“Committed to ending modern-day slavery and sexual exploitation by raising awareness through the media and grassroots mobilization, education, advocacy and policy.” 
 

WARNING: This newsletter may be disturbing because it’s true.
 

Dear Warrior:

118. Maybe it’s just a number. Or maybe it means more. The number 118 has many different meanings. One meaning is that you need to focus more on the good things in life and let go of all the past hurts and wounds. One should not let any negative emotions in your body because if you focus more on the bad, you will attract that in your life. How can one do this? Just be grateful and appreciate every little thing. Eating every day, a roof over your head, good health and even breathing and the opportunity to be alive. Know that you have all the tools inside of you to become successful and attract all the events and people that will help you become the best version of yourself       

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Some call the number 118 the Angel Number. Many people like to look to or find advice from supernatural beings like angels. The definition of an angel is a spiritual being or a person of exemplary conduct or virtue. One known to offer guidance and support to human beings. They come into someone’s life to help them overcome a roadblock. They encourage you to keep going. They tell us that we are on the right path and to keep going no matter what.

Some people look to psychics for guidance. Many of them suggest that the number 118 is a good sign. A strong one that will show us the path to love. It will force us to stop at nothing until we reach our achievements. The combination of the numbers 1-1-8 encourages you to have self-confidence and believe in your abilities. The number comes to remind you that you are the best among the best and you will achieve your goals no matter what. You only need to work hard and be patient. You are a leader and want to show compassion to others.

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Here’s what 118 means to the Warriors. I recently attended a bipartisan Anti-Trafficking Policy Roundtable in the Russell Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. It was comprised of leaders doing legislative and advocacy work against human trafficking including Congressional offices, federal agencies, lawmakers, survivors, organizations and NGOs. We convened to discuss the unfinished business from the 117^th Congress that ended on January 3, 2023. The goal was meaningful dialogue and collaboration and bringing these human trafficking and exploitation issues to the forefront in the 118^th Congress. Discussion and strategy about the reintroduction of previous bills and new bills that Congress must address. We must energize the 118^th Congress to take action. Get bills to and over the finish line. Reauthorization for some. We must stress the importance of protecting vulnerable people from all forms of human trafficking. We must push hard on protecting kids. Big Tech accountability. Digital and real-time safety. We have the facts. We know the harms escalating on a daily basis.

There is much work to do. Let’s come back to the meaning of 118 if you believe in such things. It’s a good number. One of hope. Resiliency. Getting things done. The number represents leadership and compassion. Let us all come together no matter what you believe and truly collaborate and show our bipartisan collective efforts. Our rallying call will be to empower the 118^th Congress to become Warriors: address, introduce and prioritize legislation that will help end all forms of human slavery once and for all. #118Congress
 

"If we are open, connected and our intention is pure, we will always be protected by love and in service be better to others and never be harmed.” — Lynn Shaw 

                   Engage. Educate. Empower ourselves and our children. 

                                     So What Are We to Do?
                                 Community Creates Change

Take Action. Bills Pending 118^th Congress. Learn more: EARN IT Act, KOSA, PROTECT Act, Project Safe Childhood and so many more! Raise awareness with your family, friends and community. Ask that they contact their representatives and get answers about solutions to these human rights abuses happening in every town, city and rural area across America.

Take Action. Policy. How Can the Public Help? Ask the 118^th Congress to fight online exploitation of children NOW. It is escalating with no end in sight. Learn more about pressing online issues such as sextortion and more up-to-date facts at NCMEC and then spread the information within your circles. Communicate with your children. Be honest and open and explain that you need to create a family digital partnership for online safety. Get people involved in saying ENOUGH.  

Take Action. Use your voice and the Lynn’s Warriors Tool Kit to contact your elected representatives from 118^th Congress. Ask them what they are doing to end the sexual exploitation of kids online, how they are supporting human trafficking legislation and also survivors in your community. It’s 2023. We cannot do this alone. We need everyone.
 

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                                There is help. There is hope. 

Please always check on your loved ones and friends who might be in need of someone to talk to and care. Find more resources at 988 Lifeline.

                                         

                                    
                   
                     Wherever the kids are . . . so are the predators.

                                   

             If we help one child a day, then we have done our job. 

                                                 


                                            


                                   

                                          

                                         BE A WARRIOR!

                 

Gabb Wireless – Technology has countless benefits and allowing children to use safe technology in moderation can help them learn phone etiquette and media literacy skills. However, too much of anything can be harmful. By taking the steps to balance tech in their lives, kids have more time to be kids and learn healthy tech habits.

