Bonus: Dressember with RuthAnn Deveney

From the Front Porch

The Bookshelf Thomasville

Fiction, Society & Culture, Books, Arts:books, Arts

4.7 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 7 December 2021

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

In this bonus episode of From the Front Porch, Annie is talking with her friend RuthAnnDeveney, an avid reader and advocate for the Dressember Foundation. Below you can find links to the resources RuthAnn mentioned in the episode: Links Dressember website Beneficiary programs through Dressember grants (click through to each pillar) RuthAnn’s fundraising page RuthAnn’s team page (click "Join Team" to join) On Instagram Book recommendations (To purchase through The Bookshelf, go here) The Locust Effect by Gary Haugen The Girl with the Louding Voice by Abi Dare Amal Unbound by Aisha Saeed The Invisible Boy by Alyssa Hollingsworth They are all included in my top 9 recommendations about human trafficking (which you can win in a giveaway for generous donors, $100 = 1 entry) Articles She Survived Sex Trafficking. Now She Wants to Show Other Women a Way Out Climate crisis leaving ‘millions at risk of trafficking and slavery from The Guardian Typology of Modern Slavery from the Polaris Project Podcasts/TED talks Podcast roundup from the Dressember blog Sold in America (not suitable for young listeners) Human trafficking is all around you. This is how it works Modern slavery, hidden in plain sight Documentaries Documentary roundup from the Dressember blog Dressember documentary (just released!) The True Cost Short film about cybersex trafficking, produced by International Justice Mission A short film about forced labor trafficking in Ghana, produced by International Justice Mission From the Front Porch is a weekly podcast production of The Bookshelf, an independent bookstore in South Georgia. You can follow The Bookshelf’s daily happenings on Instagram at @bookshelftville, and all the books from today’s episode can be purchased online through our store website, www.bookshelfthomasville.com. A full transcript of today’s episode can be found below. Special thanks to Dylan and his team at Studio D Podcast Production for sound and editing and for our theme music, which sets the perfect warm and friendly tone for our Thursday conversations. Thank you again to this week’s sponsor, Visit Thomasville. Whether you live close by or are passing through, I hope you'll visit beautiful Thomasville, Georgia: www.thomasvillega.com. If you liked what you heard in today’s episode, tell us by leaving a review on iTunes. Or, if you’re so inclined, support us on Patreon, where you can hear our staff’s weekly New Release Tuesday conversations, read full book reviews in our monthly Shelf Life newsletter and follow along as Hunter and I conquer a classic. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch. We’re so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week. Libro.FM: Libro.fm lets you purchase audiobooks directly from your favorite local bookstore (Like The Bookshelf). You can pick from more than 215,000 audiobooks, and you'll get the same audiobooks at the same price as the largest audiobook company out there (you know the name). But you’ll be part of a different story -- one that supports the community. All you need is a smartphone and the free Libro.fm app. Right now, if you sign up for a new membership, you will get 2 audiobooks for the price of one. All you have to do is enter FRONTPORCH at checkout or follow this link: libro.fm/redeem/FRONTPORCH Flodesk: Do you receive a weekly or monthly newsletter from one of your favorite brands? Like maybe From the Front Porch (Or The Bookshelf)... Did you ever wonder, ‘how do they make such gorgeous emails?’ Flodesk is an email marketing service provider that's built for creators, by creators, and it’s easy to use. We’ve been using it for a couple of years now, and I personally love it. And right now you can get 50% off your Flodesk subscription by going to: flodesk.com/c/THEFRONTPORCH

Transcript

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0:00.0	Welcome to From the Front Porch, a conversational podcast about books, small business, and life in the South.
0:09.0	Welcome to this bonus episode of From the Front Porch.
0:28.0	Today, I'm taking a break from our traditional format to chat with my friend Ruth Ann Davenny, an avid reader and advocate for the Dressumber Foundation.
0:36.0	Hi, Ruth Ann.
0:38.0	Hi, Annie.
0:39.0	I'm so glad we're getting to do this.
0:41.0	I feel like I have seen your face on Instagram, we DM, we email, but I think this is our first time to talk to each other.
0:48.0	Yes, I agree. I think the first time that we communicated in real-time.
0:54.0	It's so funny. It's just so nice to see your face. So I'm very excited.
0:59.0	You reached out to talk to me about this. We have partnered together. I believe last year, maybe the year before, I cannot honestly remember.
1:06.0	But you are such an advocate for Dressumber.
1:09.0	And I think because of your role as a reader and the role you play on Instagram, slash books, I think this is going to be a fun and unique conversation as we head into the holiday season.
1:20.0	Thank you so much for having me. Yes, I love to talk about this project and I'm excited for any opportunity to share.
1:29.0	So why don't we start by telling people what the Dressumber Foundation is? What are you advocating for, what role do they play, etc?
1:39.0	Yes, the Dressumber Foundation is a nonprofit organization that exists to empower everyday advocates in the fight against human trafficking.
1:48.0	I have been involved since 2014. And yes, I'm like a grizzled veteran.
1:56.0	Yes, but it's a cause that I, through my advocacy, have really learned more and more about.
2:03.0	And it just motivates me to continue to stay involved and help others engage in a way that is good for them.
2:13.0	So the Dressumber Foundation raises awareness and funds that then is distributed to nonprofit organizations on the front lines of anti trafficking work.
2:25.0	So both within the US and all around the world, there are lots of organizations out there doing this work and they apply for grants as part of the foundation.
2:40.0	And there are criteria that they get evaluated on and the grants are all different shapes and sizes, depending on what the project is.
2:49.0	So it's not just sort of a one and done type of thing. The board evaluates the applications and they go from there.
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