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Jess Torres (35) talks with their friend, colleague and mentor, Dr. Susie Baldwin (54), about their work in anti-trafficking and the vision they have for how the work should evolve. Jess talks about some of their mentors, shares proud moments...

Lois Hely was born May 17, 1950 in Darby, Pennsylvania. In this interview with oral historian Susan Scott Peterson, she tells the story of a family secret her mother kept for decades.

Holly Gibbs (43) shares how life experience led to present work within the anti-trafficking movement with friend and colleague Melissa Snow (42).

Panel held atRMU for NPO wk, obsess if the works matters issue addressed by brave survivors od sexual violence.

Friends and colleagues Ann Meredith (73) and Leah Juliett (24) discuss their relationships with their gender and sexual identities, talk about the effects of past trauma, and discuss their work as artists.

Friends and survivors Vanessa Russell (48) and Reagan Griffith-Aragones (41) share about their friendship, their connection to dance and their relationship with God. Vanessa talks about her organization, Love Never Fails, that provides shelter and support to women and children...

Kathleen R. Serenko (52) tells facilitator Naomi Blech (23) about surviving domestic violence and coming to terms with her grief.

Sisters Allison Scott (66) and Martha Stafford (60) discuss their father being convicted of sexual assault and the effect that it had on their family.

86 year old remembers the trials of escaping Austria during the nazi occupation. A lesson in acceptance and understanding.

Cay Jurgensen (75) interviews her friend Joyce Aubrey (83) about Joyce’s memoir Beyond Aftershocks, childhood sexual trauma, and Joyce’s nonprofit organization, Finding Our Voices.

Wade Arvizu (aka K.D. Roche) and Elizabeth Scaife candidly discuss the evolution of the anti-human trafficking movement and the importance of survivor leadership within every aspect. They reflect on the humble beginnings of their friendship and their hopes for future...

Lois Hely was born May 17, 1950 in Darby, Pennsylvania. In a November 6, 2023 interview, she told some of the stories of her childhood, career and family life.

Sunnetta “Sunny” Slaughter (42) talks to her friend Tiffany Westry (23) about being a survivor of domestic violence, learning that her daughter was a victim of child molestation, and becoming a victim’s advocate.

Eric Harris [no age given] talks to his friend and mentor, Kate Kimmer [no age given] about the realities of being a survivor of trafficking and engaging in anti-trafficking work. The two talk about the importance of including survivors in...

Mary Caravalho's mother died young of cancer and Mary honored her mother by taking on her mother's role of staying in touch with her cousin Judy throughout Judy's life. Now Mary honors her cousin Judy by uncovering and telling the...

Nancy, a PACE nurse in Portland, shares with colleague and chaplain Abigil about what brought her to nursing. Nancy has been with Providence since July 2023.

Mother and daughter Anna Pianfetti Echer (59) and Maggie Judson (40) discuss their family member Rose being placed into a mental institution at seventeen years old and never being seen or heard from again. Anna uncovered the truth about this...

Friends and colleagues Katelyn Jurney (30) and Renee’ Sites-Erwin (48) share a conversation about advocating for people who are deaf and hard of hearing. They talk about the importance of both language and cultural access to public services and about...

Beth Clark (67) interviews her husband, Craig McDonnell (71), about the mystery of his father's hidden life.

Eva was eight months old when Hitler come to power. Her father was part of the resistance and fled with her and her brothers to Marseille, France then on to Lyon where he continued to fight for the resistance. Her...

Lev Raphael tells his friend Melissa Ingells about growing up as a child of Holocaust survivors and becoming a scholar and author on the subject

Mother Cindy Wilson (64) and son Will Hussman (38) discuss the changes to their family structure, and what it has taught them.

Colleagues and friends Melanie Thompson (24) and Taina Bien-Aime (62) talk about Melanie's lived experience in sex trade. They discuss the systems -- racism and misogyny -- that influence the sex trafficking industry and talk about how partial decriminalization offers...

Rick Bartl (62) speaks with conversation partner Franchesca Peña (28) on his childhood, coming out as gay to his parents, and uncovering a family secret that changed his life.

Amy Richard (55) talks with her friend and colleague Alyse Nelson (47) about the evolution of her work in anti-trafficking. She recalls her work in the early 90s conducting interviews with human trafficking survivors through a fellowship, and explains how...