Vednita Carter
| Vednita Carter | |
|---|---|
| Residence | Twin Cities, Minnesota |
| Nationality | American |
| Ethnicity | African American |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Occupation | Abolitionist |
| Years active | 1996-present |
| Organization | Breaking Free |
Vednita Carter is an influential abolitionist who opposes prostitution as exploitative.[1] She lives in Twin Cities, Minnesota, United States. She is an African American and was a stripper before becoming an activist.[2] In 1996,[3] she founded Breaking Free, an organization that aids girls and women in exiting prostitution.[4] She subsequently became this organization's executive director.[5] Rachel Lloyd, an abolitionist who was previously a human trafficking victim in the sex industry, considers Carter a role model, saying that Carter inspired her to found her own organization to oppose human trafficking.[6]
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In 2001, Carter spoke at the City University of New York School of Law as part of an academic conference about prostitution law.[7] In August 2013, Carter appeared on a discussion panel following a screening of the documentary film Not My Life at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs' Cowles Auditorium.[8]
Awards
Carter was one of six women granted the Women of Distinction award by Century College in 2012.[9]
Selected bibliography
Carter has been published in Hastings Women's Law Journal,[10] the Michigan Journal of Gender and Law, and the Journal of Trauma Practice.[11] In their book Juvenile Justice: Advancing Research, Policy, and Practice, Francine Sherman and Francine Jacobs call Carter "a leading service provider for exploited women and girls".[12]
Chapters in books
- Carter, Vednita (2004), "Prostitution and the new slavery", in Whisnant, Rebecca; Stark, Christine, Not for sale: feminists resisting prostitution and pornography, North Melbourne, Victoria: Spinifex Press, pp. 85–88, ISBN 9781876756499
- Carter, Vednita (2006), "Duet: prostitution, racism and feminist discourse", in Spector, Jessica; Giobbe, Evelina, Prostitution and pornography: philosophical debate about the sex industry, Stanford, California: Stanford University Press, pp. 17–39, ISBN 9780804749381
References
- ↑ Claire M. Renzetti, Jeffrey L. Edleson, ed. (2008). Encyclopedia of Interpersonal Violence 1. Sage Publications. p. 2. ISBN 1412918006.
- ↑ Julian Sher (2013). Somebody's Daughter: The Hidden Story of America's Prostituted Children and the Battle to Save Them. Chicago Review Press. p. 36. ISBN 1613748086.
- ↑ Sharon Coolidge (August 18, 2006). "Out of 'the life,' they learn to live". USA Today. Retrieved September 10, 2013.
- ↑ Susan Budig (October 27, 2007). "Prostitution: Should it remain a crime?". Twin Cities Daily Planet. Retrieved September 10, 2013.
- ↑ Madeleine Baran (October 27, 2009). "Group holding vigil to remember victims of prostitution-related violence". Minnesota Public Radio. Retrieved September 10, 2013.
- ↑ Rachel Lloyd (2011). Girls Like Us: Fighting for a World Where Girls Are Not for Sale, an Activist Finds Her Calling and Heals Herself. HarperCollins. p. 241. ISBN 0062105744.
- ↑ Vednita Carter (2007). "Prostitution = Slavery". Sisterhood is Forever: The Women's Anthology for a New Millennium (Simon & Schuster): 315. ISBN 1416595767.
- ↑ "Not My Life: Human Trafficking, Globally and Locally". Minnesota International Center. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
- ↑ "Century Names Women of Distinction for 2012". Century College. November 16, 2012. Retrieved October 9, 2013.
- ↑ Nita Belles (2011). In Our Backyard: A Christian Perspective on Human Trafficking in the United States. Xulon Press. p. 117. ISBN 1612159389.
- ↑ "Sex Trafficking/Prostitution, Racism and Slavery". University of Vermont. Retrieved October 9, 2013.
- ↑ Francine Sherman; Francine Jacobs (2011). Juvenile Justice: Advancing Research, Policy, and Practice. John Wiley & Sons. p. 336. ISBN 1118105850.