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Everybody Loves a Winner
This is for the quiet, brave survivors whom Voluntad works with every day.
- They aren’t among the few who have been lucky enough to create a life and a living in the movement.
- They haven’t written books or appeared in videos.
- There are no movies about their stories.
- They aren’t guest speakers at fundraising events.
- They haven’t been on any national panels, or been keynote speakers at conferences.
- No one flies them to another state for events.
- No one really sees them.
Every day they do their best to show up in their lives.
- To find work that will pay for food and a roof over their heads.
- To stay away from the family members that are dangerous.
- To stay away from the “friends” who will sell them out in a heartbeat.
- To manage their nightmares and the constant fear that someone is looking for them.
- To figure out where to go when that someone finds them.
They put in the time, day after day, to move away from the past and toward a future without fear or shame, a future that can hold their hopes and dreams.
A future with dignity and safety.
They really don’t care about being famous, celebrated, or honored because they were trafficked.
They just want a chance at a better life.
This season, will you think about who's really a winner?
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