Ending Human Trafficking

During this episode, Sandra Morgan and Dave Stachowiak talk about the Argentina Study Abroad trip that the Global Center for Women and Justice conducted with several Vanguard University students during the summer. As part of the study abroad trip, the students participated in the Asegurar Justicia conference, a replica of the Ensure Justice conference hosted annually by the GCWJ . The Asegurar Jus...

On this episode of the Ending Human Trafficking Podcast, GCWJ Director Sandra Morgan and Board Member Dave Stachowiak welcome Laura Lederer, President of Global Centurion Foundation. Dr. Lederer is an attorney, was in the state department, and has been instrumental in developing national and international policy around human trafficking. Dr. Lederer addresses some of the health consequences of hum...

On this episode of the Ending Human Trafficking Podcast, GCWJ Director Sandra Morgan and Board Member Dave Stachowiak discuss how statistics should be perceived as within the issue of ending human trafficking. There is a push for data driven decision making when discussing and combating human trafficking. How and what data is being used in the agenda to fight human trafficking? The Washington Post...

On this episode of the Ending Human Trafficking Podcast, GCWJ Director Sandra Morgan and Board Member Dave Stachowiak discuss the efforts by the American Psychological Association around trafficking and focus their discussion on an report put out by the APA entitled, “Report of the Task Force on Trafficking of Women and Girls from their Women’s Programs Office in Washington D.C. “ The APA executiv...

On this episode of the Human Trafficking podcast, GCWJ Director Sandie Morgan and Board Member Dave Stachowiak welcome Alameda Deputy District Attorney Dan Roisman. Alameda County has been a leader in building the anti-trafficking movement in California. Dan discusses his role within the Consumer and Environmental Protection Division and the issue of labor trafficking in Alameda County. He provide...

During this episode, GCWJ Director Dr. Sandra Morgan and Board Member Dave Stachowiak do a recap of the Ensure Justice 2015. The theme of the conference was focused around the Federal Strategic Action Plan’s four goals: 1) Align efforts, 2) Improve Understanding; 3) Expanding Access to Services, and 4) Improve Outcomes. Sandra and Dave cover the different plenaries, sessions, and topics discussed...

On this episode of the Ending Human Trafficking Podcast, GCWJ Director Sandra Morgan and Board Member Dave Stachowiak welcome guest speaker Priscilla Santos, Program Coordinator for The Salvation Army Anti-Trafficking Services Program who is also part of the core leadership team for the Orange County Human Trafficking Task Force (OCHTTF). In her work, she focuses on providing holistic, comprehensi...

During this episode, GCWJ Director Dr. Sandra Morgan and Board Member Dave Stachowiak celebrate the 100th episode Ending Human Trafficking Podcast by answering your questions and requests! Sandra shares about the illustration of the teaspoon and the faucet story which can be found in Ron Sider’s book “Good News, Good Works”. A faucet strategy can be seen in the issue with pornography to reduce dem...

On this episode of the Ending Human Trafficking Podcast, GCWJ Director Sandra Morgan and Board Member Dave Stachowiak welcome special guest, Jean R. Morgan, Jr., who is also Sandra’s husband. Prior to his work at Dale Carnegie, Jean served as the Director of Hellenic Theological School in Athens, Greece. He served United States Military families as a pastor in Stuttgart, Germany during the Persian...

On this episode of the Ending Human Trafficking Podcast, GCWJ Director Sandra Morgan and Board Member Dave Stachowiak discuss Sandra’s recent participation at the Commission for Social Development at the United Nations. As a panelist on the only human trafficking panel, Sandra engaged with world leaders looking at the intersection of economic and social development, an intersection where trade in...

On this episode of the Ending Human Trafficking Podcast, GCWJ Director Sandra Morgan and Board Member Dave Stachowiak interview Alexis Miller, Coordinator of GCWJ. At the 2015 Ensure Justice Conference, Alexis and her student interns launched a special project called the Collaboration Challenge. The Collaboration Challenge is an interactive opportunity for people to actively get involved in their...

What can youth do to impact the fight to end human trafficking? Dr. Sandra Morgan and Board Member Dave Stachowiak interview Ruthi Hoffman-Hanchett, a recognized children’s rights expert who served with World Vision for eight years. She specialized in teaching children how to advocate for themselves and building communities that support education and reduce vulnerability. Ruthi now serves on the A...

