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  • For Runaways, Sex Buys Survival

    26 Oct 2009 | 9:00 pm
    Nearly a third of the children who flee home engage in sex for food, drugs or a place to stay, studies have found.

  • Doing Good, With Soft Hands

    30 Sep 2009 | 9:00 pm
    The Body Shop is sticking to its humanitarian roots.

  • Two Arrested in Attempt to Crash Border

    23 Sep 2009 | 9:00 pm
    Officials said the attempted border-running in San Diego highlights the growing number of immigrants who are trying to avoid the dangers of desert crossings.

  • Changing Lives

    19 Sep 2009 | 9:00 pm
    The stories here bear witness to the bold claim that the struggle for women’s equality is “the paramount moral challenge” of our era.

  • Modern-Day Slavery, the People and Politics

    15 Sep 2009 | 9:00 pm
    “Fatal Promises” lacks focus and adds little to the awareness of the subject that even a casual follower of the news has already acquired.
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    International Justice Mission

  • Conviction Brings Swift Conclusion To IJM Guatemala Case

    9 Nov 2009 | 7:14 am
    GUATEMALA CITY – One of IJM Guatemala’s longest-running cases came to a close in a whirlwind day in court on October 28, 2009, when Veronica’s* perpetrator was sentenced to sixteen years in jail for his long-term sexual abuse of the girl. Read more...

  • Critical Conviction In Manila: Former Police Officer Sentenced To Life In Prison For Trafficking

    30 Oct 2009 | 7:44 am
    MANILA, the Philippines – On September 29, 2009, two child sex traffickers were sentenced to life imprisonment by a regional court for their crimes. This critical prosecution is all the more significant because one of the two perpetrators is the first Philippine police officer to be charged with a trafficking offense. Former police officer Dennis A. Reci and associate Felicano Manansala faced charges of qualified human trafficking, the gravest offense under the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act. Read more...

  • CASEWORK BULLETIN

    25 Oct 2009 | 10:00 pm
    IJM Operation Frees Families From Rock Quarry Slavery Image: During an IJM operation in collaboration with local authorities, freed slaves bring their belongings out of the rock quarry the owner had refused to allow them to leave. Read more...

  • Twelve Victims of Trafficking Rescued From Brutal Cambodian Brothel

    22 Oct 2009 | 3:22 pm
    SIEM REAP, Cambodia – For months, rumors had swirled that young girls were being sold for sex in a karaoke bar tucked in the bend of a dirt road in Siem Reap. IJM investigators had been building up a case, but needed critical evidence to prove that minors were being made available to customers. Read more...

  • Gary Veurink Named COO of International Justice Mission

    21 Oct 2009 | 6:45 pm
    Former Dow Chemical Executive Brings 35 Years of Corporate Experience to the Battle Against Modern-Day Slavery and Violent Oppression WASHINGTON, DC — Gary Veurink, former Dow Chemical Corporate Vice President, has been named Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of International Justice Mission (IJM). Mr. Veurink will report to CEO Gary Haugen and will be responsible for the day-to-day oversight of IJM’s Business Operations Division and for leading the charge to achieve IJM’s ambitious 10-year vision. Read more...
 
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    Diana Scimone

  • Could Shaniya's Death Have Been Prevented by a Simple Law?

    Diana Scimone
    16 Nov 2009 | 2:06 pm
    Today came the tragic news that little Shaniya Davis' body was found.  The 5-year-old had been trafficked by her mother--not in some far-away country but in North Carolina. Police charged her mother with human trafficking and felony child abuse, saying Shaniya was offered for prostitution.Could her death have been prevented? Could someone have kept her from being trafficked?For 3 years, KlaasKids Foundation has been pushing the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to approve a proposal that would unleash major resources to help recover missing children and adults--at no cost to…

  • Twittering About Abolition

    Diana Scimone
    12 Nov 2009 | 12:08 pm
    I've updated my list of abolitionists to follow on Twitter.  You can read it here. If I've missed you, please leave a comment with your Twitter name, and I'll add you asap.I'm @DianaScimone, by the way. Follow me, okay?

  • "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere."

    Diana Scimone
    11 Nov 2009 | 1:30 pm
    I love that quote by Martin Luther King, Jr. One of my goals is to make sure people know about the injustice of child trafficking that takes place every day around the world. With that goal in mind, here are a few recent news reports I’ve written or was interviewed for about the the fight to stop child trafficking:Stop Child Slavery Now, Charisma Magazine, November 2009My interview with Ambassador Luis CdeBaca, director of the State Department's Office to Monitor and Combat Human Trafficking, Charisma Magazine, November 2009Anti-Trafficking Resources (including list of abolitionists on…

  • "They are merchandise because they are just pounds of meat."

