The Broad-Cast, Episode 31- Humans Trafficking In Humans (Patreon)

Good morning, wonderful listeners! I am coming at you with another episode of The Broad-Cast, this time focusing on human trafficking, the ways it happens and the misconceptions around it. 

As those of you who have been following the progress of The Broad-Cast know, I have really wanted to make the focus of the site and the shows activism rather than simply sitting back and complaining about what's wrong. I'm finally discovering the best ways to do that, and I'm planning on creating some links in the main menu of my site that will link directly with tons of great info on how to take action on certain issues, from simple things like sending tweets to get the word out to more complex things like discovering state laws that are on the docket and getting in touch with those in charge to let them know whether you support or oppose the bill. Plus I will be linking charities, petitions, and Facebook pages that you can follow to keep up to date on the progress of causes. 

Today, there's a lot to share. First off, you can go to www.thebroad-cast.com to see the widget of the week on the right menu bar; just click on your state and you'll see a list of the human trafficking laws I think are most relevant and worthy of support, and you can see who sponsored the bills by clicking the "summary" tab in the bill.  Also on the site is a tool to find your state reps so you know who to write to every time. 

Here are some valuable sites on human trafficking: 

• ATTEST-The Alliance to End Slavery and Trafficking (ATEST) is a U.S. based coalition that advocates for solutions to prevent and end all forms of human trafficking and modern slavery around the world:  https://endslaveryandtrafficking.org/get_involved/
• FAIR GIRLS-  FAIR Girls (formerly FAIR Fund) prevents the exploitation of girls worldwide with empowerment and education: http://fairgirls.org/
• The Wayne Foundation- The Wayne Foundation is committed to spreading awareness of CSEC (Commercial Sex Exploitation of Children) DMST (Domestic Minor Sexual Trafficking) occurring within the United States: http://waynefdn.org/
• Truckers Against Trafficking- Truckers Against Trafficking recognizes that members of the trucking industry and individual truckers are invaluable in the fight against this heinous crime. As the eyes and ears of our nation's highways, you are in a unique position to make a difference and close loopholes to traffickers who seek to exploit our transportation system for their personal gain: http://www.truckersagainsttrafficking.org/

This is a massive issue here in the united states and when you go to this post on the Broad-Cast page or use the widget on the homepage, you will see that there is a lot more attention being paid by individual states. Many of the bills are about supporting training programs for police and teachers and truckers about spotting human trafficking, as well as victim advocacy. I really encourage you to check out your state and then shoot a quick email to your reps letting them know that this is something you support. 

Thanks so much everyone, and I will see you soon with another

Orphan Black!