Marti MacGibbon at International Freedom Conductor Awards
Marti MacGibbon is a guest speaker at the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center. She attended the International Freedom Conductor Awards Gala in Cincinnati in March.This year’s IFCA recipients are the late Reverend Fred Shuttlesworth, a courageous civil rights leader who...
Read moreMarti MacGibbon meets Nicholas Kristof, International Freedom Conductor Award recipient and Pulitzer Prize winner.
Marti is honored to have met and spoken with Nicholas Kristof at the IFCA Gala. Mr. Kristof co-authored "Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide," with his wife, Sheryl WuDunn. He has championed the cause of combatting human trafficking. As a...
Read moreReviews of Never Give in to Fear
Read entire editorial reviews of Marti MacGibbon's bestselling memoir, Never Give in to Fear: Laughing All the Way Up from Rock Bottom:
From Midwest Book Reviews:
Burroughs' Bookshelf
"We make many mistakes in our life, and...
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Marti MacGibbon, CADC-II, CADAC-II, ACRPS, is a standup comic, humorous and inspirational speaker, author, and certified mental health professional who inspires, entertains, and moves listeners to meet challenges, overcome adversity, create possibilities, and make real, measurable...
Read moreMarti MacGibbon Connects with Somaly Mam at Women Like Us Foundation Event
Marti MacGibbon attended an event to raise awareness about human trafficking and networked with activists Somaly Mam of the Somaly Mam Foundation, and Linda Smith of Shared Hope International. The event was hosted by the Women Like Us Foundation, and Somaly Mam was the keynote...
Read moreSpeaking Against Human Trafficking
Marti speaks as a survivor to raise awareness about human trafficking. She shares her story of healing and recovery, along with facts about what individuals can do to join the battle to end this terrible injustice which is rampant nationally — in the United States — as well...
Read moreMarti MacGibbon speaks at Greater Cincinnati Human Trafficking Conference
Empowered survivor Marti MacGibbon spoke to a large assembly of attendees at the 6th Annual Day Conference for the Tri-state area. This year's conference featured speakers from federal and state law enforcement, academia, and organizations that provide services to victims, with the...
Read moreMarti MacGibbon distributes copies of her bestselling addiction memoir, "Never Give in to Fear" at the Experience, Strength and Hope Awards in Los Angeles
Past recipients include Louis Gossett Jr., Ed Begley, and Buzz Aldrin. This year's recipient was John Taylor, of the rock band, Duran Duran. Robert Downey Jr. presented the award, and Bobcat Gouldthwait knocked it out of the park with a blisteringly funny standup performance....
Read moreMuseum of Tolerance, Los Angeles features Marti MacGibbon, Human Trafficking Survivor Turned Activist, as Guest Speaker
Marti MacGibbon's powerful comeback story inspired and moved listeners at The Museum of Tolerance in Los Angeles yesterday. Event organizer Elana Samuels praised Marti for her courage and vulnerability in presenting this difficult topic to a full auditorium. Audience members...
Read moreMarti MacGibbon is guest on the Eddie and Tracy Show, 700WLW AM
Listen to a podcast of Marti MacGibbon sharing her powerful story as a survivor of global human trafficking. Marti was sold to Japanese organized crime figures and threatened with death, but survived and recovered. Today she tells her story to help other victims and survivors, and to...
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