Emancipation Nation

Send a text Cynthia Luvlee-Austin is non-profit start up specialist and founder of “Shyne San Diego” who uses her Survivor Economic Equity Program to teach survivors the skills to run their own businesses by giving them the tools to understand how to be valued and not exploited. She mentors these budding entrepreneurs from idea conception to finished product and even connects survivor-led business...

Send a text Listen to this short episode of what happened when four systems that interacted with a 14-year-old trafficked girl missed all of the signs and failed to respond to the risk factors. 

Send a text After interviewing many guests from across the U.S. and around the world, Dr. Williamson answers questions about her work, why she started the podcast, her self-care routine and many more. Tune in! No question was off limits in this episode.

Send a text Anti-trafficking coalitions are often the critical core of local anti-trafficking work in a community. Dr. Celia McIntosh discusses the Rochester Regional Coalition Against Human Trafficking in New York and their work to address human trafficking in their community. Because of her expertise in health care, she has also established a healthcare protocol and informs the policies and prac...

Send a text It starts with the sale of a simple cup of coffee and moves to providing funding for research projects focused on understanding the role played by perpetrators, which includes human traffickers and others who benefit from slavery. Matthew Clarke and wife Bella Rossini are the driving forces behind Teardrops to Joy, a sustainable commercial enterprise that uses profits from the sale of...

Send a text B.A. Crisp survived her experience to offer a successful series of books on human trafficking loosely based on real events.  She also promotes awareness in strip clubs across the U.S. and abroad. Does B.A. stand for Bad Ass? Listen and draw your own conclusions.

Send a text Dr. Marlene Carson, a thriver entrepreneur, discusses her pursuit to transform survivors and others who are afraid to pursue their own dreams to become thrivers in business. She uses her “Peer-preneur Network” to assist anyone interested in transformation. This episode is packed with resources, information on housing for survivors, interesting books written by survivors, including the...

Send a text It starts with a simple cupcake and conversation and moves to providing nonjudgmental support to meet the needs of dancers, trafficked individuals, and those in the adult entertainment industry.  In 2020. without government grants or nonprofit contracts, the Cupcake Girls have met the needs of clients across 26 states with the support of 14 staff, 15 interns, 185 volunteers, and 400 co...

Send a text Whether you call it case management, direct service work, care coordination, or whole-person advocacy, the life changing work you do with survivors should be as effective as possible. Not because you “think” it is, but because you use best practices. Listen to this episode to better understand the three fears direct service workers have in working with survivors of human trafficking. A...

Send a text Sexual assault nurse Mary Suchetka advocated to be called whenever police do a sting involving prostitution. She meets clients right at the scene to provide whatever they might need emotionally, physically, and mentally including a compassionate conversation, an emergency room visit, or a referral into substance abuse treatment and more. Mary sees the humanity in vulnerable others and...

Send a text The focus for this final episode of the the three-part series on the federal Family First law focuses on how the law will directly affect those providing or who want to provide short term to longer term housing for trafficking youth and those at risk. Some tips, resources, and training opportunities are provided along with suggestions on the best elements to consider when providing pro...

Send a text Individual states have until October 1st of this year to outline how they will interpret and implement the Family First federal law in their state. The intent of this law is to work to prevent out-of-home placements when possible and improve upon out-of-home care for trafficked youth and youth at risk who need a home and quality services. Three experts explain the law and how states ma...

Send a text In this three-part series we focus on child welfare’s response to youth victims of human trafficking who are in out-of-home placements. Experts explain federal laws related to human trafficking (in this first episode), it's translation by the states (second episode), and implementation by those providing services to trafficked youth (third episode). 

Send a text The New Abolitionist documentary follows abolitionists throughout Southeast Asia dedicating their lives to rescuing and providing support to those involved as victims of sex trafficking. Filmmaker Christina Zorich spent her own time and money to make this film and details her journey through Cambodia, Thailand, and Vietnam to uncover work being done to fight human trafficking and help...

Send a text This short episode provides the listener with definitions of victims, survivors, and thrivers. Learn the difference and incorporate these definitions into your programming.

Send a text This episode focuses on trauma, particularly the relationship between trauma and substance use disorder and how enhancing safety through the  use of safe coping skills has been proven to be highly effective for those who have experienced trauma. Dr. Najavits discusses her years of research translated into very practical books practitioners can use with survivors. 'Seeking Safety&q...

Send a text When exploitation ends social integration begins. Legal services for survivors extend beyond the human trafficking case itself. It also means obtaining legal services to address additional crimes committed against the victim or crimes the victim was forced to commit while under the control of a trafficker. Without due attention, these experiences can keep victims from being able to leg...

Send a text First-  A Spike in Human Trafficking During the Pandemic. Second- Communities with Higher Rates of Slavery in the 1800s are the Same Communities with Higher Reports of Human Trafficking today. Mathematician and Researcher David Corliss provides his latest research findings. He reports on how the pandemic has affected human trafficking, domestic violence, poverty, and other factors. For...

Send a text Traditionally called Multiple Personality Disorder, Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) is the mind’s way of protecting some against excessive or extreme trauma and is essential for survival in some cases. Each individual identity that is formed has a purpose and a place. Although about 3.5% of the population has DID, stigma and misinformation remain high. For instance, is the treatme...

Send a text H uman trafficking E ducators working with M en and boys to stand A gainst the D emand (HEMAD) has over 40,000 men committed to ending human trafficking. If the business is based on supply and demand, HEMAD is part of ending demand. As a part of the HEMAD campaign men are shown a video about human trafficking and are challenged to take a pledge against human trafficking. Once men under...

Send a text The need to move from a competitive mindset to a collaborative mindset is essential to the success of many anti human trafficking programs. In order for ourselves and our organizations to thrive we must be empowered to collaborate and create synergy. David Traugott, and his company Redwood United, teaches the 7 necessary roots for individuals and the 7 critical circles for anti-traffic...

Send a text Dr. Justine Pierre takes us inside the world of trafficking in the Caribbean and into the minds of human traffickers. As the lead investigator for one of the largest Human Trafficking studies to ever be conducted in the Caribbean region he surveyed over 600 individuals involved in human trafficking including survivors, current human trafficking victims, customers (or “johns”), and 342...

Send a text This week we continue exploring the issue of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women. In Part III of this series, we discuss the slow process of changing an entrenched system as well as individuals’ perceptions. In this final episode solutions to addressing the issue of MMIW are offered and resources are provided for those who wish to learn more.

Send a text This week we dive back into the conversation surrounding the issue of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women. In part 2 of this series, we focus on the exploitation and oppression present in the systems that commonly serve indigenous women and families. The systems explored in this episode include the child welfare, educational, health care and criminal justice systems exposing system-w...

Send a text This is a three-part series on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women in Canada and the U.S. Tune in to learn about this little known yet flourishing epidemic. Indigenous women experience higher murder rates and violence than any other group in the U.S. In fact, it’s the third leading cause of death for native women in the U.S. In Canada, indigenous women make up 4% of the population bu...