Description
Join your host Hermene Hartman as we talk about a very heavy topic today, sex trafficking. Sex trafficking is a form of modern day slavery, and occurs when a trafficker exploits individuals through fraud, force and bullying to put them on the streets for forced sex work. Today our guest is Brenda Myers Powell, Co-Founder & Executive Director of The Dreamcatcher Foundation . The Dreamcatcher Foundation fights human trafficking in Chicago.
Brenda takes us back and tells the story of how she came to be a sex worker for many years. She talks about how her grandmother raised her in a rough environment that lead to Brenda being repeatedly molested from the age of 4. Brenda explains what drew her to prostitution as a young impressionable girl who was living with a lot of pain that she didn’t know how to handle. Ultimately, Brenda spent 25 years working on the streets. She has been shot 5 times, stabbed over 13 times and otherwise abused. She tells the horrific story of the incident that caused her to walk away from prostitution for good.
Brenda explains how young girls today are manipulated and led into becoming prostitutes. How they are corrupted by gangs, their apparent friends and boyfriends and even their own parents to turn a profit from their exploitation. Brenda explains the function of The Dreamcatcher Foundation and how they are working to help young prostitutes realize that they are being victimized and to help them get out of that world and on a safer, healthier and happier life path.
Finally we discuss how Dreamcatcher came to be, why it came to be and what services the foundation provides to help young girls find support and work towards a better life.
Join us for this confronting and important episode.
Guest
Brenda Myers Powell
Co-Founder & Executive Director The Dreamcatcher Foundation
https://thedreamcatcherfoundation.org/
Credits
Host/Executive Producer
Hermene Hartman
N'DIGO STUDIO Supported By The Chicago Community Trust
Special Thanks To The Swissotel Chicago
Closed Caption Sponsored By Illinois Lottery
Technical Producer/Editor
Erik Hammond
Film Company
Associate Producer
Joi Mitchell
Administration
Sylvester Cosby
Music
Christian Standring - Is There A Doctor In The House
song is published by Mr.Christian Music (BMI)
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