                   

Sound the Alarm. February 8. 5 Video Games Where Predators Target  Kids: How chats, comms, and video sharing expose kids to predators Gabb Wireless shares with us “According to the FBI, as many as 500,000 predators are active online every day targeting kids ages 12 to 15. Their intentions include procuring sexual images from children and sometimes making physical contact with their victims.

At the same time, the study shows that children aren’t turning to offline support systems – like having conversations with parents and trusted adults. Visit Thorn for Parents and learn more.                    

Just Announced. February 8. Survivor of Online Child Sexual  Exploitation Files Groundbreaking Lawsuit Against YouTube and Ex-Youtubers “Onision” and “Kai” The Marsh Law Firm and The Haba Law Firm have jointly filed a federal lawsuit against YouTube, James Jackson (“Onision”), and Lucas Jackson (“Kai”), on behalf of Regina Alonso. Onision and his spouse openly groomed and exploited Regina when she was a child.

Washington DC. February 14. Senate Judiciary Committee holds a bipartisan full committee hearing on “Protecting Our Kids Online” Congress commits itself to holding Big Tech accountable for harms caused to our children. #Section230CDA needs repeal. Remember, wherever the kids are so are the predators. Learn more and urge your members of the 118^th Congress to take action. Watch hearing here.

In the News. February 11. Labor Trafficking of Children in the US? In a tight labor market, some states look to another type of worker: Children As local economies grapple with a tightening labor market, some state legislatures are looking to relax child labor protections to help employers meet hiring needs.

Good News. February 6. Utah social media bill with parental consent requirement advances despite privacy concerns An effort to prevent kids from using social media without parental approval cleared a House committee last week, despite concerns from both sides of the aisle that the bill is a potential violation of privacy. HB311 is the second high-profile social media regulation bill winding its way through the Utah Legislature this year. Sponsored by Rep. Jordan Teuscher, R-South Jordan, the bill would require social media companies to verify the ages of all their users in Utah and prohibit minors from creating accounts without parental consent.
 

Education. Coming Up! February 23. Ending human trafficking and sexual exploitation requires a foundational understanding of the sex trade. There is so much discussion today around this topic. We urge all of you to learn more and share this FREE webinar with family and friends. Register here.

Medical. February 13. The pandemic took a harsh toll on teen girls’ mental health 60% report feelings of persistent sadness or hopelessness, according to a government survey released that bolsters earlier data. Young people have been and continue to be in crisis. We must continue to act to empower and help them with their mental health.
 

 Tech Talk. February 7. Google will soon blur explicit images by default in search results Google is introducing a new online safety feature to help users avoid inadvertently seeing graphically violent or pornographic images while using its search engine. Announced as part of the company’s Safer Internet Day, the new default setting enabled for everyone will automatically blur explicit images that appear in search results, even for users that don’t have SafeSearch enabled. 

Media Microscope. February 9. FOX NEWS sheds light on California cities rattled by prostitution, human trafficking in broad daylight as cops pin blame on new law Women wearing thongs in broad daylight on street corners, pimps following mothers taking their kids to school, and prostitutes twerking at traffic have become common scenes in California.

Local leaders claim human trafficking and prostitution are rampant in the Golden State after a new criminal justice reform that its author said aims to protect transgender women from being unfairly targeted by law enforcement. (BTW – Why don’t we have photos of pimps and traffickers arrested?)
 

Warrior Reality. WARNING. February 10. BULLYING. Sad. Horrific. Students protest Adriana Kuch’s suicide on day of her wake, rip district’s ‘failure’ to stop bullying Dozens of outraged New Jersey high school students took to the streets to protest the tragic death of 14-year-old Adriana Kuch — a suicide triggered by bullying at school — and the district’s alleged failure to act. Chanting “Justice for Adriana,” the youngsters gathered outside a fence at Central Regional High School in Berkeley Township to demand administrators do more to end repeated acts of students’ cruelty on campus.

Warrior Spotlight. 

Warrior Thanks. 

Mark Your Calendar. March 29, 2023 Learn more about the WONDER GIRLS and how they empower each other and build community. Tickets on sale!                           

 
   

                                              

DO YOU KNOW WHAT SEXTORTION IS? The practice of extorting money or sexual favors from someone by threatening to reveal evidence of their sexual activities. 

                          

                                                  ENGAGE EDUCATE EMPOWER

FEBRUARY RECOMMENDED READING 
 

An intimate, practical guide to helping adolescents avoid or escape abusive dating relationships, including steps toward recovery, healing, and forgiveness.
 

Childhood and adolescence are full of firsts:
First steps.
First day of kindergarten.
First recital or sporting event.
First date.

We cherish these milestones, but unexpected, subtle influences can throw life off course instead of allowing children to grow in healthy, fulfilling ways.

