Beyond Rescue: Healing the Invisible Wounds of Trafficked Boys and Men by Michelle Loisel, DC When we speak about human trafficking, public attention most often turns, rightly, to the suffering of women and girls. However, 40% of the detected global trafficking victims are male (men and boys)....
A Powerful Public Witness by Maria Elena Perales, Board Member For some time now, on the second Saturday of January, people in Los Angeles have participated in a Freedom Walk that brings them together to pray, hear powerful survivor stories, advocate, and serve as a public witness. The...
Advent Reflection: Hope Unfolding by Katie Boller Gosewisch In the Advent season, we are invited to believe that hope is not only possible, but already unfolding among us. Advent reminds us that light grows gradually, often quietly, through the steady work of communities committed to compassion and...
Where Do you Stand? By Jeanne Atkinson Two years ago, the Alliance to End Human Trafficking began educating our members about the link between migration and human trafficking and how to advocate for laws that would prevent the trafficking of immigrants, support survivors, and change systems that...
Ending Human Trafficking Through Legislative Advocacy By Catherine C. Darcy, RSM On July 16, 2025, I joined the Alliance to End Human Trafficking (AEHT) and the National Advocacy Center of the Good Shepherd Sisters (NAC) in their annual joint advocacy day on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C....
National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month By Katie Boller Gosewisch At the Alliance to End Human Trafficking, our recent advocacy events and conferences have centered on the theme of uniting in hope, a theme that resonates deeply this September as we observe Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. This month...
World Day Against Trafficking in Persons By Ann Scholz, SSND In 2013 the United Nations General Assembly designated July 30 World Day Against Trafficking in Persons to raise awareness, promote and protect the rights of survivors, and encourage collective action. The Facts Every country in the world is affected by human trafficking,...
Submitted: Jeanne Christensen, RSM As people of faith, we are called to respect and value the life and dignity of every person. The dignity and lives of many workers are not valued or respected. Worldwide and in the United States are forced to work inordinate hours, under terrible conditions...
The Lovely Month of May By Katie Boller Gosewisch May is my favorite month. There are so many good things about May: it is the month of Mary, spring has sprung, Mother’s Day and my birthday are in May (I wouldn’t be me if I didn’t mention that...
A Call to Action: Next Gen Ambassadors By Ainsley Hurford Before beginning my year of volunteer service as a St. Joseph Worker, I knew little about policy advocacy and even less about anti-trafficking. To ground myself during my transition to Los Angeles and my work as the...
