World Without Exploitation

October 9, 2020

Vote for a better world.

In the United States today, our politics are increasingly polarized. Yet at World Without Exploitation (WorldWE) our over 180 partner groups - and thousands of individual members from across the political spectrum – are united in our efforts to create a world where no one is bought, sold or exploited. We don’t agree on everything. But we do agree that the fight to end exploitation is a fight we should all be engaged in, regardless of political affiliation. Which is why we encourage all of our WorldWE members to use their voices and votes in the 2020 election. In practical terms, this means looking closely at where your local, state and national candidates for elective office stand on a range of issues that impact efforts to create an exploitation-free world. To help you do that, we partnered with The Voices and Faces Project, a WorldWE founding organization, to develop “How to Be An Anti-Exploitation Voter,” an eight point checklist for candidate consideration.

September 24, 2020

Fact, fiction and fear.

Social media is unmatched in its ability to raise awareness of the dangers of human trafficking. But what happens when the information being spread on the internet is damaging, dangerous, and completely antithetical to fact?

September 3, 2020

Let's change this.

The LGBTQ community faces high rates of discrimination, violence, and economic instability. LGBTQ youth who are forced to leave their homes or communities are often uniquely vulnerable to the traffickers and sex buyers who prey on those who lack choices and are seeking food or shelter. Given these realities, the transgender community often speaks of the sex trade as the only economic opportunity available to a marginalized and discriminated against community. We need to change that.

July 23, 2020

It's time to talk about trafficking, trauma and resilience.

Are you working with survivors experiencing trauma, and curious about how their physical bodies register trauma and how it impacts their decision-making and actions? Have you noticed that your body registers the trauma of your clients and that working in the anti-sex trafficking movement has impacted the way you feel in the world? Would you like to better understand and mitigate vicarious trauma?

July 9, 2020

homeless youth COVID 19 and sexploitation

It's all connected: Supporting exploited and homeless youth during the COVID-19 crisis.

Young people experiencing homelessness are a primary target of exploiters. Pimps and other traffickers wait outside foster care group homes, youth homeless shelters and bus stations to lure in vulnerable youth with false promises of love and money.

July 2, 2020

criminal justice reform and sex trade full decrim

Will making the sex trade legal make the sex trade safer?

Across the country, there is heated debate and discussion about criminal justice reform. Many people are educating themselves on the topic, often for the first time. Among the proposals being considered is full decriminalization of the sex trade. Proponents of full decriminalization support not only decriminalizing prostituted persons, but also pimps, brothel owners and sex buyers.

July 1, 2020

The Power of Young

How do we create a more equitable and exploitation-free world? We do it by coming together, which is what Equal Not Exploited - the third annual World Without Exploitation (WorldWE) Youth Summit - is all about. This year, WorldWE is taking its annual gathering of allies, activists and artists, ages 16 - 28, into a digital space, reaching a national audience. During our education and activism-focused summit you’ll hear from those impacted by exploitation … learn more about its root causes and consequences … and explore new and creative strategies for creating a world where no one is bought, sold or exploited. See you there!

June 25, 2020

Private sector, public good: It's time to end exploitation by working together.

No mainstream entity should profit from or facilitate sexual exploitation. Unfortunately, many well-established brands, companies, and organizations in America do just that. As we seek a world free from exploitation, it is imperative to name and shame the mainstream players in America that perpetuate sexual exploitation— whether that be through prostitution/sex trafficking, pornography, sexual objectification, and/or sexual violence.

June 18, 2020

We won’t end sexual exploitation until we end the demand for prostituted persons. But how?

As countries struggle to defeat trafficking for sexual exploitation, why aren’t governments confronting men who buy sex? Glaringly and notoriously absent from the global response to human trafficking is a comprehensive effort to address the demand that fosters sexual exploitation.

June 11, 2020

When it comes to prostitution, where does America stand?

As we near the November election, one of the many issues that might be of concern to voters is commercial sexual exploitation. How do voters feel about policy solutions to address commercial sexual exploitation?