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Chapter 11
THE ANTI-SEX TRAFFICKING
MOVEMENT In the U.S.Slide2
The “Roots” of Anti-trafficking Activism in the United States
Based on a Recognized
Need
Legal and Social Service Providers, and Survivors
Grassroots effortsSlide3
Not a New Crime…
Sex
trafficking only relatively recently fell into the public eye
, but it is nothing new
A
ctivism
surrounding it goes back more than thirty years—just using different words, such as prostituted children, or commercially sexually exploited
children
Some would even argue that activism goes back farther than that…
For our purposes, we will focus on the 70s to present.Slide4
Children of the Night
Children of the Night, in Van Nuys,
California,
Lois Lee
1979Slide5
Civil Society
Civil Society, St. Paul, MN
Linda Miller
1996 Slide6
Center for Women Policy Studies (CWPS)
Leslie Wolfe
, president
Founded 1972, focus on sex trafficking mid 90s.
Human Rights approach
Harm reduction
approach
Evidence based approachSlide7
Breaking Free
Vednita
Carter
Roots in
WHISPER
(
Women Hurt in
Systems
of Prostitution
Engaged
in Revolt
)
Breaking Free 1996
St. Paul, MNSlide8
GEMS
Girls
Education and Mentoring Services (
GEMS) New York, NY
Rachel Lloyd
1998
www.GEMS-GIRLS.orgSlide9
Sex Workers Project
Crystal
DeBoise
founded
the Human Trafficking Services Program at New York Association for New Americans in 2002
.
“The
Sex Workers Project provides client-centered legal and social services to individuals who engage in sex work, regardless of whether they do so by choice, circumstance, or coercion. One of the first programs in the nation to assist survivors of human trafficking, the Sex Workers Project has pioneered an approach to service grounded in human rights, harm reduction and in the real life experiences of our
clients.”Slide10
My Life, My Choice
My Life, My Choice, Boston MA
Lisa
Goldblatt
Grace
2002Slide11
Angela’s House
Angela’s House, Atlanta, GA
2002
Angela’s
House no longer
operates, absorbed
by Georgia Care Connection Office.
Legacy- Georgia
now accounts for more than half the safe house beds in the country.
“Angela’s House” morphed: youthSpark Voices, prevention program (2010).Slide12
The Nest Foundation
Nest Foundation
Libby Spears
“Playground” documentary
2004Slide13
The Covering House
The Covering House, St. Louis, MO
Dedee
Lhamon
2008Slide14
Polaris Project
Washington
D.C-based Polaris Project is an activist organization that advocates for improved federal and state laws, as well as better implementation of such laws.
The
group also runs the National Human Trafficking Resource Center
hotline created
in 2007, and
BeFree
textline
,
and provides education and training, as well as direct services to trafficking victims.
The
organization also conducts research and gathers data, particularly in evaluation of state-level trafficking laws to identify areas in need of
improvementSlide15
CAST NSN
Coalition Against Slavery and Trafficking
National Survivor Network
Survivor-led, focus on policy, practice, establishing a community of survivors, platform for public
access to the knowledge of
survivors.
Ima
MatulSlide16
Grassroots Activism…
The examples depicted in this section reveal a pattern of activism derived from a combination of survivors and professionals who recognized a need for shelter and services.
Other
pioneering organizations with grassroots origins, besides those
discussed—include
End Slavery Cincinnati, Veronica’s Voice, Courtney’s House, Eve, MISSSEY, Rahab’s Hideaway,
Breaking Free, and others.Slide17
ECPAT
End
Child Prostitution Child Pornography and Trafficking of Children for Sexual Purposes (ECPAT).
82
organization-members in 75
nations
Initiatives involve
education and training toward identification of sex trafficking
in
hotels
, as part of a larger initiative emphasizing education and awareness in the
tourism industry
. Slide18
Hotel Trainings
The American Hotel and Lodging Association (AHLA) also works to provide training in hotels across the United States.
The AHLA developed a webinar entitled “Child trafficking: Learn how to identify and address.”Slide19
Trucking Industry
Truckers
Against
Trafficking
Travel
Centers of
America
TAT was first developed as a part of another grassroots organization, Chapter 61 Ministries, founded in 2007 by six women located in four different states to combat human trafficking.
TAT became its own organization to target its focus specifically on the trucking industry in March 2009, and in 2011, it became an official non-profit organization led by
Kendis
Paris. Slide20
Train Stations
Amtrak, the largest passenger train system in the United States, partnered with the Department of Homeland Security, and the Department of Transportation, in 2012 in an effort to identify and report suspected incidents of human
trafficking. Slide21
Bus
Stops (Minnesota)
In 2013, public bus companies began to partner with anti-trafficking activists.
Metro
Transit developed a training program for bus drivers to identify potential sex trafficking situations and worked to implement a public awareness program.
The
campaign also
posts
multilingual signs indicating sources of assistance for sex trafficking victims.Slide22
Airports
Innocents at Risk’s Flight Attendant
Initiative
Trained approximately
one-third of American Airlines’ 19,000 flight
attendants
Expanded
the program to other airlines.
Idea= flight
attendants are in a unique position to notice and report suspicious activitySlide23
Political Activism--Grassroots
Activists
were able to gain public
and political attention
through their grassroots efforts,
Anti-trafficking
partners
included
anti-child abuse and anti-rape activists,
IPV activists, legal
, academic, and political partners, and members of
the community (student groups
and faith-based groups), Slide24
Political Activism
Rescue
and Restore Victims of Human Trafficking Campaign.
The first Task
Force was established in 2004, with 42 federally-funded task forces implemented nationwide by 2013. Slide25
Political Activism
Activists, advocates, and other professionals in the field worked to garner political support to develop and pass anti-trafficking
legislation.
Further
structural-level activism centers on shifts in state laws.
It
is generally well known in the sex trafficking literature that state-level law, and the way it is implemented, varies
considerably
Safe Harbor
Adult recordsSlide26
Media Support
(*there is backlash too)
In addition to political support, the anti-trafficking movement has gained media support.
Power-house
media outlets such as MSNBC, CNN,
NPR, the
Huffington Post,
FOX, and more have
provided media coverage and support for anti-trafficking efforts
.
*Coverage varies in quality and accuracySlide27
Media Support
Some news sites are going further to have ongoing coverage of sex trafficking. Beginning in 2008, MSNBC developed their ongoing series MSNBC undercover, which has produced 16 documentaries covering sex trafficking.
Further
, The CNN Freedom Project features a centralized location on the CNN website for blogs, news articles, and documentaries conducted by CNN journalists related to various forms of human trafficking, including sex trafficking in the United States and abroad
.
*They vary in qualitySlide28
International Organizations (U.S. Presence)*
The Coalition against Trafficking in Women (CATW),
Shared
Hope International (SHI),
End
Child Prostitution, Child Pornography, and Trafficking of Children for Sexual Purposes (EPCAT),
International
Justice Mission (IJM), and
Global
Alliance Against Traffic in Women (GAATW
)
U.N.
*
This is not an exhaustive listSlide29
Discussion Questions
1
. What seems to be the main focal points of various forms of anti-trafficking activism? What is the goal, and what is the means for accomplishing this goal? What challenges may be associated with this
?
2. What are some other organizations that might be important in identifying survivors of sex trafficking that were not included in the chapter? Why do you think so?
3. Why is grassroots activism important in anti-trafficking efforts?
4
. Were you surprised to learn that the origin of anti-trafficking activism is at least 30 years old? How does redefining sex trafficking relate to this?