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Friday Deadline For Local Human Trafficking Awareness Art Contest Submissions

WFSU | By Sascha Cordner

Published January 5, 2017 at 6:08 PM EST

Local artists have until midnight Friday to submit their entries for a human trafficking awareness contest. It’s hosted by the Big Bend Coalition Against Human Trafficking. Robin Hassler Thompson is a member of the coalition.

“We hope to have submissions where we have artists in our community, submitting works of art—sculptures, paintings, photographs, whatever—depicting both the horrors of trafficking and the freedom of what happens when you are out of that situation. In fact, it’s called ‘Imagine Freedom: A Call To End Human Trafficking,’” she said, on WFSU’s Perspectives show Thursday.

For more information, visit surviveandthriveadvocacy.org. January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month.

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Sascha Cordner has more than ten years of public radio experience. It includes working at NPR member station WUFT-FM in Gainesville for several years. She's worked in both radio and TV, serving in various capacities as a reporter, producer and anchor. She's also a graduate of the University of Florida with a bachelor's degree in telecommunications. She is the recipient of 15 awards from the Associated Press, Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ), and Edward R. Murrow. Her award-winning stories include her coverage on the infamous “Dozier School for Boys” and a feature titled "Male Breast Cancer: Lost in the Sea of Pink." Currently, Sascha serves as the host and producer of local and state news content for the afternoon news program "All Things Considered" at WFSU. Sascha primarily covers criminal justice and social services issues. When she's not reporting, Sascha likes catching up on her favorite TV shows, singing and reading. Follow Sascha Cordner on Twitter:@SaschaCordner.

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