Join the Department of Communication on October 29 to welcome Isabelle Schwartz discussing the basics of sex-trafficking and identifying each facet fueling the cycle.
This presentation specifically focuses on social media’s relationship with the growth
of trafficking.
Schwartz is a high school student who speaks nationally on this topic. She was 13 when she came across a book at a local bookstore that told the story of a young girl caught in sex trafficking. She felt compelled to learn more. She soon realized no one is immune from trafficking, and that having a smart phone puts a child on traffickers’ radar in ways very few parents realize. She has made it her mission to raise awareness on the issue, and in the last three years she has spoken to thousands at national academic conferences, medical and graduate school classes, youth groups, government organizations, and regional church groups.
Last May, she was one of 30 teen girls in the world selected for a fellowship for “girls on their way to changing the world.” Schwartz has recently applied for a global grant to further her mission, and she is also working with state education and elected officials to have sex trafficking curriculum included in Georgia’s middle and high schools. She is currently in her senior year at Davidson Fine Arts School.
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