In It Doesn’t Start with a Punch, abuse survivor and thriver Dee Dee Said shows how easily adolescents can become involved in an abusive relationship. Offering readers an intimate lens into her first dating relationship, which soon became abusive, Dee Dee explores how abuse can start subtly and grow, imparting deep wounds with long-lasting effects.

                                       

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The number of young kids who ate marijuana-laced candy rose sharply over five years, putting many in hospital, according to the latest study warning against America's experiment with legal pot.

Between 2017 and 2021, US poison control centers witnessed a 14-fold increase in calls about youngsters who got their hands on cannabis edibles, according to a study in the journal Pediatrics.

Though many of the children experienced only minor symptoms, like excessive sleepiness, researchers say nearly a quarter ended up in hospital and warn about the emergence of a new household safety hazard.

JUST RELEASED. Eyes on the Future: Survivor-Partnered Research in the National Survivor Study Learning from Survivors and With Survivors The study is the largest and most significant effort to date to learn directly from survivors of sex and labor trafficking about what they have experienced and what they need to heal. Survivors themselves designed and implemented the survey as full partners in the project. The result is anti-trafficking research that focuses on survivors’ futures as much as their past and reveals concrete pathways for action.

ISSUED by SHARED HOPE INTERNATIONAL. Every year, Report Cards on Child & Youth Sex Trafficking are released to update anti-trafficking stakeholders, state legislators and activists on each state’s status related to legislative efforts addressing child and youth sex trafficking. Learn more. Take action.  

              

                         

WE NEED YOUR HELP! 18 year-old Nelson Sagui-Yat was last seen on November 25, 2021 in Jackson MI. Anyone having information is urged to the contact the Jackson Police Department (MI) at 1-517-788-4100 or call 1-800-THE-LOST.                

                                                     
                                                                                                                                       

                                    
 

                      COMMUNITY CREATES CHANGE

 

Take Action. Warrior Workshops emphasize that communication is key and supplies the tools and resources to accomplish this. Lynn’s Warriors educates children, teens, parents, teachers, trusted adults, healthcare professionals, law enforcement, community leaders and businesses and places of worship about the escalating impact of the Internet and protection from predators lurking online and in real time. Lynn’s Warriors focuses on and offers education and training about human trafficking and sexual exploitation. The emphasis and challenges are for everyone to become a Warrior in their own homes and communities. Lynn’s Warriors are essential, critical and now available to you and your community. Here we come, NY, CT, NJ and the entire United States! Stay tuned. Please learn more  

Lynn’s Warriors is at the forefront of raising awareness and mobilizing and coordinating community, state and national advocates, elected officials, representatives and leaders to work in a comprehensive and integrated approach to best address the issues and work at ending the demand that confronts our most  vulnerable and precious citizens. Lynn’s Warriors utilizes a coordinated synergy to educate about all forms of digital predation, including Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM), sextortion and all forms of human trafficking and sexual exploitation. Learn more about becoming a Warrior and why Warrior Workshops are needed in your community. For more information Email Lynn. 

Please use these helpful hashtags on your social media platforms to raise awareness about human trafficking and sexual exploitation issues and initiatives:   

#118Congress
#ProtectChildrenOnline
#BlackHistoryMonth
#TeenDatingViolenceAwarenessMonth
#EmpowerOurYouth
#CommunicateWithKids
#RealTimeSafety
#EqualityModel
#EngageEducateEmpower
#MissingKids
#WarriorWednesdayRadio
#WarriorSaturdayRadio
And always #LynnsWarriors 

 02-15-2023 welcomes Melissa Henson, V.P. at Parents Television and Media Council to discuss how excessive screen time is changing teenage brains plus how the current landscape of exolicit programming is harming kids. Don’t forget to listen to my in-depth 02-08-2023 interview with Heidi Olson, RN, Founder & President of Paradigm Shift : how she teaches others to identify and treat human trafficking victims in emergency rooms and healthcare facilities. Two must-listens. Buckle up! Only on Lynn’s Warriors WVOX Radio. Join us every Wednesday from 3-4PM ET 1460AMNY WVOX App WVOX.com = Across the Universe!
 

                  
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And don't forget to listen to Lynn's Warriors on WVOX Wednesdays at 3PM ET and always follow Lynn’s Warriors for current news and updates about our mission to end human trafficking and sexual exploitation. Please tune in to the Lynn's Warriors YouTube Channel and subscribe. 

HELP FUND THE FIGHT AND KEEP THE SURVIVOR VOICE FRONT AND CENTER. Your Lynn’s Warriors donation supports the mission of stopping human trafficking and promoting sexual exploitation education as well as helping survivors reclaim their lives through purpose and providing financial support.    
 

The time is now.
Healing.
We must protect our vulnerable children.
We can do this.
We must do this.
We are #Warriors