IN PLAIN SIGHT Podcast to End Human Trafficking
27 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 8 years ago - ★★★★★ - 34 ratingsThe IN PLAIN SIGHT podcast empowers current and future leaders with inspiring stories of fellow abolitionists and actionable insights to implement in their own organizations. Hosted by David Trotter, episodes feature engaging interviews with noted leaders in the anti-trafficking movement - men and women committed to ending all forms of human trafficking in our world - sex trafficking, labor trafficking, and organ trafficking. Get more information at www.inplainsightfilm.com.
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027: A Detailed Response to the Sacramento Bee Article - Jenny Williamson (Courage Worldwide)
August 24, 2016 14:38 - 1 hour - 47 MBJenny Williamson (Courage Worldwide)Jenny Williamson is business leader, social entrepreneur, life coach, published author, abolitionist, community volunteer and a passionate, inspirational motivation speaker. She is also the Founder and CEO of Courage Worldwide, an international, non-profit organization that builds homes for children rescued out of sex trafficking around the world. Jenny led this organization from an all-volunteer one with no income, to a multi-million dollar non-profit orga...
026: Opening Windows of Opportunity Through Employment Training - Matthew Aspegren - 10ThousandWindows
June 25, 2015 18:15 - 22 minutes - 20.9 MBMatthew Aspegren (CEO of 10ThousandWindows) - Matt is the co-founder and CEO of 10ThousandWindows, a non-profit focused on opening 10,000 windows of life-changing opportunity to survivors of violence and exploitation - currently focused on the Philippines. After living in the country for five years, he completely nationalized the first 10ThousandWindows office in May of 2014 and moved back to New York City to continue expanding the work. As you listen, you'll have the opportunity to learn: 1...
025: The Connection Between the Super Bowl and Sex Trafficking - Nita Belles - In Our Backyard
June 19, 2015 01:02 - 26 minutes - 24.3 MBNita Belles (Founder of In Our Backyard) - Nita is a sought-after speaker and trainer as well as the author of "In Our Backyard: Human Trafficking in America and What We Can Do to Stop It". She directs a team that works with law enforcement, non-profits, and social services to fight human trafficking throughout the year, but has particular experience surrounding the Super Bowl. Her work has been featured on CNN, Fox Files, USA Today, and many other publications. As you listen, you'll have the...
024: Saving Lives by Mobilizing Truckers Against Trafficking - Kendis Paris - Truckers Against Trafficking
June 10, 2015 18:18 - 29 minutes - 26.6 MBKendis Paris (Executive Director of Truckers Against Trafficking) - Kendis is the Executive Director of Truckers Against Trafficking, a national nonprofit that educates and mobilizes the trucking industry to fight against human trafficking. Since TAT launched, the national human trafficking hotline has reported an increase of hundreds of calls coming in from truckers across the United States. As you listen, you'll have the opportunity to learn: 1. The connection between the trucking of goods...
023: How SafeNight Leverages Technology to Temporarily House a Survivor - Marnie Webb - Caravan Studios
June 05, 2015 16:03 - 28 minutes - 26.1 MBMarnie Webb (CEO of Caravan Studios) - Marnie is CEO of Caravan Studios, which utilizes technology intervention to allow communities to respond to the issues they care about most. Marnie has been named one of the Top 10 Silicon Valley Influencers by San Jose Mercury News. Recently, Caravan Studios launched SafeNight, an app that alerts and allows individual donors to fund hotel rooms when domestic violence shelters are full. As you listen, you'll have the opportunity to learn: 1. What SafeNi...
022: How to Recruit and Motivate Your Volunteer Team - David Trotter - IN PLAIN SIGHT
May 30, 2015 16:09 - 31 minutes - 29 MBDavid Trotter (Executive Producer of IN PLAIN SIGHT) - Listen to the third in a series of experimental episodes where David Trotter, host of the IN PLAIN SIGHT Podcast to End Human Trafficking, shares thoughts on leadership. To end human trafficking in our world, we must not only be knowledgeable about the issue, but about how to approach our work and how to lead others in the process. As you listen, you'll have the opportunity to learn: 1. How to help volunteers catch the vision. 2. How to...
