Starting this Giving Tuesday through the end of the year, we are gifting a hand stitched mask from a Mazahua artisan indigenous community significantly impacted by COVID 19. Donate $100 or more on our website and help to prevent human trafficking through economic empowerment of vulnerable individuals and communities. When we reduce risk factors and provide viable…
UPDATE: SXSW 2020 was canceled as a result of COVID and plans for the 2020 competition have yet to be announced. Read our feature in Washington Post Magazine and stay tuned for new dates and announcements for the competition! Collective Liberty joins the elite top 5% of global startups, competing as a finalist at SXSW Pitch 2020, a…
Our programming and leading technology solutions have earned us the Diamond Award at the MassChallenge Texas (MCTX) accelerator program! Collective Liberty staff are nationally renowned, internationally recognized, and have been cited in over 100 print, radio, and television media outlets. We are committed to shifting narratives around human trafficking and helping news media tell rich,…
Since COVID lockdowns began last month, we’ve provided analytical and case support for active investigations of 17 different men attempting to pay juveniles for sexual acts over the past 2 weeks. Help us continue to stop predators as they target children online. During this highly sensitive time, there is a significant increase in vulnerable populations.…
We monitor and fact check media coverage of human trafficking and share the top cases from each week with you. A broad view of what is happening across the country can be translated into action, allowing us to collectively change the systems and the public narrative. Check out our most recent newsletter, and sign up…
We are humbled to have been chosen as a semi-finalist out of 1,300 organizations from nearly 120 countries for the Elevate Prize, in partnership with MIT Solve. The Elevate Prize Foundation is aiming to change the way we change the world and Collective Liberty is thrilled to be a part of that vision. Stay tuned…
Wish our CEO luck as she enters three rounds of judging to compete for a Finalist spot in the Accelicity Govtech competition! We should know by the end of September if we have made it to the finalist round, competing for $100,000 cash and a potential pilot contract with a local government. This prize would…
Rochelle Keyhan, our CEO was published this morning in the print and digital edition of the New York Daily News regarding the New York City loitering law and how it criminalizes potential trafficking victims. Excerpt: “Re human trafficking enforcement, and stopping exploiters: this law puts all the attention on potential victims, obscuring exploitation and protecting traffickers. We…
This was an excellent institute – with strong collaboration from local agencies like For the Silent, national tech agencies like Thorn and TRAC, survivor leaders like Allie Franklin, and enthusiastic participation from dedicated investigators and prosecutors. Thank you all for bearing with us on social distancing, mask wearing, and pushing forward best practices in the…
Collective Liberty Analysts received a request this morning to assist with analytical support on this case from one of our partner law enforcement agencies. We were able to utilize partner data, paired with our own data to assist with determining this is a hoax. It is SEO marketing gone wrong, probably because it used automated…