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FLETC Works with Local Students to Produce Human Trafficking Video

For Immediate Release

Human Trafficking is a crime that is more prevalent than most people are aware. Millions of men, women, and children are victims of human trafficking. They face a cruelty that has no place in a civilized world:  children are made to be soldiers, teenage girls are beaten and forced into prostitution, and migrants are exploited and compelled to work for little or no pay. It is a crime that can take many forms, and one that tears at our social fabric, debases our common humanity, and violates what we stand for as a country. This modern-day slavery occurs in countries throughout the world and in communities across the Nation.

Recently the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers (FLETC) and the talented actors from the Glynn Academy High School Drama Department worked together to create several human trafficking training videos to bring this crucially important topic to life.

Olivia Dixon, a senior at Glynn Academy who will attend Belmont University in the fall, thinks it is very important to make trafficking training videos realistic. “It not only brings the issue to people’s attention, but it also invokes the passion people need in order to help prevent it. I never thought about human trafficking very much; it was a foreign topic. After being in a situation on camera that actually happens in reality, I realized how scary and serious human trafficking is.” 

Katie Faulk, also a senior at Glynn Academy, said the videos are important to teach the public that human trafficking is prominent. “The videos illustrate incidents that can happen. As Americans we tend to look at other countries, and highlight human trafficking that occurs overseas versus looking at it as a potential in our own country. We need to handle this problem within our Nation, and identify scenarios that are prevalent. I feel like these videos are the first step in highlighting the issue.”  She went on to say it made her think about events that happen behind closed doors, made her more aware of certain behavior, and made her think about what to do when she sees abnormal behavior. “I urge people to be more aware of their surroundings and take the proper steps to get help. If they see someone in this type of situation, they should say something.” Faulk, who will attend Mercer University in the fall, plans to involve herself in Mercer’s Theatre Arts Department, were she hopes to have the opportunity to do more work like this.

“I’ve performed in many different roles, and in many different shows. The drama department encouraged me to audition for programs such as Governor’s Honors Program (GHP). GHP taught me how to perform in film as well as on stage,” said Faulk.

Both students agree that their ability to act onstage has progressed throughout their high school careers and that drama afforded them many opportunities, including being able to act in the FLETC training videos. 

The short training videos and the drama students’ work in them brings attention to a serious and significant topic. The more information shared, the more likely people will become aware of human trafficking and the effects it has on society.

 

 

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