021: Educating 10,000 Students on Trafficking One Classroom at a Time - Ashlie Bryant - 3 Strands Global
May 26, 2015 16:53 - 29 minutes - 26.8 MBAshlie Bryant (3 Strands Global) - Ashlie is the VP of Development and Outreach for 3 Strands Global and the founder of Break Free, an anti-trafficking organization that recently merged with 3 Strands to expand their efforts. She has been a part of the CA Attorney General’s round table in Sacramento, which focuses on collaborative solutions to human trafficking, and in 2013, Ashlie was awarded a Resolution by the California State Senate for her hard work and dedication. As you listen, you'll...
020: Empowering Teen Girls Through Leadership Camp - Gloria Manchester - LEAP
May 22, 2015 19:30 - 27 minutes - 25 MBGloria Manchester (Leadership Education Action Programs) - Gloria is the founder of Leadership Education Action Programs (LEAP) providing life coaching, executive coaching, team-building, and women's leadership courses. They also produce the STARR Project Teen Esteem and Leadership Experience, a 5-day experiential event for teen girls ages 14-18. As a certified life coach and accomplished leader, Gloria’s life mission is to significantly interrupt the cycle of child abuse and to empower teena...
019: Avoiding Burnout: Caring For Yourself While Caring About Others - David Trotter
May 15, 2015 16:31 - 28 minutes - 25.6 MBDavid Trotter (Executive Producer of IN PLAIN SIGHT) - Listen to the second of a series of experimental episodes where David Trotter, host of the IN PLAIN SIGHT Podcast to End Human Trafficking, shares thoughts on leadership. To end human trafficking in our world, we must not only be knowledgeable about the issue, but about how to approach our work and how to lead others in the process. As you listen, you'll have the opportunity to learn: 1. How David burned out and moved toward a "new norma...
018: Helping Human Trafficking Survivors One Tattoo at a Time - Chris Baker - Ink 180
May 13, 2015 21:30 - 26 minutes - 24.6 MBKenny Baker (CEO of Behavioral Treatment Providers) - Chris is the founder of Ink180, a tattoo ministry based in Illinois that provides coverups and removal for survivors of human trafficking who have been branded by their pimps. In the last four years, Chris has served over 2,400 survivors and ex-gang members with tattoo coverups. As you listen, you'll have the opportunity to learn: 1. How Ink 180 connects with survivors in need of tattoo coverups. 2. What a survivor experiences during t...
017: Opening the Eyes of Sex Buyers Through the Nashville John School - Kenny Baker (Behavioral Treatment Providers)
May 07, 2015 02:56 - 38 minutes - 35.4 MBKenny Baker (CEO of Behavioral Treatment Providers) - Kenny is the CEO of Behavioral Treatment Providers in Nashville, TN, and he has operated the John School for Davidson County for over 15 years. This one-day class is provided to arrested sex buyers as a way to expunge the charge from their record. As you listen, you'll have the opportunity to learn: 1. What is presented at the John School. 2. The school's cognitive behavior therapeutic approach. 3. The spectrum of responses to the scho...
016: Why Do You Do What You Do? - David Trotter (Executive Producer of IN PLAIN SIGHT)
May 05, 2015 18:54 - 24 minutes - 22.8 MBDavid Trotter (Executive Producer of IN PLAIN SIGHT) - Listen to the first of a series of experimental episodes where David Trotter, host of the IN PLAIN SIGHT Podcast to End Human Trafficking, shares thoughts on leadership. To end human trafficking in our world, we must not only be knowledgeable about the issue, but about how to approach our work and how to lead others in the process. As you listen, you'll have the opportunity to learn: 1. How our beliefs determine your actions which produc...
015: Dear John: There's No Such Thing as a Happy Hooker - Marian Hatcher - Cook County, IL Sheriff's Office
April 27, 2015 11:00 - 21 minutes - 19.4 MBMarian Hatcher (Cook County, IL Sheriff's Office) - Marian is the Project Manager for the Women’s Justice Programs and Human Trafficking Coordinator of the Cook County Illinois Sheriff’s Office. Alongside the Sheriff, she coordinates the National John’s Day of Arrests, a nationwide effort with more than 59 participating federal, state and local law enforcement agencies targeting buyers of sex as the driving force of sex trafficking. As you listen, you'll have the opportunity to learn: 1. Why...
