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ADVISORY COUNCIL ON SEX TRAFFICKING

https://endslaveryandtrafficking.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/ATEST-Factsheet-Survivor-Advisory-Council-FINAL-September-21-2015.pdf If you look at the news clips at www.hightechmadam.com you'll see what appears to be me arrested for running a brothel in 1984.  Only thing is, it was the first safe house for adult sex trafficking victims in the USA.  The victim was being hid at this warehouse from the pimp who got angry and retaliated by calling in a tip I was running a brothel.  The victim had a broken arm and nose and testified against the pimp who was then arrested.  The charges against me were dropped. Realizing a different method was needed, I backed up to start the first hotline in this country, and the first program called Prostitutes Anonymous (remember we didn't have the term "trafficking" coined yet).  Back then all we knew was "voluntary" or "not".  This also launched the first alternative sentencing program for victims in Los An

UN COMMITTEE ON ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DESCRIMINATION

Dear Ms. Mirelle Fanon-Mendez-France (Chairperson, France), Mr. Sabelo Gumedze (South Africa), and Ricardo A. Sunga (Phillipines) of the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial  Discrimination : I'm writing you after reading this press release.   https://swop-sanantonio.org/press-release-from-the-us-human-rights-network/ I don't know if you're aware of this, but in 1987 I founded the first hotline for adults to call for help in leaving the sex industry.  This included any part of the sex industry whether it be from stripping, porn, or prostitution - and thus legal or illegal parts of the industry.   Because sex trafficking can occur in porn, stripping, and prostitution, the help we offered was also extending help to sex trafficking victims as well.  Something unheard of in 1987. In fact, in 1987 all sex workers were viewed as either criminals or deviants by the criminal justice system.  I know this to be fact because of the Hillside Strangler case.  I took a

THROWING THE BABY OUT WITH THE BATHWATER

http://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/12pdf/12-10_21p3.pdf http://www.scotusblog.com/case-files/cases/agency-for-international-development-v-alliance-for-open-society-international-inc/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agency_for_International_Development_v._Alliance_for_Open_Society_International,_Inc. Since the TVRA of 2003 - there was a push that anyone who received federal money to work with trafficking victims could not do so without signing an agreement opposing prostitution.  For some reason, people who can't be very intelligent have confused that to mean to also oppose Sex Workers Anonymous.  Why?  I have no clue . I have no idea how we're "supporting prostitution".  We're no more supporting prostitution than Alcoholics Anonymous supports the alcohol industry or Narcotics Anonymous supports medical marijuana.  Don't get it. But the Supreme Court ruled it was unconstitutional to block anyone receiving federal money from working with another agency t

END ANONYMOUS COMPANIES

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Well of course that title was going to catch our attention being that I founded an "anonymous" program.  I then went to email these people to ask them if this movement of theirs applied only to corporations for profit - or if it would apply to groups that were comprised of trafficking survivors who had good reason to hide their identities from the general public. I also wanted to commend on the Review Journal expose' in that I already knew about Adelson being the real owner of the Review Journal years ago.  I knew that in 2007 when a reporter from the RJ came out to promise me a cover story on our work.  I gave her a two hour interview and then she tried to schedule me a photo shoot.  I balked.  I'm not putting my face on the front page of the RJ and it's not necessary to do so in order to talk about an "anonymous" program.  The reporter than turned to me, laughed, and said "smart girl".  There was no cover story.  Her job had been to try and

LETTER TO NATASHA FALLE OF SEXTRADE101

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---------- Forwarded message ---------- From:  LEAVING THE LIFE   <msjodywilliams@gmail.com> Date: Thu, Jan 7, 2016 at 7:26 PM Subject: Re: CEASE AND DESIST To: NATASHA@sextrade101.com, INFO@sextrade101.com Natasha: Are you so high you can't understand English or is this a deliberate attempt to defame us?  We're "out for the money"?  WHAT MONEY? First of all, I've spent over $500,000 of my own money that I've worked two jobs to fund the founding of the modern day sex trafficking movement itself of which I am the founder by the way.  I have turned down over $1,000,000 in book and movie offers in the 80's and 90's because they wouldn't tell the truth about sex trafficking.  Tearing up those contracts on Joan Rivers and saying "it's more important the truth be heard" in 1999 is one of the reasons why the Trafficking Act of 2000 was passed here in the states.  Without which happening there wouldn't be a movement

SURVIVORS FOR SOLUTIONS WALK

Dear Anne-Michelle: I was wondering if you could put me in touch with who is organizing this walk?  https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2016-human-trafficking-awareness-walk-tickets-19411615665 I say that as the founder of the movement itself this walk is about.  Let me explain - before Bill Wilson founded Alcoholics Anonymous people viewed alcoholism not as alcoholism.  People who drank too much were considered of weak moral character.  It was not until Bill started AA and then a woman named Marty Mann also got sober, that the National Council on Alcoholism was created.  The NCA then put together the research that discovered and validated that alcoholism was in fact a disease that one had no control over - not weak character.  So the whole recovery movement was founded by Bill Wilson. The anti-slavery movement was founded by Wilber Wilberforce in the 1700's.  However, by the 70's and 80's in America I can assure you people did not believe sex trafficking was real.  Be

SEX WORKERS ANONYMOUS POLICE TRAINING - PART 1

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Sex Workers Anonymous is starting a training for police officers on tips, tools and techniques on how to help a person in the sex industry to leave the industry, investigate crimes, and also how to fight sex trafficking.  This is Part 1 in the training - not to confiscate computers on a prostitution arrest.   I'm basing this module on this article about what an officer did in Oakland, California.   http://www.eastbayexpress.com/oakland/oakland-city-council-takes-stand-against-sex-workers/Content?oid=4563294 If you would like to schedule a day of training for your officers or even just yourself - you can get in touch with us and we'll arrange.  If you have a list of topics you'd like to see me cover- let me know.