The Hyper Super Bowl of Trafficking
Last year, Angelina Jolie created a lot of awareness about breast cancer (I must add that I’m truly sad about her news), but this study in Genetics and Medicine shows that awareness does not necessarily translate into knowledge or understanding. Most people still do not understand their own personal risk or the proper application of
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Autumn Update 2013
It has been a busy season for Relentless! Unfortunately, the busier it gets, the less time there is to write about all the great things going on. The good news is that the newsletter project has been resurrected and a new one will be out in January. Between September, October, and November, I was in
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An honest word from a survivor who is way more than a survivor
It has been a great while since I last posted. I’ve been quite busy, having just returned from a month-long “tour” in the States. I promise you an update on that trip shortly. But this post from Rachel Lloyd, founder of GEMS, strikes very pointedly at all of our efforts in raising awareness and it
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True Story – my friend’s unexpected journey
My friend, Elliot, who works with Urban Light in Chiang Mai posted his story about what happened to him on a visa run to Laos. It is a compelling, unexpected glimpse into the seedy world of the rural street-side flesh trade that occurs around the world. I have been busier than expected lately, and now
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Stateside Schedule
The schedule for my upcoming Stateside trip is packed and I’m looking forward to all the great opportunities! The topic of each speaking event will be one of several aspects of health and human trafficking. Not every presentation will be identical as I tailor each one according to my audience. Between the speaking events I’ll
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The “Upstream” Work of Prevention
There is a disconnection between the intention to abolish slavery and most of the interventions being done that actually don’t apply to the prevention of slavery. You have all heard this: “Join us in our effort to stop human trafficking by donating $$$ towards our efforts in rescuing girls!” Initially, that sounds like a great
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Health and Human Trafficking Workshop #2
This past week saw another successful training where I presented “Health and Human Trafficking: What Health Professionals Need to Know” in Vientiane, Laos, 2-4 September. This conference was hosted by the Maternal Child Health Hospital and sponsored by Village Focus International. Twenty-six physicians, nurses, and other stakeholders from several government hospitals, public health officials, as
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DON’T Just DO Something!
As I read this online newspaper article, I was struck by the fact that although it tells us very little about human trafficking, and also reveals that despite our increased “awareness” of the problem many people couldn’t tell you what it actually is or how to actually go about being against it. This confirms my
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Announcing the New Newsletter: May-June-July 2013
To help those who follow Relentless keep up with the latest activities, a quarterly newsletter will be published here, sent out via email as well as posted to Facebook. In the future, the newsletter will have a different look, but the type of content will be the same. You are welcome to submit a question
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Workshops in Laos
Earlier this month I returned to Laos to continue work on a couple of projects there. Village Focus International and a local government hospital sponsored a three-day workshop in Pakse (Southern Laos) on health and human trafficking for health care professionals and other key stakeholders. On the first day, two colleagues presented on general topics
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