Brenda Myers-Powell: Difference between revisions - Wikipedia

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'''Brenda Myers Powell''' is a survivor of and advocate against [[human trafficking]] in the [[Chicago]] area.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2015-06-30|title=My 25 years as a prostitute|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-33113238|access-date=2020-10-19}}</ref>

==Life==

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==Activism==

Brenda Myers Powell co-founded The Dreamcatcher Foundation (TDF) together with social worker Stephanie Daniels-Wilson in 2008.<ref name="wikipeacewomen" /> The organisation wants to fight human trafficking in the Chicago area. TDF prevents trafficking by helping at- risk youth educations and empowerment programs.<ref name="tdcabout" /> There was a documentary made about the foundation by Kim Longiretto showcasing its work in 2015.<ref name="silkeendress" /><ref>{{Cite news|last=Lee|first=Benjamin|date=2015-03-05|title=Dreamcatcher review – deeply moving prostitution documentary|language=en-GB|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/mar/05/dreamcatcher-review-moving-documentary-ex-prostitute-brenda-myers-powell|access-date=2020-10-19|issn=0261-3077}}</ref>

Myers Powell also is a public speaker on the topic of human trafficking. She testified in front of the [[Illinois Senate|Illinois State Senate]].<ref name="worldwithout" /> She works with Chicago Alliance against sexual exploitation in order to have the criminal records of former prostitutes be expunged. She also wants the responsibility for the crimes to be put on the pimps and johns instead of the prostitutes.<ref name="wikipeacewomen" /> She also helps university researchers like Jody Raphael with their field work in the topic of prostitution.<ref name="silkeendress" /><ref>{{Cite web|date=2015-07-09|title=Brenda Myers-Powell’s Story Illustrates the Need for Legalization|url=https://intpolicydigest.org/2015/07/09/brenda-myers-powell-s-story-illustrates-the-need-for-legalization/|access-date=2020-10-19|website=International Policy Digest|language=en-US}}</ref>

==Personal life==