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18 Voices Against Trafficking: Inspiring Interviews from the Dressember Movement
How Fashion, Creativity, and Mental Health Awareness Drive the Advocacy For Some Individuals
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December 2023

Meet Amy Stauter, Wearing The Same Dress Throughout Dressember to Fight Human Trafficking
Doing a small act for one month can make a big difference!
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Meet Lindy, Wearing a Dress as a Poster, Chant, March, Advertisement, Loud Speaker
Dressember fights human trafficking. Did you know that "less than 1% of victims are rescued? They need urgent intervention and radical hope."
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Meet Cyndi, Part of the Solution through Dressember
"No problem is too big to tackle. Together we can make a difference."
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Meet Dixie, Pursuing Justice Through the Arts in Dressember
"The only way that we will end human trafficking is by joining hands with EVERYONE to create waves of change."
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Meet Chris, Embracing Genderfluidity to Raise Awareness in the Fight Against Human Trafficking
Dressember helped me become "me" in all the best ways. I will always be thankful to Blythe for creating this wonderful opportunity and as a result…
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Meet Donia Webb, an Elementary School Teacher Who Joins the Fight Against Human Trafficking
"Dressember reaches the most marginalized groups of people, like runaways, LGBTQ+ youth, children in foster care, people of color, and people suffering…
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Len Dresses Up! Emphasizing the Humanity Behind Human Trafficking
"Dressember does a really great job of humanizing the issue of human trafficking and telling victims’ stories in a way that is empowering and not…
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Creativity, Mental Health, and Behind the Scenes of Dressember Activism
Six Dressember participants share a little bit more about what creativity and mental health look like outside of this particular project
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How Art and Mental Health Intersect in the Dressember Fight Against Human Trafficking
12 very different participants share their perspectives ...
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What Does Creative Expression Look Like In The Fight Against Human Trafficking?
One dozen Dressember participants discuss creativity across the annual fashion activism campaign
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What Does "Mental Health" Mean to Dressember Participants?
Individual mental health among activists intersects with global mental health in the fight to end human trafficking
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