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Black Community we have to be careful. Protect our Girls! Spread this!
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What happened to 10 year old Alaska girl Ashley Johnson-Barr?
Ashley Johnson-Barr disappeared from a playground in Kotzebue, Alaska on September 6th, 2018. Her parents called her cellphone repeatedly when she failed to arrive home for dinner that night and although it rang, nobody answered. The phone had been ringing in the pocket of a 41 year old man named Peter Vance Wilson, who claimed to have found the device on the ground. The truth, however, was far more disturbing…(CONTINUE READING)
What happened to missing Barron County Teenager Jayme Closs?
The bodies of a husband and wife were found in their home in Barron County after a panicked phone call to the police. An unknown assailant had seemingly forced their way into the home, murdered every adult in sight and taken a 13 year old child. What happened to Jayme Closs? (READ HERE)
The murder of Utah University Senior Lauren McCluskey
It was September 2nd 2018, Lauren McCluskey got chatting with a the bouncer at a local bar. He was fit and muscular and introduced himself as Shaun. He told her he was 28 years old and was studying computer science. They dated for a month before Lauren found out the truth, but getting away from Shaun would be a deadly endeavor. (CONTINUE)
The torture and murder of Anthony Avalos
On June 20th, 2018, at 12:15PM the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department received a phone call regarding an unresponsive child due to what they were told was the result of a fall. Teachers had been reporting signs of abuse for a long time, but CPS neglected to remove little Anthony from his situation. (READ HERE)
Pensioner may be America’s most prolific serial killer
Samuel Little, who is now 79 years old, was originally convicted four years ago for a string of murders in the LA area in the eighties. At this stage in the investigation it has been said that Little has been linked to at least 30 unsolved murders and police believe him when he confessed that there is many, many more. (READ THIS POST)
Suspected serial killer Felix Vail
Between the early 1960’s and mid-1980’s six women dated and married a man named William “Felix” Vail.
One drowned, two are still missing and several more divorced him almost as quickly as they had married. Find out about the life and crimes of this ruthless man (CONTINUE READING)
Cyntoia Brown granted Clemency
Cyntoia Brown shot a man in his bed when she was just 16 years old. Although still a child at the time and a victim of child sex trafficking she was tried as an adult and sentenced to 51 years in prison. Many advocates campaigned for her release, including celebrities, and she has recently been granted clemency. Read this mega post about the case (HERE)
Where is Missing Woman Kelsey Berreth?
Kelsey Berreth went missing from Colorado in November of 2018. There was no sign of a disturbance at her home nor had she packed to go somewhere for an extended period of time. Police interviewed her fiancé who lived nearby on his mother’s farm and although he cooperated with them, the lingering question of why he didn’t report his own fiancée missing still loomed ominously over him. (CONTINUE READING)
American student murdered by roommate in the Netherlands
Sarah Papenheim moved to the Netherlands when she was just 19 years old. She was a psychology student at the Erasmus University in Eindhoven and an accomplished drummer who met and bonded with local musician, Joe Schelling, over their mutual love of music. Schelling had been dealing with anger issues but Papenheim was confident that he wasn’t dangerous. (CONTINUE READING)
More true crime / unsolved posts here:)
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The Barkana has always been a project about disability activism. I navigate this world as an openly disabled and traumatized person. This project has been about service dogs, a type of assistance for disabled folks.
I wanted to share a few of the tarot cards from this deck that represent my journey with disability. Some was inspired by a blog written on marandaelizabeth.com
The 5 of Cups: Representing disappointment & grieving how you wished things have been, I think this captures the hardship of disability and trauma. I often wish I hadn’t been trafficked and hurt as a child. Grief over what my life could have been like sits with me every day, as I work to make peace with my reality. I do love who I have become, yet I struggle with this too–a feeling I’ve found many disabled folks share.
