by Brooke | Sep 13, 2021 | Blog
It’s the word “marriage,” I think. There’s something about that word. A sense of legitimacy, a blanket of approval. When they hear it, a lot of people think of their parents’ relationship, or of a wedding, their own aspirations, or the image of two elderly hands...
by Brooke | Sep 13, 2021 | Blog
One of the most challenging aspects of this work is helping people to understand what trafficking actually looks like. Movies like “Taken” have certainly not made this part of the job any easier. Most people (I think, I would hope) share the belief that human...
by Brooke | Sep 13, 2021 | Blog
We all recognize that human trafficking is a devastating ill in our society that destroys lives and preys on vulnerable people. But even within that word, “vulnerable,” there’s so much to unpack. What makes an individual – or a group – vulnerable to exploitation? More...
by Brooke | Sep 13, 2021 | Blog
“Why do you do strip club outreach?” is a question that we get a lot at Disrupting Traffick, and there are a few important reasons why this outreach is critical to the work that we do. But first let’s back up a little. To understand our outreach, it’s first...
by Brooke | Sep 13, 2021 | Blog
This page is an ongoing document of sources referenced in our trainings and webinars. It is continually added to. Quick Facts on Sexual Abuse in the Sex Industry International Labor Organization Information on Human Trafficking Who is a trafficking...
by Brooke | Sep 13, 2021 | Blog
A note from Our Executive Director, Brooke Carlson, on behalf of Disrupting Traffick: It’s hard to know where to start sometimes. Right now the world is facing a pandemic on a scale that we haven’t seen in a century. COVID-19 is tearing through countries at an...
