Watch and share Barbara Amaya's Tedx Talk
Barbara Amaya is a human trafficking survivor who became an anti-trafficking advocate. Watch her Tedx talk to learn how she survived abuse to become a leader in the fight against modern day enslavement.
Spoken For
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History
Spoken For was formed in 2008 by a group of women. One woman in particular was going through the process of adopting children. She found out that the birth mother was a sex worker in Albuquerque. The children up for adoption also had numerous brothers and sisters who were either taken away by protective services or given up for adoption as well. This life-altering experience left the adopting mother with a burning desire to change the stories of future women and children. Spoken For was born to develop progressive, preventative services for these women, young girls and children who are trapped in commercial sexual exploitation and sex trafficking.
Mission
To end sex trafficking in New Mexico
- Contact Information:
- 10500 Copper Avenue
- Albuquerque, New Mexico 87123
- United States
- Active In: United States
- Forms of Abolition:
- Awareness, Rescue, Aftercare
- Forms of Slavery:
- Sex Trafficking, Child Labor
- Tel: +1 (0) 505 299-7202 ext 106
- Email: info@spokenfornm.com
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Pimping v. Trafficking - Consequences for Victims
While talking about the inner workings of a trafficking case, she brought up that it is incredibly difficult to get a trafficking conviction; so, most prosecutors will avoid it. This challenge has major implications for the victims.
