What Does Human Trafficking Look Like? 4 Examples

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Listen in to learn more about Natalie Dixon's work in dance, choreography, acting, and music. Specifically, Natalie talks about making a song/dance remix of Tony Ann's song "LOST," teaching choreography for Sister Act to a high school theater group, and playing Joan of Arc in Saint Joan for Southern Virginia University. Learn more and sign up for her mailing list at nataliecdixon.com. Get help with marketing management at simonelam.com.

The Giving Ghosts project is a collaborative, charitable effort, a dream team of creative people, passionate about making a difference in their communities. We assemble our talents at least annually to raise money and/or awareness for charitable causes. Last year we put on a virtual music festival in benefit of anti-trafficking organization Operation Underground Railroad. This year we have created a full-length album in support of the same cause, released around Thanksgiving. We invite all listeners to take the "signs of trafficking" training offered by Operation Underground Railroad and donate on the fundraising page to help fund a rescue operation. I have interviewed several of the contributing artists as part of this project. Elijah Douglas, AKA I.A.B, is an incredible rapper and lyricist that I have collaborated with on several songs in the past, and who adds two songs to the new album. We had a great conversation about opening up and being unafraid of the things we struggle with.

The Giving Ghosts project is a collaborative, charitable effort, a dream team of creative people, passionate about making a difference in their communities. We assemble our talents at least annually to raise money and/or awareness for charitable causes. Last year we put on a virtual music festival in benefit of anti-trafficking organization Operation Underground Railroad.  This year we have created a full-length album in support of the same cause, to be released on Thanksgiving Day. We invite all listeners to take the "signs of trafficking" training offered by Operation Underground Railroad and donate on the fundraising page to help fund a rescue operation.  As the release date for the album draws nearer, I have interviewed several of the contributing artists. Brandon Pope is a talented musician I worked with last year on several songs for the album who strongly advocates for having faith and doing good for God. Here is our conversation.

The Giving Ghosts project is a collaborative, charitable effort, a dream team of creative people, passionate about making a difference in their communities. We assemble our talents at least annually to raise money and/or awareness for charitable causes. Last year we put on a virtual music festival in benefit of anti-trafficking organization Operation Underground Railroad. This year we have created a full-length album in support of the same cause, to be released on Thanksgiving Day. We invite all listeners to take the "signs of trafficking" training offered by Operation Underground Railroad and donate on the fundraising page to help fund a rescue operation. As the release date for the album draws nearer, I have interviewed several of the contributing artists. Natalie Dixon is a particularly visionary singer/musician I worked with last year on several songs for the album and a collaborator on our lead single, "The Greatest." Natalie is from Bluffton, South Carolina and is currently a theater major at Southern Virginia University. Here are some highlights from our conversation.

Several friends and I have been working on a collaborative album for more than a year now. In less than a month you can see it come to a finish. Along with the full-length album, we are running a fundraising page you can visit to donate directly to rescue organization Operation Underground Railroad and inviting all musicians, listeners, viewers, and all exposed to take an online training on recognizing the signs of human trafficking. I reached out to my musician friend “SPECTRE” about having him feature on the album on a last-minute song a couple months ago and I have to say, I’m super glad I did. We recently recorded a podcast together talking about the song, the training, Operation Underground Railroad, and the Giving Ghosts music project in general. Here is our conversation. We are the “Giving Ghosts.” We represent, honor, and draw strength from those who have gone before. We advocate for the invisible and voiceless.

Listen to this podcast if you want to understand a little more what human trafficking actually looks like. Also, learn a bit about an outreach project a year in the making and how you can help. We are the “Giving Ghosts.” We represent, honor, and draw strength from those who have gone before. We advocate for the invisible and voiceless.