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Speaking Out
Holly Smith brings her unique perspective, and strong voice, to aid victims and inform policy makers about the endemic cycle of sexual abuse and trafficking worldwide.
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Survivors of Trauma: You are more than your story
Advice for survivors ready to speak out. Published 8:24 a.m. August 16, 2012 - Comments
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Interview with Keisha Head: Professional speaker and trafficking survivor
Keisha Head says she is a survivor because she survived her pain, not because she escaped something horrific. Published 10:37 a.m. August 8, 2012 - Comments
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Interview with survivor Stacy Lewis: Stolen - From Playgrounds to Streetlights in DC this weekend!
Stacy Lewis, trafficking victim, actress, and playwright, comes to D.C. this weekend to captivate and inspire audiences. Published 6:29 a.m. August 1, 2012 - Comments
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A message to teens: 10 tips for protection against traffickers
There are ways to protect ourselves, and your child, from become a victim of a sex trafficker. Familiarize yourself with the following ten tips. Published 12:31 a.m. July 26, 2012 - Comments
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A letter to trafficking survivors interested in speaking
Some advice for trafficking survivors who want to speak out. Published 7:05 a.m. July 19, 2012 - Comments
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Ten trafficking prevention tips for middle schools
Ten tips to help prevent sexual trafficking of middle schoolers. Published 7:27 a.m. July 12, 2012 - Comments
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Spending your 4th of July as a 'child prostitute' - or victim?
As a survivor of child sex trafficking, I demand that the media stop calling child victims prostitutes, child prostitutes, teen prostitutes, hookers, sex slaves, or sex workers. Published 8:13 p.m. July 4, 2012 - Comments
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Calling on the gay community to support youth services for children being sexually trafficked
I urge the gay community to reach out and support organizations that provide services to those youth who are least supported in the anti-trafficking movement. Published 10:13 a.m. June 27, 2012 - Comments
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The Importance of Media Literacy in Preventing Child Sex Trafficking
Strategies to prevent child trafficking need to include media literacy programs in intermediate, middle and high schools. Published 5:20 p.m. June 19, 2012 - Comments
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Rahab's Hideaway opens in-house program for children in Ohio
Rahab's Hidaway provides hope to victims of human trafficking in Ohio. Published 11:40 a.m. June 14, 2012 - Comments
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Holly is a survivor of child sex trafficking and an advocate against all forms of human trafficking. In order to raise awareness about human trafficking, Holly has appeared on the Dr. Oz show and has been featured in Cosmopolitan magazine. Holly is requested on a regular basis to provide testimony and input to law enforcement officials, social service providers, human trafficking task forces, legislators, educators, and journalists.
Holly was the keynote speaker for the 2012 Trafficking in Persons Symposium in Salt Lake City, UT, an event hosted by the United States Department of Justice. Holly works with survivors and anti-human trafficking organizations across the country.
When she isn't speaking, Holly is working on an academic book about trafficking, which is under contract with Palgrave-Macmillan and slated for publication in 2014. Holly earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Biology with a Minor in Writing from the Richard Stockton College of New Jersey. She currently lives in Richmond, VA with her husband, Ben, and their Miniature Schnauzer, Tonka. A recently-released film titled Finding Faith portrays portions of Holly’s story.
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