Rachel Lloyd

Seeking a Perfect Victim

Jane Wells | Posted 05.17.2012

Read More: Hunt Alternatives Fund, Sweden, Liam Neeson, Rachel Lloyd, Taken, 000 Men, Child Sex Trafficking, Demand Abolition, Boston, Sex Trafficking, Julia Roberts Pretty Woman, 10, Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children and Youth, Impact News
Jane Wells

To me, she's a perfect victim, but I question who wants to watch her story? It is so grim few could stomach it. She is the ravaged face and body of the commercial sex industry in this country.

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'Fighting For A World Where Girls Are Not for Sale'

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 04.28.2012

Read More: Rachel Lloyd, Unicef, Race and Class, Stockholm Syndrome, Sexual Exploitation, Girls Like US, Human Trafficking, Impact, Lawrence Taylor, New York City, Ptsd, Commercial Sexual Exploitation, Impact News, Elizabeth Smart, Pimp, Gems, Trauma Bond, Anti-Trafficking Activism, Children, Impact News
Marcia G. Yerman

The first time I heard Rachel Lloyd speak was in 2005, the year of the 70th Annual Academy Awards. "It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp" had won for the b...

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The Power Behind Policing Fashion

Rachel Lloyd | Posted 10.15.2011

Read More: Gems, Rachel Lloyd, Csec, E!, Ny Post, Fashion Police, Joan Rivers, Impact News
Rachel Lloyd

I watched with discomfort as I realized these women -- poor women, desperate women, drug-addicted women, women under the control of a pimp -- were being used to highlight wealthy celebrities' poor fashion choices.

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A Girl Like Rachel Lloyd

Jane Wells | Posted 06.05.2011

Read More: Gems, Harper Collins, Sex Trafficking, Rachel Lloyd, Pimps, Sex-Slavery, 3 Generations, Child Sex Trafficking, Sex Trafficking Nyc, Girls Like US Rachel Lloyd, Girs Like US, Sex Trafficking Facts, Human Trafficking, Books News
Jane Wells

We've all seen scantily clad girls: on the street, on the Internet, in ads for "gentlemen's" clubs. Bodies and faces that conjure a myriad of responses: lust, fear, curiosity, perhaps even contempt, but rarely the most appropriate one: trafficking victim.

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Bold Changes, Great Leaders, Big Movements

Ambassador Swanee Hunt and Adria D. Goodson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Food Movement, Rachel Lloyd, Social Justice, Learning Disabilities, Sexual Exploitation, Prime Movers, Human Trafficking, Mark Hanis, Genocide, Social Movements, Domestic Workers, Social Entrepreneur, David Flink, Social Capital, Youth-Food-Movement, Anim Steel, Ai-Jen Poo, Josh Viertel, Impact News
Ambassador Swanee Hunt and Adria D. Goodson

Our country is facing a glut of complex problems that no single politician, political party, or other organization can solve in a lasting way, without help. For shifts of this magnitude, we need social movements and compelling leaders.

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An Open Invitation to Rachel Lloyd

Jim Buckmaster | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Child Exploitation, Rachel Lloyd, Online Advertising, Adult Services, Craigslist Erotic Services, Human Trafficking, Craigslist, Impact News
Jim Buckmaster

For the sake of rescuing victims and prosecuting criminals, is it really a good idea to eliminate the only venue for adult service ads that is highly responsive to law enforcement?

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Rachel Lloyd's 50 Cent Challenge: Girls Are Not for Sale

Robin Caldwell | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Tashawnya Menefee, One2One Challenge, Rachel Lloyd, Halle Berry, Girls Education and Mentoring Services, Twitter, Beyonce Knowles, Rhonda Ernest, Netflix, The Council of Daughters, Savannah Brinson, Facebook, 50 Cent, New York City, Video, Technology News
Robin Caldwell

Rachel Lloyd, founder of Girls Educational and Mentoring Services (GEMS) in New York City, has spent the better part of her young lifetime on the fron...

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