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Rebel Highlight: Armand

1/30/2017

We love seeing Rebels FIGHT FOR FREEDOM in creative ways! A high school student sent us this poem after he received a presentation from one of our team members. Real and raw, Armand addresses sex trafficking from a blunt perspective. Any feelings of shock are immediately sobered by the realization that he is describing reality.

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Everyone’s for sale
you can buy anyone you want
you can buy her for profit
you can buy her to taunt

Everyone’s for sale
these streets are filled with regret
for a hefty fee you can take her home as a pet
gender doesn’t matter in the RLD*
all freaks are welcome, there’s more than just me

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Rebel Highlight: Sonora

1/26/2017

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The root causes of sex trafficking are multifaceted and crossover into many other challenges our generation faces today: low self-esteem, depression, abuse, peer pressure, broken families, unhealthy relationships, etc.

Sonora is a Rebel who heard a presentation about sex trafficking, and even though she had never experienced it, found that the information resonated powerfully with her own experiences. A survivor of assault, Sonora is now boldly taking a stand to speak out about the causes that are important to her. May you be inspired by her powerful message!

Red Light Rebellion is an incredibly important cause to me. I remember the first time they came to my health class to talk. It is such a vivid memory because I had just experienced the worst thing I had ever gone through. I was raped when I was 14 by my best friend and until RLR came to my school, I couldn’t quite grasp what had actually happened to me.

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Rebel Highlight: Amy

1/21/2017

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Fortifying our freedom against sex trafficking is not an isolated act. Learning about the dangers and keeping that information only for ourselves has no lasting impact. We must invest in and care for those around us enough to spread the word and look out for one another.

When Amy sent us her story about why she helped start the RLR club at her school, we wanted to share. The love that she has for her friends and family overflowed to others when she finally understood the dangers of sex trafficking. We hope that you are inspired by Amy's passion for awareness!

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Survivor Story: Savannah Sanders

1/17/2017

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We live in a world where an abuser can spot a vulnerable child from a mile away, or from across a crowded room, yet every other adult in the child's life is likely to miss it.

"Sex Trafficking Prevention", Savannah Sanders

By the age of 18 Savannah saw herself as everyone else saw her: a junkie, a runaway, and a high school dropout. She was living on the streets, shooting up every chance she could, and simply waiting for death. To many looking in from the outside she had thrown away opportunities for a better life after successions of poor decisions. But that was not Savannah's story. She was more than a "rebellious teenager", she was a survivor of childhood sexual abuse, a broken family, and sex trafficking.

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Survivor Story: Leah Rogers

1/10/2017

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To many people sex trafficking can be a distant issue. Something that sounds extreme or far-fetched, a rare occurance, and surely not a thing that would ever hit close to home. But for those of us here at Red Light Rebellion, it is personal. It does not sound extreme or far-fetched because we have seen it. It does not seem like a rare occurance because we have met countless survivors. It is something that hits close to home because our friends have lived it.

One of our good friends who has is Leah. A survivor, mother, advocate, speaker, and author, Leah has dedicated her life to being a TRANSFORMER: changing her past into a bright future and paying it forward by helping others transform.

Growing up impoverished, having an absent father, and a mother who struggled with substances and abusive relationships, Leah faced challenges a young girl never should. At six years old Leah was molested for the first time, but not the last. By the time she turned 18 she felt that her only value was in her body and what it could do for others, so when she saw the advertisement to dance at a strip club it seemed like a good opportunity.

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Sex Trafficking Defined

1/8/2017

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Understanding what sex trafficking is, is the first step in protecting our freedom.

Sex trafficking is relentlessly targeting and exploiting today's generation of young people. There is no longer a stereotype to the kind of person to be trafficked, so it is necessary for everyone to be aware of this heinous crime.

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Rebel HIghlight: Brittany

1/4/2017

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Hearing about sex trafficking is one thing, but diving deep by doing research, hearing from survivors, and having our eyes opened to the heinousness of exploitation causes a lot of questioning. Doing hundreds of presentations a year, we hear a lot of people wonder aloud, "How can people do this to other people?"

Brittany recently sent us her story of why sex trafficking is an important cause to her. Riddled with questions of "How?" and "Why?" these things happen, Brittany found purpose and outlets to make a difference. May you be as inspired as we were to turn our questions and the horror of sex trafficking into action that motivates and uplifts others!

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Rebel Highlight: Armand

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Rebel Highlight: Sonora

Rebel Highlight: Amy

Survivor Story: Savannah Sanders

Survivor Story: Leah Rogers

Sex Trafficking Defined

Rebel HIghlight: Brittany

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