With the 2026 FIFA World Cup coming to North America, it’s already shaping up to be the “new” Super Bowl for trafficking rhetoric, complete with recycled myths, inflated statistics, and the same cast of anti-trafficking organizations eager to cash in on the global spotlight.

It started with a question. “What college degree do you have?” Tasha had just been released and was sitting in the intake office of a...

For years, prisons were called “crime schools” because people learned more about how to survive in the underground economy than how to build a stable life.

Good morning, Red Umbrella fam. Hope your coffee is strong and your boundaries stronger, because this weekend delivered a full-course meal of carceral nonsense, QAnon fever dreams, ICE agents crashing into elementary school zones, and a grown man throwing himself a military parade for his birthday.

Education is more than a classroom, a test, or a diploma. For criminalized women, survivors, and sex workers, it’s a form of resistance. It’s a survival strategy. It’s a way to reclaim power in systems designed to keep us voiceless.

No mother should have to write a letter to her child from prison.

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM), a time set aside to educate, honor survivors, and call for an end to sexual violence. But...

When we talk about mass incarceration in the United States, the conversation often centers around numbers—how many people are locked up,...

Survivors bring with them a unique set of survival skills honed through their lived experiences of exploitation and violence.

Trauma-informed care (TIC) is an approach to healthcare, social services, and corrections that recognizes the widespread impact of trauma an

Many trafficking victims in the United States are prosecuted alongside their traffickers and placed on sex offender registries.

Darias story is like every other survival worker who experiences violence, exploitation and desperation as a homeless person.

The insightful question of “What Would Jesus Do” is more than a slogan or a bracelet ...

Trans Day of Remembrance (TDoR) is a day dedicated to memorializing the lives of trans individuals who have lost their lives to...

Part 3 Blockade, Barriers and Obstacles for Housing First Initiatives A panicked person called the Community Support Line from Seattle...

Homelessness and Housing First Initiatives vs Treatment First Part Two of Three One of our regular support line callers has been...

Homelessness, Under-Housing and Survival of People Who Trade Sex Part One of Three A single mother of 2 teenagers recently called the ...