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US Dept. of State - 20 Ways You Can Help Fight Human Trafficking https://www.state.gov/20-ways-you-can-help-fight-human-trafficking/ National Human Trafficking Hotlines - Find Local Services; search "Volunteer Opportunites") https://humantraffickinghotline.org/en/find-local-services End Slavery Now Antislavery Directory - List of US and international organizations; sort by "Volunteer Opportunities" and your region http://www.endslaverynow.org/connect The Action Library - 429 actions you can take now; sort by "Form of Abolition/Slavery" http://www.endslaverynow.org/act/action-library Fight The New Drug - 5 Ways You Can Help Fight Trafficking in Your Daily Life https://fightthenewdrug.org/5-simple-ways-you-can-fight-sex-trafficking-today/ OnWatch Training https://www.iamonwatch.org/ Learn more about trafficking via my other articles with resources: Organizations  (that I've personally researched/worked with) Social Media Accounts Books Podcasts

"Sound Of Freedom" Movie - An Activist's Review

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  Hello all! I just got finished watching the movie, "Sound Of Freedom," a thriller bio-drama about Tim Ballard, former Department of Homeland Security agent and founder of anti-trafficking organization Operation Underground Railroad. The movie as a whole was excellent, a very solid action movie anyone could enjoy. You don't need me to tell you that, just look at its Rotten Tomatoes 76% Critic Score and 100% Audience Score and the fact it was the highest-grossing movie over the 4th of July weekend, even ahead of Indiana Jones! However, I want to give my review of this movie from an activist's point-of-view: the Good, the Bad, the "Could Be Better," and the Caveats. SPOILER ALERT: I won't give away the whole movie, but there are critical moments relevant to my review as an activist that I must include, which may be spoilers to the movie. If you want no spoilers, go see the movie and come back after you've seen it! The Good: Overall, the movie stay