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15 MINUTE READ Bridging public, private and not-for-profit sectors worldwide, IBM makes technology such as Watson Discovery and Natural Language Processing available to help fight human trafficking. The Avery Center for Research & Services will be collaborating with the IBM Traffik Analysis Hub to build a database of trafficking-related data in Colorado. This “Colorado Trafficking…

25 MINUTE READ Survivor leaders from across the county convened at the Inn at Villanova to lead a series of workshops ranging from a discussion on historical and contemporary manifestations of oppression, to an exploration of social media’s role in recruitment, to trauma-informed law enforcement interview strategies. Throughout the entirety of the event, the recognition…

20 MINUTE READ Sex trafficking research has been plagued by the lack of reliable data, limiting the ways we understand the billion-dollar industry. To remedy this, Angie conducted in-depth interviews with over 50 women across North America who identified as survivors or current victims of sex trafficking. Using cultic theory as a framework, the research…

30 MINUTE READ Every month, The Avery Center sends out hundreds of care packages. The women who receive them are some of the hundreds Megan Lundstrom connects with via social media, trying to help them see their own worth and escape “the life.” Lundstrom’s also on a mission to explode myths about sex trafficking. One…