    Diana Scimone
    30 Oct 2009 | 2:33 pm
    That lovely thought is from the mouth of a human trafficker, talking about his victims. He mentions it a number of times in Lives For Sale,a documentary that traces the story of 2 young women who cross the US/Mexico border illegally and end up being trafficked--one in California and the other in Florida. Lives For Sale shows the strong connection between immigration and human trafficking, and why immigrants are willing to risk everything--even slavery--for the American dream. Many, of course, have no idea they are signing up to be slaves. Click here to watch the trailer.Human trafficking is…

  • Update on 52 Kids Rescued From Prostitution

    Diana Scimone
    27 Oct 2009 | 8:30 pm
    Yesterday the FBI announced it had rescued 52 children over the weekend from child sex trafficking throughout the US.Today we have more information. The youngest child was 10 years old--sold into prostitution by her mother. Her customers were migrant workers. The investigations typically target places where minors are likely to be sold for sex, including truck stops, casinos, public streets, and Internet websites. According to KTLA-TV in Los Angeles, these are the cities and numbers of children rescued:  Atlanta - 2 Chicago - 4 Cleveland (Toledo) - 7 Dallas - 2 Houston - 3 Las Vegas - 4Los…
 
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    Global Fund for Women - News

  • North African Women At the Forefront of Legal Reform: Op-Ed by Moroccan Activist

    16 Nov 2009 | 7:02 am
    In a powerful op-ed that's making the news and blog rounds online, noted Moroccan feminist activist Fatima Sadiqi discusses how North African women have made impressive strides in promoting and upholding women's rights in the Arab world. Fatima Sadiqi is also the head of the Isis Center for Women and Development, a Global Fund grantee partner in Morocco. Read the op-ed

  • "One Day, One Struggle" International Campaign by CSBR to Promote Human Rights In ...

    4 Nov 2009 | 8:26 am
    On November 9, a diverse group of organizations will stage bold actions in 11 countries to promote human rights. As part of the historic international campaign “One Day One Struggle” organized by the Coalition for Sexual and Bodily Rights in Muslim Societies (CSBR), a Global Fund grantee partner. During the campaign that promises to be a milestone event in the history of the sexual and reproductive rights movement, hundreds will gather in university campuses in Bangladesh, Indonesia, Lebanon and the Sudan, at press conferences in Cyprus, Egypt and Malaysia, in conference and…

  • Cambodian Parliament Party Denounces Guilty Verdict for Mu Sochua

    29 Oct 2009 | 6:09 am
    Members of Cambodian Parliament of the Sam Rainsy Party strongly denounced the ruling of the Cambodian Appeal Court, which upheld the defamation conviction (media-center/gfw-in-the-news/womens-e-news-dateline-cambodia--an-unjust-court-finds-mu-sochua-guilty.html) of Opposition MP, Mu Sochua. The October 21st verdict ignored the principles of a fair trial; it denied Sochua of her right to be properly represented by a lawyer of her choice, and to be judged by an independent and impartial tribunal. The decision confirms that there is no rule of law in Cambodia when a person dares to challenge…

  • Muadi Mukenge in the San Francisco Examiner

    27 Oct 2009 | 7:46 am
    Sub Saharan Africa Director Muadi Mukenge was featured in the San Francisco Examiner today, discussing women's leadership in the region. Muadi will be speaking on Wednesday, October 28, at the PINK Empowerment Series' Women's Leadership Conference (http://www.pinkmagazine.com/community/events/index.html). Read the article (http://www.sfexaminer.com/local/Muadi-Mukenge-on-empowering-women-in-Sub-Saharan-Africa-66268167.html)

  • Two Sub-Saharan Africa Grantees Win Gruber Women's Prize

    23 Oct 2009 | 2:32 am
    Global Fund is excited to announce that two of our grantee partners have won this year’s prestigious Gruber Women’s prize (http://www.petergruberfoundation.org/GruberPrizes/WomensRights_LaureateOverview.php?awardid=47). The two recipients are Leymah Gbowee (http://www.gruberprizes.org/GruberPrizes/WomensRights_LaureateBio.php?id=86 awardid=53), from Women in Peace and Security Network – Africa (http://www.wipsen-africa.org/wipsen/); and Women’s Legal Centre (WLC) (http://www.wlce.co.za/) – a nonprofit law center based in South Africa and a Global Fund grantee…
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  • MTV Exit goes to SM City Davao - Philippine Star

    21 Nov 2009 | 9:44 am
    MTV Exit goes to SM City DavaoPhilippine StarPlaying a free concert to raise awareness of human trafficking: Jugs Jugueta, Jazz Nicolas, Chino Singson and Kelvin Yu of the Itchyworms. MTV EXIT stops at SM City Davao SaturdayManila BulletinMTV Exit rocks SM City Davao on Nov. 21Mindanao Timesall 3 news articles »

