Slavery Ensnares Thousands in U.K. Here’s One Teenage Girl’s Story.
Across Britain, vulnerable adults and children — both citizens and migrants — have become victims of modern slavery. A teenager trapped by a drug gang tells what happened to her…
Women and Girls of Color are Disproportionately Impacted by Human Trafficking and Criminalized for their Own Exploitation
Intersectionality: a way of understanding the multiple layers of victim realities and oppressions they must face. Too often women and girls of color are not highlighted as victims despite the…
Finding Justice for Human Trafficking Survivors: Engaging the Legal System by Robin Hassler Thompson, JD, MA
Human trafficking – or modern day slavery – has tentacles throughout the Big Bend of Florida where trafficking is alive and well. This area has seen many cases of people…
The Freedom Outreach
The Survive and Thrive Advocacy Center is coordinating an outreach in the Tallahassee area to help potential human trafficking victims – The Freedom Outreach. Although it may be surprising, human…
The Irina Project
“The Irina Project,” based at the UNC School of Media and Journalism, monitors media representations of sex trafficking in local, regional, national and global settings. They advocate for the responsible…
Florida lawsuit targets website described as hub for human trafficking
A Florida woman and an anti-human trafficking organization are joining the legal campaign targeting Backpage.com, the classifieds website criticized as a hub for illegal prostitution and sex trafficking of underage…
Human Trafficking Numbers on The Rise in Florida, Across America
Results of a new study detail a shocking rise in the number of people being affected by human trafficking – especially in the state of Florida. In an NBC News…
National Freedom Day
February 1st, National Freedom Day, is a date that commemorates President Abraham Lincoln’s proposal to the 13th amendment to the U.S. Constitution that outlawed slavery. In observance of this important…
January’s awareness activities
STAC is pleased to announce that the events held throughout January were successful in bringing the community together and increasing awareness of human trafficking. In fact, STAC helped train and…