"Pathways to Freedom: A Critical Opportunity for Cities to lead on the Prevention of Labor and Sexual Exploitation" - Don't miss Pathways to Freedom at the Freedom Network USA conference on #humantrafficking. The breakout session begins at 3:30pm ET.

We're at the Freedom Network USA conference today w/ Minneapolis Senior #HumanTrafficking Fellow Shunu Shrestha & our partners CTUL. Don't miss our session @ 3:30pm, "A Critical Opportunity for Cities to lead on the Prevention of Labor & Sexual Exploitation." #EverySurvivorCounts

Yesterday, Minneapolis Senior #HumanTrafficking Fellow Shunu Shrestha & CTUL's Ruth Schultz and Samantha Vargas were featured alongside Pathways Program Mngr. Megan Tackney to discuss the critical role of cities in addressing sex and labor #exploitation. #EverySurvivorCounts

STARTING TODAY: 🆕Symposium on Local Approaches to #EndModernSlavery This week's upcoming expert discussion includes Alison Gardner at Rights Lab, Megan Tackney at Humanity United, Nathaniel Erb at Erb & Associates, & Annie Miller + Amanda Finger at LCHT. Stay tuned!

Reforming our criminal justice system is critical to addressing #humantrafficking. In their recent piece, Poonam Daryani and Ali Miller of Yale GHJP discuss how emerging intervention courts & diversion programs are impacting the lives of survivors bit.ly/2WpwBky

Pathway's Megan Tackney was featured in Delta 8.7 - The Alliance 8.7 Knowledge Platform's Local Approaches to Tackling #ModernSlavery symposium. In this piece, she challenges cities to take a more robust response to #trafficking and to examine their understanding & misunderstanding of who is trafficked:

Congratulations to Mayor Brandon Johnson, Lori Lightfoot. The City of Chicago has taken important steps towards addressing labor and sexual #exploitation and we look forward to continuing this work with your new administration.

New Request for Proposals! Pathways to Freedom is seeking an evaluator with the ability to work within complex systems to conduct an evaluation of its work investing in U.S. municipal responses to #humantrafficking. More information here: bit.ly/2WeZl31

Building the political power and capacity of low-wage workers is critical. We're excited to see that Irvine Foundation is leading the way in their efforts to directly fund #workers. Learn more about their efforts in the recent article by Inside Philanthropy bit.ly/2WRYYsk

Pathways is seeking an experienced evaluator to conduct an evaluation of our work investing in U.S. municipal responses to #humantrafficking. The ideal person should be culturally responsive and have a background in assessing complex systems: bit.ly/2XbAf1X

From our partners at CTUL, the message is clear: ✅ Labor #trafficking is broad and systemic ✅ Cities and grassroots orgs must work together ✅ We must focus on conditions, not just bad actors ✅ Cities must support enforcement of labor standards bit.ly/2Wn2JcS

Wage theft is one factor that may contribute to a worker being a victim of labor #trafficking. Unfortunately, this type of exploitation often goes unnoticed and remains prevalent among low-wage jobs in the food and construction industries. The Minnesota Star Tribune strib.mn/2XtPDWY

Pathways to Freedom is excited to welcome Darci Flynn as the incoming Senior Fellow for the City of #Chicago. bit.ly/382vPjU