Safe, Secure, and Empowered 24/7Safe, Secure & Empowered 24/7 podcast brings a genre of topics that covers safety issues such as human trafficking, MMIW (Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women), and examining relationship dynamics. We hope the topics we present will cause the listener to think about personal safety at home, at work, and in social settings.
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Kathy McGibbon Givens – A Human Trafficking Survivor’s Journey In this 5th episode of Safe, Secure, and Empowered 24/7, recorded in April 2022, Rita Peter had the honor of interviewing Kathy McGibbon Givens, an overcomer of sex trafficking. Kathy is the author of “Destined: The Unspoken Revealed”, a true story of defeating what is considered to be modern-day slavery. Along with being a wife, mother, and author, Kathy is an advocate for increasing the awareness of sex trafficking. #kathymcgibbon kathymcgibbon.com twelve11.org MMIW – Echoes from the Land: Unheard Voices of Indigenous Women In this first episode of Safe, Secure & Empowered 24/7, host Rita Peter interviews Monica Braine, a member of the First Nations people, Asceta born of the Papa Lakota tribe. Her talents and gifts as a journalist led her to host a podcast 3 days a week titled “Native America Calling. In this conversation, Monica gives insight and information about MMIW, the hurdles and barriers brought on by jurisdictional issues that cause crimes against First Nations women to fall through the cracks. Even though the interview was recorded on December 23, 2021, the topic is still relevant and important to bring to the forefront because it is still an ongoing problem in the land. #MMIW mmiwusa.org Who is Your Friend? Part 1 When friends go out together, do they make sure everyone gets home safely? This episode explores the question, “Who is Your Friend?”, and gets women to think about who we hang out with and whose got our back! Pamela Dawson and Rita Peter engage in a lively conversation with our guest in April 2022 to examine this topic in more detail. Lonzine Lee, MBA, is the owner of Dominion Unlimited Publications and Productions, as well as the online broadcast program host of “Kingdom Conversations with Lonzine Lee” and cohost on “Divinely Designed: 21st Century Women” and “Virtual Book Club”. She is the author of “Kingdom 101: The Supernatural Reality of Heaven on Earth” and has over twenty years of experience providing professional editorial consulting and assistance to aspiring and established writers, authors, entrepreneurs, and speakers. Lonzine specializes in assisting men and women in the ministry of the gospel of the Kingdom of God and the Lord Jesus Christ. www.dominionunlimited.org #lonzinelee |
Wellspring Living, A Beacon of Hope In episode 3 recorded in March 2022, host Pamela Dawson had the pleasure of talking with Mary Frances Bowley, Founder and CEO of Wellspring Living. This organization provides various services for victims of sex trafficking, as well as those at risk of being trafficked, to bring transformation through building and developing the courage and confidence of each participant to move forward and succeed. #humantrafficking #wellspringliving wellspringliving.org Statewide Hotline (for victims of DMST): 1-866-ENDHTGA (1-866-363-4842) Street Grace: Unmasking Human Trafficking This episode with Camila Zolfaghari, JD, LLM, Vice President and Executive Director of Street Grace was recorded in March 2022 and even though it has been more than a year, the story of Street Grace is more relevant now than ever. Street Grace is an organization that has a goal to see children free from commercial sexual exploitation using 4 pillars: Prevention, Protection, Policy, and Pursuit to wage war against child sex exploitation. With the movie, Sound of Freedom, finally being released to bring child sex trafficking to the world’s attention, Street Grace is one of many organizations in the thick of the fight to bring an end to child sex trafficking to see all children live in freedom from this crime that steals their innocence. #humantrafficking #childsexexploitation #StreetGrace Streetgrace.org Street Grace hotline – Georgia, Tennessee & Georgia Care: 1-833-Free 2 Be (1-833-373-3223) National: 1-833-373-7888 |