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...
Faith and Action in Ending Human Trafficking Sally Duffy, SC As I write this reflection today, the Catholic Church is celebrating the Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. The first reading is from the book of Wisdom (1:13-15; 2:23-24), “God did not make death, nor does God rejoice...
Reflecting on Progress: AEHT’s Latest Initiatives Katie Boller Gosewisch, Executive Director [caption id="attachment_17724" align="alignleft" width="187"] At the US Embassy to the Holy See From Left to Right: Ann Oestreich, IHM, Kris Wade, Bill Miller, Laura Hochla, Deputy Chief of Mission, Katie Boller Gosewisch, Cheyanne Neuenschwander, Jeanne Atkinson,...
Cling to the Vision: A World without Human Trafficking Anne Victory, HM Since I began working to end human trafficking in 2007, I admit there have been many moments when I’ve felt overwhelmed, discouraged, weighed down with the enormity of this complex, horrific “scourge on the body...
What We Can Learn from Child Abuse Prevention Month Laura Krausa April is a sacred month to me. It is a time when I, like many of us, wait with great anticipation, ready to see the signs of a natural world on the verge of blossoming. And...
Alliance to End Human Trafficking: March Reflection Bridget Bearss, RSCJ Jim Burg is a very successful business leader in Southeast Michigan, but I knew him as the father of two amazing young children at the Michigan school where I served as Head of School. Jim and I...
What I Learned from January Human Trafficking Awareness Month, now that it’s February! By Judy Molosky, CSJ For me, the month started out reading that our own President Biden proclaimed January 2024, as National Human Trafficking Prevention Month. He reminded us that more than 27 million people...
Recognizing the Humanity of Traffickers by Sister Maryann Mueller, CSSF Several months ago on a retreat with other social justice coordinators I participated in an exercise that had a profound impact on me. We were asked to find a partner we did not know and then sit...
