Social Media Toolkit
PURPOSE OF THIS TOOLKIT
WASE Forward aims to and create state level policies and a provisos to increase access to healing and transition services for adults with lived experience of sex trafficking. Here are our bills we are asking representatives to support.
WASE has created this simple toolkit for our partner organizations and advocates to help drive engagement and action among their legislators and their base of supporters via social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn. You can find your legislators’ social media information at this link.
Feel free to add your org logo to the graphics on the right
Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn Posts
INSTRUCTIONS
Copy and paste the suggested social media captions with the graphic to post on your chosen social platform or use the provided content to develop your own customized posts to share content.
a. If you want to add your organization’s name/logo to the graphics and/or messages, please feel free to do so! The second duplicated graphic in each category with the WASE Forward logo moved to the side is for you to add your logo.
b. Know your audience! Choose the caption and image that will most resonate with your legislator as well as your followers or page subscribers, if they tend to be left-leaning or right-leaning.
c. If you choose to share content on Instagram, know that Instagram does not support hyperlinks in captions. You must add the link to your bio. Make sure to direct your followers to go to your bio to read more.
i. Open your Instagram mobile app.
ii. Visit your profile by tapping the person icon on the bottom right.
iii. Tap “Edit Profile” at the top of the screen.
iv. Add waseforward.org to your bio.
v. Tap “Done” to save your bio.
Left Leaning Audience
Between 80 and 99 percent of prostituted people experience assault or violence. The sex industry uses control to keep victims in situations where they feel trapped. Advocate for survivors by visiting https://www.waseforward.org/contact-your-representative/ and telling your legislators to support HB 1089 and SB 5114 . #fillinyourorgname #WASEForward #ListenToSurvivors #fillinyourlegislators or @yourlegislators
Right Leaning Audience
The sex industry uses control to keep victims in situations where they feel trapped and can’t leave. You can help survivors by supporting our bills HB 1089 and SB 5114: https://www.waseforward.org/contact-your-representative/ #WASEForward #ListenToSurvivors #fillinyourlegislators or @yourlegislators
Left Leaning Audience
Enslaved black girls and women were among the first groups exploited in this country by white men with power and privilege. Even today, the average sex buyer is a wealthy, white man while black girls make up 45% of sex trafficking victims, despite being only 6% of the population. Support vulnerable populations with with https://www.waseforward.org/contact-your-representative/ #ListenToSurvivors #WASEForward #fillinyourorgname #fillinyourlegislators or @yourlegislators
Or
The sex industry has been a racist industry since Columbus sailed to the Americas sold indigenous girls and women for sex. This racism continues in the sex industry today. A case worker in Pierce County reported that over the past two years, 78% of the Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women and Persons (MMIWP) cases she worked, involving missing women, had indicators of human trafficking. https://www.waseforward.org/contact-your-representative/ #ListenToSurvivors #WASEForward #fillinyourorgname #fillinyourlegislators or @yourlegislators
Or
LGBTQ2IA+ youth experience rejection and trauma early on in life. 59% of LGBT homeless youth reported exploitation in prostitution and 14% of respondents to the US transgender survey traded sex for food or a place to sleep. We need more supportive services for these young people like HB 1089 and SB 5114. https://www.waseforward.org/contact-your-representative/ #ListenToSurvivors #WASEForward #fillinyourorgname #fillinyourlegislators or @yourlegislators
Right Leaning Audience
Sex trafficking harms on our most vulnerable youth and we need your help by telling your representatives to support HB 1089 and SB 5114. https://www.waseforward.org/contact-your-representative/ #ListenToSurvivors #WASEForward #fillinyourorgname #fillinyourlegislators or @yourlegislators
Left Leaning Audience
No one deserves the lifetime of trauma caused by coerced or forced sex. Please support survivors at https://www.waseforward.org/contact-your-representative/ and advocate for services we are asking for in HB 1089 and SB 5114 #ListenToSurvivors #WASEForward #fillinyourorgname #fillinyourlegislators or @yourlegislators
Right Leaning Audience
Keep Washington safe for our youth and vulnerable populations by supporting survivors through HB 1089 and SB 5114. https://www.waseforward.org/contact-your-representative/ #ListenToSurvivors #WASEForward #fillinyourorgname #fillinyourlegislators or @yourlegislators
Left Leaning Audience
Washington Residents! We need your help by asking your legislators to support HB 1089 and SB 5114 that provides services for sex trafficking survivors: https://www.waseforward.org/contact-your-representative/ #ListenToSurvivors #WASEForward #fillinyourorgname #fillinyourlegislators or @yourlegislators
Right Leaning Audience
The sex industry uses control to keep victims in situations where they feel trapped. Help us ask legislators to vote for HB 1089 and SB 5114 to provide supportive services https://www.waseforward.org/contact-your-representative/ #ListenToSurvivors #WASEForward #fillinyourorgname #fillinyourlegislators or @yourlegislator
Left Leaning Audience
Please support upcoming legislation in Washington state HB 1089 and SB 5114, to fund services for victims of sex trafficking https://www.waseforward.org/contact-your-representative/ #ListenToSurvivors #WASEForward #fillinyourorgname #fillinyourlegislators or @yourlegislators
Or
WASE Forward wants to empower people to transition from the sex industry by providing realistic options and support like short term housing, job training, health access, counseling services, and other vital services. Tell your representative you support HB 1089 and SB 5114 https://www.waseforward.org/contact-your-representative/ #ListenToSurvivors #WASEForward #fillinyourorgname #fillinyourlegislators or @yourlegislators
Right Leaning Audience
Help sex trafficking victims recover from their trauma and receive job training and employment services through HB 1089 and SB 5114 https://www.waseforward.org/contact-your-representative/ #ListenToSurvivors #WASEForward #fillinyourorgname #fillinyourlegislators or @yourlegislators
Twitter Posts
INSTRUCTIONS
Twitter has a limited character limit- meaning it does not allow long text. It also has different limits for the sizes of images- please use the Twitter graphics below, only for Twitter. Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn allow long text and the same image sizes.
