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In the Booth with Ruth – Lynn Robertson, Anti-Human Trafficking Activist and Advocate

“I began to read about victims and survivors of sex trafficking and my heart broke,” says Lynn Robertson, an anti-human trafficking activist and advocate. “ Especially when I realised that children were being sold for sex – little girls and little boys sold globally for sex trafficking…. I rarely slept. I knew I had to try to do something to end the horror of this nightmare.”

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Lynn Robertson

How did you become involved in the movement against sex trafficking and sexual exploitation?

I don’t have any deep answers to that. In fact, I’m going to be very honest and put my cards on the table about this. I was just looking to have fun when I discovered social media (Twitter and Facebook). Eventually, I happened upon Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore talking about human trafficking. Frankly, I thought they were very cool people and I wanted them to think I was cool. So, I started following them. As I continued to read their comments, I was led to survivors, victims, activists and groups working to end human trafficking. And I totally lost my heart to the victims, and to this cause. Once you lose your heart in this, there is no turning back. The number of estimated sex and labor trafficking victims globally is at least 21 million. This was…

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In the Booth with Ruth – Aimee Galicia Torres, Anti-Human Trafficking Activist / Filmmaker / Non-Profit Founder

“I am a survivor of both sexual and domestic physical abuse, and I wanted to help be the voice for those who are too afraid to speak up,” says Aimee Galicia Torres, an anti-human trafficking activist and filmmaker, and the founder of non-profit, Majestic Dreams Foundation.

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Aimee Galicia Torres

What inspired you to support the movement against human trafficking and make films about human trafficking and sexual exploitation?

I was inspired to support the movement against human trafficking by creating and starting a non-profit called The Majestic Dreams Foundation (www.themajestic.org) because I wanted to create awareness on all forms of abuse. Having been in the film industry for a little over eight years as an award-winning cinematographer, I decided to create a company that would embody and create films that make an impact, therefore, making a difference. I was featured on CNN’s Anderson 360, Al Jazeera English on my work on human trafficking and sexual exploitation.

One of the biggest things we can do to combat human trafficking and human exploitation is by shedding light and exposure on this topic. Using my connections and skills in the film industry, I am able to maximize and create exposure…

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In the Booth with Ruth – Michelle Sweeney, Anti-Human Trafficking Activist

Anti-human trafficking activist, Michelle Sweeney, is in the booth for the first in the special series of interviews scheduled for January, which is Human Trafficking Awareness Month. Michelle’s interview is educational and practical, as well as touching and inspirational, as she takes us through her own personal journey.

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Michelle Sweeney

How did you become involved in the movement against human trafficking?

I was listening to a late night radio show one night in November 2011. I had never heard of human trafficking before and as I listened to the content of the show, I quickly found out that not only did human trafficking happen in our world today but that it happened in the city I lived in. As I continued to listen to the show, they explained how everyday people could help in this area by raising awareness in their communities.

That was it, in that moment, I was convicted that I should be doing something about this but not really knowing where to start, I decided to look it up on the internet and do some reading on it.

A couple of days later, I decided to start a petition asking for greater preventative measures to be put…

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