Land of the Brave? Yes. Home of the Free? Not really. Theresa Flores July has always been one of my favorite months. My family always held our annual Family Reunion on the 4thof July in Indiana and got together each year with those with whom we shared...
“That they all may be one.” John 17:21 By Margaret Louise Brown Christ’s Farewell Discourse, as written in the Gospel of John, shares His final request. That humans live together as one. At the same time, the Bible reminds us that humans are easily distracted by their desire...
ST. LOUIS: Alliance to End Human Trafficking (AEHT) is pleased to welcome to the team our new Executive Director, Katie Boller Gosewisch. Ms. Boller Gosewisch begins her tenure with AEHT May 17, 2022 and will be the second Executive Director of the organization....
COVID TIMES During the past several years, the work of the coalition was affected by Covid-19. We have been unable to visit businesses with anti-human trafficking posters, to gather volunteers for education or activities, or to give presentations to parish groups. We did, however, become more...
I'm old enough to remember the beginnings of Network. I was in graduate school, going on peace marches and wearing "Boycott grapes" buttons. I was not directly involved with Network, but many of our sisters were in this new social justice advocacy group, and, being a...
Alliance to End Human Trafficking (AEHT) is honored and grateful to receive a very generous legacy gift from Our Lady of Victory Missionary (OLVM) Sisters, also known as the Victory Noll Sisters. This legacy gift will sustain the ongoing work of AEHT and honor the...
By Felisher Ongera (AEHT Student Intern) Tensions have been brewing for months on end without a resolution in sight. For two months, it has become clear that there is little to no peace progress being made in the Russian-Ukraine crisis. Families are being torn apart and...
Words Survivors Want to Hear Kathleen Bryant RSC We have so much to learn from the soulful stories of victims, survivors, and thrivers from their experience of being trafficked. We have even more to learn from their collective wisdom and resilience. I invited survivors/thrivers to share the words...
Five weeks into Russia's brutal invasion of Ukraine, imagine for a moment what it's like to live there now. Bombs, bloodshed, trauma. No school for your children, no healthcare for your parents, no safe roof over your head in many parts of the country. Would you try...
The Journey Makes Us One By Sr. Judy Molosky, CSJ My Lenten readings from Pope Francis to Olga Segura have all repeated the same prophetic call to “build communities of care,” and it’s not just an Easter or Earth Day call. It’s a survival imperative whether we’re...