014: How Fathers Can Reduce Demand for Commercial Sex - Alex Trouteaud - Street Grace
April 22, 2015 15:47 - 25 minutes - 23 MBAlex Trouteaud (Street Grace) - Alex is the Executive VP of Research at Street Grace, which leads faith communities, organizations, and individual volunteers on a comprehensive path to end Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking in Metro Atlanta and throughout the United States. In this interview, we cover two separate demand reduction programs they are involved with in the state of Georgia including "Not Buying It" and "Fathers Against Child Exploitation." As you listen, you'll have the opportunity t...
013: Porn Is The Gateway Drug to Buying Sex - Clay Olsen - Fight the New Drug
April 20, 2015 17:26 - 31 minutes - 28.5 MBClay Olsen (Fight the New Drug) - Clay is the co-founder and CEO of Fight the New Drug, which he co-founded in 2010. He leads a youth activist movement dedicated to raising awareness on the harmful effects of pornography through science, facts, and personal accounts. Having been featured on ABC Nightline, ABC News, CNN, Al Jazeera, USA Today, NPR, and the Dr. Drew Show, Clay has presented to over 300 schools and tens of thousands of teens all over the country. As you listen, you'll have the o...
012: 11 Cities Network to Cease Demand for Commercial Sex - Devin Rebello - CEASE Network
April 15, 2015 17:41 - 30 minutes - 27.6 MBDevin Rebello (CEASE Network) - Devin is a Strategic Initiatives and Research Associate for Demand Abolition, and she is responsible for assisting in the development and support of the CEASE Network, which is a collaboration of 11 pioneering cities committed to reducing sex-buying by 20 percent in two years. As you listen, you'll have the opportunity to learn: 1. How the CEASE Network was developed. 2. How the 11 cities are working together. 3. How data collection and analysis play an integr...
011: How Volunteers Are Disrupting Thousands of Sex Buyers - Tom Perez - The EPIK Project
April 12, 2015 21:49 - 35 minutes - 32.2 MBTom Perez (EPIK Project) - Tom Perez is the founder of the EPIK Project. EPIK stands for Everyman Protecting Innocent Kids, and they have a goal to engage 100,000 men and end the demand for prostituted kids in America by 2020. Their focus is on demand disruption - directly confronting local sex buyers at the point of sale. As you listen, you'll have the opportunity to learn: 1. About "demand disruption" and how it works. 2. What sex buyers say when they're disrupted. 3. What it takes to sta...
010: Why Men in Your City Purchase Sex - Teresa Downing-Matibag (Iowa State University)
April 06, 2015 15:08 - 42 minutes - 38.6 MBTeresa Downing-Matibag (Iowa State University) - Teresa Downing-Matibag is the Executive Director of the Network Against Human Trafficking (NAHT), a statewide coalition of Iowa’s leading anti-trafficking organizations, and a lecturer of sociology at Iowa State University. Her research examines intimate and sexual relationships in young adulthood, including the exploitation of young women through the sex trade and Internet bride industries in our global society. Her work has been published in ...
009: Inspiring Your Church to Start an Anti-Trafficking Ministry - Susan Patterson (Through God's Grace Ministry)
March 30, 2015 20:02 - 38 minutes - 35.2 MBSusan Patterson (Through God's Grace Ministry) - Susan Patterson is the Director of Through God's Grace Ministry and the author of "How You Can Fight Human Trafficking: Over 50 Ways to Join the Fight". She speaks to thousands of people each year, raising awareness among faith communities (particularly Catholic parishes) as to how they can fight human trafficking. As you listen, you'll have the opportunity to learn: 1. Simple steps to start an anti-trafficking ministry in your church. 2. Pra...
008: Preventing Children From Entering Foster Care - Kelsey Galaway (Safe Families for Children)
March 27, 2015 16:40 - 37 minutes - 34.3 MBKelsey Galaway (Safe Families for Children) - Kelsey Galaway is the Executive Director of Kwagala Project, an international organization that rescues and provides aftercare to survivors of human trafficking. From 2010-2013 she lived and worked in Uganda directing and developing 2 residential aftercare homes. Domestically, Kelsey is working with Safe Families for Children to expand the current scope of the organization's programs to include at-risk youth and survivors of human trafficking. ...
