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Mother, daughter racially profiled on Southwest Airlines flight to Denver, lawsuit alleges
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Mother, daughter racially profiled on Southwest Airlines flight to Denver, lawsuit alleges

DENVER — When Denver7 last checked in with Mary MacCarthy and her daughter nearly two years ago, they were still reeling from what happened after a Southwest Airlines flight to Denver. “We land at DIA. We cross from the plane onto the jet bridge, and we are immediately surrounded by two armed police,” MacCarthy told…

Anti-human trafficking campaign uses Super Bowl to shed light on year-round problem
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Anti-human trafficking campaign uses Super Bowl to shed light on year-round problem

PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) — See something, say something. While we hear this all the time, it’s not always easy to spot the warning signs for human trafficking. There’s a new push to train people in the hospitality and tourism industry ahead of the super bowl coming to town. Since 2014, the campaign ‘It’s a Penalty’…

NFL Stars Advocate to End Abuse and Human Trafficking With It's a Penalty's Campaign
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NFL Stars Advocate to End Abuse and Human Trafficking With It's a Penalty's Campaign

Today, It’s a Penalty launched its 14th global campaign ahead of Super Bowl LVII focused on harnessing the power of sport to prevent abuse, exploitation and human trafficking. Through partnerships with Hilton Hotels, IHG Hotels & Resorts, Airbnb, Motel 6, American Airlines, Southwest Airlines, and many others, the 2023 Super Bowl campaign covers travel touchpoints…

Campaign to call attention to human trafficking spotlighted by Super Bowl, NFL players
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Campaign to call attention to human trafficking spotlighted by Super Bowl, NFL players

With eyes on Arizona this week, one organization has launched a campaign — It’s a Penalty — to raise awareness about a crisis: human trafficking. The numbers are staggering. Among the facts and figures from It’s A Penalty, which works collaboratively to end human trafficking, exploitation and abuse using major sports events as vehicles for…

Hospitality, tourism, sports industries come together to fight human trafficking – KGUN 9
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Hospitality, tourism, sports industries come together to fight human trafficking – KGUN 9

PHOENIX — Alicia Tucker, a survivor of human trafficking and a mother, stood in front of a room full of individuals all fighting for the same thing: eradicating human trafficking. Tucker told her story to a crowd for the first time last week, recalling being 15 years old working at a hair salon and being…

Survivor, advocates bring awareness to human trafficking prevention in Arizona
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Survivor, advocates bring awareness to human trafficking prevention in Arizona

PHOENIX — As human trafficking continues to alarm the nation, advocates and a survivor in Arizona discussed bringing awareness to human trafficking prevention on Wednesday. “Every experience was a rock bottom for me. Thinking about what I just did, thinking about what I had to endure, wanting those late nights and early mornings to be…

Group brings awareness to human trafficking before Super Bowl – 12News.com
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Group brings awareness to human trafficking before Super Bowl – 12News.com

PHOENIX — Along with the parties, red-carpet events, and festivals that come to a host city during the Super Bowl, groups are also using the event to end the scourge of human trafficking. The Super Bowl isn’t the biggest human trafficking event in the world despite popular belief, evidence shows. However, organizations fighting against end…