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Caity-Shea Violette, Marline Johnson, and Samantha Collier, our Voices and Faces Project "Stories We Tell" writers. We’re speaking out for the next generation. And we’re speaking out for ourselves. On March 3rd, in partnership with Cause the Effect Chicago, EvolveHer, and several other inspiring local groups, The Voices and Faces Project played a leadership role in the #MeToo For Teens Summit, a half day program developed by and for Chicago-area girls who have been inspired by #MeToo and its founder, Tarana Burke. The event was created in partnership with Commissioner Bridget Gainer. During the summit, three alums of our "Stories We Tell" testimonial writing program - Samantha Collier, Marline Johnson, and Caity-Shea Violette — performed written pieces, while mentoring teen attendees who are developing their own voices as change agents. Thank you, Sam, Marline, and Caity-Shea for being the inspired writers — and great role models — you are. And Cause the Effect? We can't wait to collaborate with you on next year's summit! Next up: Our “Stories We Tell” testimonial writing workshop for teens is traveling to Nairobi, Kenya with RefuSHE (formerly Heshima Kenya) in June. To find out more about bringing our Voices and Faces Project writing program to your own community, email Janet@voicesandfaces.org. The Voices and Faces Project | Lived Through This Join UN Women Chicago for a special literary event featuring Anne K. Ream. Anne K. Ream, author of "Lived Through This." | Photo: Lynn Savarese On March 22nd, the Chicago Chapter of the US National Committee for UN Women, in partnership with The Book Cellar, is hosting a special literary event featuring Anne K. Ream, author of Lived Through This: Listening to the Stories of Sexual Violence Survivors. During a public conversation that will be moderated by Kaethe Morris Hoffer, the founder of the Chicago Alliance Against Sexual Exploitation, Anne will discuss the seismic shift occurring in our culture as it regards gender-based violence, consider the risks and rewards for survivors sharing their testimonies beyond our borders, and talk about The Voices and Faces Project's newest initiative: creating a human trafficking and sexual exploitation survivor story archive for World Without Exploitation. Advance reading of Lived Through This — now in its third printing and available in paperback — is recommended by the event organizers. Thu, March 22, 2018 7:00 PM – 9:30 PM CDT The Book Cellar 4736 North Lincoln Avenue Chicago, IL 60625 RSVP →

World Without Exploitation | Survivor Story Archive

Sharing their stories to change the story: Discover the World Without Exploitation Survivor Story Archive.

Vednita Carter is a graduate of The Voices and Faces Project's Stories We Tell testimonial writing workshop. Read her story. Photo: Lynn Savarese A unique collaboration between survivors of human trafficking and sexual exploitation, writers from our Voices and Faces Project "Stories We Tell" testimonial writing program, and New Abolitionists, the World Without Exploitation Survivor Story Archive introduces readers to a powerful, purposeful community of survivor-leaders who are sharing their testimonies in order to challenge damaging stereotypes about who is bought, sold, and trafficked in America. Visit the WorldWE Archive and you'll see why we are so moved and inspired by the women and men at the heart of this unique storytelling project. READ THE STORIES → SHARE YOUR STORY →

The Voices and Faces Project | Ugly Truth

California, here we come: The Voices and Faces Project’s anti-trafficking campaign heads to Sacramento.

Members of Rotary International, Three Strands, and The Voices and Faces Project in Sacramento, CA. L to R: Katie Feifer, Deb Andrews, Ashlie Bryant, Brian Gladden, Desiree Wilson, and Anne K. Ream. Since it was piloted in Illinois in 2014, The Voices and Faces Project's award-winning "Ugly Truth" anti-trafficking campaign has traveled to six US cities, made over 400 million audience impressions, and contributed to changed state law in Illinois. Next up? Through a grant from Rotary International The Voices and Faces Project is embarking on a multi-dimension education and outreach program with the CA-based non-profit organization Three Strands. Watch this space for details on the 2018 campaign launch in the California capitol.

The Voices and Faces Project | The Stories We Tell

Do you have a story to tell? Take part in The Stories We Tell.

Workshop host Rachel Monaco-Wilcox during The Voices and Faces Project's "Stories We Tell" writing workshop in Milwaukee, WI. | Elaina Meier During "The Stories We Tell," The Voices and Faces Project's immersive two-day writing workshop for those who have lived through or witnessed gender-based violence or other human rights violations, workshop participants read and discuss world-changing testimonial writing, while taking part in a series of innovative real-time writing exercises. This is a workshop that is as purposeful as it is powerful: a literary and advocacy training for those seeking to use their creative voices to demand a more just and fair world. To date, over 540 extraordinary advocates and writers have taken part in "The Stories We Tell." If you're interested in being a part of our next cohort, watch this space: our 2018 Stories We Tell schedule will be published on April 15th.

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