The Woodlands High School Mission Statement The Woodlands High School is dedicated to preparing its students to become lifelong learners and responsible citizens by providing a safe environment, offering challenging programs, promoting high expectations, and emphasizing student learning and development through a variety of resources. Human trafficking, and how it claims it’s victims, is one … Continue reading »
Category Archives: Dottie Laster
The Roth Show: 2 Hours with Dottie Laster and Attorney Michelle Cruz, Rescue in Cleveland
Join Dr. Laurie Roth weekdays at 7-10pm Pacific, 10pm-1am Eastern Listen LIVE or to the Archive: http://therothshow.com The Rescue in Cleveland Three young women who had gone missing between 2002 and 2004 were found Monday, May 6th inside a home where the shades were said to be always drawn. No one who lives nearby seems … Continue reading »
Dottie Laster Speaking at Texas State University
On Monday, April 22, 2013, Dottie Laster will be speaking to Dr. Catherine Hawkins’ human rights class at Texas State University, San Marcos about the nuances of human trafficking occurring in colleges and universities across the country. Laster states on her blog, Anti-Human Trafficking News: What do bright college students have to worry about? Part 1 … Continue reading »
Dottie Laster Receives “Hero Award” From Youth For Human Rights International
In a world of turmoil it’s hard to discern our modern day heroes. Behind the headlines countless people quietly go about their missions. Combatting human trafficking, modern day slavery, has been the mission of Dottie Laster for over 10 years. A hero is defined as “a person who is admired or idealized for courage, outstanding … Continue reading »
Dottie Laster Speaks to Students of The John Cooper School About Human Trafficking
Thursday, April 11, Dottie Laster will be the guest speaker for the Junior Statesmen of America, a nationwide political debate and awareness club, at the John Cooper School in Woodlands, Texas. The Junior Statesmen of America are divided into states, regions, and school chapters. There are conventions held during the school year, which bring all of the … Continue reading »
Dottie Laster Appearing at University of Texas, San Antonio for Women’s History Month
One of the major events on the campus of the University of Texas San Antonio (UTSA) each year is March Women’s History Month and 2013 is no exception. The month long series of events and lectures will feature “TRAFFICKED” led by Dottie Laster, CEO of Laster Global Inc. and UTSA Alumni on Friday, March 22 at … Continue reading »
Dottie Laster Speaking at Coastal Bend Coalition Against Modern Slavery Symposium
On Thursday, March 21 Dottie Laster will be speaking to an audience of law enforcement, health care providers, CPS personnel, mental health service providers, social workers, and others at the Coastal Bend Coalition Against Modern Slavery Symposium being held at Del Mar College in Corpus Christi, Texas. The event will be from 8-4:30 in the college … Continue reading »
Dottie Laster, Ruth Villatoro and The Cantinera on Margaret McLean’s It’s A Crime Radio
To listen LIVE at 12-2 Pacific, 3-5 Eastern CLICK HERE The Cantinera exposes a niche of human trafficking in the United States where latin women drink and prostitute themselves for a living in latin bars or cantinas by means of force, fraud or coercion. Through the story of three women, the film navigates through the virtually unheard … Continue reading »
The Cantinera Private Screening at Sam Houston State
The Student Health Center at Sam Houston State University will welcome Ruth Villatoro, producer of The Cantinera Documentary, and Dottie Laster, a victim advocate, on Wednesday, Feb. 20, to discuss the film. The film screening and discussion will be from 5 to 7 p.m. in the Criminal Justice Center’s Killinger Auditorium. The Cantinera exposes … Continue reading »
Dottie Laster Speaks to Girls of Destine
Girls of Destine Director, Lisa Blakes, has invited Dottie Laster to speak at the regular meeting on Saturday, February 16 about human trafficking. The mentorship program is designed to minister to the needs of young ladies ages 10-17, an age group that many traffickers prey upon, and assist them to becoming responsible teens guided into healthy … Continue reading »