  • Teen group takes aim at human trafficking - San Diego Union Tribune

    21 Nov 2009 | 12:07 am
    Teen group takes aim at human traffickingSan Diego Union TribuneA group of North County high school students that calls itself the Justice Generation is working to bring the issue of human trafficking into focus and

  • Ghana: Police Urged to Step Up Effort to Fight Human Trafficking - AllAfrica.com

    20 Nov 2009 | 8:14 am
    Ghana: Police Urged to Step Up Effort to Fight Human TraffickingAllAfrica.comMs Bosomtwi-Sam was speaking in Takoradi.at the inauguration of the Western Region Anti-Human Trafficking Unit of the Ghana Police Service. and more »

  • Area officials tackle human trafficking - KCBY.com 11

    19 Nov 2009 | 5:35 pm
    Trend News AgencyArea officials tackle human traffickingKCBY.com 11Human trafficking has become more prevalent in recent months across the nation, and officials say it's affecting all areas in the state too, including right State officials see increase in human traffickingCoos Bay WorldRehabilitation center for trafficking victims to open in TashkentTrend News Agencyall 3 news articles »

  • Human Trafficking DOES Exist - Momlogic.com

    19 Nov 2009 | 11:26 am
    New York Daily NewsHuman Trafficking DOES ExistMomlogic.comBut what I am pleased about is how quickly the prosecutors have charged the mom, at least with human trafficking. So very often, people are reluctant to see Video: Bradley Lockhart on Oprah – Shaniya Davis cause of death asphyxiationExaminer.comShaniya Davis Funeral; Mom Sells Her Into Sex Slavery (Photo) Died of AsphyxiationPost ChronicleShaniya Davis funeral this SundayPrime Writer News NetworkCNN -HULIQ -Sanford Heraldall 1,071 news articles »
 
 
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    Human Trafficking and Sexual Exploitation

  • Auction: PLNU and GenerateHope

    16 Nov 2009 | 12:42 pm
    Hope Auction Point Loma Nazarene University presents a fine art auction with all proceeds benefiting GenerateHope.Human trafficking, or modern-day slavery, is the fastest growing criminal industry in the world. Trafficking involves exploiting people for sex or labor through the threat or use of force, fraud, or coercion. Approximately 27 million people around the world, including men, women, and children, are currently enslaved. The fall 2009 Viewpoint covered the topic of human trafficking. You can read the latest issue of the Viewpoint at:…

  • Job Opportunity: Girls Education and Mentoring Services, Deputy Director, New York City

    16 Nov 2009 | 12:22 pm
    I am continually asked about getting jobs within the anti-human trafficking field. Here's a wonderful job opportunity currently with GEMS. Visit their website at: http://www.gems-girls.org/ Click on the images below to read the job posting!

  • Participate: Pilates for Hope, November 8th in Valley Village, CA

    26 Oct 2009 | 3:40 pm
    Join PILATES FOR HOPE and PROJECT EXODUS in the fight against human trafficking. Come and support an amazing organization while enjoying a great Private Pilates Session or a group class. Project Exodus is a Christian anti-human trafficking organization which seeks to find, rescue, and restore victims of human trafficking throughout the United States and the world and to empower individuals and communities to actively participate in the fight against slavery by becoming modern day abolitionists.*Private Sessions*Classes*Massage*Treats And more..Suggested donation:$10/class$30/Private…

  • Watch: Very Young Girls

    12 Oct 2009 | 3:57 pm
    I had the pleasure of being trained on CSEC, commercial sexual exploitation of children by Rachel Lloyd, founder of GEMS. If you haven't check out their organization or film visit: http://www.gems-girls.org/In this film, Very Young Girls, "David Schisgall's startling documentary captures the heartbreaking stories of underage girls -- many as young as 13 -- who've been forced into prostitution in New York, exposing how pimps use isolation, violence and drugs to keep girls dependent. Many of the girls interviewed take part in GEMS, a shelter and mentoring program founded by activist Rachel…

  • Participate: Consumer Choices to Fight Trafficking

    11 Oct 2009 | 1:28 pm
    Hello friends, last week at the Global Forum on Human Trafficking I went to one of the breakout sessions titled "Monitoring Supply Chains". This panel discussion provided various interventions that we can take to demand that all products we buy are without slave labor. For those of you who have written asking for more links to fair trade/slave-free goods you're going to love this link list. Don't underestimate the power of your purchasing, letter writing and intentionality in the way you live. Write your favorite companies. Ask them where there materials are made. Get involved in the process.
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    The Human Trafficking Project

