of the Trafficking Matters Podcast, Douglass Fellows Alyssa Grzesiak and Monica Naranjo interview Janie Chuang, Professor of Law at American University Washington College of Law. They talk about her work as U.N. Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women and her vast anti-trafficking scholarship portfolio.

If you or someone you know is currently in danger of human trafficking, you can view the national human trafficking hotline website here. You can reach the hotline by calling 1-888-373-7888 or texting 233733.

Here, you can learn more about the Human Trafficking Institute, the Federal Human Trafficking Report, and the Douglass Fellowship.

You can read Professor Chuang’s bio here.

For more information about the impact of the U.S. A.U. Pair Program on migrant women, the coining of the term “exploitation creep”, and more, you can read Professor Chuang’s publications.

You can learn more about the Anti-Trafficking Review here, and Human Rights Watch here.

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If you or someone you know is currently in danger of human trafficking, you can view the National Human Trafficking Hotline website here. You can reach the hotline by calling 1-888-373-7888 or texting 233733.

In this episode, Sam and Alicen discuss the future of anti-trafficking work with former Ambassador to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, Luis C.deBaca.

Here, you can learn more about the Human Trafficking Institute, the Federal Human Trafficking Report, and the Douglass Fellowship. Contact the Human Trafficking Institute here.

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If you or someone you know is currently in danger of human trafficking, you can view the National Human Trafficking Hotline website here. You can reach the hotline by calling 1-888-373-7888 or texting 233733.

In this episode, Sam and Alicen sit down with Dr. Sandie Morgan to discuss the importance of education in the anti-trafficking field.

Here, you can learn more about the Human Trafficking Institute, the Federal Human Trafficking Report, and the Douglass Fellowship. Contact the Human Trafficking Institute here.

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If you or someone you know is currently in danger of human trafficking, you can view the National Human Trafficking Hotline website here. You can reach the hotline by calling 1-888-373-7888 or texting 233733.

In this episode, Sam and Alicen sit down with Lindsey Roberson, a federal prosecutor with the Department of Justice's Human Trafficking Prosecution Unit.

Here, you can learn more about the Human Trafficking Institute, the Federal Human Trafficking Report, and the Douglass Fellowship. Contact the Human Trafficking Institute here.

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If you or someone you know is currently in danger of human trafficking, you can view the National Human Trafficking Hotline website here. You can reach the hotline by calling 1-888-373-7888 or texting 233733.

In this episode, Sam and Alicen speak with Human Trafficking Institute co-founder and former U.S. Ambassador to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons John Cotton Richmond about his career and the U.S.'s efforts to combat trafficking.

Here, you can learn more about the Human Trafficking Institute, the Federal Human Trafficking Report, and the Douglass Fellowship. Contact the Human Trafficking Institute here.

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If you or someone you know is currently in danger of human trafficking, you can view the National Human Trafficking Hotline website here. You can reach the hotline by calling 1-888-373-7888 or texting 233733.

Sam and Alicen chat with the rest of the 2020-21 Douglass Fellows about their experiences, the fellowship, and more.

Here, you can learn more about the Human Trafficking Institute, the Federal Human Trafficking Report, and the Douglass Fellowship. Contact the Human Trafficking Institute here.

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In this episode, Sam and Alicen speak with Yiota Souras, the General Counsel and Senior Vice President of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. 2020 was a record-breaking year for NCMEC’s efforts, with more than 21.7 million reports of suspected child sexual exploitation made to NCMEC’s CyberTipline. Yiota explains why exploitation of children is on the rise in COVID-19 and how we can all better protect them. She also explores NCMEC’s involvement in the Backpage litigation and explains potential implications on other internet providers such as Facebook, Instagram, and Pornhub.

You can learn more about NCMEC here and their efforts to combat child trafficking here. You can read the study on COVID’s impact on children and exploitation here.

You can learn more about Backpage, NCMEC’s involvement in litigation against Backpage, and the Senate report here.

You can find the documentary I am Jane Doe here.

To learn more about pending concerns and litigation against Pornhub in both the United States and Canada, read this and this.

Contact the Human Trafficking Institute here.

If you or someone you know is currently in danger of human trafficking, you can view the national human trafficking hotline website here. You can reach the hotline by calling 1-888-373-7888 or texting 233733. 

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In this episode, Sam and Alicen speak with Sarah Byrne, an attorney with Moore & Van Allen, as she describes the various ways lawyers can use their pro-bono practice to support survivors of trafficking and how non-attorneys can get involved in creating collectives for their community. Byrne leads Moore & Van Allen’s human trafficking pro-bono project and is also a co-founder of the National Survivor Law Collective.

Contact the Human Trafficking Institute here.

