Stop Child Abuse Now (SCAN) - 1136

Tonight's special guest is Siobhan (Sam) Bennett from Allentown, PA, a survivor of child abuse, trafficking, and an advocate. She's often called up as a speaker to give lectures about trafficking. Siobhan, an author, political activist, business and civic leader, is best known nationally for her passion to see exponentially more women running for public office and open disclosure of the challenges she has overcome as a survivor of sexual abuse and trafficking. The past national CEO of the first organization to financially support women when they run for office, Women's Campaign Fund and She Should Run, she continues to be in demand as a national expert, motivational speaker and media personality - from Bangladesh to Brussels, from FOX News to PBS.  Name It. Change It. fighting political sexism against women, co-founded by She Should Run and Women's Media Center was born out of Bennett's 2008 run for U.S. Congress where she was the most endorsed challenger in the nation, with an historic number of votes and money raised. Bennett is currently laying the groundwork for a future run for Mayor of Allentown, expanding her business The Historic Benner Mansion - Allentown's first and still only Bed & Breakfast and completing her most recent book "Ascend" due to be released Fall 2015.