  • CNN: Sex Trafficking in Indonesia

    20 Nov 2009 | 4:48 am
    CNN Headline News anchor Richard Lui reports on the disturbing realities of Asian sex trade. Posing as a sex tourist, Lui looks into the realities of sex worker trafficking.Learn more about sex trafficking in Indonesia

  • A Look at the Times Special: Running in the Shadows - For Runaways, Sex Buys Survival

    19 Nov 2009 | 4:49 am
    From Jennifer Hollinger: In the second article of a two article series, Ian Urbina of the New York Times explored the growing number of teen runaways on US streets as a result of the recession. In this excellent article, Urbina discusses how teens survive a harsh life on the streets. For many teens, this means resorting to survival sex. According to the article, nearly 1/3 of runaway

  • What you are doing for civil rights today?

    18 Nov 2009 | 4:25 am
    Inside the Ladies Locker Room, is running a Civil Rights Online Video Contest to recognize the efforts of civil rights activists.They are asking people to submit a short video answering, "What you are doing for civil rights today?" and win $300 worth in prizes.According to their site, the winner "will receive an official plaque from the Inside the Ladies Locker Room TV Talk Show recognizing their

  • 5-year-old Shaniya Nicole Davis Found Dead, Mother Accused of Sex Trafficking

    17 Nov 2009 | 2:07 pm
    On Saturday, November 14th, North Carolina police charged Antoinette Nicole Davis with human trafficking of her 5-year-old daughter for commercial sex. According to CBS News, " North Carolina police now say that the mother of 5-year-old Shaniya Nicole Davis, who has been missing since Tuesday, forced her child into sexual servitude and prostitution. . . Fayetteville police charged Antoinette

  • The Exceptions to the Rule

    17 Nov 2009 | 3:47 am
    The US has enacted both federal and state legislation to combat trafficking, and the US also has ostensibly made a financial commitment to ending slavery in the US and around the world. At the same time, however, a number of "exceptions to the rules" in US policies and practices create situations where slavery and exploitation can flourish. Intricate and contradictory visa policies and
 
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    Stop Child Slavery

  • A Capacity For Cruelty Is Never Justified

    Jeff Turner (@respres)
    7 Nov 2009 | 1:20 am
    I caught up with Jean Robert the next day and ask him – “in the end, does this all happen because of poverty?” He is adamant. “No, no, no. Poverty doesn’t explain how one human being can treat another this way,” he exclaims. via Anderson Cooper 360: Blog Archive – A capacity for cruelty is never justified « – Blogs from CNN.com.

  • Pornography, Prostitution And Child Sex Trafficking: An Interview with Patrick A. Trueman

    Jeff Turner (@respres)
    2 Jul 2009 | 2:10 pm
    On May 14, 2009, Patrick A. Trueman and I sat down to discuss what we both agreed was the most evil form of slavery – child sex trafficking. Our meeting took place in Washington, D.C at a small table in the restaurant of The Washington Marriott. It seems fitting in retrospect. A few miles away and 144 years earlier, on February 1, 1865, Abraham Lincoln signed the 13th Amendment to the United States Constitution, abolishing slavery in the United States of America. We are all taught that slavery in the United States officially ended that day. It didn’t. Partrick Trueman is the…

  • Interview With Shelley Seale

    Jeff Turner (@respres)
    30 Jun 2009 | 9:06 am
    This morning I had the extreme pleasure of doing a live video interview with Shelley Seale, author of The Weight Of Silence: Invisible Children Of India. Unfortunately we ran into some audio issues and decided not to present her full screen during the session and this resulted in the recording from that conversation only capturing my side of the conversation. Trust me when I tell you that my side of the conversation was NOT the most interesting side! While this is extremely unfortunate, I’m gives me a reason to schedule another time to do an interview with Shelley.  Next time we will…

  • How Can We Truly Honor Those Who’ve Died For Our Freedom?

    Jeff Turner (@respres)
    25 May 2009 | 9:37 am
    It would honor our fallen heroes most this Memorial day if everyone living and working in the United States of America was actually free. Unfortunately, this is not the case. Shelley Seale, a guest writer here on StopChildSlavery.com, has written an excellent review of a new book called The Slave Next Door. In her review she asks the question, “When did the U.S. government last use slave labor to build something? 1776? 1865?” According to The Slave Next Door, the answer is 2003. As I sit here today, enjoying the freedom paid for by the blood of brave young American men and women…

  • 60 Seconds On Child Trafficking

    Jeff Turner (@respres)
    18 May 2009 | 1:54 pm
    This is a 60 second excerpt from my hour long conversation with Partrick Trueman, former Chief of the Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, Criminal Division, U. S. Department of Justice. Mr. Trueman was kind enough to drive in to Washington D.C. to meet with me last week. I will be breaking up the hour long recording into smaller portions, but wanted to get this one up as way of announcing the upcoming segments. The recording was done in the restaurant of the Washington Marriott, so please excuse the sound quality. This segment is his response to the question, “How big is the…
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  • AN 'ESSENCE' EXCLUSIVE! Shaniya Davis' Brother Speaks Out ...

