We are ecstatic to have recently added Christian St. Jacques and Sarah Quill to the leadership team of Hope for Justice. Christian will be the Creative Director and has been a local abolitionist for a few years. He is known as an artist being a poet and giving spoken word performances. Current project is creating a short … More 2 new added directors at ‘Hope for Justice’
In an effort to raise more human trafficking awareness, Hope for Justice has launched Human Trafficking News on micro-blogging site tumblr. Human Trafficking News will gather and compile highly relevant posts on all things human trafficking. Its tagline: “The good, the bad, and the ugly truth of human trafficking, so help us God. Truth has a way … More Human Trafficking News site on tumblr is launched
And to the Little Ones. (A Poem about documenting the parallel of human trafficking as a ‘Universal’ issue, both ‘foreign’ & ‘domestic’.) Kidnapped from her Cambodian village \\ Sold for a dollar and a hot plate by her poor parents to an affluent, sinister global market \\ Botum’s 10-year-old bones rattle with fear. Her Heart? … More ‘And to the little ones’ a poem on Human Trafficking
Please put your name and signature in this International Justice Mission-led drive to to get 27,000+ people to stand for freedom: “Nearly 150 years ago, President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation – but slavery endures here in the U.S. and around the world. Experts estimate there are 27 million people held in slavery today. It’s … More Sign Petition to Send to President Obama to Fight and End Human Trafficking
“I had the luxury of swimming in wonderful memories…of being brought to my knees by the sheer grace and majesty in the eyes of the people I met in so many remote villages — usually after being stuck in the mud.” ~ Peggy Callahan, Co-Founder of Free the Slaves (FTS) Peggy Callahan is an abolition … More Free the Slaves’ Co-Founder Peggy Callahan Stepping Down as FTS’ Communications Director
I just read this in Vanity Fair. It is an incredible article. Even as celebrity activists such as Emma Thompson, Demi Moore, and Mira Sorvino raise awareness about commercial sex trafficking, survivor Rachel Lloyd publishes her memoir Girls Like Us, and the Senate introduces a new bipartisan bill for victim support, the problem proliferates across continents, in … More The Girls Next Door
In November, a terrified 13-year-old girl pounded on an apartment door in Brooklyn. When a surprised woman answered, the girl pleaded for a phone. She called her mother, and then dialed 911. The girl, whom I’ll call Baby Face because of her looks, frantically told police that a violent pimp was selling her for sex. … More How Pimps Use the Web to Sell Girls
There are more websites for sure but these but this is a good primer to start on researching the landscape of abolition activities from these organizations and entities: MOST INFLUENTIAL http://ijm.org/ http://www.polarisproject.org/ http://www.freetheslaves.net/ http://www.slaverymap.org/ http://www.chainstorereaction.com/ http://www.notforsalecampaign.org/ http://caase.org/ http://www.endslaveryandtrafficking.org/ http://www.sharedhope.org/ DEDICATED SHELTERS FOR SURVIVORS Agape International Missions (Phnom Penh, Cambodia) The Bridge Program (Seattle) Children of … More Top Anti-Trafficking Websites
The Salvation Army has helped rescue three young women trafficked from Thailand and forced to work in a Sydney brothel. A Sydney brothel owner has been charged with human trafficking offences following raids by the Australian Federal Police (AFP)…they were tipped off by the Salvation Army, that had learned of the women’s situation and contacted … More Salvation Army rescues trafficked women
INDIANAPOLIS (1/30/12)— Indiana has its first new law of 2012’s legislative session: A crackdown on human trafficking, just in time for Sunday’s Super Bowl. Gov. Mitch Daniels signed the measure into law Monday, saying he hopes it will “put up the ‘Don’t Try It Here’ sign in Indiana” just in time for a game that Indiana … More Indiana Gov. Daniels Signs Bill Cracking Down on Sex Trade
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