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At BTR, we know that pornography is not a stand-alone issue. In fact, the pornography industry is so closely tied to human trafficking and is blatant sexual exploitation. As an organization that decries sexual slavery, we invite you to help prevent human trafficking.



Anne Basham, CEO of Anti-Trafficking International (ATI), joins Anne on the free BTR podcast to outline steps that you can take to help prevent human trafficking and work toward a world where women and children are free from sexual exploitation. Read the full transcript below and listen to the free BTR podcast for more.



Anne Basham has worked in both the legislative and executive branches of the federal government, as well as government relations in the private sector where she advocated on behalf of human rights issues such as violence against women, child welfare, human trafficking, and genocide. She began her career working on Capitol Hill for a US senator, but most recently, Miss Basham was the senior advisor at the Department of Justice for Victims of Crime, the largest federal funder of anti-human trafficking efforts in the United States. OVC allocates over 6 billion in federal grants and other projects and Anne helped develop strategies to help victims of human trafficking, sexual assault, violence against women and children, and elder abuse. Throughout her career, Anne has served victims from all over the world helping them safely leave dangerous situations, navigate the legal system, and secure safe housing and trauma recovery.



With a master's degree in education from the University of Virginia, Anne understands that education is truly the best form of prevention against human trafficking and other threats to children. This is why she is especially passionate about empowering children, parents, and frontline responders to effectively recognize and respond to human trafficking. Welcome, Anne.



Help Prevent Human Trafficking: Learn The Signs



"I've met these trafficking victims; if you sat across from just one of them eyeball to eyeball, you would want to pour everything you could into making sure that that person never had to go through that in the first place, that they never had to experience any of that or have their little girl dreams just ripped up to shreds."Anne Basham, CEO of Anti-Trafficking International (ATI)



If you are able to quickly learn the signs of human trafficking, you may be able to save a life. Anne lays out some of the outward signs that someone is a victim of human trafficking:



* A change in physical appearance* A change in school or work performance* Anxiety



Help Prevent Human Trafficking: Who Do Recruiters Seek Out?



Victims of human trafficking vary in every way, but traffickers may seek out victims who appear to be:



* Socially isolated* Less confident* Wanting a boyfriend* Prone to accepting and believing flattery



Practicing radical self-care and seeking a strong support system can help women and girls arm themselves against the grooming tactics that recruiters and traffickers use.



Help Prevent Human Trafficking: Just Ask



"She needs the courage of someone else to come there and ask pointed questions because I think at the end of the day there are pointed questions that give people courage, they really do. To really think about things they've probably wondered themselves,