The Politics of Human Trafficking (with Marissa Castellanos)

Pantsuit Politics

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🗓️ 15 January 2019

⏱️ 66 minutes

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We start off today's show with a robust discussion of current events. We address the controversy around the leadership of the Women's March and why we still feel there is value in events like it. We also discuss the ongoing shutdown and new revelations about President Trump's interactions with the Russian government. Plus, in recognition of National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month, we are joined by Marissa Castellanos to discuss the politics of human trafficking and what steps we can take to aid in its prevention. Recommended Resources: Trump and GOP taking messaging hit on shutdown Where does the Trump administration go from here? Compliment the Other Side: Stephanie Horne and Mike DeWine Resources on Human Trafficking: Polaris Project Typologies of Human Trafficking Cyntoia Brown's Case Marissa's Recommended Books: Girls Like Us by Rachel Lloyd, Slave by Mende Nazer, Overdressed by Elizabeth L. Cline, and The Travels of a T-shirt in the Global Economy by Pietra Rivoli We're hosting an exciting event in Washington D.C. on this Friday, January 18. It's a live podcast with conversations with women in politics and media about the seismic shift happening around gender and politics. We hope to see you there. Learn more and invite your friends! We are so thankful to our wonderful patrons who support the show. If you'd like to join the ranks of our faithful supports and get access to bonus content, visit our Patreon page. Our book, I Think You're Wrong (But I'm Listening), comes out in just a few weeks at the start of February! You can Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Similarly, in Kentucky, we had a case a few years ago and it involved an woman who just turned 18.
0:05.7	She was trafficked for sex as a teenager, but she was also charged with accessory to robbery because her pimp trafficker
0:12.7	committed a robbery and she had to be there with him, but it was him committing the robbery.
0:17.2	But she was charged as an accessory, so she ended up in the Justice, the criminal justice system and
0:22.2	her probation officer and the judge
0:25.4	saw her case. They reviewed it.
0:28.0	They saw her history of exploitation and abuse and they said we can do better by her.
0:33.8	We can do better by her and they have the discretion to do that and so they chose instead of
0:39.6	having her sit in a jail cell, right, and serve out time. They chose
0:44.9	to call local service providers and say we want to help her. We think you walk and help her.
0:49.7	So we would like to refer her to you and say that she doesn't have to serve time in jail if she's long
0:55.7	she's getting services from you. There are better ways to address these situations even when there is a
1:01.4	some sort of criminality associated with it, whether it's valid or invalid.
1:08.4	This is Sarah from the Left and Beth from the Right. You're listening to Pantsuit Politics. No shouting, no insults, plenty of the ones.
1:25.7	Hello, everyone. Welcome to another episode of Pantsuit Politics on today's episode.
1:33.6	We're talking about all the things. Welcome to the show. Okay, we're going to be talking about
1:39.9	exciting changes to Pantsuit Politics format. We're going to be talking about exciting Pantsuit politics events and
1:46.6	some controversy surrounding the women's march. We're going to be talking about the continued government shutdown and we're going to be talking about a couple
1:53.5	of blockbuster reports from the Times and the Post regarding our president and his relationship with Russia. And y'all, that is just in the first segment.
2:01.6	Then we are going to talk about human trafficking with Marissa Castellanos.
2:06.8	January is slavery and human trafficking prevention month and we were really excited to talk to Marissa who has expertise in this area
2:14.5	about the breadth and depth really of this issue and some things that we can all do to lend our work and time
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