In his review of Iron Man 3 in The New Yorker (subscription required for full version), critic Anthony Lane also explores the relationship between the film’s violence and the bombing in Boston.

Kathy Manis Findley is executive director of Safe Places, a group that shelters and advocates for victims of sexual abuse, domestic violence and human trafficking in Little Rock, Ark. She routinely works with clergy on the issue.

Robert Hanser is the head of the criminal justice department and the assistant professor of criminal justice at the University of Louisiana at Monroe.

Brittney Thomas is director of the Kentucky branch of Not for Sale: Re-Abolish Slavery. She says she believes that with increased awareness, human trafficking can be extinguished within her lifetime.

Rachel Braver is the coordinator of the North Carolina Coalition Against Human Trafficking, a coalition of state agencies and nonprofit groups that respond to human trafficking violations in the state.

Holly Austin Smith is a human trafficking survivor and advocate against all forms of forced labor. She has made appearances nationwide to raise awareness about the issue and to endorse programs aimed at saving victims. Smith is the author of Walking Prey: How America’s Youth Are Vulnerable to Sex Slavery. She lives in Richmond, Va.

Chab Dai is an international organization that combats human trafficking so its victims “can be all that God created them to be.” Its U.S. office is in Sacramento, Calif. Chab Dai also operates in Cambodia, Canada and the United Kingdom. Helen Sworn is the founder and international director.

Kevin Austin is a Free Methodist missionary who has been involved for years in programs aimed at abolishing slavery and helping its victims create new lives. He says there is growing support among faith communities to combat all forms of human trafficking and that interest in Freedom Sundays and Freedom Shabbats continues to grow. Austin is […]

Brian Tome is senior pastor at Crossroads Community Church in Cincinnati. Crossroads has made a major commitment of finances and resources to International Justice Mission and works with the organization to end human trafficking overseas.