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Prevention Cohort LIVE Ep 8: HTE: Chapter 2: Prevalence, “What is Human Trafficking?” blog on Radical Empathy, Discussion about creating an online safety course for the game industry
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Prevention Cohort LIVE Ep 8: HTE: Chapter 2: Prevalence, “What is Human Trafficking?” blog on Radical Empathy, Discussion about creating an online safety course for the game industry

ByBilly Joe Cain

Welcome to the Prevention Cohort LIVE stream, sponsored by PBJ Learning Today, we go over the Prevalence of Human Trafficking, from Chapter 2 of Human Trafficking Essentials. We go over the interactive sections and I share some of the “why” the course is written and designed the way it is. Our second section is a…

Human trafficking bill a milestone – but also missing something – Orlando Sentinel
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Human trafficking bill a milestone – but also missing something – Orlando Sentinel

ByEyes on Trafficking News

Editor’s note: PBJ Learning does not support “abolition,” per se. That said, we welcome all the groups that are working to make a difference, and you should make up your own mind as to how you decide to get involved. I’ve been on the frontlines of the fight against human trafficking in Florida for nearly…

Legislature passes bill adding safe house protections against human trafficking, closing hotels loophole
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Legislature passes bill adding safe house protections against human trafficking, closing hotels loophole

ByEyes on Trafficking News

A bill designed to improve security against human trafficking at safe houses and crack down on noncompliance of anti-trafficking measures at hotels has cleared its final stop in the Legislature. House members voted unanimously for the bill (SB 1690), a priority of Attorney General Ashley Moody that adds heightened signage, staffing and educational standards at…

Florida bill aims to close loophole in fight against human trafficking
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Florida bill aims to close loophole in fight against human trafficking

ByEyes on Trafficking News

Advocates and lawmakers found some hotels continued to fall out of compliance without consequences. TAMPA, Fla. — Preventing human trafficking has been a major priority in the Sunshine State over the last several years. From the attorney general to local law enforcement agencies, crackdowns, awareness campaigns and help for survivors have been key talking points….

Human Trafficking Prevention Month, survivor speaks
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Human Trafficking Prevention Month, survivor speaks

ByEyes on Trafficking News

CBS DETROIT – Human Trafficking Prevention Month is coming to close. However, bringing those victims stories to light doesn’t end. “They come from all over just to be in the presence of other survivors,” says Alice Jay, the founder of Sister Survivors, a trafficking support organization. Once a month, Jay holds a gathering with a…

WATCH LIVE: Mayor Sylvester Turner, Houston Airports present checks to local advocacy groups during Human Trafficking Prevention Month
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WATCH LIVE: Mayor Sylvester Turner, Houston Airports present checks to local advocacy groups during Human Trafficking Prevention Month

ByEyes on Trafficking News

HOUSTON – Houston Airports and Mayor Sylvester Turner joined together Tuesday to present checks to local advocacy groups during Human Trafficking Month. Watch the live video here. In November, Houston Airports announced it would be donating the money raised from an event to a trio of local advocacy groups this month. The presentations are scheduled…

The Jensen Project Skywrites 'Sex Trafficking Language' Over Downtown Dallas
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The Jensen Project Skywrites 'Sex Trafficking Language' Over Downtown Dallas

ByEyes on Trafficking News

“Hey beautiful.” “Thought you were cool.” “Leave and I’ll find you.” They’re things sex traffickers say online to lure, challenge, and threaten victims. And for thousands of people in and around downtown Dallas Wednesday, they were written in the sky—to raise awareness and help fight a growing national problem.   The “SkyTrafficking” messages were created…

Innocence Sold: Despite law, sex trade flourishes at hotels – Sun Sentinel
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Innocence Sold: Despite law, sex trade flourishes at hotels – Sun Sentinel

ByEyes on Trafficking News

First of four parts. The assault spilled into the fifth-floor hallway of the Plaza Hotel on State Road 7 in Fort Lauderdale. Angry that a 17-year-old girl refused to turn over the full $200 take from two sexual encounters with men, Damion Miller allegedly struck her and choked her. She fled the room and ran…