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Music + Defenders. During the month of June, Shared Hope specifically focuses in on what men are doing to fight trafficking. On June 1, 2013 the Defenders USA hosted an awareness/benefit concert featuring bands James Younger and Ninth & Final. The point of the evening of music was to not only raise funds for the Defenders program within Shared [...]
Guest Post by Brady Shuert I found myself sitting with several other guys that Tuesday evening. They were all from my church. None of them I knew well, but we shared a lot; our commonalities ran deep. We all wanted a different kind of life, better than what we were experiencing. We sought consistency between [...]
Join us at a benefit concert for the Defenders at Crossroads Church in Vancouver, WA on June 1, 2013 from 6:30-9:00 pm. Featuring local bands Ninth & Final and James Younger. All proceeds from ticket sales will go to the Defenders program, which will help us continue to defend, protect, and restore women and children [...]
Guest Blog Post by Ethan Morrow A few weeks ago I had the privilege of attending a lobbying event at the Oregon capitol building, in Salem, OR. At the event, hundreds of people advocated for two bills that would help crack down on buyers, and offer better protection for victims of human trafficking. It was [...]
Guest Post by Chelan Rene’ Russ In July of 2012, a Toronto man saved a woman’s life by stopping traffic on a busy interstate as she stepped off of the bridge above it. The coverage explains his behavior as “instinctive.” But if it were, wouldn’t this heroism happen a lot more? Wouldn’t women feel less helpless and [...]
Guest Post by Chelan Rene’ Russ When he was little, Ricky battled with what he thought was a series of bad dreams. They would send him into a state of panic. But there was no way he could fight them because he was still asleep. See, they weren’t bad dreams after all. They were actually [...]
My name is Robin. I was born in Portland, OR but grew up my whole life across the river, in Vancouver, WA. I was fortunate enough to be raised in a home where I could feel safe and know I was loved. My mother took me to Sunday school and taught me the love of [...]
Guest Blog Post by Melissa Wuske “I have found great freedom. I want to give God thanks. He has given me good things—health, peace, a good husband, a good family.” —Ashoka, survivor of the sex trade in Kolkata, India At Stop Traffick Fashion, we’re all about women around the world like Ashoka. Started in 2009, [...]
Guest post by Trong Hong I have chosen to be a Defender of children today because of my childhood experience. When I was only 9, I was placed on a life boat by my parents, trying to save me from all the horrors of abuse by the Vietnamese government at that time. After many treacherous days [...]
The Justice Conference 2013 – Defenders’ Theology
5,000 people. 5,000 people is about how many people showed up to the Justice Conference on February 22nd and 23rd in Philadelphia, PA. Almost 10,000 if you include all of the simulcast locations. If you don’t know about the Justice Conference, it is an annual international conference held every year where people gather together and discuss [...]