Modern slavery is a scourge that touches us all; it’s in the communities in which we live and often found in the products that we buy. Human trafficking victims are children, women, and men; U.S. citizens and foreign nationals. They come from urban and rural communities. They are not...
Category: National Slavery and Human Trafficking Awareness Month
National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month
Every January, anti-trafficking advocates leverage National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month to raise awareness of modern slavery in the United States. ATEST has had the privilege to work with human trafficking survivor-advocates, whose voices are at the forefront of...
News Round-up – National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month
ATEST and our member organizations took advantage of National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month to raise awareness of modern slavery in the United States. We also had the privilege to work with five survivors of human trafficking to amplify their critical voices in a call...
VIDEO: Survivors Speak at Congressional Briefing on Combating Modern Slavery
On January 27, five survivors of human trafficking spoke at a Capitol Visitors Center briefing hosted by Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn) and Rob Portman (D-Ohio.) In a panel discussion moderated by ATEST Director Melysa Sperber, speakers shared their valuable perspectives on what...
Trafficking Survivor and Advocate Calls on Kentucky to Better Protect Victims
During National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month, The Courier-Journal published a powerful op-ed by artist, survivor and human trafficking advocate, Margeaux Gray. Margeaux calls on Kentucky to strengthen the state's service infrastructure and better protect victims of...
Department of Education Fights Human Trafficking in Schools
The U.S. Department of Education marked National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month with a blog post that explains educators' unique position to prevent and end trafficking. We applaud the Department's efforts to protect students and combat human trafficking in schools and...
ATEST calls for TVPA reauthorization during National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month
ATEST partners across the country spoke out during National Slavery and Human Trafficking Awareness Month, and in the many news articles, opinion pieces and radio interviews noted below, called on President Obama and Congress to make TVPA reauthorization a top priority in 2013. ATEST...