007: Starting an Abolitionist Group in Your City - Kimberly Yim (San Clemente Abolitionists)
March 24, 2015 01:02 - 50 minutes - 46.5 MBKimberly Yim (Founder - San Clemente Abolionists)- Kimberly is the author of "Refuse To Do Nothing: Finding Your Power to Abolish Modern Day Slavery" and founder of the San Clemente Abolitionists in San Clemente, California. Through local events, film screenings, and fundraisers, they work to educate and engage their local community to fight the injustice of human trafficking. Their focus is on tangible actions that everyday ordinary citizens can do right in their everyday life. As you listen...
006: How to Launch a Product to Combat Trafficking - Nick & Cari Elcock (Sovereign Sandals)
March 10, 2015 18:28 - 32 minutes - 29.6 MBNick & Cari Elcock (Co-founders - ) - Nick and Cari created and launched a line of handmade sandals for men and women with 25% of their monthly profits being donated to Courage Worldwide, which operates two homes for survivors of child sex trafficking. As you listen, you'll have the opportunity to learn: 1. How sandals and anti-trafficking became their passions. 2. 3-4 things every potential social entrepreneur needs to be prepared for. 3. What they wish they would have known before starting.
005: Why More Homes Are Needed For Sex-Trafficked Girls - Jenny Williamson (Courage Worldwide)
March 05, 2015 21:27 - 41 minutes - 37.9 MBJenny Williamson (Founder and CEO - Courage Worldwide) - Jenny Williamson is the founder and CEO of Courage Worldwide, an international, non-profit building homes for children rescued out of sex trafficking. Beyond recognition for her work by the FBI, she was recently honored by - one of only 10 women recognized each year. As you listen, you'll have the opportunity to learn: 1. How Jenny started Courage Worldwide. 2. What it takes to run a restorative home. 3. The process of welcoming a n...
004: Using Concerts to Raise Money and Awareness of Modern-Day Slavery - Songs Against Slavery
March 03, 2015 22:52 - 34 minutes - 31.7 MBGrace Theisen & Lauren Lancaster (Co-founders - Songs Against Slavery) - After becoming aware of modern slavery during their freshman year in college, they wanted to do something to raise awareness of the issue and support anti-trafficking organizations. Since 2011, they have organized 12 benefit concerts and raised over $30,000 for nonprofits in the United States. As you listen, you'll have the opportunity to learn: 1. How Grace and Lauren got started. 2. What they've learned by putting on...
003: Understanding the Four Types of Shelters for Trafficking Survivors - Jeanne Allert - The Samaritan Women
February 27, 2015 19:16 - 46 minutes - 42.2 MBJeanne Allert (Founder & Executive Director - The Samaritan Women) - Founded in 2007 and based in Baltimore, MD, The Samaritan Women is a long-term restorative home for survivors of human trafficking. In today's episode, Jeanne discusses the four types of shelters that are emerging in cities across America. As you listen, you'll have the opportunity to learn: 1. The four types of shelters. 2. The strengths and limitations of each. 3. The level of expertise, staffing, and financial suppor...
002: Exposing the Traps of a Trafficker at Juvenile Detention Centers - Brenda Garcia - Traffick911
February 23, 2015 18:51 - 38 minutes - 35.1 MBBrenda Freeman (Dallas County Juvenile Detention Coordinator - Traffick911) - In today's episode, Brenda Freeman shares how Traffick911 has been hosting presentations at 11 detention centers (soon to add three more) over the last three years, which has been recognized by Homeland Security and the FBI. As you listen, you'll have the opportunity to learn: 1. How this presentation is making a difference in the Dallas area. 2. 3-4 critical action steps that you need to take if you were interest...
001: How to Connect with Key Stakeholders in Your City - Stacia Freeman - Hope for Justice
February 07, 2015 01:34 - 40 minutes - 36.9 MBStacia Freeman (US Director - Hope for Justice) - In today's episode, Stacia Freeman, US Director of , discusses how to connect with key stakeholders in your community as you seek to help end human trafficking. As you listen, you'll have the opportunity to learn: 1. Why it’s important to connect with key stakeholders. 2. What you need to figure out before reaching out to stakeholders. 3. How to avoid common mistakes as you’re just getting started.