By Ana Martinez-Ortiz Human trafficking isn’t just a Milwaukee problem, it’s a global issue. The Polaris Project reported that in 2016, 40.3 million people were victims of human trafficking … [Read more...]
Storytelling Used to Educate Vulnerable Children and Families about Trafficking
By Shamim Sarif Around the world – and close to home – as many as four million people each year are trafficked for forced labor and sexual exploitation. Sadly, about 50% of those are children. … [Read more...]
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There’s Always Something to Talk About
By Rhea Riley This week on There’s Always Something to Talk About, Host Faithe Colas welcomed CEO of Foundations for Freedom and local humanitarian Dana World-Patterson. During her visit … [Read more...]
Wisconsin Anti-Human Trafficking Task Force
By Nyesha Stone Since 2015, the Wisconsin Department of Children and Families (DCF) and Department of Justice (DOJ) has implemented the Wisconsin Anti-Human Trafficking Task Force. The Task … [Read more...]
A Cry for Help Means Business in the Fight Against Human Sex Trafficking
By Dylan Deprey On the corner of 30th and Lisbon Ave., sits an abandoned restaurant in a normal north side neighborhood. Day and night, young women addicted to heroin use the alley behind the … [Read more...]
Community Brainstorming Brings Awareness to End Human Sex Trafficking
By Dylan Deprey At thirteen years old, kids finally take their first leap towards adulthood. They look forward to learning how to drive. They experience their first relationships, and attempt … [Read more...]
New York Peace Activist Inspires Milwaukeeans to “Cure Violence”
By Mrinal Gokhale With Milwaukee’s skyrocketing homicide rate, there was no better time to hear about possible strategies to reduce violence than with the start of the New Year. On Fri, Jan 7, … [Read more...]
Community Brainstorming Meeting Brings Awareness to Milwaukee’s Growing Sex Trafficking Problem
By Karen Stokes Approximately 100 community members, political figures, clergy and law enforcement gathered on Saturday morning for breakfast and a crucial conversation on sex trafficking in … [Read more...]
“Blame” is a Window into the World of Human Trafficking
By Dylan Deprey A girl in her early twenties sits on the couch. Her dad comes home from work drunk, and is ready to sexually abuse her for the second night in a row. The intensity builds as the … [Read more...]
Foundations for Freedom Holds Fashion Show to Combat Sex Trafficking
By Mrinal Gokhale Hundreds of people filled the Grace Centerat 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, March 20. Models were walking and dancing down the aisle, each wearing shirts that said “One less,” as … [Read more...]