Abolition Radio

Guests Robert Benz & Ashlie Bryant and Host Vanessa discuss the Program PROTECT and how each of her guest became involved in this fight against human trafficking. PROTECT is a new state wide program to educate our children in our public schools about modern day slavery, and how they can protect themselves and their friends and family. It also trains teachers, adults and others professionals to help those that are being trafficked and are at risk to being trafficked.  Protect has come about through the integration of these three organizations and each of their unique strengths, the power of the three working along with the State of California various agency’s to build the PROTECT program. Robert J. Benz, Founder & Executive Vice-President of the Frederick Douglass Family Initiatives, he proposed creating an advocacy organization to his business associate and longtime friend, Ken Morris, that would leverage Ken’s unique family history as a direct descendant of both Frederick Douglass an