Guest Blog by Rachel Thomas and Emily Hollerbach “Look! Look! Look!” Have you ever been around a toddler who just drew a nice picture, or a kid who just learned to ride a bike? Kids are usually pretty honest about saying (or shouting!) what they want. But unlike more candy and bigger toys, kids’ longing… Read More »
6 Things to Know for Anyone Thinking of Leaving the Sex Industry
Guest Blog by Harmony Grillo, MSW, Survivor, Educator, Founder and Executive Director of Treasures Editor’s note: Many victims of human trafficking end up in the commercial sex industry. They may start out dancing at strip clubs or working in illicit massage parlors, then become pressured to perform sex acts by their employers. Others are trafficked… Read More »
The Long Haul: Fighting Human Trafficking and Slavery 365 Days a Year
By Jaclynn Willert, Director/Founder Team Freedom “Pro Athletes Ending Slavery”, International Justice Mission Fresh off the energy and focus of National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month in January, the work to protect people from human trafficking and slavery must continue. For International Justice Mission (IJM), it’s a 365-day-a-year-effort. We partner with local authorities in… Read More »
Surprise AIM Bundle and Surprise Anthem Bundle Giveaway
Hey, Strike Out Slavery fans! Want to win a surprise AIM Bundle or a surprise Anthem Bundle? We are going to give away two grand prizes to two of our fans! To enter, follow the rules below: FACEBOOK: Visit us @StrikeOutSlvry Comment and tell us your hopes for 2021 (“Comment”). Like the sweepstakes post (“Like”)…. Read More »
Free International Guest Blog: A BIG Difference
Guest blog by Mike Bartel, co-founder, FREE International So many people ask, “What can I really do to make a difference in the fight against human trafficking?” I was one of those people. After hearing about the horrors of children in Africa being sold into brothels or labor camps—some as young as eight years old—my… Read More »
A Day in the Life of a Survivor
Guest Blog by Monique Calderon, Survivor, Advocate for Commercially Sexually Exploited Children These streets are unforgiving. If you’re lucky, they’ll eat you up and spit you out. If not, you are memorialized where you took your last breath. I’ll say it again: These streets are unforgiving. Motherless and fatherless children existing in poverty, systematic racism… Read More »
Four Ways to Fight Human Trafficking from Home
Guest Blog Contributed By 27 Million The anticipation of 2021 has held high hopes for many as we look to escape the unpredictable highs and lows of the last year. While anti-human trafficking initiatives aren’t new, 2020 unveiled deep rooted nuances to the movement to end modern-day slavery. The “new normal” revealed hidden parts of… Read More »
Albert and Deidre Pujols Honored by Orange County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Albert and Deidre Pujols Honored with Inaugural Hispanic Leadership Award from Orange County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Albert and Deidre were honored for their charitable work off the field by the Orange County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce with the inaugural Hispanic Leadership Award on October 9, 2019, at the Discovery Cube Orange County in Santa… Read More »
Strike Out Slavery 2019 Concludes #TheHaloWay
Strike Out Slavery 2019 Concludes #TheHaloWay It was the third and final SOS event of 2019 to raise awareness about human trafficking. It started with a bustling Family Festival where thousands of fans had the opportunity to engage with leading nonprofits who are actively bringing awareness to the fight against modern-day slavery. Then 40,000 fans… Read More »
MSNBC: Founder’s Interview with MSNBC’s Craig Melvin
Deidre and Albert Pujols speak out on modern-day slavery on MSNBC Live with Craig Melvin, joined by Anthony Scandiffio, Deputy Special Agent in charge of Homeland Security Investigations.