Common Grounds A podcast committed to deeply exploring topics on the various intersections of Human Trafficking. Experts, writers, local representatives, and organization leaders all share their knowledge and perspectives on how to attack the root causes of exploitation in our community. Ready to take action? We need people like you to put their heads, hearts and expertise into the fight against human trafficking. Join the Fight Reports International Labor Organization Department of Justice Polaris Project UT Blog Human Trafficking and Education: Conversations with Educators September 29, 2020 Education is considered one of the most critical infrastructures within our communities and institutions, as so many come together to prepare young people with the knowledge and tools needed to navigate life. With educators playing such a large and vital role in the lives of students, they are very much the frontline in keeping students… Read More → Human Trafficking and Mass Incarceration: A Conversation with Drew Wiley August 24, 2020 Alongside his wife, Jessica, Drew Willey founded Restoring Justice. He currently serves as the organization’s CEO. Drew left a career as an accountant to attend law school at the University of Houston Law Center. An internship with the Texas Innocence Network showed him firsthand how the legal system dehumanizes poor people, people of color,… Read More → Human Trafficking and Food Insecurity: A Conversation with Esther Liew July 21, 2020 Human trafficking doesn’t happen in a vacuum. It happens in result of, in combination with, and at the intersection of many other social issues impacting our communities. Understanding human trafficking requires us to look carefully at all of these other issues to help us be more effective in the fight against it. Today we… Read More → Human Trafficking and the LGBTQIA+ Community: A Conversation with Dean Alan Dettlaff June 29, 2020 We are continuing our Intersections series, in looking at how human trafficking affects and impacts the LGBTQIA+ community, as well as some ways in which our awareness of these issues supports the fight against trafficking. We were pleased to be able to speak with Alan Dettlaff, from the University of Houston’s Graduate College of… Read More → Racial Justice and Human Trafficking: A Conversation with Maranda Harris, LMSW June 18, 2020 A 2nd Cup Development Director, Kathryn Rogers, speaks with Maranda Harris, LMSW, about Juneteenth and the importance of racial justice and its impact on human trafficking. Maranda Harris is a Houston-based social worker and advocate currently using her skills and experience to empower young girls of color across Houston in her work as Program… Read More → « Previous 1 2 View All News Help Do you or someone you know need help? Contact the National Human Trafficking Resource Center today. Text 233733 (Text "HELP" or "INFO") Call 1 (888) 373-7888 Visit traffickingresourcecenter.org