Ali Bien-Aimé works in financial communications at Edelman Smithfield, a public relations firm. Born and raised in New York City, Ali is keenly interested in writing, politics, and promoting social justice. He graduated from Amherst College in Massachusetts with a bachelor's degree in liberal arts- double majoring in Anthropology and French. In college, was a leading organizer in the Amherst College Democrats for his college's participation in the 2017 Earth Day March and the 2018 March for Our Lives, both in Washington, D.C. Before his current job, Ali worked at a series of nonprofits in fields including social equality, political advocacy, and economic development. Ali has been involved in political and communications work in various forms, such as election campaigns, lobbying, corporate newsletters, and speaking on public radio. Ali was interviewed about being raised by LGBT parents for Brazelton Touchpoints Center.
So much of the conversation around trafficking and sexual exploitation involves women - women make up the majority of the victims and they also make up the majority of advocates and gender-based violence experts. Men, though ...