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This year’s Rise & Thrive program from the LOTUS Legal Clinic is helping survivors of sexual violence and human trafficking heal through poetry and music. Rise & Thrive's inaugural resident Marielle Allschwang worked with survivors to create the four-song digital EP, "Somewhere to Swim."
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Milwaukee has long been considered a hub of sex trafficking in the U.S. For years, Dana World-Patterson has been helping exploited women leave that life behind, as the founder and CEO of Foundations for Freedom. Now, the organization has embarked on a new chapter — providing housing for these same women.
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In Milwaukee and cities around the world, we’ve seen a rise in human trafficking due, in part, to the instability the pandemic caused.
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Across the world, men and boys are being asked to help stop human trafficking by signing a pledge offered by the HEMAD program.HEMAD is short for Human…
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Sex Trafficking Cases Rise In Wisconsin, Which Kaul Says Could Be Due To More Victims Coming ForwardWisconsin has a reputation for being in the top five states for sex trafficking, so combating the issue has long been a concern. On Thursday, Wisconsin…
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Human trafficking affects millions of people around the world, including in Milwaukee. And federal law views human trafficking as a contemporary form of…
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National statistics indicate that nearly one in five women have experienced rape or attempted rape at some point in their lives.While April is Sexual…
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For the past week, WUWM has been reporting on sex trafficking — what it is, who's affected, and how activists and elected officials are responding. Those…
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Sex trafficking has been reported in all 72 counties across Wisconsin — earning the state a reputation as a hub for the crime. Some elected officials are…
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Near Washington Park on Milwaukee’s west side, Nancy Yarbrough runs the Humble Beginnings organization for women facing domestic violence, drug addiction…