by Free the Slaves | Feb 26, 2013 | Uncategorized
Tina Frundt has always believed in the power of creative thinking — it helped her survive sex trafficking and become a grassroots anti-slavery leader. Her creativity has recently caught the media spotlight, allowing Tina an opportunity to show a global audience...
by Free the Slaves | Oct 24, 2011 | FTS Updates, Slavery in the News, Uncategorized
Last year’s recipient of the Fredrick Douglass Freedom Award, activist Tina Frundt, made headlines when she returned to Cleveland—the place she had been trafficked into sex slavery when she was just a teenager. Frundt has been active in the fight against the...
by Free the Slaves | Jul 14, 2011 | FTS Updates
Kate Rosin, who assists Free the Slaves at our Washington, D.C. headquarters and frequently contributes to this blog, recently wrote a beautiful article for SGI Quarterly, about 2010 Freedom Award winner Tina Frundt. Here’s an excerpt: Tina Frundt was 13 when...
by Free the Slaves | Sep 15, 2010 | FTS Updates, Slavery in the News
Craigslist representatives testified at a House Judiciary Committee hearing on sex trafficking of minors this morning. It was the first time the website made a detailed public statement about the recent take down of their “Adult Services” ads. Craigslist...
by Terry FitzPatrick | Sep 10, 2010 | FTS Updates
Tina Frundt is a survivor of childhood sex trafficking, right here in the U.S. Now, through her organization Courtney’s House, she dedicates her life to helping others out of sex slavery. For her work in guiding people to freedom, Free the Slaves has awarded her...