Trafficking Resources
BOOKS. Movies. Websites.
BOOKS
The Slave Next Door
by Kevin Bales
Girls Like Us
by Rachel Lloyd
Not For Sale
David Batstone
Renting Lucy
Linda Smith & Cindy Caloma
Somebody’s Daughter
Julian Sher
In Our Backyard
Nita Belles
Not for Sale: Feminists resisting Prostitution and Pornography
Christine Stark &
Rebecca Whisnant
Half the Sky
Nicholas Kristof & Sheryl WuDunn
Sex Trafficking: Inside the Business of Modern Slavery
Siddharth Kara
Walking Prey, How America’s Youth Are Vulnerable to Sex Slavery
Holly Austin Smith
The Johns, Sex for Sale, and the Men Who Buy It
Victor Malerek
Nickels, A Tale of Dissociation (Fiction)
Christine Stark
Movies
Very Young Girls
Documentary produced by Rachel Lloyd, founder of GEMS, New York City
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Sex and Money: A National Search for Human Worth
Documentary produced by Kevin Miller
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Tricked: The Documentary
Directors: Jane Wells , John-Keith Wasson
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Trust
Excellent movie for families with girls (10-20 years old). Available on Netflix.
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With Impunity
Documentary by Michael Paymar. Available from the Duluth Public Library.
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Not My Life
Film by Robert Bilheimer
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Dreams Die Hard
Kevin Bales
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The Making of a Girl
Produced by GEMS
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Chosen
Documentary from Shared Hope International
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Website Resources
The Polaris Project
“Founded in 2002, Polaris is named for the North Star, which people held in slavery in the United States used as a guide to navigate their way to freedom. Today we are filling in the roadmap for that journey and lighting the path ahead.”
Minnesota Human Trafficking Task Force
“The Minnesota Human Trafficking Task Force (MNHTTF) is a coordinated, multi-disciplinary statewide response that aims to end sex and labor human trafficking and sexual exploitation in Minnesota.”
STOP THE TRAFFIK
“STOP THE TRAFFIK is a pioneer in human trafficking prevention. Working to unite people around the world by inspiring, informing, equipping and mobilising communities to know what human trafficking is, know how to identify it and know how to respond appropriately if they saw it.”
Salvation Army
“We give ongoing care to those escaping the life of human trafficking. Along with the immediate needs of shelter, transportation, food, and clothing, we address physical and psychological trauma through a variety of services…”
Not For Sale
“Not For Sale began by providing vital direct resources to trafficked people. We quickly realised that to create a world without slavery, we need change at a grassroots level – we need to stop trafficking long before it happens.”
International Justice Missions
“Every day, countless people are trafficked into slavery, as slave owners make a profit off their vulnerability. We work with local justice officials, community partners, advocates and people like you to end it for good.”
Free the Slaves
“Our strategy is to reduce people’s vulnerability, help those in slavery to freedom, and transform the political, economic, cultural, and social circumstances that make slavery possible.”
Florida Coalition Against Human Trafficking
“Florida has been identified as a hub for human trafficking activity, citing one of the highest incidences of human trafficking in the country. This crime affects all types of individuals, both foreign and domestic.”
Coalition to Abolish Slavery and Trafficking
“WE ARE THE NATION’S LARGEST PROVIDER OF COMPREHENSIVE, LIFE-CHANGING SERVICES TO SURVIVORS AND AN ADVOCATE FOR GROUNDBREAKING POLICIES AND LEGISLATION.”
Children of the Night
“Children of the Night is a privately funded non-profit organization established in 1979 with the specific purpose to provide intervention in the lives of children who are sexually exploited and vulnerable to or involved in prostitution and pornography.”
Breaking Free
“Since 1996, Breaking Free has helped thousands of women escape sex trafficking and prostitution through direct services. We empower survivors of sex trafficking and prostitution to build new lives through safe housing, direct services, effective healing programs, survivor advocacy, worldwide policy change, and hope.“
Shared Hope International
“Our story begins in 1998 when U.S. Congresswoman Linda Smith traveled into the heart of the brothel district in Mumbai, India where she witnessed the brutal exploitation and sexual slavery of women and children. She established Shared Hope International to rescue and restore women and children enslaved in sex trafficking.”
Women’s Foundation of Minnesota
“Women and girls are distinctly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. We call for a short- and long-term transformation that centers women and girls in responsive strategies across the state and nation.”
Coalition Against Trafficking Women
“Everyone has the right to live a life free from violence and discrimination. Since 1988, we’ve been working to end the trafficking and sexual exploitation of women and girls by advocating for strong laws and policies, raising public awareness and supporting survivor leadership globally.”
Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 - summary by polaris
“The landmark Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 laid the groundwork for the federal response to human trafficking. In the years since, Congress has built on this foundation, honing and expanding the U.S. strategy to combat sex trafficking and labor trafficking through a holistic, multi-agency approach. Polaris works with allies to shape, support and share innovative state, federal and local laws and policies that are driven by data, based on survivor experience and focused on expanding accountability for sex and labor trafficking.”
U.S. Department of State - International and Domestic Law
“The Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, as amended, provides the tools to combat trafficking in persons both worldwide and domestically. The Act authorized the establishment of the State Department’s TIP Office and the President’s Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons to assist in the coordination of anti-trafficking efforts.”
Trafficking Victims Protection Act 2000
Educational posters
Visit The Duluth Model to download free
PDFs of educational posters against abuse.
