Human Trafficking In Washington State: Resources
Human Trafficking in Washington State was produced by Sara Lerner and edited by Jim Gates. Funding was provided by the KUOW Program Venture Fund. Contributors include Paul and Laurie Ahern and Puget Sound Energy.
Resources
- Washington Anti–Trafficking Response Network (WARN)
- Washington Advisory Committee on Trafficking (WashACT)
- Department of Justice information on human trafficking. Washington State's historic role is noted.
- Seattle Against Slavery, coalition of local activists and groups
- Unbound 2010, Seattle annual activist conference on human trafficking
- Jubilee, a local nonprofit rock band raising money against trafficking.
- Documentation of human trafficking in Thailand and Cambodia from Seattleite Tim Matsui
- Intercommunity Peace & Justice Center, local activism on human trafficking
- Free the Slaves
- Anti–Slavery International
- Polaris Project
- The Protection Project
- Shared Hope International, based in Federal Way, started by former Congresswoman from Washington, Linda Smith
- Excellent collection of local resources/reports from Seattle Against Slavery
- More resources, from Tim Matsui
News
- Oregonian columnist says Washington goes where Oregon needs to, Oregonian, February 20, 2010
- Two more convicted in West Seattle child prostitution probe, P–I.com, February 19, 2010
- Seattle donors step up to save program aimed at rescuing teen prostitutes, Seattle Times, February 10, 2010
- "Can Prostitution Of Underage Kids In Puget Sound Be Stopped?" Weekday, KUOW, February 8, 2010
- "19–year–old man Sentenced for Promoting Teen Prostitution," The Seattle Times, January 22, 2010
- "Predicted sex demand during Olympics prompts bill," KING5, January 19, 2010
- "Alleged Pimp Found Guilty in First State Human Trafficking Charge," Sara Lerner, KUOW, November 25th, 2009
- Human Trafficking in America, series, The Kansas City Star, December 2009
- Police Say Bainbridge Brothel Has Ceased Operation, Kitsap Sun, May 18, 2009
- Siddharth Kara on Sex Trafficking, Weekday, KUOW, January 29, 2009
- John Bowe: Modern American Slave Labor, lecture on KUOW, December 25, 2008
- Kevin Bales — How to End Slavery, lecture on KUOW, March 13, 2008
- "Tall Americano, Hold the Paycheck," Seattle forced labor, Common Language Project, January 31, 2007
- "An Illegal Alien's Tale — Caught In A Web Of Fraud And Dreams," Seattle Times, August 1, 1999
- Timeline: Anastasia Solovieva and Indle King Jr., Seattle Times, February 22, 2002
