Claire Barrera an artist, activist and educator based in Portland, Oregon. They have worked in the anti-violence movement for over 20 years. Currently they work as the Sex Trafficking Senior Strategist with Multnomah County and organize with Brown Girl Rise.
In 2009, Multnomah County established the Multnomah County Sex Trafficking Collaborative which is a network of government, not-for-profit agencies, and community members that collaborate to create a coordinated system to prevent and respond to sex trafficking. The goal of the Sex Trafficking Collaborative is to create a survivor-centered, trauma-informed, and sustainable system wide response to address sex trafficking of youth and young adults in Multnomah County. To learn more about what is happening in Multnomah County and the city of Portland regarding sex trafficking, please visit the Multnomah County Sex Trafficking Collaborative’s website.
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Katelynn Spencer is a survivor-leader in the fight against image-based sexual abuse.
Her personal fight for justice began upon finding out that a friend, who groomed her into making a sex video with him, uploaded it and another one she was unaware that he had recorded, onto Pornhub, a global pornography platform, without her consent. The videos had been downloaded, favorited, and commented on – all without her knowledge.
One charge was eventually filed against her friend – “Distribution of Obscene Material” – but the case was dismissed, in part because Massachusetts has no law against uploading non-consensual, pornographic material. (Massachusetts is one of only two states that have yet to enact laws against image-based sexual abuse.)
We discuss the PROTECT Act, which would require age and consent verification of those depicted in sexually explicit or intimate materials online, as an imperative step forward in human rights.
Learn more about The Protect Act here https://endsexualexploitation.org/articles/protect-act-will-aid-victims-of-image-based-sexual-abuse-against-big-porn/
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Yasmin Vafa, Executive Director with Rights4Girls shares about their work to advocate for the dignity and rights of young women and girls so that every girl can be safe and live a life free of violence and exploitation.
Yasmin has testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee on the need for legislative reform for girls in the legal system.
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Read about the Sex Abuse to Prison Pipeline
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Go to https://justicehopefreedom.com/ to learn more about fighting and preventing sex trafficking.