    heavenhollywood
    20 Nov 2009 | 8:58 pm
    Shaniya Davis was only five. She liked playing dress-up and dancing to the tunes of soulful music. On November 10, Shinaya’s mother, 25-year-old Antoinette Davis, reported her missing. The police subsequently uncovered shocking information: Officials believed that the little girl’s mother, Antoinette sold her daughter into sexual slavery. They arrested Davis and charged her with human trafficking. On November 16, the little girl’s dead body was found by rescue workers in a wooded area near a highway in Sanford, North Carolina. ESSENCE.COM spoke exclusively with…

  • Oppotunities to Fight Slavery for Muslims and Christians

    mgjack
    20 Nov 2009 | 5:42 pm
    BY AMANDA KLOER Are you a Muslim or a Christian? If so, there are some exciting opportunities to fight slavery by engaging your faith. Human trafficking violates the principles of all major world religions, as well as the common human ethical values we share. Slavery is commonly prohibited by religious texts of all the major world religions. There are many way to engage your faith community in anti-trafficking efforts, whether it’s spending time in prayer and/or meditation, giving money, or working in service. For Muslims American Muslims are coming together to answer President…

  • Mario McNeill is charged with first-degree murder...he raped, sodomized and strangled 5 year old Shaniya Davis

    jerrybrice
    20 Nov 2009 | 2:26 pm
    Child sodomizer and killer McNeill and Antoinette...Shaniyas' rapist and mom pimp...Lets hope they die soon. This is a story that is truly disturbing for me to report, but it has to happen. The animal that killed Shaniya Davis must be put to death, the sooner the better is my preferance.I have no mercy for this person, Mario McNeil,or her terrible mother,and the people who supported them to be able to live this long. I hope they all burn in hell for what they did to little Shaniya. The AP reports that the 5-year-old North Carolina girl was raped and killed the same day she was taken from…

  • Prom Baby! - Word count: 37,533

    saucytemptress
    20 Nov 2009 | 2:25 pm
    Enid lay in wait under a clump of bushes on the very edge of Big Mesa High School’s parking lot. She would wait until the cheerleaders and football, soccer and tennis players left practice and walked out to their cars, then pick them off one by one. She still had the broken root beer bottle and Elizabeth’s trusty barrette by her side. She’d also sharpened a ballpoint pen into a homemade shank. She heard a high-pitched giggle and peered out from between the leaves. Two girls with tennis rackets were cutting across the parking lot, laughing and rubbing their ample stomachs.

  • Misty Croslin's Motives Revisited

    John H. Gohde
    20 Nov 2009 | 5:10 am
    Despite the judgmental comments of some people, this blog had previously established three separate
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  • Trafficking and Sex Tourism

    cjaye57
    21 Nov 2009 | 3:45 am
    “Each year an estimated 800,000 to 900,000 human beings are bought, sold, or forced across the world’s borders [2003 U.S. State Department estimate]. Among them are hundreds of thousands of teenage girls, and others as young as 5, who fall victim to the sex trade. There’s a special evil in the abuse and exploitation of the most innocent and vulnerable. The victims of [the] sex trade see little of life before they see the very worst of life, an underground of brutality and lonely fear. Those who create these victims and profit from their suffering must be severely punished.

  • Mario McNeill is charged with first-degree murder...he raped, sodomized and strangled 5 year old Shaniya Davis

    jerrybrice
    20 Nov 2009 | 2:26 pm
    Child sodomizer and killer McNeill and Antoinette...Shaniyas' rapist and mom pimp...Lets hope they die soon. This is a story that is truly disturbing for me to report, but it has to happen. The animal that killed Shaniya Davis must be put to death, the sooner the better is my preferance.I have no mercy for this person, Mario McNeil,or her terrible mother,and the people who supported them to be able to live this long. I hope they all burn in hell for what they did to little Shaniya. The AP reports that the 5-year-old North Carolina girl was raped and killed the same day she was taken from…

  • Transgender Day of Remembrance

    FW
    20 Nov 2009 | 10:12 am
    Today marks the 11th annual Transgender Day of Remembrance, and it’s not just a day where we a