Death: Life as a disabled person is filled with change. There are many “little deaths,” accompanied by both hardships & joys. Death is such a neutral card all about change, and it highlights the undercurrent of unpredictability with disability, especially with dissociative identity disorder and how time and identity itself is constantly in flux for me.
5 of Pentacles: This card often represents illness, loss, and hardship…trudging through the cold weather in search for some warmth. Disabled people are frequently marginalized and outcast, and I feel this card represents the challenges of living with that identity. Yet, it also shows we are not alone, as we can find loving companions on our journey.
3 of Swords: This one features a disabled tripod pup, so I had to include it! It also represents trauma, invalidation, and silencing–something so many disabled folks experience. Our identities are erased, left out of activism, & we are gaslighted about our experiences.
It’s my hope, by talking about this, it inspires reflection on how you think about disabled people. Feel free to comment with your thoughts!
This deck is currently live on Kickstarter here!
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Human trafficking of girls in particular “on the rise,” United Nations warns
Men and women are not “equally oppressed” under patriarchy.
Such statements are nonsensical as oppression predicates inequality.
Male domination treats women and girls as commodities to be abused and discarded by men.
“A new U.N. report warns ‘the number of human trafficking victims is on the rise’ as criminal gangs and terror groups prey increasingly on women and children to make money and bolster their numbers. The 90-page Global Trafficking in Persons report says that children, who account for 30 percent of all trafficking victims, include 'far more’ girls than boys.”
We spent two weeks traveling around Uganda, reporting on the lives of its women and girls and it was .
Hear / read / see our reporting: www.pri.org/sold
Follow us on Instagram: www.instagram.com/womenslives
Survivor. Advocate. Changemaker. Audrey was only 16 when she was first exploited. Now she is on a mission to ensure no other girl experiences what she went through as a teenager.
Support the #USAgainstTrafficking campaign to prevent the exploitation and abuse of young girls across the United States.
Everyone deserves to live a life free of exploitation and abuse! Support#USAgainstTrafficking today and make a huge difference in the lives of women and girls. Are you ready to rally behind the brave survivors headlining this campaign?
LISTEN.DONATE.SHARE.
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After escaping a life of abuse and exploitation, survivors of sex trafficking still need ongoing support, including therapy, safe housing and employment opportunities.
Here’s what you can do to help: Listen to the voices of survivors via the #USAgainstTrafficking hashtag and then DONATE to support critical services. Starting today, every donation will be DOUBLED by the Harnisch Foundation. Share this post to stand with these brave women and girls.
When survivors speak, we must listen. In observance of World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, survivors of sex #trafficking are breaking their silence to empower others and inspire change. Follow the #USAgainstTrafficking hashtag on Instagram to hear their stories.
Learn more: http://bit.ly/2azSXMg
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When people say “prostitutes have unions, they are looked after if they want to leave, they help prostitutes leave if they want to and prevent trafficking, there are people out there monitoring legal prostitution, because legal prostitution is the way to go”
Here’s a little about “prostitution unions” in Australia. If this is what occurs in a pretty privileged country, then what the fuck does it say about the rest of the world?
