There are multiple well-intentioned organizations fighting against human trafficking in the nation. Through fundraising and public speaking Ride My Road supports survivor-led organizations and celebrates survivors through photography and media. Ride My Road is committed to bringing awareness to the fight against human trafficking among the biker community. Ride My Road in partnership with The EPIK Project, is a producer of the FAST ride. EPIK focuses on engaging male allies in the effort to combat the demand that drives sexual exploitation. The EPIK Project is a Pacific NW-based nonprofit with work across 11 cities nationally. Proceeds from this event will benefit the development of services for victims of sex trafficking. Sturgis will also lend logistical and tactical support to event partners with the possibility of a press conference.įighting Against Trafficking is an SD-based nonprofit organization led by survivor-leader Sally Richardson and Senator Lynne Hix-DiSanto. The city of Sturgis has generously offered to help promote and market the “ Sturgis FAST Ride” within the biker community and within the various networks connected with the rally. Proceeds from the bike raffle will go to a local organization “ Fighting Against Trafficking”. “ FAST Ride Sturgis”, “ Ride My Road” and “ EPIK” will also partner in creating a custom “Survivor Bike.” A bike that has been donated for the purposes of creating a one-off custom build. Proceeds from the ride will go to the “ EPIK Project”. The City of Sturgis, “ EPIK” and “ Ride My Road” will combine efforts to host the actual charity ride with the goal of 150-200 riders participating and purchasing ride tickets. It will also allow the “ EPIK Project” to enroll more men into the movement and for the City of Sturgis to proactively participate in the solution as well. The event will provide the opportunity for “ Fighting Against Trafficking” to have a platform to be heard on the issues of Human Trafficking. “FAST Ride Sturgis” event will consist of a one-day charity ride. But we also recognize that the biker community, in general, is filled with good, compassionate men and women who could be inspired and engaged in combatting this evil and this is the opportunity we hope to capitalize on with the “ Sturgis F.A.S.T. It happens because demand exists wherever there are large gatherings of people, and traffickers are more than willing to leverage any event to exploit vulnerable individuals for financial gain.
In their Memorandum of Understanding the organizer’s state “We recognize that trafficking doesn’t happen because of events like Sturgis.
So much so they decided to team-up with Sally’s organization and conduct a charity ride called “FAST Ride” which stands for “Fight Against Sex Trafficking”. The organizers, as well as the city of Sturgis, think human trafficking is a problem bikers need to fight against as well. As I write this she is attending, leading the charge at the globally known Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. She is a sought-after speaker and has successfully contributed to organizations such as Creighton University’s Human Trafficking Initiative, Women’s Fund, NHTTF Thriver Committee, National Survivor Network, and the Polaris Project. Sally’s expertise has been utilized by legislators throughout the Midwest to help pass new and tougher sex trafficking legislation. If you voted in the last election, one of the issues to vote on your ballot was a direct result of Sally’s hard work on behalf of victims nationwide.
#Sally richardson trial
Sally recently won a supreme court case in South Dakota, making it case law across the country, thus giving victims of abuse who are able to prove they have long suffered and currently still suffer from their abuse, the ability to take their perpetrator to civil court for a jury trial and pursue punitive damages. Sally also strongly focuses on her practice as a consultant championing the cause of victims’ rights of sexual crimes, domestic abuse, and violence against women and children. She is currently Co-Director of “Fighting Against Trafficking Organization”. Sally is a mother to six children and grandmother of two.
Her story and what she went through is gut-wrenching.
#Sally richardson professional
She is also a seasoned professional model who you probably have seen in biker-related media before. Yep! An icon representing courage in the communities and people she touches. Sally is a survivor of human trafficking.
0 kommentar(er)
