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    In Our Backyard: Human Trafficking in America and What We Can Do to Stop It
    In Our Backyard: Human Trafficking in America and What We Can Do to Stop It
    In Our Backyard: Human Trafficking in America and What We Can Do to Stop It
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    In Our Backyard: Human Trafficking in America and What We Can Do to Stop It

    Written by Nita Belles

    Narrated by Nicol Zanzarella

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    Modern slavery is happening all around you . . . and you can be part of the solution. Human trafficking is not just something that happens in other countries. Nor is it something that just happens to "other people," such as runaways or the disenfranchised. Even kids in your own neighborhood can fall victim. But they don't have to.
     Through true stories and expertise from her many years of boots-on-the-ground experience, anti-trafficking expert Nita Belles teaches you everything you need to know about human trafficking in the United States, helping you identify risk factors, take practical steps to keep your loved ones and neighbors safe from predators, and recognize trafficking around you, so that you can help fight it.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherOasis Audio
    Release dateMay 26, 2015
    ISBN9781621884958
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    Nita Belles

    Nita Belles is an author, a compelling keynote speaker, and a leading national expert in the anti-human trafficking movement. Her work has been featured by CNN, Fox Files, BBC, NPR, Focus on the Family, USA Today, the Huffington Post, and many others. She is known for her compassionate heart, for being a friend to survivors, and for working with other to find solutions when there is seemingly no hope. She is the founder and executive director of a nonprofit which shares the name In Our Backyard. You may contact her at www.inourbackyard.org.

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    • 5/5
      Excellent primer for understanding human trafficking. Highly recommend for anyone.
    • 4/5
      This book really opened my eyes to some things that I don't think about as often as I should. It says that all we have to do is nothing and the bad guys win. It inspires me to be more proactive.
    • 5/5
      In Out Backyard recounts the true stories of trafficking survivors who struggled for their lives during these traumatic experiences. Nita Bells works with trafficking survivors to work through the trauma, and rehabilitate them with jobs and a support system. The book goes into detail on the different types of trafficking and slavery that goes on here in America, how to spot it, get help for survivors, and prevent it from happening in the future. It is brutally honest in it's description of this secret world of traffickers, but for good cause. This is something that should be talked about more often. I personally didn't know how prevalent it is in the United States, and was shocked by finding out. This book also informs you about the various programs available for survivors, and how you can support them, in their fight to end human trafficking. I highly recommend this book.
    • 4/5
      Heartbreaking. It's astounding how little I knew even though I've (briefly) investigating these topics before. One complaint is the author's "gateway" arguments. Reminiscent of the false-equivalency arguments that weed is a gateway drug to heroin, meth, etc, the author portrays any use of pornography as a gateway to sex slavery and human trafficking. Another complaint is how much of the book is filtered through the author's strong christian perspectives. Too much reliance on religion in the narrative. Finally, the author praises human trafficking victims who have forgiven their captives to the extreme that she practically shames those who do not or cannot forgive - all the more interesting considering how much time the author spent discussing Stockholm syndrome; maybe their forgiveness is just Stockholm syndrome?