  • Baltimore Schweitzer Fellows Raise Awareness of Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking (DMST)

    albertschweitzer
    20 Nov 2009 | 9:43 am
    Baltimore Schweitzer Fellows Jessica Ton and Jordan Ambrose held a domestic minor sex trafficking (DMST) awareness event on Nov. 11. Since the start of their Fellowship year, Jordan Ambrose and Jessica Ton have been working to develop SafeStart — a program aimed at empowering young victims of Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking (DMST) to help them develop healthy lifestyles and re-enter society with a better outlook for their future. Sadly, programs like SafeStart are sorely needed in Baltimore, where sex trafficking — as brought to light by the tragic case of Shaniya Davis –…

  • Christian crowned queen

    cjaye57
    20 Nov 2009 | 4:29 am
    Julie Christian was crowned Miss UCO 2010 this past Saturday, Nov. 14. “I received $2,300 total in scholarship money which was a big incentive obviously, I pay for my college by myself so I really rely on scholarships and that takes care of a big portion,” Christian said. “UCO offers some of the best scholarships in the Miss America system.” Christian competed in three other pageants before winning Miss UCO but said that the UCO pageant was the most enjoyable she competed in. “Working with girls from your own home university, they didn’t have attitudes or anything like that it was…
 
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  • Oppotunities to Fight Slavery for Muslims and Christians

    mgjack
    20 Nov 2009 | 5:42 pm
    BY AMANDA KLOER Are you a Muslim or a Christian? If so, there are some exciting opportunities to fight slavery by engaging your faith. Human trafficking violates the principles of all major world religions, as well as the common human ethical values we share. Slavery is commonly prohibited by religious texts of all the major world religions. There are many way to engage your faith community in anti-trafficking efforts, whether it’s spending time in prayer and/or meditation, giving money, or working in service. For Muslims American Muslims are coming together to answer President…

  • Coming Together for Farmworkers' Rights

    Sarah Frazer
    20 Nov 2009 | 5:00 am
    Students at the University of Florida are working to help farmworkers battle for fair wages and basic human rights. By Kristen Abdullah and Richard Blake November 16, 2009 Migrant worker Jorge Rodriguez plays the “quijada,” in Immokalee, Fla. Farmworkers celebrated the recent decision by Taco Bell to accede to the demands of local tomato pickers, who led a four-year boycott against the restaurant chain, and pay a penny more for each pound of Florida tomatoes. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz) As we made the four-hour journey south to tomato-town Immokalee, Fla., we ran through the itinerary for the…

  • President Obama, Please Address Slavery in North Korea Today

    mgjack
    19 Nov 2009 | 6:52 pm
    A letter to the President from our friend Amanda Kloer Dear Mr. President, Today, like most days, is probably very busy for you. You’re in South Korea, talking to important officials about a number of pressing issues regarding North Korea. I’m sure the crazy-dictator-might-have-some-serious-nukes issue will come up, as will trade, relations with China, etc. But I hope you will also address the major human rights abuse faced by over 200,000 North Koreans living in slavery inside government-sponsored forced labor camps. These are the same camps American journalists Euna Lee and…

  • ICE gives voice to victims of human trafficking in the United States

    mgjack
    16 Nov 2009 | 7:24 pm
    ICE Press Release “Hidden in plain sight” theme shines a light on the problem of thousands estimated being held as modern-day slaves in the U.S. WASHINGTON – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has a media initiative to inform the public about the horrors and the prevalence of human trafficking, which is modern-day slavery. As part of ICE’s continued efforts, the agency has unveiled an outdoor public service announcement campaign, “Hidden in Plain Sight,” to draw the American public’s attention to the plight of human-trafficking victims in…

  • Saving young victims of the sex trade

    cjaye57
    15 Nov 2009 | 4:29 am
    The effort is most effective when local law enforcement agencies recognize trafficking as a homegrown problem, not a faraway phenomenon. Autumn is the beginning of a dangerous season for the youngest victims of the sex trade. Sports championships, beginning with the World Series in October, are magnets for traffickers. In upcoming weeks, authorities say, dozens of children will be transported as prostitutes to the National Football League playoffs, the Super Bowl and, in the spring and summer, the NBA finals and other tournaments. But these days, along with the teams and the fans, the FBI…
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  • Jean Bedard

    Hazel
    16 Nov 2009 | 1:03 pm
    http://m.standard-freeholder.com/article.aspx?a=2177254 < Go Back Article ID: 2177254 Search for missing persons expands Posted 8 hours ago Jean Bédard used to broadcast on the radio to people, now he's trying to find them through the Internet, pamphlets and, hopefully, on television. Bédard, who's created two French and two English websites ( enfantsdisparus.ca, adultsdisparus.com, childrenrescue.ca and missingadult.info) to help locate missing persons, continues [...]

  • Lambert Rocks!

