On today’s episode of The “Center”, host Marsha Thrall is joined by Sisters Ida Green, and Jeanne d’Arc Untz of the Sisters of St. Francis, Clinton, Iowa to talk about the work that they have done to alleviate the problem of human trafficking within the community of Clinton.

This conversation will focus on what motivates these sisters to do anti-trafficking work, the impact that their work has had on their communities, and their hopes for a community liberated from the problem of human trafficking.

Content Warning: This episode contains brief mention of sexual assault.

Additional Resources

U.S. Catholic Sisters Against Human Trafficking website:

https://sistersagainsttrafficking.org

The Iowa Network Against Human Trafficking and Slavery

https://iowanaht.org

The Blue Campaign

https://www.dhs.gov/bluecampaign?gclid=Cj0KCQjwrMKmBhCJARIsAHuEAPR04x32NzQ5jK9_X4O-KrewyTUtRlEZIq6jW9tTdGL1CJzenBpeiloaAhrMEALw_wcB

Human Trafficking: The Complexities of Exploitation by Margaret Malloch

https://academic.oup.com/edinburgh-scholarship-online/book/24238

“The Conditional Sound of Freedom” – editorial published in the Clinton Herald, July 28, 2023

https://www.clintonherald.com/opinion/the-conditional-sound-of-freedom/article_01f3fcbe-2d6e-11ee-bc8b-bbc56c4ac528.html