Somaly Mam and Sarah Sarandon talk, on Mother's Day, about how sex trafficking leaves so many young girls in Cambodia and all over the world, without the loving mothers they so deserve. How to live with a sense of peace and compassion despite this hardship. And, how helping the Somaly Mam Foundation do their important work of fighting sex trafficking is a Mother's Day gift in itself.
Since 2009 Turning Tables has worked to give youth-at-risk a voice through establishing DJ labs, alongside musical production, rap, and video production workshops in Lebanon, Jordan, Haiti, Cambodia, and Tunisia. This first music video from Turning Tables Tunisia is a product of two intense weeks of workshops in Tunis March 2013. "Up On The Roof" features Tunisian activist rappers Katy, Vipa & WMD in their first ever collaboration produced by Boikutt (Palestine), Damar (Jordan) & Hayej (Tunisia). Learn more about Turning Tables work around the world here and read an interview with the founder here.
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Meet Keisha, she is a victim of sex trafficking and this is her story. Keisha grew up in Florida until the age of 10, when she was placed into foster care. After running away from her foster family at 14 due to sexual harassment, Keisha met an older man who promised to help her find her biological family. With little else but a dream of reuniting with her family, she accepted his offer. After being physically assaulted and threatened with her life, Keisha was forced to perform sexual acts to pay him back. Keisha is just one of the 100,000 minors whose vulnerability has brought them to a dark world of violence, abuse, rape and slavery. It doesn’t make the headlines, but sex trafficking is a major issue in the U.S. This week, purchases on Sevenly.com support the Polaris Project's efforts to fight sex trafficking in the U.S.
For over 1,000 years, Icelandic law has made it illegal to import horses onto the island. For that reason, Icelandic horses are a pure breed, isolated by oceanic borders. During the summer months, the horses live a remote and wild existence, grazing in the highlands and raising their young. Every September, they are rounded up by local farmers and directed across the rugged terrain to reunite with their owners. It’s a breathtaking tradition that unites the country. ”Herd In Iceland,” a film by Lindsay Blatt and Paul Taggart, documents the annual horse round-up. The result is a unique and moving portrait of Iceland’s people, horses, and stunning landscape.
Paul von Zielbauer left his career as a reporter at The New York Times where he covered events as far afield as the Iraq War, to found Roadmonkey Adventure Philanthropy, a travel company that combines adventure travel with philanthropic projects. He uses his skills as both an adventurer and a reporter to partner with nonprofits to both do good, and create powerful and meaningful experiences for travelers, such as visiting Nicaragua to both surf and build a community garden, and biking in Vietnam and building local housing. Hear his story.
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