No More Traffik – DIABLO
Tonight was the last of three performances of “Diablo”, a play on human trafficking written by Northern Irish playwright Patricia Downey and performed by local actors in Spanner in the […]
Category Archives: Human Trafficking
Knocking Holes in the Darkness
On April 4th, 1968, the Reverend Samuel Billy Kyles stood on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis. He was standing with Jesse Jackson, Ralph Abernathy and Martin Luther […]
Saturday 11th May: Launch of NO MORE TRAFFIK 2013
Saturday, MAY 11th 2013: Today saw the launch of a week-long, nationwide campaign run by a local charity aiming to fight modern-day slavery in Northern Ireland and abroad. Local groups […]
No More Traffik 2012 – 2013…what a difference a year makes.
In the middle of the launch day of No More Traffik 2013, I’m taking a few minutes to reflect on what has happened since No More Traffik 2012. The past […]
The Boy and the Starfish and the Possible Impossible
Part of why I love getting to deliver trafficking awareness sessions to groups of people in various contexts and of various backgrounds is that it means that I get to […]
NO MORE TRAFFIK 2013: come take a spin with me!
No More Traffik 2013…already!? In just over a week, No More Traffik will launch its second campaign after a crazy year of awareness & advocacy somewhat unexpectedly birthed out of […]
Short Film: The Candy Shop
The Candy Shop, a terrifying ‘fairytale’ on the sexual exploitation of children, from Whitestone Motion Pictures on Vimeo.
Oscars 2013
“Here’s hoping that someday, in the not-too-distant future, the misfortunes of Fantine will only be found in stories and nevermore in real life.” Anne Hathaway, Best Supporting Actress for her […]
In the Booth with Ruth
For Human Trafficking Awareness month, Ruth Jacobs is “running a series of interviews with advocates and activists, as well as survivors of human trafficking and sexual exploitation.” I was honoured to […]
Porn: it loves me, it loves me not.
Is porn really all ‘bad’? Surely not all porn ‘stars’ are exploited; surely not all of it is degrading; surely some of it can help my/our sex life. I am […]
