April 2012
8 posts
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“I became a photographer because I wanted to change the world … just try to do my...”
– Photographer Jodi Cobb, former staff photographer for National Geographic, talks about her recent work on modern slavery worldwide. Click through to hear her story and see her startling images.
How will you create and tell stories?
(via priceoflifenyc)
Financiers and Sex Trafficking →
j3551c4:
#newyorktimes #nicholasdkristof #sex #sextrafficking #goldmansachs #backpage
Embarrassed, Goldman Sachs decides to sell its stake in a prostitution Web site.
March 2012
3 posts
“[Trigger Warning: sexual molestation] The sexual molestation of children and the...”
– The Courage to Heal: A Guide for Women Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse by Ellen Bass & Laura Davis (via healingquote)
“[Trigger Warning: Healing From Trauma] While it is always worthwhile, healing is...”
– The Courage to Heal: A Guide for Women Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse by Ellen Bass & Laura Davis (via healingquote)
“[Trigger Warning: Healing From Trauma] The work of healing should not be...”
– The Courage to Heal: A Guide for Women Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse by Ellen Bass & Laura Davis (via healingquote)
February 2012
10 posts
“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.”
– Maya Angelou (via shandog)
“In these downbeat times, we need as much hope and courage as we do vision and...”
– Cornel West, Race Matters (via 3dela)
“I have tried to be a man of letters in love with ideas in order to be a wiser...”
– Cornel West (via 3dela)
“I told her once I wasn’t good at anything. She told me survival is a talent.”
– Girl, Interrupted (via kt-hoch)
January 2012
11 posts
#Thailand: girl aged 14 offered to be sold by...
birdononewire:
Cambodian guy forced his step children to be beggars and offered to sell his step daughter, age 14, nationality Cambodian to a foreigner for the price of 80,000 THB for sexual services:
http://bit.ly/wYVIPp
“Then came the darker sooner,
came the later lower.
We were no longer a...”
– Catherine Wing, from The Darker Sooner (via halfstrippedtrees)
The Escape Project partners transitions global's... →
We have just spend the last two days filming out...
The girls' photos are on their way!
The photos from the girls’ photography project in Cambodia will be with us this week! A very exciting time for all involved in the project and those at Transitions Global.
If your on facebook - "like" our page for more... →
December 2011
20 posts
Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas to all our followers. Hope you have a fantastic day - relax, eat and be merry! And lets all spare all thought for all those who Christmas may not be merry…..
All artists out there please read -
22nd December. Great news, we have had some amazing artists give us submissions for our exhibition. We may even give you all sneak previews of their work on here. If any artists out there would be interested in working on our project email - theescapeproject@hotmail.co.uk for a brief.
Capturing the Journey to Freedom and Hope
16th December, for all our new followers. Here is a reminder of what we are about:
”Freedom without a future is simply another form of slavery.”
..Driven from this ideology, The Escape Project was born.
The Escape Project is a multi-arts trail around Bristol’s harbourside exhibiting UK artwork conceived from the photographs captured by young sex trafficking survivors’...
Watch15th December. The Escape Project are all heading home for Christmas, however the calendar will continue! Today’s video is for a charity, unearthed, who we are not working with. However it moved us so much we had to share…
The Escape Project Logo
14th December we have a treat for you all. Our fantastic designer, Chris Nuelle has created the logo for The Escape Project. Check it out….
Eventually we are going to have to stop...
13th December
Can You Tell The Difference Between A Men’s... →
humantraffickwatch:
Well, this is upsetting. According to a new study, people can’t tell the difference between quotes from British “lad mags” and interviews with convicted rapists. And given the choice, men are actually more likely to agree with the rapists.
There is a fundamental concern that the content of such magazines normalises the treatment of women as sexual objects. We are not...
On the 11th day of December, a video from our... →
Advocates Push For Better Human Trafficking Laws... →
humantraffickwatch:
Advocates against human trafficking say there’s evidence the crime is on the rise and they say Michigan’s laws don’t do enough to protect underage victims of sexual slavery.
Last week a national group gave Michigan an “F” for its human trafficking laws. The reportis called the Protected Innocence Initiative. Some concerns cited: perpetrators of some crimes related to sexual...
On the 9th day of December, some information →
China arrests 600 in huge trafficking bust and... →
On the 8th day of December, some positive news for you
Buy Products Made by Survivors →
humantraffickwatch:
Purchasing items made by survivors is just one concrete way that you can help in the reintegration process for survivors of human trafficking.
Click the link to find a list of places to buy some amazing gifts made by survivors of trafficking!
On the 5th day of December……The Escape Project thought that you all are probably panicking about what to buy as Christmas...
