Laila Mickelwait, Author at MercatorNet

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Laila Mickelwait is the Director of Abolition for Exodus Cry, the founder of the #Traffickinghub campaign, and the President and Founder of New Reality International. She received her Master of Public Diplomacy degree from the Annenberg School of Communications and the Dornsife School of International Relations at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles in conjunction with the U.S. Department of State. Laila has presented at conferences, universities, corporate events and has advocated for legislative reform at the United Nations, and to policymakers in numerous countries, including Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, Hong Kong, Israel, Italy, Korea, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States concerning commercial sexual exploitation including trafficking, prostitution and pornography. Laila’s writing and speaking have been published in outlets such as The New York Post, BBC News, The Washington Post, The Guardian, and others.

Both countries and companies have taken advantage of the misery of the Covid-19 pandemic, the lockdowns, the loneliness and the misery of millions to burnish their image. China has donated masks and ventilators; companies have offered free stuff like online yoga lessons, audiobooks, museum tours, movies and software. Great PR! But the most audacious offering […]