Left Leaning Audience
80 to 99% of prostituted people experience violence and the sex industry uses control to keep victims in situations where they feel trapped. Visit https://www.waseforward.org/contact-your-representative/ and support HB 1089 & SB 5114 #ListenToSurvivors #WASEForward #fillinyourorgname #fillinyourlegislators or @yourlegislators
Right Leaning Audience
The sex industry uses control to keep victims in situations where they feel trapped and can’t leave. Hold sex buyers, pimps, and brothel owners accountable and support HB 1089 and SB 5114 https://www.waseforward.org/contact-your-representative/ #ListenToSurvivors #WASEForward #fillinyourorgname #fillinyourlegislators or @yourlegislators
Left Leaning Audience
The sex industry was built by the founding fathers of slavery. The avg. sex buyer is a wealthy, white man while black girls make up 45% of sex trafficking victims https://www.waseforward.org/contact-your-representative/ #ListenToSurvivors #fillinyourorgname #fillinyourlegislators or @yourlegislators
Or
The sex industry is a racist industry. 78% of the Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women and Persons cases involving missing women, had indicators of human trafficking. https://www.waseforward.org/contact-your-representative/ #ListenToSurvivors #WASEForward #fillinyourorgname #fillinyourlegislators or @yourlegislators
Or
59% of LGBT homeless youth reported exploitation in prostitution & 14% of trans people have traded sex for food or a place to sleep. We can support LGBTQ+ survivors https://www.waseforward.org/contact-your-representative/ through HB 1089 & SB 5114 #ListenToSurvivors #WASEForward #fillinyourorgname #fillinyourlegislators or @yourlegislators
Left Leaning Audience
Exploitation, violence, and abuse is common in the sex industry. No one deserves the lifetime of trauma caused by unwanted sex. Support us at https://www.waseforward.org/contact-your-representative/ #ListenToSurvivors #WASEForward #fillinyourorgname #fillinyourlegislators or @yourlegislators
Right Leaning Audience
Keep Washington safe by holding traffickers, sex buyers, and brothel owners accountable. Support sex trafficking survivors by visiting https://www.waseforward.org/contact-your-representative/ #ListenToSurvivors #WASEForward #fillinyourorgname #fillinyourlegislators or @yourlegislators
Left Leaning Audience
89% of people in prostitution want to transition from the industry. Support them by supporting HB 1089 and SB 5114
https://www.waseforward.org/contact-your-representative/ #ListenToSurvivors #WASEForward #fillinyourorgname #fillinyourlegislators or @yourlegislators
Right Leaning Audience
The sex industry uses control to keep victims trapped. Hold sex buyers accountable, while providing support to people who are ready to leave. Learn more at https://www.waseforward.org/contact-your-representative/ #ListenToSurvivors #WASEForward #fillinyourorgname #fillinyourlegislators or @yourlegislators
Left Leaning Audience
Holding sex buyers, pimps, and brothel owners accountable, while providing support to people experiencing prostitution is our #1 priority. https://www.waseforward.org/contact-your-representative/ #ListenToSurvivors #WASEForward #fillinyourorgname #fillinyourlegislators or @yourlegislators
Or
We want empower people to transition from the sex trade when they choose, by providing options and support like housing, job training, health access, counseling services, and other vital services with HB 1089 & SB 5114. https://www.waseforward.org/contact-your-representative/ #ListenToSurvivors #WASEForward #fillinyourorgname #fillinyourlegislators or @yourlegislators
Right Leaning Audience
Rather than arresting people being bought for sex, help them to transition from the sex trade by providing support like job training and other employment opportunities. Learn more: https://www.waseforward.org/contact-your-representative/ #ListenToSurvivors #WASEForward #fillinyourorgname #fillinyourlegislators or @yourlegislators
Instagram Stories
INSTRUCTIONS
Instagram Stories are posts that only last 24 hours. You cannot post captions with Instagram stories so this is just something extra you can share without making an actual post on your Instagram. You can post as many of these on your Instagram stories as you want. Please tag us and your representatives.
Banners for Social Media Pages
Add one of the following graphics to your Facebook, Twitter, or LinkedIn cover photos/headers.
LinkedIn Banner
Facebook Cover Photo
Twitter Header
Questions
For questions about this toolkit or support implementing it, please email Rachel D’Alio: [email protected].
Social Media for Representatives
Tag and add hashtags for your local representatives. You can find their handles here.
See a problem with the information on this table? Please email [email protected]