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Catching up with the Sex + Money 50-state film tour: an interview with Scott Martin

by andrewkooman on November 19, 2011

Sex+ Money: A National Search for Human Worth is a profound and moving film that looks at the reality of child-sex trafficking in the United States.  I had the privilege to work alongside members of the crew who authored a book about the issue and have been following their story ever since. I was able [...]

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A Better Country – A Ticket Home

by andrewkooman on November 3, 2010

The next group of Vietnamese detainees were more fortunate.  Ellen had tickets for ten of the eleven.  Seven men and three women.  The lone unfortunate was a few weeks away from being given the same good news.  Ellen tenderly touched his cheek and told him to be strong as he waited patiently for release.  A [...]

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A Better Country – The Horrible Drudgery of Detention

by andrewkooman on October 27, 2010

The first group of Vietnamese men marched from their block two by two.  Handcuffed in pairs, free arms holding the shoulder of the detainee in front of them, heads down.  They entered the small building, sat in two neat rows, cross legged, leaning against each other.  Seven in total.  They were all young.  Haggard and [...]

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A Better Country – Undocumented Migrants Detained by Immigration

by andrewkooman on October 20, 2010

The Detention Centre we visited is tucked away in a small town, about an hour and a half drive from the main city where we met.  We drove through the rain, a down pour of tremendous rain drops that threw themselves against the windshield with incredible force.  Ellen drove her small Proton at a casual [...]

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Sex + Money: Webisode Two

by andrewkooman on April 6, 2010

See what Demi Moore is tweeting about: Learn about trafficking and sex slavery in the United States.  Follow the Sex + Money film crew as they travel across the States learning about the reality of modern day slavery. Did you know most prostitutes in the USA enter the life of prostitution, trafficked as small children? [...]

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