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"Making Contact" is produced by International Media Project, an independent, non-profit organization founded in 1994, committed to investigative journalism, in-depth critical analysis, the promotion of civic participation and the dissemination of educational material. Its core focus is National Radio Project, the team that creates Making Contact.
This week on Making Contact, Women Rising Radio #30 profiles women fighting slavery, trafficking and forced labor globally.
Featured speakers/guests:
Ima Matul, with CAST LA, was trafficked to Los Angeles, was rescued by the Coalition Against Slavery and Trafficking in Los Angeles, and now heads CAST’s leadership program.
Joanna Ewart-James is the executive director of WALK FREE, an online and on-the-ground network battling trafficking, forced labor, and servitude worldwide. WALK FREE is based in London.
Elena Uraleva is an independent human rights monitor in her home country of Uzbekistan. She works with WALK FREE to document forced labor and human rights abuses there.
Supriya Awasthi works on children’s rights and on freeing bonded slaves in India. She is a staff member of FREE THE SLAVES.
Credits:
Producer: Lynn Feinerman
Host: Sandina Robbins
Audio Engineer: Vanessa Lowe
Additional Audio: Monica Lopez, Stephanie Welch
Executive Director: Lisa Rudman
Web Editor: Kwan Booth
Other Staff:
Meerim Ilyas, Urgent Action Fund for Women
Umida Niyazova, Journalist, Russia
