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“I simply cannot fathom the horrors of being enslaved, and the thought that children are ripped apart from their families and used year in and out for sex and hard labor under the threat of violence and death breaks my heart.”

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Gillian Anderson

Gillian Anderson (born August 9, 1968) is an American-British actress best known for her role as FBI Special Agent Dana Scully on the science fiction series 'The X-Files,' for which she won an Emmy and a Golden Globe. Her career spans television, film, and stage, with acclaimed performances in 'The Fall,' 'Sex Education,' and more. Born in Chicago and raised in both the UK and the US, she holds dual citizenship. Beyond acting, she is an activist for women's rights and humanitarian causes. more

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“Human trafficking is a globally assisted pandemic that generates billions of dollars of income a year.”

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“There are so many shocking things. Is it more shocking that there are children sold into slavery in every city in the world and right under our noses or that there are villages in Nepal where there are no children left because they have all been kidnapped for sex trafficking, or that there are generations of slaves in some countries where indentured slavery passes from generation to generation and that kids grow into adults not knowing that another world - another life - exists?”

“Right now the topic of female empowerment is at the forefront of conversation and it's important we take advantage of the trend while there is added pressure to adjust long-standing beliefs, prejudices, and cultural discrimination.”

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“Unfortunately, the belief that women are a minority is endemic in most cultures around the world. Obviously some take it to the extreme where violence against women is legal and supported and in other cultures it is more subversive and easy to dismiss as "progress."”

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“We have to raise the status of girls and women in every country.”

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“Education is key. We have to keep girls in school and give them the same opportunities that boys have. They need access to vocational training and mentorship, as well. It's an issue of gender equality, which is fortunately a hot topic right now, but we need to keep at it and not rest on our laurels.”

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“In many rural areas of the world, local communities use kerosene for indoor lighting, which leads to asthma, poor quality of light, and the desperate cycle of oil-based products that continually degrade the environment.”

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“I believe that access to electricity and light can radically improve people‚ lives.”

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“There are 1.3 billion people today who have no access to electricity. Many of them rely on kerosene lanterns for light, but kerosene is both expensive and hazardous to the health.”

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“Over the years, in making art, I have constantly explored issues dealing with space, time, light, and society. I am particularly interested in how the light of a space determines how we see that space and similarly, in how light and color are actually phenomena within us, within our own eyes.”

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