This episode was recorded on July 5th, 2023.
Laila Mickelwait, the Founder and CEO of the Justice Defense Fund and the visionary behind the Traffickinghub movement, boasts over 15 years of dedicated research and activism against sex trafficking, establishing herself as a leading expert in the field. As the driving force behind Traffickinghub, a global initiative targeting Pornhub, the world's largest pornography website, Mickelwait has garnered immense support, with over 2.3 million people signing a petition to shut down Pornhub. Her social media efforts, attracting over 300 million views, and collaboration with 600 organizations have sparked extensive media coverage globally, drawing attention to the platform's alleged facilitation and profiting from child abuse, sex trafficking, rape, and criminal exploitation. Mickelwait's academic background includes a Master of Public Diplomacy degree from the University of Southern California, and her impactful work has been featured in numerous prestigious news outlets worldwide.
Find more from Laila:
#Traffickinghub petition: traffickinghubpetition.com
Justice Defence Fund: https://justicedefensefund.org/
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