What's Mine & What's Yours: A Story about Re-Trafficking for the Helen Bamber Foundation

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Well here's the problem Edrina, the law in this country doesn't work with stories. It only works with facts. And to put it simply, your story - look it just isn't credible. Edrina was trafficked from her family home when she was fifteen. She was taken to Italy for three years before being trafficked to the UK, where she was held captive for another three years. She escaped 152 days ago. What's Mine & What's Yours tells a story of survival. Just when Edrina thought she might have a chance at life - she is catapulted backwards by a hostile immigration system that does not believe her story. She is acutely vulnerable and is re-trafficked within weeks. Could this have been prevented? The Helen Bamber Foundation provides all encompassing care to help Survivors access the therapeutic, medical, legal, housing and welfare support they need to recover from the traumas of trafficking. The foundation now seeks to address the systemic problem of re-trafficking in the UK. Dame Emma Thompson, the President of the Helen Bamber Foundation and acclaimed writer and actor, introduces this edition, explaining and contextualizing the organization's mission. Find out about their new central London Trauma Centre and learn how you can help by visiting www.helenbamber.org

Jessica Butcher is an award winning writer and actor. Her first play, SPARKS, which she both wrote and performed, sold out at the Edinburgh Festival and was recorded for BBC Radio 4. Her next show, CANON, developed with Jess Edwards and Anoushka Lucas, is being co-produced by Trafalgar Entertainment. Jessica is also developing a new TV musical and a book. She is also a specialist in charity communications, helping organisations (such as Scope, Greenpeace, the RSPB, Action Aid and the Helen Bamber Foundation) craft statements, messages and articles about delicate or difficult topics in an engaging, sensitive way.