    Hazel
    10 Nov 2009 | 9:49 am
    Well I thought I was back a couple of weeks ago.  My bad. The universe wasn’t quite ready to let me squeeze any blogging time out.  A predicament dealt with by making frantic notes with the heading ‘gottablog’ on the chalkboard of my inner eye. Its not that I didn’t exactly have time to jot [...]

  • Feed The World, Sell The Vatican

    Hazel
    15 Oct 2009 | 11:02 am
    Sarah Silverman = Genius! Tip of my hat to Trisha Baptie for sending this one along.

  • Barbies Cankles

    Hazel
    14 Oct 2009 | 11:29 am
    Sexy Shoes.  How I love ‘em. I like heels, I like ‘em high. Since I discovered insert able arch supports, my love affair with shoes has been enhanced seven fold. As a fashion design student studying fashion history and trends, I began to suspect women’s fashions were shaped in the hands of misogynists. Exhibits A, B, C, D. Lotus [...]

  • The Bitch is Back x 2

    Hazel
    5 Oct 2009 | 6:14 pm
    Well I’m back from my vacation and the news of the world has got me down. I’ve been frantically trying to catch up on my work duties since I got back but today I found myself shirking my duties to take a wee little more personal time.  I’m still in my PJ’s and its almost time [...]
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    The Emancipation Network - Fighting Human Trafficking and Slavery with Empowerment

  • Gaining confidence

    Becky Bavinger
    11 Nov 2009 | 7:20 am
     A few weeks ago, our new intern Adria posted a blog about our employee who was beaten and kicked out from her house. Since then, this woman has been living with me and going to work. At first, it was shocking to both me and my Spanish roommate how traumatized she was. Since she was raised in a strict Muslim family, she was totally submissive. She believed it was improper to be in the same room as Carlos, my roommate, since he is an unmarried male.

  • Lessons learned from those we're teaching

    Becky Bavinger
    4 Nov 2009 | 12:23 am
    Posted by Adria Doll Last week, one girl came to work badly bruised and cut up. We learned that in the middle of the night she had been beaten up by a person in her household (she lives in a slum area) and had been kicked out of her house. The reasoning behind this abuse, as is common, was entirely illogical and a pitiful attempt to validate the idea that women are lesser and disposable. Naturally, the staff immediately arranged a safe place for her to stay until her turn on the waiting list for a working woman’s hostel comes up.

  • Background on Destiny from Adria's Perspective

    Becky Bavinger
    4 Nov 2009 | 12:18 am
    Posted by Adria Doll These last two weeks have presented me with encouraging accomplishments as well as heartbreaking situations. But I discuss anything else, let me give a brief description of the non-governmental organization (NGO) I am working most closely with.

  • Adria Doll, our new intern

    Becky Bavinger
    27 Oct 2009 | 10:20 pm
    A few weeks ago, a married couple from Canada arrived to intern for the next three months at Destiny, Sanlaap, and Women's Interlink Foundation. They are AWESOME! Adria is in the Health Science Department at Simon Fraser University, and her husband Graham was a records officer with the Vancouver Police Department. Both have started teaching English and computers to the Destiny women, helped us organize our shipping documents (of which there are hundreds) and even helped prepare for our first exhibition. 

  • Our first exhibition!

    Becky Bavinger
    27 Oct 2009 | 10:04 pm
    Yesterday we had our first exhibition (sale). Another NGO that works with disabled youth organized this exhibition for various NGOs who make handicrafts. We gladly accepted the offer to participate, and had spent several weeks preparing products we thought would sell well in the local market. We also had leftover stock from orders, and after tagging and packing everything we headed off to the sale room. The women decided to split into two groups, one for the morning and one for the afternoon. On the bus ride to the sale, I asked them what their goal was to earn in the one-day sale.
 
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  • Offended Over Breakfast

    20 Nov 2009 | 3:46 pm
    We are on vacation in Colorado, visiting friends and family.This morning we went to the very well known “breakfast playground” in the Cherry Creek Mall.If you are from Denver you know what I’m talking about! My son was running around like crazy jumping over the giant bananas and sliding down strips of bacon.I was with him helping him make it up the massive bowl of shredded wheat.My hubby, being the amazing dad + photographer combo, was taking pics of the big climb. Slowly two mall security guards walked up behind my husband and just stood there.They hovered near my husband for quite a…

  • Regarding Thanks – and Giving

    18 Nov 2009 | 8:00 am
    I recently celebrated my 5-year anniversary as an employee of Love146, working in the capacity of finances & bookkeeping. I have had the joy, privilege and responsibility of processing each donation that crosses our path. It is so amazing for me each week to read the letters that accompany these gifts towards abolition. To read of the events that took place to raise both awareness/funds. The companies that have chosen to offer matching gifts programs to their employees. Grandparents whose grandkids asked that they donate to us in lieu of birthday gifts. The man in upstate NY who sends a…

  • Considering Implications

    17 Nov 2009 | 8:06 am
    I have been back in Cambodia for 3 months and one of the most disturbing things have heard about was about the situation with youth leaving orphanages in Cambodia. There are more than 200 orphanages in Cambodia that have often been set up by well meaning people (including many expatriates) who just wanted to ‘do something’. Without considering the long term implications of taking in a group of children they opened the doors and children came. The selection criteria was often not clear and they didn’t have the man-power (or sometimes the language) to ensure that those who came did not…

  • Brand Loyalty or Solidarity?

