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SOUND THE ALARM! Sign up for our Warriors June 26 2022 Event.

Today and every day. Have an action plan in place. Stay connected with family and friends. Even if they seem okay. Keep handy these helpful phone numbers and websites of organizations available 24/7 365 days a year that offer free and confidential help.

Call 911 if imminent danger.

MARCH 22 2022 — Lynn’s Warriors brings this most urgent information to all parents and concerned citizens. The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children’s CyberTipline offers the public and online electronic service providers an easy way to quickly report suspected incidents of sexual exploitation of children online.

Since the CyberTipline’s inception in 1998, we have received millions of reports and reviewed hundreds of millions of images and videos of suspected child sexual abuse material (CSAM) in an effort to locate exploited children and help law enforcement rescue them from abusive situations. We work to disrupt the trading of child sexual abuse images and videos online and help survivors begin to rebuild their lives.

JOIN THE WARRIORS LIVE IN NYC ON MAY 12 IN SUPPORT OF LIFEWAY NETWORK. LISTEN FOR DETAILS. SUPPORT SURVIVORS. 

Children and Mental Health. Lynn’s Warriors Newsletter. Last October, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and the Children’s Hospital Association joined to declare “a national emergency” in youth mental health. Mental health conditions are very common. Research shows that 1 in 6youth/adolescents will experience a mental health condition in any given time. Additionally, 50% of all lifetime mental health conditions begin before the age of 14 and 75% start before the age of 24. However, identifying warning signs or symptoms and seeking treatment early can make a difference in reducing the impact of a mental health condition. To be able to provide the best possible care for your children’s mental health, it is helpful to be aware of what to look for, when to worry and how to respond. 

Here is some critical and crucial information from NAMI (National Alliance for Mental Health). NAMI is the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives by raising awareness, advocating for resources, and support and access to quality care.

 

 

 

 

IT’S TIME TO PASS THE SEX TRADE SURVIVORS JUSTICE & EQUALITY ACT

MARCH-APRIL 2022. TAKE ACTION. New York needs a nuanced and holistic approach to address prostitution that will shrink this exploitative system and provide resources to those impacted by it most. This is why we have partnered with legislators on the Sex Trade Survivors Justice and Equality Act – legislation that will decriminalize people in prostitution, expand access to comprehensive services, strengthen anti-trafficking laws and advance criminal justice reform. Join the movement.

MARCH 24 2022 — TAKE ACTION. Governor Gavin Newsom, the Warriors urge you to pardon child sex trafficking survivor leader Sara Kruzan! Rather than treated as victim, Sara was given a life sentence. After serving nearly 20 years, her sentence was commuted, but she still faces many barriers that a pardon would remove. Sign the petition and let your voice be heard.

TAKE ACTION: MARCH 9 2022

DIRTY DOZEN LIST 2022 REVEAL

Sound the Alarm. February 8. Safer Internet Day. Join us as we celebrate Safer Internet Day with actions taking place across the United States and globe. With a theme of “Together for a better Internet,” the day will call upon all Warriors to join together to make the Internet a safer and better place for all, especially children and young people. What could be better than the EARN IT Act to end child sexual abuse online and hold Big Tech accountable for distributing and disseminating CSAM (Child Sexual Abuse Material).

REMEMBER. Think grassroots movement. Think community. Think “We Are Warriors.”

Take Action. February 8 — 4 PM ET. Virtual Congressional Briefing: How the EARN IT Act Protects Children from Rampant Sexual Abuse on Technology Platforms. Please register here.

WHAT: The National Center on Sexual Exploitation is sponsoring a virtual congressional briefing about the crucial need for the EARN IT Act, a bipartisan bill that creates new incentives for tech accountability regarding child sexual abuse material (CSAM, AKA child pornography). 

A New York Times investigation revealed that 70 million CSAM, Child Sexual Abuse Material images were reported to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children in 2019, up from 600,000 in 2008 and called this an “almost unfathomable” increase in criminal behavior.

The briefing will focus on revealing the harm victims of CSAM experience, and why the EARN IT Act is the best solution. The briefing will include expert panelists from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), ECPAT-USA, National Children’s Alliance, and Berkley Professor Hany Farid, inventor of hashing technology currently used to scan and detect CSAM.

