Shine a Light
Lisa KristinePhotographer, human rights activist and founder of the Human Thread Foundation
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When Parents Sell Their Own Children to Survive
Image by @LisaKristine
A story caught my attention this week on the BBC. It’s about what happens when poverty is so extreme parents feel forced to sell their own children so the rest of the family can survive.
A father, holding twin girls...
Forced Labor at ICE Detention Centers
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This month, the US government closed the only independent office responsible for investigating abuse inside ICE immigration detention centers. The Office of the Immigration Detention Ombudsman was created b...
Your Burger May Be Tainted by Slave Labor
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Prosecutors in Brazil have just accused the world’s largest meat company, JBS S.A., of buying cattle from ranches holding workers in slave-like conditions. The lawsuit doesn’t spell out the exact condit...
Behind Alexa is a World of Low-Wage Workers Helping the Rich Get Richer
Photo by Igor Omilaev on Unsplash
An article I read really got me thinking. Antatomy of an AI System by Kate Crawford and Vladen Joler is about the fact that behind the seeming simplicity and convenience of each interaction with an AI-powe...
An Unsung Hero Fighting Human Trafficking and Sexual Exploitation
Lisa Kristine and Rachel Foster at the Giving List Women Doing it Differently Summit 2026
I had the great privilege of serving on a panel with Rachel Foster at the recent Giving List Women Doing It Differently Summit 2026. We spoke about m...
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