On this episode of the Ending Human Trafficking Podcast, GCWJ Director Sandra Morgan and Board Member Dave Stachowiak discuss a special report written by Jenee Litrell of Grossmont Unified School District in San Diego. Litrell is adept at identifying kids who are potentially being trafficked or being groomed by traffickers. In her report, Litrell suggests methods and programs to further engage sch...

On this episode of the Ending Human Trafficking podcast, GCWJ Director Sandra Morgan and Board Member Dave Stachowiak interview Deb O’Hara-Rusckowski, RN, MBA, MTS, a member of NGO Commission to Stop Trafficking in Persons at the United Nations. Deb works on the Global Initiative to Fight Human Trafficking (GIFT) committee. Through a partnership with STOP THE TRAFFICK, the committee created the UN...

What do you bring to the table? Slavery is a global issue with estimates of 20-35 million people enslaved today. With such a huge problem, what can you do? GCWJ Director Dr. Sandra Morgan and Board Member Dave Stachowiak discuss 928 opportunities for you to get involved in the fight to end human trafficking. How can you leverage your skills and make a difference in your community? This episode sha...

GCWJ Director Dr. Sandra Morgan and Board Member Dave Stachowiak discuss an important issue that is often overlooked when working with victims of human trafficking – victims with developmental delays. The Office of Victims of Crime has developed a great resource that examines the issue of working with victims who have intellectual and/or developmental disabilities and the best practices to impleme...

Rescuing victims is often simplified. If you take the person out of commercial sexual exploitation, there is an assumption and relief that they will be ok, yet it is crucial to understand there is much more to the process than just rescue. Global Center for Women and Justice Director Dr. Sandra Morgan and Board Member Dave Stachowiak discuss in this episode of the Ending Human Trafficking podcast...

In this episode, GCWJ Director Dr. Sandra Morgan and Board Member Dave Stachowiak continue their discussion of Community Engagement, shifting focus from collaboration to being a voice and making a difference. Dr. Morgan shares insight on the importance of taking time to listen and know your audience before you speak or take action. As leaders in the field, it is important to remain ethical and mai...

In this episode of the Ending Human Trafficking Podcast, GCWJ Director Dr. Sandra Morgan, and Board Member Dave Stachowiak discuss an important part of the mission of GCWJ – Study the Issues. When discussion what your role is in the fight to end human trafficking, it is important to be prepared and understand the issue in a way that creates level ground for all participating, or in other words, la...

On Saturday, September 13, 2014, the Global Center for Women and Justice hosted the annual More Priceless Than Diamonds Luncheon. Jody Hassett Sanchez provided her keynote address to our attendees, sharing about her work on a special documentary titled SOLD: Fighting the New Global Slave Trade. Jody is an acclaimed news and documentary producer, with over 17 years of experience in network televisi...

What can a regular person do to help victims of human trafficking? Everyone has a role and can get involved, but it is important to understand what you have to offer and how your skills, talents, and knowledge can be utilized to serve trafficking survivors. GCWJ’s Dr. Sandra Morgan and Board Member Dave Stachowiak interview “Jane,” a law enforcement officer working to combat human trafficking. Jan...

In this episode of the Ending Human Trafficking Podcast, Dr. Sandra Morgan and GCWJ Board Member Dave Stachowiak interview World of Vision Advocacy Chair Bobbi Dauderman. Bobbi has volunteered at Shalimar Learning Center in Costa Mesa, CA, joined with World Vision in Washington, DC to advocate for human trafficking legislation, travelled globally to work on human rights issues, and locally, she is...

In Episode 85, Dr. Sandra Morgan and Dave Stachowiak discuss one of the oldest prevention stories available to us – 2 Kings 4:1-7 (NLT). In this story, a mother of two young boys works to prevent her boys from being taken as slaves. The woman asks for help and begins taking steps to ensure her boys stay in her care. With the help of community involvement, the mother gains a sense of dignity and a...

The Orange County Human Trafficking Task Force is an outstanding example community collaboration to bring awareness and work to fight human trafficking in their local community. In August 2014, OCHTTF launched a campaign in partnership with the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) called Be the 1 Human Trafficking Awareness Campaign. The Be The 1 campaign developed opportunities to not on...

What is something  you can do to help in the fight to end human trafficking in the amount of time of a coffee break? Global Center for Women and Justice Director Dr. Sandra Morgan and Board Member Dave Stachowiak discuss a great tool from the Department of Homeland Securities’ Blue Campaign called the Human Trafficking Coffee Break Training. This tool is a simple one page handout providing an easy...