JUST ISSUED.  February 4. ***ICYMI***
258 ORGANIZATIONS CALL
ON CONGRESS TO PASS THE EARN IT ACT

“More is needed from our government to instill protections that will keep our children and others from being exploited in exchange for advertising profits,” the letter stated.

[WASHINGTON, DC] – This week, a coalition of 258 organizations representing survivors of child exploitation and sex trafficking from all 50 states and the District of Columbia published a letter of support calling on Congress to pass the Eliminating Abusive and Rampant Neglect of Interactive Technologies Act (EARN IT Act).

The EARN IT Act was introduced last week by U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and would encourage the tech industry to take online child sexual exploitation seriously by removing blanket immunity for violations of laws related to online child sexual abuse material (CSAM).

“It is time to confront and restrict rampant sexual abuse occurring on digital platforms,” the organizations and advocates wrote in the letter. “Victims will finally have access to justice because EARN IT will allow them to use federal civil and state criminal and civil law to seek redress for harm suffered.” 

Full text of the letter of support can be found here.

Warriors Let’s go! Have you signed up yet? 1st Annual

GLOBAL HOPE 365 FIRST ANNUAL WALK/RUN TO END CHILD MARRIAGE AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING

@GlobalHope365 Walk/Run on Feb. 26. Please support and help end child marriage and human trafficking. #BeAWarrior

 

Join the Week off Action JAN 31-FEB 4 to promote #KidsArentCriminals and #SarahsLaw Campaigns. Each year, thousands of children are unfairly prosecuted, sentenced and incarcerated in the adult criminal justice system. They often receive longer sentences, fewer opportunities for education and growth, and are at an increased risk for physical and sexual violence. The vast majority of these children have experienced high levels of early childhood trauma and adverse childhood experiences which is why they ended up in the justice system to begin with. The practice of ignoring child status in the criminal justice system, results in children being condemned to a life of continued abuse, hardship, poor health, lengthy incarceration and even early death. At Human Rights for Kids, we believe there is no such thing as a “throw away” child and we work relentlessly to ensure that every child who comes into conflict with the law is treated in a trauma-informed and age-appropriate manner to promote their growth and re-entry into society so that they may reach their full potential and lead long, healthy and productive lives.

Bark’s 2021 Annual Report

Research on Children and Technology

In 2021, Bark analyzed more than 3.4 billion messages across texts, email, and 30+ apps and social media platforms. These findings exclude school-based accounts. Our 2021 research can give parents and guardians important insights into what it’s like to grow up on the internet today, allowing them to better protect their children while they use technology.

EARN IT Act. Contact your U.S. Senators and Representatives and let them know to support S. 3398 and H.R. 8454. #EARNITAct. This is our best option to protect children online.

ACT NOW: Ask your senators to support VAWA.

Lynn’s Warriors urges you to email your Senators and ask them co-sponsor Sens. Feinstein’s, Ernst’s, Durbin’s, and Murkowski’s bipartisan consensus bill to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA).

VAWA is one of the pillars of the federal response to sexual and domestic violence. Every time VAWA has been reauthorized, it has been strengthened based on our increased understanding of sexual and gender-based violence, and this reauthorization should be no different. Senators Feinstein, Ernst, Durbin and Murkowski have announced they will be introducing a bill to reauthorize VAWA that will maintain protections for all victims; make vital investments in sexual assault prevention and services; ensure predators who prey on Native women and children can be held accountable; invest in culturally specific organizations; improve access to safety and services for victims in rural communities, underserved communities, and LGBTQ communities; protect victims of domestic violence from intimate partner homicide; and increase victims’ access to safe housing and economic stability.

I urge you to co-sponsor Sens. Feinstein’s, Ernst’s, Durbin’s, and Murkowski’s VAWA reauthorization bill and to vote for it on the floor. As a voting constituent, I look forward to your response and to your commitment to supporting victims and survivors by supporting this specific VAWA reauthorization bill.


We stand in the gap between amazing parents who want to protect their children from online harm and and tech that does not care for families. And now, The PROTECT App will be the most powerful internet safety tool we’ve ever offered.


New York|New Jersey WONDER GIRLS launches Human Trafficking PSA to engage, educate and empower to prevent these crimes in their communities. During the month of January their focus is on raising awareness about all forms of human trafficking. Please learn more and support the mission of the WONDER GIRLS.

