Oree is no longer a victim or just a survivor. She views herself as light, a force to fight for all the victims still out there with voices that remain unheard, fight for children who can’t fight for themselves. Here she shares an idea a lot of people have "no idea" about and urges society to look deep inside themselves and their communities and offer change for the victims of sex trafficking.

Oree Freeman, 21, is an advocate for the children and young adults in our communities that are victims of sexual trafficking. She is a survivor who, at the age of 11, was trafficked for over four years.

Today she is a strong, successful, independent young woman. She graduated from Fullerton High School, maintains a full time job, and last Fall decided to pause her college education for a semester to travel to Uganda to work with children who were rescued from slavery.

Oree has trained police officers, educators, DA’s and Judges, doctors and nurses, and regularly gives presentations to high schools, colleges, and community members. She also works at The Lighthouse, a home specifically for young women 18-21 who have escaped sexual trafficking. Among other things, she has been appointed to the California State Commercially Sexually Exploited Children Advisory Committee and advises legislators and policy makers on how to better serve children being sold throughout the state.



This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx