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Sex tourism is defined as “traveling to another country or community to engage in sexual acts.” ⠀ _⠀ We just finished our #dressummer book club where we read the story of a young girl named Lakshmi who is trafficked from Nepal to India for sex work. In some areas of the world it is common to see underaged girls become the main lure of sex tourism. We believe that this should NOT be normal. Children are not tourist attractions. ⠀ _⠀ Take a stand and raise your voice alongside thousands this winter by donning a dress or tie to fight back against modern slavery 💛 Find out more at dressember.org _ #endsextourism⠀ #endchildexploitation⠀ #untilallarefree⠀ #dressember (at Los Angeles, California)

We’re going live — Instagram Live that is. Join #Dressember founder @blythehill & advocate @definitelyra on August 7th at 2 pm PST for our final #Dressummer Book Club discussion. We’ll be digging into the book “SOLD” by Patricia McCormick and reflecting on what Lakshmi’s story can teach us about the reality of modern slavery. _ Whether you’ve read the book or plan on reading the book, we hope you’ll join us and add in your own experience in the comments! _ #itsbiggerthanadress #endhumantrafficking #endmoderndayslavery #untilallarefree (at Los Angeles, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/BmJg-LTB-bu/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1kig18t68sqgn

This month, we’ve been reading SOLD by Patricia McCormick for the #Dressummer Book Club. Through this story, we get a glimpse into what it is like to be born into poverty in an area where a woman’s fate is decided the moment she is born. We believe that your gender does not make you less significant or less powerful. ⠀ _⠀ What are you learning as you read Lakshmi’s story? ⠀ _⠀ P.S. It’s not too late to grab a copy & join us for our last discussion on July 30th & our Instagram live debrief on August 7th. (at Los Angeles, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/BltwSfuh-XX/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=18laifut7yqod