ROCK SPRINGS — Uprising, a nonprofit group that educates communities about human trafficking, is asking the City of Rock Springs for help in the fight against sex trafficking in Rock Springs. During a recent Rock Springs City Council meeting, Uprising Cofounder and Executive Director Terri Markham said Uprising’s mission is to educate communities about what human [...]
ROCK SPRINGS – Representatives from Uprising Wyoming made a presentation to the Rock Springs city council on Tuesday, Sept. 20. Uprising Wyoming is a non-profit organization that helps communities confront human trafficking and exploitation through awareness, education and outreach. The presentation included information regarding the issues of human trafficking in Sweetwater County and how new [...]
ROCK SPRINGS – The sounds of chatter turns into silence as a small group of students read words of abuse, written by survivors of physical and sexual violence. Objects dangle over notes as reminders of how they met their aggressive partners. The Tunnel of Oppression is a community display that addresses types of abuse and [...]
A shrewd whistle cut through the air. “There’s a white pickup pulling up,” said Natalie Perkins, from her post looking out of the hotel room’s window. The room full of people went still. The air conditioner hummed and traffic was heard from the road outside the Gillette hotel. Then a few moments later she signaled [...]
GILLETTE, Wyo.—The first buyer is 15 minutes away. He’s driving from South Dakota to Gillette to ostensibly have sex with a 16-year-old girl who advertised on a social media site. What the buyer doesn’t realize is that he’s been corresponding with a police officer, who is waiting for him in a hotel room as part [...]
Human trafficking is happening everywhere, including Wyoming, and it's hiding in plain sight. That's according to Terri Markham, co-founder and executive director of a non-profit agency called Uprising based in Sheridan. According to Uprising, "Trafficking is a serious problem everywhere. It stems from the demand people have to purchase sex. Unfortunately, anywhere there are people, there will [...]
CASPER, Wyo. (Wyoming News Now) - Human trafficking has been reported in all 50 states. Uprising Wyoming is a nonprofit working to empower communities across the state to confront the problem. Human trafficking is a nuanced crime that isn’t always easy to identify. Sex trafficking is any sex act that is done in exchange for [...]
