Christa Wiens, Executive Director of the Central Valley Justice Coalition

November 27, 2023 01:00:08
Christa Wiens, Executive Director of the Central Valley Justice Coalition
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Christa Wiens, Executive Director of the Central Valley Justice Coalition

Nov 27 2023 | 01:00:08

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Show Notes

Today, we have Christa Wiens on the show. Christa is the executive director of Central Valley Justice Coalition and the focus of our conversation is human trafficking, both globally and locally. We dig into definitions, tactics used by traffickers, signs someone is being trafficked, differences between sex trafficking and forced labor, beyond the obvious, common misconceptions, approaches to education the public, Hollywood depictions of trafficking, fritters, fair trade, law enforcement approaches, and more.

Central Valley Justice Coalition Website

Books

A Church Called Tov: Forming a Goodness Culture That Resists Abuses of Power and Promotes Healing Scot McKnight and Laura Barringer 

A Cry of The Heart: Human Trafficking: One Survivor's True Story Debra Rush and Penelope Childers 

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