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April 27, 2026

Survivor Advocates Lauren Hersh and Rachel Foster on Hope After the Epstein Files

Honored at the TIME100 Gala, World Without Exploitation co-founders Lauren Hersh and Rachel Foster shared what continues to inspire their work: survivors. From being silenced to becoming powerful advocates, survivors are leading the push for transparency, accountability, and justice, including ongoing efforts to release the Epstein files. Their voices, and the community built around them, are moving the fight forward.

April 15, 2026

World Without Exploitation Co-Founders Named to TIME100 Most Influential People

WorldWE Co-Founders Named Among TIME100 Most Influential People

World Without Exploitation co-founders Lauren Hersh and Rachel Foster have been named to the TIME100, recognizing their leadership in advancing survivor-centered advocacy and demanding accountability for sexual exploitation. Through their work, they have elevated survivor voices and brought national attention to systemic failures that allow abuse to persist.

March 12, 2026

Proposed bill in NYS would increase protections for child victims of prostitution

World Without Exploitation Policy Director Becca Zipkin spoke in support of New York’s Victims Protection and Child Sex Buyer Accountability Act, legislation that would make buying sex from 15- to 17-year-olds a felony. In interviews surrounding the bill, Zipkin emphasized that New York is currently the only state where purchasing sex from a 15-year-old is treated as a misdemeanor offense, arguing that the change is necessary to better protect children and reduce demand for commercial sexual exploitation.

February 9, 2026

Epstein Survivors Call for Full Release of Files in Video

The BBC covered World Without Exploitation's Super Bowl Sunday video featuring Epstein survivors holding photographs of their younger selves and calling for the full release of the Epstein federal files. The ad, which highlighted that three million files remain unreleased despite the December 2025 legal deadline, called on Attorney General Pam Bondi to release the truth and directed viewers to stand with survivors.

February 2, 2026

How Rachel Foster ’89 Worked With Epstein Survivors to Release the Files

The Cornell Daily Sun profiled World Without Exploitation President and Co-Founder Rachel Foster for her role in organizing the survivor-led campaign that forced the release of the Epstein federal files. The piece details WorldWE's multi-pronged strategy of Capitol Hill lobbying, targeted billboards, and a viral PSA that amassed over 92 million views and generated 10,000 letters to Congressional representatives through WorldWE's website.

December 11, 2025

How the Victims of Jeffrey Epstein Beat Washington at Its Own Game

TIME featured World Without Exploitation and founder Lauren Hersh for their role in the survivor-led movement that forced the release of the Jeffrey Epstein federal files. As the nation's largest anti-trafficking network, WorldWE coordinated Capitol Hill lobbying, billboard campaigns, and a viral PSA that aired during Monday Night Football, ultimately moving Congress and the White House to act.

November 18, 2025

As House Takes Up Epstein Vote, Survivor Describes 'Moment of Vulnerability'

ABC News covered the eve of the House vote on the Epstein Files Transparency Act, featuring World Without Exploitation prominently throughout. The piece spotlights a demonstration organized outside the National Gallery of Art, where survivors displayed a looped video of themselves at the age they met Epstein, as WorldWE's projection calling on Congress to vote yes lit up the building's walls. World Without Exploitation President & Co-Founder Rachel Foster described the fight as "truly bipartisan," emphasizing that transparency for survivors transcends politics.

November 18, 2025

See Emotional Reactions to Epstein Files Bill Clearing Congress in Rare Moment of Unity

USA Today featured World Without Exploitation CEO and Co-Founder Lauren Hersh in a photo gallery capturing the emotional moment Epstein survivors and advocates learned the Senate unanimously passed the Epstein Files Transparency Act on November 18, 2025. Hersh is pictured embracing survivors on Capitol Hill as lawmakers voted 427-1 to approve the bill requiring the Department of Justice to release all files related to Jeffrey Epstein.

October 28, 2025

New Billboards Target Florida in Calling for Release of All Jeffrey Epstein Files

WLRN covered World Without Exploitation's expansion of its "Courage Is Contagious" billboard campaign into Florida, with placements in Miami, West Palm Beach, and Stuart calling for the full release of the Epstein federal files. CEO and Co-Founder Lauren Hersh emphasized the significance of targeting Florida given the extent of Epstein's trafficking and abuse in the state, stating that survivors deserve transparency and justice.

September 4, 2025

“Courage Is Contagious”: Survivors Demand Epstein Files Release as More Women Come Forward

Democracy Now! featured World Without Exploitation CEO and Co-Founder Lauren Hersh following the historic September 3 rally on Capitol Hill, where more than 20 Epstein survivors came together publicly for the first time to demand the release of all federal Epstein files. Hersh, a former sex-trafficking prosecutor, joined the program to discuss WorldWE's role in organizing the survivors and the power of their collective voice, noting that additional survivors who had never previously come forward approached the organization during the rally, inspired by the courage of those who spoke.

What’s the latest?

Survivor Advocates Lauren Hersh and Rachel Foster on Hope After the Epstein Files

WorldWE Co-Founders Named Among TIME100 Most Influential People

Proposed bill in NYS would increase protections for child victims of prostitution

Epstein Survivors Call for Full Release of Files in Video

How Rachel Foster ’89 Worked With Epstein Survivors to Release the Files

How the Victims of Jeffrey Epstein Beat Washington at Its Own Game

As House Takes Up Epstein Vote, Survivor Describes 'Moment of Vulnerability'

See Emotional Reactions to Epstein Files Bill Clearing Congress in Rare Moment of Unity

New Billboards Target Florida in Calling for Release of All Jeffrey Epstein Files

“Courage Is Contagious”: Survivors Demand Epstein Files Release as More Women Come Forward

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