For me, a dress is like a suit of armor. I feel more confident and commanding - more like myself - when I’m in a dress. It reminds me of the multitude of capable, intelligent women who came before me and conquered worlds, both figuratively and literally, in dresses.
Read MoreThere are many reasons why we should seek to understand the language of human trafficking. If we have no grasp of the terminology, how are we to understand what victims are going through? How will we communicate with survivors about their experiences? How can we acknowledge the atrocities they have been subjected to?
Read MoreHistory is full of examples of atrocities resulting from prejudice. Race, gender, religion, class, personal abilities -- all have been used to justify the mistreatment of human beings. From the Inquisition to the Holocaust to the Rwandan genocide and thousands upon thousands of moments before, after and in between, people have been attempting to subjugate those whose beliefs or appearances don’t mirror their own.
Read MoreMovie-makers are far more concerned with telling good stories than they are with the accuracy of their facts. The average American watches 5,000 movies in his or her lifetime, and American households watch nearly eight hours of television per day. That creates a lot of opportunities for misinformation to sneak its way into our consciousness.
Read MoreElegantees, the marvelous company we know and love for its amazing annual Dressember collection, is drawing men into the fight in a creative way. FPR, which stands for: “Fight, Protect, Restore,” is a new line of men’s tees introduced in 2018 with the purpose of including everyone in the war against human trafficking.
Read More“Intentionality” is an important word in Dr. Rachel Hammond’s vocabulary. “It’s easy to think too much, but if you only think about something, it isn’t going to happen,” she told me when I asked for her best piece of advice.
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