Newsletters
The Knowing Matters
January 31, 2022
To effect change we have to begin by listening to the voices of brave survivors breaking out against sex trafficking and the commercial exploitation of human beings.
Conclusion:
We as survivors of the sex trade have overcome the horrors of serial rape. We have overcome traumas from physical abuse. We...
Keep Listening & Learning with RIA
January 26, 2022
OUR LOCAL WGBH's Phililp Martin and Jenifer McKim dig deeper to learn the truth about what is happening to young men across the Commonwealth and New England. As you listen to this mom's story about her son, we remind you to consider these questions:
Trafficking Truths with Rebecca Bender
January 18, 2022
Meet Rebecca Bender, a survivor leader in the anti-trafficking movement here in the United States. Rebecca is the founder of Elevate Academy, the largest on-line school for human trafficking survivors in the world, and the moderator of a podcast, Trafficking Truths.
What It Means
January 11, 2022
Today is Human Trafficking Awareness Day and over the course of the month, RIA will share a series of stories that illustrate how trafficking, exploitation and prostitution are interrelated. Let's begin...as you learn the story of Brenda Myers-Powell in the article below, we ask that you consider these questions.
Newletter Archives
- December 2021, Why We Give to RIA (meet the donors)
- December 2021, Strength In People
- November 2021, Survivors Give Back
- November 2021, Do You Match?
- October 2021, We would love your feedback (deodorant review)
- October 2021, We Did It!
- October 2021, You Are Amazing (gala highlights)
- September 2021, Survivors & Allies, Together
- August 2021, We are SOLD OUT
- July 2021, RIAs Inaugural Gala
- June 2021, Let Freedom Reign
- May 2021, Many Faces of Motherhood
- April 2021, Talking with the RIA Team
- March 2021, We Were Strong All Along
- February 2021, Make the Time
- January 2021, New Look in the New Year
- December 2020, Year End
- November 2020, Event
- October 2020, Artista In Action
- October 2020, Good Vibes
- October 2020, Sympli Whitney
- October 2020, Soyoung Kim
- October 2020, Musicians
- August 2020, UPDATE: Housing & COVID
- July 2020, Housing & COVID
- June 2020, We will not stop listening
- April 2020, Meet the Storytellers
- April 2020, Sneak Preview
- April 2020, Storytelling Event goes VIRTUAL
- March 2020, We are here
- March 2020, Where we stand during these times…
- January 2020, Stand with US
- December 2019, Help Her Reach Her Goals
- November 2019, Two Week Countdown
- October 2019, Meet Another Musician
- September 2019, Meet the Musicians
- August 2019, Annual Report
- July 2019, Strength of a Woman
- June 2019, Vote with your Heart
- May 2019, What’s Your Story
- May 2019, RIA Goes Warrior
- March 2019, It is not normal to buy sex: Why do we act like it is?
- February 2019, Stories I haven’t yet told, SAVE the DATE
- January 2019, Awareness Matters
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