Radical Empathy enters into working collaboration with E40S (Every 40 Seconds) and film writer Chong Kim
E40S Teaser
Radical Empathy Education Foundation provides an immersive training tool that uses virtual reality to create an empathetic connection between trainees and victims of human trafficking. Children and adults learn from the VR experience to understand how children are groomed into sex trafficking or labor trafficking.
Here at Radical Empathy, we support Chong Kim, who is on our Advisory Board and is also a survivor of Human Trafficking. She's been active in her role to eradicate this problem here in the US. We are honored to have her support our endeavor to adequately educate the world. Radical Empathy and E40S (Every 40 Seconds) the film campaign are also a working collaboration. While the general public knows that ‘Human Trafficking' is a bad thing and a serious problem, there still lies a massive disconnect between what it is, what it means and how it impacts each of us on a visceral level.
Problem: Missing reported cases are handled civilly instead of as criminal matters. This brings E40S film to educate the public on a visual level, many are not aware that Every 40 Seconds a child or youth goes missing in America and 1 in every 4th child / youth falls into Human Trafficking.
Solution: It is our goal to provide educational resources to the masses and make them want to learn how to protect themselves and navigate through difficult situations.
Signed,
Billy Joe Cain
Founder and Executive Director, Radical Empathy
Co-founder and Creative Director, PBJ Learning
ABOUT CHONG KIM
Chong Kim is an Asian American Survivor of Human Trafficking and Child Sex Exploitation, a harrowing experience recounted in the 2012 film, Eden.
Now a dedicated human and civil rights advocate, Kim works tirelessly to educate others on how to keep their families and communities safe. Working alongside those who are striving to end slavery and injustice, she empowers victims and survivors alike. In 2014, Kim was honored by My Sister's Voice as one of the top 40 women who inspire the world.
Dedicated to finding a solution to end human trafficking, as well as educating audiences about bullying. Kim offers deep insights into domestic violence, undocumented persons who are victims of crime, consulting and education on the dynamics of trafficking and start up procedures for charities. Through speaking and shares her personal experiences, she continues to keep those who need a voice and works to prevent such crimes from happening to other children.
ABOUT RADICAL EMPATHY EDUCATION FOUNDATION
Radical Empathy is an Austin-based nonprofit dedicated to ending human trafficking. Their VR experience includes fully interactive, computer generated environments married with narrative, user-directed stories.
