Kimberly Yim — Blog
Do I need to be “with” someone?
So this is my latest problem - I'm not "with" someone. Over this past year and a half when I go to meetings such as the Orange County Human Trafficking Task Force meeting or to events like the Freedom Summit or when I email different organizations to receive...
The Dark Side of Chocolate Event
Could it be possible that slavery is linked to one of my sweetest luxuries, chocolate? Yep, it is true and yep, it is a big bummer. But don't take my word for it, check out the documentary film, The Dark Side of Chocolate - http://www.thedarksideofchocolate.org/....
Encouraging Evening
I just walked in the door from a very encouraging evening where two moms from San Juan Capistrano invited friends of theirs to see the rockumentary film Call and Response. I came in a bit late and was thrilled to see about 20 people, both men and women watching the...
Modern Day Slavery/Human Trafficking 101
I realized I just jumped in with this blog and assumed a lot. So I thought I would back it up a bit and give some basic information. The term Human Trafficking is being used interchangeably with the term Modern Day Slavery. From what I have read it seems that the most...
Purchasing Power
We have consumer power to do something. We all buy things. We all buy toilet paper, jeans, coffee, chocolate, wine, cars, pencils, jackets, blankets, jewelry, telephones, computers, books, rice, spices - and the list goes on to things we buy. Because you buy things,...
You Can Do Something
It is bothering me more and more when I hear "Oh don't tell me! I just can't hear about it" when the subject of what I am doing these days comes up. I can see the look on their faces drop and their eyes glaze over and I realize that once again, I'm a buzz killer. I'm...
Recommended Books
- Refuse To Do Nothing: Find Your Power To Abolish Modern-Day Slavery by Kimberly Yim and Shayne Moore
- The Slave Next Door by Kevin Bales
- Disposable People: New Slavery in the Global Economy by Kevin Bales
- The Johns: Sex for Sale and the Men Who Buy It by Victor Malarek
- Terrify No More by Gary A. Haugen
- A Crime So Monstrous: Face to Face with Modern-Day Slavery by E.Benjamin Skinner
- Sex Trafficking: Inside the Business of Modern Slavery by Siddharth Kara