If you or someone you know is currently in danger of human trafficking, you can view the national human trafficking hotline website here. You can reach the hotline by calling 1-888-373-7888 or texting 233733. 

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In this episode, Alicen & Samantha interview University of Michigan professor Bridget Carr, the directing founder of the University of Michigan’s Human Trafficking Clinic—the first clinical legal program dedicated to addressing trafficking comprehensively. In this episode, they discuss how to build a career as an anti-trafficking advocate, as well as how to create a mental health toolkit to support sustainable advocacy.

Contact the Human Trafficking Institute here.

If you or someone you know is currently in danger of human trafficking, you can view the national human trafficking hotline website here. You can reach the hotline by calling 1-888-373-7888 or texting 233733.  

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If you or someone you know is currently in danger of human trafficking, you can view the national human trafficking hotline website here. You can reach the hotline by calling 1-888-373-7888 or texting 233733.  

Here, you can learn more about the Human Trafficking Institute, the Federal Human Trafficking Report, and the Douglass Fellowship.

You can find Marie’s full bio here.

You can read the Trafficking Victims Protection Act here.

To understand more about trauma and trauma centered care generally, go here.

To read more about the pedagogy of trauma-informed lawyering, go here.

To learn more about how sex trafficking survivors experience trauma, go here.

You can find a deeper explanation of “trauma-bonding” here.

You can find more information on The Body Keeps the Score here. You can find your local indie bookstore here.

Here is a handbook of resources on trauma centered care for trafficking survivors from the United Nations Office on Drug and Crime.

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 In this episode, Sam and Alicen discuss human trafficking myths and legends.

If you or someone you know is currently in danger of human trafficking, you can view the national human trafficking hotline website here. You can reach the hotline by calling 1-888-373-7888 or texting 233733. 

You can learn more about the Human Trafficking Institute, the Federal Human Trafficking Report, and the Douglass Fellowship.

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In this episode of the Trafficking Matters Podcast, Douglass Fellows Alyssa Grzesiak and Monica Naranjo interview Mike Feinmel, former Henrico prosecutor and current Deputy County Manager for Public Safety. They discuss how to establish a prosecution framework for human trafficking and the lessons Mike learned during his time as a prosecutor.

If you or someone you know is currently in danger of human trafficking, you can view the national human trafficking hotline website here. You can reach the hotline by calling 1-888-373-7888 or texting 233733.

Here, you can learn more about the Human Trafficking Institute, the Federal Human Trafficking Report, and the Douglass Fellowship.

You can read Mike Feinmel’s bio here.

For more information about the Henrico Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office, you can visit their website.

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In this episode of the third season of the Trafficking Matters Podcast, Douglass Fellows Alyssa Grzesiak and Monica Naranjo interview Rochelle Keyhan, the founder and CEO of Collective Liberty. They talk about how Rochelle recognized a gap in human trafficking investigations and created her own solution by founding Collective Liberty, and the power of data-driven advocacy.

If you or someone you know is currently in danger of human trafficking, you can view the national human trafficking hotline website here. You can reach the hotline by calling 1-888-373-7888 or texting 233733.

Here, you can learn more about the Human Trafficking Institute, the Federal Human Trafficking Report, and the Douglass Fellowship.

You can read Rochelle Keyhan’s bio here.

You can learn more about Collective Liberty and its tech-forward solutions to human trafficking  here.

For more information about Collective Liberty’s involvement at the 2022 World Games, you can visit this website.

To contact Alyssa or Monica, please email podcast@traffickinginstitute.org

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In the first episode of the third season of the Trafficking Matters Podcast, Douglass Fellows Alyssa Grzesiak and Monica Naranjo go over recent updates and reports in the anti-trafficking world. They also introduce themselves and HTI’s third Douglass Fellow, Bekah Carey. 

If you or someone you know is currently in danger of human trafficking, you can view the national human trafficking hotline website here. You can reach the hotline by calling 1-888-373-7888 or texting 233733.

Here, you can learn more about the Human Trafficking Institute, the Federal Human Trafficking Report, and the Douglass Fellowship.

Check on the 2022 reauthorization of the TVPA’s progress here.

You can view Shared Hope’s 2022 Report Cards here.

You can read Polaris’s analysis of the 2021 National Human Trafficking Hotline data here.

You can reference NCMEC’s Attorney Manual here. 

To contact Alyssa or Monica, please email podcast@traffickinginstitute.org.

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If you or someone you know is currently in danger of human trafficking, you can view the National Human Trafficking Hotline website here. You can reach the hotline by calling 1-888-373-7888 or texting 233733.

In this episode, Natalie and Christy speak with AEquitas CEO Jennifer Gentile Long.

