Sunitha Krishnan's fight against sex slavery
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http://www.ted.com Sunitha Krishnan has dedicated her life to rescuing women and children from sex slavery, a multimilion-dollar global market. In this courageous talk, she tells three powerful stories, as well as her own, and calls for a more humane approach to helping these young victims rebuild their lives. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast ... Read more
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- -: Sunitha Krishnan's fight against sex slavery
December 8, 2009 (over 14 years ago)http://www.ted.com Sunitha Krishnan has dedicated her life to rescuing women and children from sex slavery, a multimilion-dollar global market. In this courageous talk, she tells three powerful stories, as well as her own, and calls for a more humane approach to helping these young victims rebuil...
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- -: Elizabeth Pisani: Sex, drugs and HIV -- let's get rational
April 5, 2010 (about 14 years ago)http://www.ted.com Armed with bracing logic, wit and her "public-health nerd" glasses, Elizabeth Pisani reveals the myriad of inconsistencies in today's political systems that prevent our dollars from effectively fighting the spread of HIV. Her research with at-risk populations -- from junkies in...
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- -: Legalize Prostitution, Polygamy, Bestiality and Incest
May 31, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)In objecting to all of these phenomena, people say they're concerned about the welfare of the individuals. But they're really just interested in imposing their own social or religious values on other people. Check out the rest of Jacob Appel's interview at http://bigthink.com/jacobappel
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- -: "Mr. Condom" Promotes Safe Sex in Thailand
November 8, 2008 (over 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/08/01/Mechai_Viravaidya_HIV_Prevention_and_Health_in_Thailand AIDS activist Mechai "Mr. Condom" Viravaidya discusses several "out-of-the-box" methods for promoting condom distribution and safe-sex practices in his native Thailand. ----- Mechai Viravaidya,...
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- -: Children for Sale: Slave Trade Just Five Hours from NYC
May 6, 2009 (almost 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/03/26/E_Benjamin_Skinner_Face-to-Face_with_Modern-Day_Slavery E. Benjamin Skinner, journalist and author of A Crime So Monstrous, explains that while slavery may seem like a distant problem, people in New York "are some five hours from being able to negotia...
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- -: Making Child Sex Trafficking More Risky
September 9, 2009 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/04/23/Sex_Trafficking_A_Global_Phenomenon Cortney Rhoads Stapleton, PR director for RedLight Children, outlines the campaign's plan to fight child exploitation by increasing deterrents and upping the risks involved for those involved in international sex tr...
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- -: Sex Slave Changes Activist's Life - Kevin Bales
September 24, 2009 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/09/09/RIGHTS_Kevin_Bales_on_Ending_Slavery_and_Human_Trafficking Kevin Bales, author of the Slave Next Door, recalls a life-changing epiphany that occurred over a meal of "jumping shrimp" with a young Thai sex worker. "She opened up a window on horror and t...
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- -: It's Time for Sensible Marijuana Laws - Rick Steves
November 5, 2009 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/10/28/Rick_Steves_Travel_As_a_Political_Act Travel writer Rick Steves compares European drug policies to those of the United States, and calls for comprehensive reform of laws restricting use of soft drugs like marijuana. "There's not a reservoir of people ...
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- -: Value for Money: Pimps vs Realtors - Stephen Dubner
November 14, 2009 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/11/04/SuperFreakonomics_with_Steven_Levitt_and_Stephen_Dubner SuperFreakonomics co-author Stephen Dubner compares the value-add of a pimp to a realtor. The conclusion? Pimps deliver prostitutes more value than realtors do for homeowners. ----- With Freako...
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- -: Spitzer's Advice to Aspiring Politicians: 'Be Smarter Than I Was'
February 2, 2010 (over 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/01/26/Eliot_Spitzer-The_Cataclysm_of_2008-2009 Former Governor of New York Eliot Spitzer comments on his infamous resignation and offers advice to aspiring politicians. ----- As the former attorney general and later governor of New York, Spitzer prosecute...
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