“They are supposed to be a support group for prostitutes, so yes, they will provide condoms and things like that. And they get government funding for that in Australia. Although there are lots of corrupt unions, I never heard of a union that works to reduce the safety of the workers, but the Scarlet Alliance is opposed to mandatory STD tests for the prostituted and johns…I think all the johns should be registered, have mandatory tests for STDs. I think they should wear labels and be listed in back-pages of newspapers, with their names in full! The Scarlet alliance opposes these restrictions, they oppose mandatory testing. And if you want to leave prostitution, they turn on you and you become the enemy. If you go to the Scarlet Alliance and tell them « I don’t want to be a prostitute anymore, help me get out », they will villify you, and they will make your life hell—like they have done to me. At least, they are trying to do that to me.You might think it’s a sweeping statement to say : « they are all pimps », but the reality is that the majority of them are in management positions. They say things like « I’m a current sex worker », and people don’t want to call them out on that because it sounds rude to ask if it is true. These so-called « sex worker unions » globally call themselves things like « Current sex workers » and project managers for « migrant sex workers ». Is there anything more revolting than that? They are in management and « work » with trafficked women is what that means. They don’t help them get out of the sex-trade because they deny sex trafficking exists in general.They have been given a voice on the round table of the National Anti-Traficking Plan of Australia—where they say that sex traficking does not exist! And they call any person traficked for sex a « sex worker » or a « migrant ». We have a huge refugee crisis here, people need admission and housing and we have a hostile government who is not willing to admit vulnerable people in the country. But the Scarlet Alliance uses this opportunity to get more people inside. Of course most of us want to help the refugees, but when the Scarlet Alliance say they want to help the refugees, they just want to get more women in Australia —and then they are going : « great, we can look like we are Left wing and humanitarian » . They oppose penalties for anyone knowingly buying or selling a trafficked human being. I mean really people, get a clue!We just had a prostituted woman who was released after being locked in a cupboard for months, she could barely breathe, she was in Victoria where prostitution is legal. And when a lot of women come here, they think they come on students’ visa, but when they arrive, they are put in decriminalized brothels in New South Wales. They think they come here to learn English, but these desperate women are deceived and brought here to join the ranks of « migrant sex workers ». These Scarlet Alliance people are so awful and vile, there are no words to convey how awful they are. The government give them money, it’s supposed to be for condoms, and for sexual health check ups for us, and things like that, but in reality, they don’t give anybody who wants to leave that. All they do is take the money to spread the idea that trafficked people are « migrant sex workers ». If you were in a country illegally, and know that your family back home will be murdered as well, what would you do? Stay and keep your mouth shut. The Scarlet Alliance take this money from the government and donations, but if you want to leave prostitution, they will turn on people like me.”
Received my swag bag today as a thank you from the #Catalystfoundation. Proceeds from last years sales were donated to help build communities in #vietnam to fight #trafficking. For more INFO: www.catalystfoundation.org #bethecatalystforhope #mekongdelta #humantrafficking #hope #antitrafficking #childprotection #fundraise #fashionforgood (Taken with Instagram)
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Farewell
Since we are about to be censored tomorrow, with allegations of child pornography being a root cause and removal of the app from the iTunes Store. I did my best and reported all instances of underage sexual post. Reported members who were engaging in sexual chat while under the age of 18. Though my reports seemed to not be taken seriously. Many of which remained on the application. On a related note I was able to make a difference on the Grindr application. This year I was able to make a big difference in the life of a child being abused. A person on the app attempted to request I engage in sexual relations with him, then he changed the story to include his child. At that point I knew I had to act. I contacted local law enforcement since location settings were on. App support on Grindr worked with law enforcement and myself to attempt to get more information on this individual. Within 24 hours we caught the father abusing his child. The child was taken into emergency custody, the father was arrested, and all because I stepped up and did what I was supposed to do. I was was nervous, due to my discretion, but I had to do the right thing. Because of that a child is safe, and a predator was taken into custody. We all have obligations to report wrongdoing. Tumblr is eliminating people from freely posting, which is censorship. Censoring many on this app will now allow sexual predators to go deeper into the dark web, where less people can see and report wrongdoing.
Now, this app/website has been fun. I’m glad I was able to sexually express myself and find likeminds and different minds to process and not think I am a freak/monster. I’ve made friends and even a best friend. I’m unsure what the next trend will be. MySpace went to Facebook. Tumblr will be….. Who knows? Please reach out and let me know the next trends. Also, feel free to chat with me if you’d like. My information can be found below if you’d like to keep contact, start a convo, or tell me the new trend. In summary, we all need to stand up for those who cannot and report wrongdoing to actually make a difference. Thanks to all my followers you’ve all been amazing!
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