SOUND THE ALARM! Calling all New Yorkers. Please sign on in support of the Equality Model. IT’S TIME TO PASS THE SEX TRADE SURVIVORS JUSTICE & EQUALITY ACT.

EQUALITY MODEL FACTS: Commit to an extensive community education campaign to raise awareness about the lifelong physical harm and psychological trauma people in prostitution experience at the hands of sex buyers. This increases social accountability for the discriminatory practice of sex buying and contributes to reducing demand for prostitution. It also promotes gender equality, strengthens empathy for survivors, and increases cultural understanding of the devastating effects of the sex trade on the most vulnerable populations and our communities. Learn more equalitymodelny.org

2022 Take Action. Please sign the petition to tell Attorney General Merrick Garland the prosecution of Ghislaine Maxwell should be the BEGINNING not the END of an offensive against sexual predators including the many sex buyers and exploiters with whom she and Jeffrey Epstein collaborated.

Without a network of eager exploiters—who are also sex traffickers under federal law—the scheme would not have continued for as long as it did. Will they be brought to justice? 

And the Epstein-Maxwell sex trafficking scheme was not an isolated incident. The Department of Justice (DOJ) should create a cross-jurisdictional task force to investigate, identify, and prosecute all perpetrators engaging in similar conduct as Epstein and Maxwell.

Ghislaine Maxwell’s Arrest is a Step Toward Justice for Survivors of Epstein’s Abuse

Join us and TAKE ACTION against AT&T and demand responsible programming. AT&T-owned DirecTV airs hardcore pornography including title that suggest inter-family sexual activity.

“We call on AT&T CEO John Stankey to immediately change course and stop peddling hardcore pornography and content that sexually exploits children. AT&T’s restructuring plans do nothing to absolve the company from its responsibility,” said Parents Television and Media Council President Tim Winter. 

 

Mark your calendars for Tuesday, November 30. Giving Tuesday is a global generosity movement unleashing the power of people and organizations to transform their communities and the world. Please support the mission of the Warriors.

 

Join Lynn’s Warriors and the Global Collaborative calling on the United Nations for the establishment of November 18 as International Day for Child sexual Exploitation and Abuse Prevention, Protection, Healing and Justice. Join our virtual walk to raise awareness and support this New World Day.

NOVEMBER IS NATIONAL RUNAWAY PREVENTION MONTH #NRPM2021

Join us and learn more about the Shine A Light Campaign.

New Jersey Coalition Against Human Trafficking continues its Fall series Life After Trafficking with our good friend and survivor Cristian Eduardo. Discussion includes mental health challenges after trauma, learning how to trust again, tackling financial and legal problems plus needed legislation. FREE. Register here.

 

 

 

 

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What You Should Know

For many years, non-profits in the child protection space have been working collaboratively to drive legislation that protects children from predators, child sexual abuse material (CSAM), and sex trafficking. More and more, this illegal activity is facilitated across online, on-device, social media platforms, collectively known as Big Tech.

Why Should You Care

Parents and children are having a moment. The tipping point was created by former Facebook employee Frances Haugen’s testimony at the Senate subcommittee hearing nearly three weeks ago. Last week other Big Tech players such as YouTube, Snapchat & TikTok were called in to testify regarding child protection across their platforms. Let’s be clear: many of us like social media and understand that it can be postive (we are currently using it to reach people and create this movement!). But with great power, comes great responsibility. Simply put: Big Tech is not doing enough to protect children online. The most successful companies of this century are worth billions of dollars and not voluntarily spending enough money protecting children. Since Big Tech isn’t doing the job, this movement demands that our goverment step in for the people of this country and regulate against child exploitation.

What’s Happening Now

This is the beginning of the public conversation. We encourage citizens to get vocal on this topic. There have been many meetings between advocacy groups and government leaders like Senator Blumenthal; but a powerful grass roots movement on a state-by-state basis will help to ensure that other senators and congressmen understand that this is an important issue. We are adding to this momentum and we believe that we can drive change with the government’s support to regulate Big Tech and protect children.