Here, you can learn more about the Human Trafficking Institute, the Federal Human Trafficking Report, and the Douglass Fellowship. Contact the Human Trafficking Institute here.

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If you or someone you know is currently in danger of human trafficking, you can view the National Human Trafficking Hotline website here. You can reach the hotline by calling 1-888-373-7888 or texting 233733.

In this episode, Natalie and Christy interview Professor Julie Dahlstrom, the Director of the Immigrants’ Rights and Human Trafficking Program at Boston University School of Law. They talk about the intersection of immigration and human trafficking, specifically labor trafficking.

Here, you can learn more about the Human Trafficking Institute, the Federal Human Trafficking Report, and the Douglass Fellowship. Contact the Human Trafficking Institute here.

You can read Professor Dahlstrom’s bio here. 

You can learn more about the Immigrants’ Rights and Human Trafficking Clinic here. 

You can learn more about the basics of labor trafficking here.

You can learn more about the intersection of temporary work visas and labor trafficking here.   

You can read Professor Dahlstrom’s article addressing the application of trafficking statutes to domestic violence and sexual assault here. 

You can read the piece by Annie Smith addressing the under prosecution of labor trafficking here.

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If you or someone you know is currently in danger of human trafficking, you can view the National Human Trafficking Hotline website here. You can reach the hotline by calling 1-888-373-7888 or texting 233733.

In this episode Douglass Fellows Natalie and Christy interview Sarah Bendsten Diedhiou and Christine Raino of Shared Hope International.

Here, you can learn more about the Human Trafficking Institute, the Federal Human Trafficking Report, and the Douglass Fellowship. Contact the Human Trafficking Institute here.

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If you or someone you know is currently in danger of human trafficking, you can view the National Human Trafficking Hotline website here. You can reach the hotline by calling 1-888-373-7888 or texting 233733.

In this episode, Natalie and Christy discuss the reauthorization of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act with Annick Febrey, Director of Government and Corporate Relations at the Human Trafficking Institute.

Here, you can learn more about the Human Trafficking Institute, the Federal Human Trafficking Report, and the Douglass Fellowship. Contact the Human Trafficking Institute here.

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If you or someone you know is currently in danger of human trafficking, you can view the National Human Trafficking Hotline website here. You can reach the hotline by calling 1-888-373-7888 or texting 233733.

In this episode, Sam and Alicen chat with the 2021-22 class of Douglass Fellows.

Here, you can learn more about the Human Trafficking Institute, the Federal Human Trafficking Report, and the Douglass Fellowship. Contact the Human Trafficking Institute here.

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If you or someone you know is currently in danger of human trafficking, you can view the National Human Trafficking Hotline website here. You can reach the hotline by calling 1-888-373-7888 or texting 233733.

In this episode, Alyssa and Caitlin speak with Jeanne Allert, PhD, creator of the Institute for Shelter Care and founder of The Samaritan Women, about familial trafficking and the importance of shelter care for victims and survivors.

Here, you can learn more about the Human Trafficking Institute, the Federal Human Trafficking Report, and the Douglass Fellowship. Contact the Human Trafficking Institute here.

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If you or someone you know is currently in danger of human trafficking, you can view the National Human Trafficking Hotline website here. You can reach the hotline by calling 1-888-373-7888 or texting 233733.

In this episode, Alyssa and Caitlin discuss law enforcement's role in anti-trafficking with former human trafficking detective, Joseph Scaramucci.

Here, you can learn more about the Human Trafficking Institute, the Federal Human Trafficking Report, and the Douglass Fellowship. Contact the Human Trafficking Institute here.

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In this episode of the Trafficking Matters Podcast, Douglass Fellows Alyssa Grzesiak and Monica Naranjo interview Ashley Pelto, the Equal Justice America Human Trafficking Fellow at Greater Boston Legal Services, and Johanna Lee, a Staff Attorney at Global Labor Justice. They talk about their time as previous Douglass Fellows and their continued involvement in the anti-trafficking movement.

If you or someone you know is currently in danger of human trafficking, you can view the national human trafficking hotline website here. You can reach the hotline by calling 1-888-373-7888 or texting 233733.

Here, you can learn more about the Human Trafficking Institute, the Federal Human Trafficking Report, and the Douglass Fellowship.

You can read Ashleigh’s bio here, and Johanna’s bio here.

You can read Ashleigh’s Note on Criminal Record Relief for Human Trafficking Survivors

 in the Michigan Journal of Gender and Law, and Johanna’s Douglass Fellowship article Exploring TVPA as a Promising Tool for Corporate Accountability in the Columbia Human Rights Law Review Online.

To learn more about Equal Justice Works, you can check out this website. For more information on Global Labor Justice, you can visit this website.

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