TRAFFICKED: A Mex Anderson Novel

by Peg Brantley

  Colorado Resource Directory -

  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Ai9AGtUnZrW9dFFVOUgxWVZqOFE2aTl5QzlsTXhvMHc&usp=sharing

  Denver University Research - http://www.du.edu/korbel/hrhw/researchdigest/trafficking/InternationalLaw.pdf

  D'Estree, Claude, heads the Human Trafficking Clinic at DU. Email: cdestree@du.edu.

  T: 303-871-6286. Note: also heads the Center on Rights Development at Korbel.

  Harvard - http://www.hks.harvard.edu/centers/carr/programs/human-trafficking-and-modern-slavery

  GEMS - http://www.gems-girls.org/ GEMS, founded by Rachel Lloyd, was talked about a

  lot at the CO Summit. International Justice Mission

  Institute for Inclusive Security - www.inclusivesecurity.org/

  International Justice Mission - www.ijm.org/

  Klein Frank Foundation – 303 448 8884

  Lust Free Living - http://www.lustfreeliving.org/men/home.html

  Man Up Campaign - http://www.manupcampaign.org/ .This is run by Beth Klein’s friend

  Jimmy Briggs (he was a 21 leader with me, and his reach in giant) He stopped South

  Africa from legalizing prostitution during the World Cup.

  Miami-Dade County Public Schools - http://studentservices.dadeschools.net/HTAC/

  Moldova Anti-Trafficking Web Site: http://www.atnet.md/index.php?l=en (Project and site

  designed by S. E. Jalbert, Ph.D. through USAID/Winrock International and Antonia

  DeMeo at OSCE in 2005-2006)

  National District Attorneys Association - http://www.ndaa.org/ncpca_bios.html

  NV, Las Vegas Anti-Human Trafficking Unit – contact Chris Baughman, also see his book: Off the Street

  OSCE - http://www.osce.org/cthb

  Polaris - http://www.polarisproject.org/what-we-do/national-human-trafficking-hotline/the-nhtrc/overview - contact Becky Owens Bullard, Project Coordinator

  Portland’s Sexual Assault Resource Center - http://www.sarcoregon.org

  Protected Innocence Challenge Report Card

  Sage - http://sagesf.org/ is a San Fran group that really transformed the conversation.

  Shared Hope – www.sharedhope.org/

  Texas’ UT Medical Branch Galveston, School of Nursing – see Patricia A. Crane at: http://son.utmb.edu/faculty/crane.asp to inquire for reporting protocols

  Truckers Against Trafficking - http://truckersagainsttrafficking.org – They had a display at

  the Summit. It is run by Kendis Paris from Denver. They reach 3.5 Million, and have

  distributed hundreds of thousands of awareness cards to drivers. The drivers are doing

  a great job working with the FBI when they spot a probable victim.

  United Nations Association, UN Women, and the United Nations in general.

  US Department of Defense – http://ctip.defense.gov/ contact Linda K. Dixon, Program

  Manager of DoD’s Combating Trafficking in Person (CTIP)

  US State Department (TIPS report) and USAID: www.state.gov/j/tip/rls/tiprpt/

  Zonta International - http://www.zonta.org/

  Videos

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSpQxvtTbFU

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DlGQJrGJMs

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZdSxGDrbysE (AAS)

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGqeC5gML-0 (COVA)

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmSgsWZkvMY (Sullivan)

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ws0J_01JASw (HT 2012 arrest)

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ij_6iMi9gA (Rachel Lloyd’s TedX on GEMS, also see her book Girls Like Us: Fighting for a World Where Girls Are Not for Sale: A Memoir)

  http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2031445933/10000-men (A Jane Wells production) Also see: www.10Kmen.com/

  http://www.amazon.com/Sex-Among-Allies-Katharine-Moon/dp/0231106432 (Katharine H.S. Moon)

  Questions

  Violence against women is pandemic, and is recognized as a trafficking-in-women and children push factor.

  What is your focus area:

  Root problems: domestic violence and poverty

  Protection – awareness campaigns, outreach, hotlines

  Prosecution – legislative, court system, and police

  Rehabilitation – health, social, psychological, economic

  How will our leaders of foreign policy establish a priority solution?

  How will awareness be raised in our state to combat trafficking-in-persons?

  What are law enforcement agencies actively doing?

  Are the current laws appropriate and adequately implemented?

  The Four “Ps”

  Governments and international organizations have declared that an effective response to human trafficking must include four key elements (US State Department & UNODC):

  Prevention—decrease the number of people trafficked.

  Protection—increase protection, support to victims and survivors.

  Prosecution—investigate and prosecute traffickers, strengthen laws and legal responses.

  Partnerships—to bring together diverse experiences, amplify messages, and leverage resources of law enforcement, service providers, community members, and survivors.

  Acknowledgments

  Without the input of the following people, this story, if it got written at all, would have been far less. If errors exist, either in craft or research, the fault is entirely mine.

  First my sincere thanks to Dr. Susanne E. Jalbert, who made it clear to me the story needed to be local. Because it is. And to my good friend, M.L. Hanson, who introduced us.

  My humble appreciation to Detective Elisabeth Reid with the Colorado Springs Police Department. She pointed me in all the right directions at the best possible times. And to Heather Liggett, Victim Advocate of the Colorado Springs Police Department. You are my heroes. I can’t hold you high enough.

  Thank you to FBI Agent Ricky Wright for giving me a sense of what it’s like to do what law enforcement officers do day in and day out to combat human trafficking, and then try and live a normal life by going to a Bronco game.

  Thank you also to my sister, novelist Lala Corriere, for help regarding new forms of heroin, based on her research for her novel TRACKS.

  Enormous gratitude goes to my beta readers: novelist Polly Iyer for her willingness to skewer my story where it needed it most; Kel Darnell for feeling free to tell me what she liked and what she hated, and to sit around with me (and a bottle of wine) and brainstorm all sorts of options; novelist Donnell Ann Bell whose thoughtful insights and encouraging words propelled me forward; novelist Sheila Lowe for her instincts and advice; and novelist L.J. Sellers who has mentored me from the beginning, whose suggestions I always consider seriously, and who was also instrumental in introducing me to Ricky Wright.

  The talented Peggy Hageman edited this story and helped me move it up to another level. She’s amazing. Early reader, John Gunkler, acted as my proofreader. We might not always agree about commas, but I’m grateful he caught those silly goofs that happen after editing and revising a million times.

  Patty G. Henderson brought her skill and creativity once again to both my cover and the interior design. It’s her work readers see first.

  Speaking of readers (you know who you are), I hope your patience is rewarded. You certainly reward me with your kind words and reviews. I’m honored.

  With this story in particular, I felt the solid support and belief of Bud and Judy Ham, Michael Ham, and Jandy Dugan. You guys rock.

  And as always, without the sturdiness afforded my life through George’s love, my days would be darker, my heart emptier, and books never written. You fulfill me in so many ways.

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