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Rebel Highlight: Armand

1/30/2017

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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. 

Friends

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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Recruitment: Romantic Relationships

12/28/2016

 
Do you remember your first crush? Or those sweet love notes that took a second to write, but would take forever to build the courage to pass across the classroom?
Whether you have obsessed about relationships since exiting the womb, don't know what you think about it all quite yet, or are afraid of getting hurt, as humans we all have an innate need for love​. One author put it this way: "To love is to be fully human."
We all feel that to be true, because when we do not feel loved we are crippled; and conversely, when we love someone it is an exhilarating adventure.We all have this desire for love and affection.
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Sexual predators know this and intentionally manipulate the victim so that he/she feels loved and valued. Pimps are no different; after all, they are master manipulators. They have studied the best ways to convince a new victim of their affection, love, loyalty, and dedication. Pimps are posers and they oftentimes pose as a boyfriend/girlfriend to potential victims.

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Recruitment: Pimps are Posers

12/16/2016

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We have misconceptions about who they are, what they look like, what they do, and how they fit into society. How are we supposed to understand their role in sex trafficking when jokes are made about them, music artists try to be them, and most people think of a top hat and cane? Hopefully the rest of this post helps. 
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Pimps. 

We see them in the music videos, watch them in movies and TV shows, and hear about them roaming around the bad parts of town. Their lifestyle is sensationalized, their line of "work" is romanticized, and very little is based off reality.
Pimps are just like other sexual predators in the sense that they take advantage of those who are vulnerable, lack power, or are overly trusting. Unlike other sexual predators, however, they do not do it for their own sexual gratification. Instead they use the victim to gain money, power, and status.

These predators are successful at what they do because they are master manipulators. They brag that P.I.M.P. stands for: Power In Manipulating People. It is a craft they study and master, an area of pride for them. It is one of the things that makes them so dangerous. 

You see, pimps are posers. 

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Prostitution: Is It Really Victimless?

12/1/2016

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The heinous crime of child sex slavery is a multifaceted and controversial human rights issue that is sweeping the world as the next hot topic for activism.  It does not seem like the issue of raping children for profit would be very complicated–it is wrong and needs to be stopped.  But when dealing with anything surrounding the topic of sex, things tend to get complicated very fast. Many times, peoples’ uneducated beliefs about prostitution influence their beliefs about child sex slavery.  

Contrary to popular opinion, prostitution is NOT a victimless crime

A victimless crime is commonly described as an illegal act agreed upon by all parties involved that harms no one.

Many people believe that prostitution is a victimless crime because the woman selling sex and the man buying sex are both agreeing to the exchange; consensual sex is rarely ever harmful to either party.

But the statistics prove otherwise. 
How can prostitution be consensual and victimless when over 70% of women are physically assaulted in prostitution?

Or, when 75% of women are raped in prostitution;

Between 65% and 95% were sexually assaulted as children;

90% experience verbal abuse and social contempt for their “work”; and

almost 70% meet the criteria for post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a disorder than many soldiers develop after war?

This is the violence experienced by the majority of women involved in all types of prostitution, legal and illegal. So when the majority of women in prostitution report sexual assault from those purchasing their bodies, prostitution can no longer be considered a victimless crime.

A woman has the right to do whatever she wants with her body; but a man has no right to do whatever he wants with a woman’s body. Prostitution is an industry where the man gets what he wants because the woman is servicing him. Therefore, prostitution is NOT a victimless crime; it is a crime that victimizes every woman involved.

Resources for this post: 
Victimless crime: dictionary.com
All statistics: Prostitution Research & Education 
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