A Movement

Parents Against Child Sex Abuse is launching/facilitating a movement that has many organizations lined up, along with media personalities and journalists. We are rallying around child safety, not just sexual abuse, to protect children from all exploitation. We are doing this to make our collective voices heard and noticed; but more importantly, to galvanize parents and kind-hearted citizens to speak up and demand that Big Tech does more to protect children.

CALL TO ACTION. Great news. You can now shop AmazonSmile?and start supporting Lynns Warriors?. Please use smile.amazon.com, or shop with AmazonSmile activated in the app, and they’ll donate 0.5% of the eligible purchase price — at no extra cost to you. Your support goes directly to our mission of helping survivors of human trafficking and sexual exploitation. Thank you?#BeAWarrior.

PARENTAL ADVISORY: For a glossary of human trafficking terms please refer to this site.


SEPTEMBER IS NATIONAL SUICIDE PREVENTION MONTH. Take action. Join the campaign #BeThe1To and let’s change the narrative from suicide to suicide prevention. Learn more, help save a life and be a Warrior!

CALL TO ACTION. Back to school means learning more about Bark, an online safety company. Protect your children on the Internet and in real life using these easy monitoring tools. A must have in 2021 to guard against lurking predators.

CALL TO ACTION. Reddit enables child predators and commercial sex buyers and more. Sign the petition. Reddit, known as the “front page of the Internet,” has become a hub of exploitation where sex buyers and other sexual predators meet to exchange non-consensually shared intimate images, hardcore pornography, and to give advice to each other about how to use and abuse. Prostitution, sex trafficking, and child sexual abuse material is also easily found on the site because Reddit refuses to institute strong policies and, despite being worth $6 billion, refuses to spend money on moderators and technology solutions to reduce sexual abuse and exploitation material surfacing on their site.

CALL TO ACTION. LYNN’S WARRIORS JOINS WITH THE NATIONAL CENTER ON SEXUAL EXPLOITATION IN WASHINGTON DC. Protect Children Not Porn: Require Age Verification & End Child Exposure to Adult Content. PLEASE SIGN THE PETITION. #BeAWarrior

Commercial Sexual Exploitation Across New York City Requires Concerted Action by DA Gonzalez and Other City DAs

Be a Warrior! Take Action! Support the Equality Model!

CALL TO ACTION. United States v. Ghislaine Maxwell, 20 Cr. 330 (AJN) — If you believe you were a victim of Ghislaine Maxwell or have information about the allegations in the Indictment, please call 1-800-Call-FBI.

CALL TO ACTION. Find out who your elected officials in the House and Senate are by using the links provided and supplying the information requested.

CALL TO ACTION. Tell your Member of Congress to support Comprehensive Criminal Justice Reform today. Learn more. Human Rights for Kids

CALL TO ACTION. Childhood 2.0 is required viewing for anyone who wants to better understand the world their children are navigating as they grow up in the digital age. Featuring actual parents and kids as well as industry-leading experts in child safety and development, this documentary dives into the real-life issues facing kids today — including cyberbullying, online predators, suicidal ideation, and more.

CALL TO ACTION.  Know the signs of childhood predation and the easy steps to communicate with your children.

CALL TO ACTION. Say No to Instagram for Kids 13 and Under. Be a Warrior. Contact Facebook and sign the petition today.

CALL TO ACTION. Be a Warrior and share a photo of a missing child on your social media platforms every day. Bookmark National Center for Missing & Exploited Children on Facebook and Twitter. Your involvement can save a child’s life.

CALL TO ACTION. New York Warriors, please support the Sex Trade Survivors Justice and Equality Act.

CALL TO ACTION. The Coalition Against Trafficking in Women (CATW) has detailed how survivor leaders and advocates are fighting against the sex trade system and this very criminalization, insisting instead that states offer support services and hold sex buyers accountable. They have also highlighted how some countries have decided to do the opposite, e.g. Germany and New Zealand, which gave state-sanctioned approval to the sex trade and framed prostitution as a legitimate industry. Please review this study and learn more about the harms of the full decriminalization of the sex trade.

CALL TO ACTION. Warriors, support ending Child Marriage in the United States. Visit Unchained At Last for more information. #18NoExceptions

CALL TO ACTION. S.3398 – EARN IT Act of 2020. Hold Big Tech accountable for Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) on their platforms. Visit House.Gov and Senate.Gov and ask your representatives to support protecting children online.

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