Organization Brings Victims of Sexual Violence Out of Silence

Organization Brings Victims of Sexual Violence Out of Silence
Survivors from Anteco, Mexico speak out, photo by Patricia Evans
Organization Brings Victims of Sexual Violence Out of Silence
Survivors from Anteco, Mexico speak out, photo by Patricia Evans

Organization Brings Victims of Sexual Violence Out of Silence

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According to the United States Department of Justice, someone in America is sexually assaulted every two minutes.

Anne Ream is Founder of The Voices and Faces Project. It was created to bring the names and faces of victims of sexual violence and trafficking into the public eye. Anne says she started the project because she realized sexual violence and trafficking are crimes that very often drive men and women underground.

They’ve collected testimony from more than 300 survivors. They began here in the United States but have now expanded internationally, most recently to Atenco, Mexico…