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LOOKING BACK REPORT FOR FEBRUARY 2016

UPDATES: What we saw after the old “five family” mobs were all locked up in prison was the rise of a different type of system operating in this country. Remember, we've been doing this work for 30 years now so things change. What we've seen is the men and women who were Aryan, white supremacist, KKK, skinheads, and with ties to still living Nazi's who relocated to the states after the war, started entering politics, law enforcement, and the criminal justice system. The African-American community has been involved in drugs and pimping all through this time on their own pretty much. If you've seen “American Gangster” then you know what I mean. One of those men to give you an illustration is Paul Tanaka of an Aryan who is now involved in law enforcement and politics from what we've been told https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynwood_Vikings Paul Tanaka was a police officer until he became Mayor of Gardena. http://www.dailynews.com/government-and-politi

DEMAND ABOLITION AND AUDREY MORRISSEY LETTER

I came across this https://www.demandabolition.org/blog/my-experience-in-the-sex-trade-had-nothing-to-do-with-choice/    today and sent out the below email to Audrey: This message is to Audrey Morrissey - what a waste of such good energy (the Hackathon) if only you would stop acting like men who can't seem to stop and ask for directions even when lost.  THORN has already received millions of dollars and has the top leading computer experts working on tracking down trafficking online. The problem with outsiders to this issue however trying to combat it is they don't seem to understand that the internet is only a tool of traffickers.  Trafficking existed long before the internet and what's happened since this internet war started is they've now retreated to their "non-internet" days.  They have set up shop once again in legal brothels, strip clubs, massage parlors, etc., and don't even advertise online anymore.  The print publications they are advertisi

Mothers In Slums Leave Infants Unattended At Night To Prostitute

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Care about sex trafficking victims?  Then care about these refugees who face the same risks.  There is no difference in the risk these women face when performing sex work.   Each is putting their life at risk - and that of their children.  There is no pimp behind this woman - but she needs our help just the same.  If I could speak her language - I would reach out to her to help.  In www.sexworkersanonymous.com we do not care if you are trafficked or not.  If you want help to get out of sex work and we can speak your language - our program is here for you.

Yacshicka Watts - Story of a Murdered Sex Trafficking Victim

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I received a call today from the foster-mother of Yacshicka Watts.  As she told me the story of her daughter's death, I could not help but feel not only moved, but to agree with her that there are many other laws that need to be changed so that victims receive justice even after death.   I've seen first-hand spirits of those who are not at rest, and my own grandmother was murdered by my step-grandfather so I know also how death can impact a family for generations after they're gone.  Here's a link to the story -  http://newsantaana.com/tag/jose-esteban-zuniga/ http://www.ocregister.com/articles/police-695604-anaheim-department.html http://www.ochtf.org/2015/12/ Here is the mother's story in her words (please have kleenex handy) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qhyep3oyJcA&feature=em-upload_owner I agree that the law needs to be changed for her daughter to have proper justice.  Since I have experience with getting laws passed, I told her I would hel

POSTING OF THE HOTLINE IN CALIFORNIA

A law was passed requiring a sign be posted with the National Trafficking Hotline in the following types of businesses: On-sale general public premises licensees under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act  (Division 9 (commencing with Section 23000) of the Business and Professions Code) . Adult or sexually oriented businesses, as defined in subdivision (a) of  Section 318.5 of the Penal Code . Primary airports, as defined in  Section 47102(16) of Title 49 of the United States Code . Intercity passenger rail or light rail stations Bus stations. Truck stops. For purposes of this section, "truck stop" means a privately owned and operated facility that provides food, fuel, shower or other sanitary facilities, and lawful overnight truck parking. Emergency rooms within general acute care hospitals. Urgent care centers. Farm labor contractors, as defined in subdivision (b) of  Section 1682 of the Labor Code . Privately operated job recruitment centers. Roadside rest areas
Someone showed me this today -  http://www.nctsn.org/resources/public-awareness/human-trafficking   The below is an email that I sent to them: My name is Jody Williams.  I'm the first person in the whole USA that started providing training for mental health professionals, counselors, therapists, etc.  In fact, the first course of study was created with Dr. James Crossen at Mission College through his Addiction Studies program.  We were training drug and alcohol counselors there. We were not invited to be part of putting together this training despite having over 30 years experience in this area of working effectively with adults, nor are we listed as a resource anywhere despite the fact our hotline and program are still operational. In fact, our program is used as an "alternative to sentencing" in cases where the judge feels the defendant doesn't get help from being incarcerated, but instead is ordered to our program.  We've been providing alternative solutions fo

Washington AG admits it is powerless against the corruption, fraud, and ...

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