
Where Justice Takes Root
We educate, equip, and intervene—creating lasting change for those most vulnerable to exploitation.
Real people. Real stories. Real hope for a different future.
Faces of Freedom Art Exhibit: Over 250 survivor-inspired paintings that open hearts and minds.
The Faces of Freedom Art Exhibit - Art that confronts injustice and celebrates human dignity.
Located in the metro area of Denver, Colorado, this exhibit utilizes abolitionist and survivor stories from the U.S. and around the world to illuminate the realities of trafficking.
🔹Stories of real survivors
🔹Interactive questions and advocacy prompts
🔹Artist collaboration from around the world
🔹Mobile exhibit option that reaches civic, spiritual, and educational venues
"I walked in not knowing what to expect… and left forever changed." – Kristi C.
The Freedom Experience: A guided, interactive tour that transforms awareness into action.
Immersive Education That Drives Action
The Freedom Experience combines the visual power of the art exhibit with an interactive training and discussion format that equips participants with tools to fight modern-day slavery.
What’s Included:
🔹Art as Awareness – Guided exhibit tour
🔹 Education as Action – Survivor stories, statistics, case studies
🔹 Experience as Opportunity – Community advocacy, prevention tools
🔹 Optional Training – How to identify and respond to trafficking
Audiences Served:
🔹 High schools & colleges (social justice curriculum alignment)
🔹 Companies & CSR teams
🔹 Community organizations
🔹 Government & civic groups
🔹 Churches & small groups
Donation Guidelines:
🔹 $500 for nonprofits, schools, and churches
🔹 $1,000 minimum for corporations
Law Enforcement Training: Partnering with Denver area law enforcement to disrupt trafficking locally.
Equipping the Front Lines to Spot and Stop Trafficking
Human trafficking often hides in plain sight. That’s why we work directly with law enforcement to ensure those on the front lines are trained to recognize the signs, respond appropriately, and help survivors get the support they need.
In collaboration with the Denver District Attorney’s Office, the City of Centennial, and local police departments, Freedom 58 provides specialized training that blends real-world case studies, survivor-informed insights, and practical tools.
What We Cover:
🔹 Common signs to look for in both minor and adult trafficking cases
🔹 How traffickers target and groom victims—especially youth
🔹 Connecting victims to services and support networks
Why It Matters:
Many trafficking victims are never identified—despite multiple encounters with law enforcement. This training empowers officers to ask the right questions, spot the hidden signs, and be a vital force for prevention and justice in their communities.
Interception in South Asia: Trained teams stop trafficking before it happens at high-risk transit points.
Stopping Exploitation Before It Begins
At key transit points across South Asia, Freedom 58 supports a frontline team working to identify and intervene in cases of human trafficking—before individuals are exploited.
These locations—such as border crossings, train stations, and bus depots—are often used by traffickers moving people under false promises of employment, education, or safety. Many victims don’t know they’re being trafficked until it’s too late.
What Interception Looks Like:
🔹 Trained team members are stationed at high-risk transit hubs where trafficking activity is known to occur.
🔹 When suspicious behavior or indicators arise, our team initiates a respectful, non-threatening conversation with the individual(s) involved.
🔹 If potential trafficking is suspected, team members separate the individuals and conduct follow-up questioning to determine if coercion, deception, or exploitation is present.
🔹 When a person is confirmed to be at risk, we take immediate steps to intervene, including notifying authorities when needed and ensuring the individual is brought to safety.
🔹 Survivors are offered counseling, and safe return home, along with education about trafficking and how to avoid future risks.
Why It Matters: By intercepting trafficking at this critical stage—while it’s still in motion—we’re able to prevent unimaginable trauma and years of exploitation. Every interception is a life redirected toward freedom and safety.
Survivors are empowered to understand their rights and, when possible, support legal action against traffickers.

The Impact of our Work
*Updated January 2025

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“We believe artists have a unique ability to express a survivor's hopes and dreams. When the fabric of life has unraveled, artists replace injustice with dignity, beauty and honor. Through the Faces of Freedom art exhibit, artists utilize their talents to bring light to the true stories behind the scourge of slavery and violent oppression.”
- Bob Swenson, President and Co-Founder, Freedom 58
The Why Behind Our Work
The Statistic that Nobody Believed
by Bob Swenson, President and Co-Founder
I’d spent ten years of my professional career playing outside linebacker for the Denver Broncos as a member of the legendary “Orange Crush” defense of the late ’70s and early ’80s. In the world of the NFL, accolades and honor are given for popularity, power, and fame.
And in that era, locker room conversations about the experiences of racism, exploitation, and oppression seldom took place. We didn’t really know about the scale of violent oppression of the poor and the many forms that oppression takes.


Our Team. Our Allies. One Shared Mission.
In addition to our direct program work in Colorado and South Asia, our team guides and strengthens anti-trafficking organizations in the pursuit of justice.
We actively collaborate with anti-trafficking organizations both locally and globally to maximize our impact and create a world free from exploitation.

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A Decision Toward Action
From Darkness to Light: Stories of Resilience
The Story of Libby Swenson, Executive Director and Co-Founder
Libby Swenson first experienced oppression and actual injustice in her early twenties. "For the first time in my life," Libby relates, "I was confronted with the stark reality of the oppression of the poor and how systems of injustice take away the lives and dignity of the underprivileged and defenseless."
... This encounter significantly impacted my life, and as a result I pledged to contribute to the effort to end serious injustices in the world."
Then, Libby learned about the issue of modern-day slavery, which stoked her desire to make a difference in the fight to eradicate human trafficking and a few years ago, had the unique opportunity to visit a brothel and meet women personally who had been trafficked into the worst kind of slavery.


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