Category: Survivor Voices

355 – Unlocking $215 Million for Trafficking Survivors: A Call to Action

Sex Trafficking, Survivor Voices / By sandie.morgan

Carissa Phelps joins Dr. Sandie Morgan as they discuss an unprecedented opportunity for trafficking survivors to access $215 million in remission funds from the Backpage settlement, with a critical February 2026 deadline that could finally put survivors ahead of their traffickers for the first time in movement history. Carissa Phelps Carissa Phelps is a […]

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338 – Survivor Alia Azariah – From Online Victim to Advocate for Youth and Aftercare

Aftercare, Sex Trafficking, Survivor Voices / By andrew.kroeger

Alia Azariah joins Dr. Sandie Morgan to discuss her journey from being an online victim of trafficking to becoming an advocate for youth and aftercare. Alia Azariah Alia Azariah is a passionate advocate and survivor dedicated to ending human trafficking and empowering those affected by this grave violation of human rights. Her focus lies in

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306 – Survivor Voices Leading Change, with Jerome Elam

Child Trafficking, Prevention, Sex Trafficking, Survivor Voices, Uncategorized / By sandie.morgan

Dr. Sandie Morgan is joined by Jerome Elam as the two discuss the importance of advocating for male victims of trafficking. Jerome Elam Jerome Elam is president and CEO of Trafficking in America Task Force, Child Sex Trafficking Survivor, Survivor Leader, recipient of the Award for Courage presented by the National Council of Jewish Women,

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297 – Stop Blaming The Victim, with Dr. Amelia Franck Meyer

Child Trafficking, Sex Trafficking, Survivor Voices, Uncategorized / By sandie.morgan

Dr. Sandie Morgan looks back at Episode 28 “Stop Blaming the Victim” with, Dave Stachowiak and Amelia Franck Meyer. The three discuss the prevalence of victim blaming against commercially sexually exploited children, how it affects the children, and how to help them. Dr. Amelia Franck Meyer When we first interviewed Dr. Amelia Franck Meyer, she

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289 – Survivor Led Advocacy, with Keeya Vawar

Aftercare, Leadership, Sex Trafficking, Survivor Voices, Uncategorized / By sandie.morgan

Dr. Sandie Morgan is joined by survivor, author, and advocate, Keeya Vawar. Together they discuss partnership between allies and survivors, survivors redesigning their life, and much more! Keeya Vawar Keeya Vawar advocates for victims of sex trafficking globally. She is a lived experience survivor expert, mentor, speaker and author of “One Thousand Elsewhere: A True

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288 – Practical Strategies to go Beyond Awareness

Fair Trade, Faith-Based, Leadership, Partnership, Prevention, Survivor Voices, Uncategorized / By sandie.morgan

Sandie and Dave reflect on how far the movement has come since the Trafficking Victims Protection Act passed in October 2000, and was soon followed by the United Nations Palermo Protocol in December 2000. In 2023, we are positioned to move beyond awareness. Ending human trafficking requires everyone–educators, business leaders, social workers, attorney, nonprofits, and

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54 – The Keys to Freedom

Child Trafficking, International, Labor Trafficking, Prevention, Survivor Voices / By sandie.morgan

Born in a small village in India, Anuradha Bhosale came from a lower caste and began working as a domestic servant in three homes at the age of 6. Because the families she worked for allowed her to go to school and get an education, Anuradha was able to overcome the challenges in her early

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37 – Interview with Harmony Dust

Survivor Voices / By sandie.morgan

Harmony Dust joins us in this episode to teach us about her work at Treasures. Sandra Morgan, the Director of the Global Center for Women & Justice and Dave Stachowiak, one of the Center’s board members, interview Harmony and learn about how Treasures reaches, restores and equips women in order to help them live healthy,

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30 – Survivor Advocates in Community Advocacy

Policy, Survivor Voices / By sandie.morgan

Survivor advocates are some of the bravest voices in helping us all end human trafficking. Sandra Morgan, the Director of the Global Center for Women & Justice and Dave Stachowiak, one of the Center’s board members, interview Holly Smith, Washington Times columnist, on her efforts as a survivor advocate. Sandie and Dave learn how Holly

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19 – Runaway Girl

Policy, Survivor Voices / By sandie.morgan

Survivors provide an important perspective on how we can work to end human trafficking. Sandie and Dave are joined by Carissa Phelps and Mariana Smirnova to discuss survivor empowerment and state and national legislation to address human trafficking. Speakers Carissa Phelps Carissa Phelps, Runaway Girl, Inc.’s founder and CEO, strives for social impact. She is

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