    13 Nov 2009 | 7:46 am
    The video featured above will stand out to me as a sacred moment over the past year with Love146. It took place during the Generation Conference in upstate NY last weekend. You can read about the conference here. After Rob spoke, the hundreds of students attending the conference gathered in a room to have a large group picture taken. Each held their patch in the air. Spontaneously they began shouting "146, 146, 146". Then a single voice began shouting "LOVE" in between. And soon the room echoed with the words "Love...146". It was almost a groaning, a declaration or a prayer wanting #146 and…

  • Is the anti-trafficking movement the new black?

    10 Nov 2009 | 11:19 am
    I was recently asked if I was concerned that the current anti-trafficking or “Modern day abolition” movement might be only a trend, and the current growth and passion that are fueling it will quickly diminish as the “next trendy cause comes along.” Another person asked if I thought that “people might be just jumping on a band wagon?”The words, “abolition” and “movement” are words that I have come to hold sacred. When I hear these words used merely for a campaign, fundraising scheme, or marketing tactic, I honestly cringe. They are diminished. To think of the price that…
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  • Journey in NYC.. a learning interactive

    Greg Russinger
    New York’s Mayor Bloomberg, Oscar winning actor and human rights campaigner Emma Thompson, guest artists and curators are launching a provocative installation depicting the “Journey” of trafficked women across the globe into the sex industry. Journey_NYC.html

  • Some amazing and inspiring work

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  • For runaways, sex buys survival

    Greg Russinger
    ASHLAND, Ore. — She ran away from her group home in Medford, Ore., and spent weeks sleeping in parks and under bridges. Finally, Nicole Clark, 14 years old, grew so desperate that she accepted a young man’s offer of a place to stay. The price would come later. They had sex, and he soon became her boyfriend. Then one day he threatened to kick her out if she did not have sex with several of his friends in exchange for money. She agreed, fearing she had no choice. “Where was I going to go?” said Nicole, now 17 and living here, just down the Interstate from Medford. That first exchange of…

  • 700 arrests across country as FBI rescues children from sex trade

    Greg Russinger
    The FBI says it rescued 52 children, one just 10 years old, from prostitution rings during nationwide raids that led to nearly 700 arrests. There were arrests in 36 cities after a surveillance operation of children sold for sex on the internet, on streets, in casinos and at truck stops. Among those detained were 60 pimps, who face lengthy prison sentences for child trafficking. About 1,600 officers were involved in the three day operation. more here fbi-rescues-children-from-sextrade

  • Cadbury launches campaign to promote Fairtrade Cocoa

    Greg Russinger
    Cadbury has launched a campaign using Ghanaian traditional culture to raise additional funds for cocoa growing communities. The campaign is a promotion for the track Zingolo and features Ghanaian musical artist Tinny, as well as the Ghana-based dance troupe High Spirits. The Zingolo single is available on iTunes, with proceeds going to CARE, which funds education in Ghana's cocoa growing communities. The move follows the recent certification of Cadbury Dairy Milk across the UK and Ireland and builds on the work of the Cadbury Cocoa Partnership, a 10-year initiative launched in 2008. The…
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  • Links of Light: Recommended Posts on Trafficking

    19 Nov 2009 | 1:35 pm
    There are some really great bloggers out there that are consistently writing good posts on child trafficking and modern-day slavery.  So I'm introducing a new, semi-regular category called Links of Light that will pick out some of my recent favorites by other bloggers and share them with you.The first installment:  Regarding Thanks--and Giving: some tales of selfless giving to Love146, even during hard economic times, written by their wonderful accounting administrator, Jennifer Franz.  "They are Merchandise Because They Are Just Pounds of Meat:" a look at the documentary…

  • GEMS Girls and You Will Survive

    18 Nov 2009 | 5:20 pm
    GEMS Girls and the Council of Daughters are asking for your photos of support. In conjunction with the launch of a song re-recorded specially for GEMS by Sinead O'Connor and Mary J. Blige called "This is to Mother You," the organizations are collecting encouraging photographs from people all over the country with the message "You will survive." Here's how it works:Go to this website and download a PDF sign for printing.  Take a photo of yourself or a group holding signs and email it to motheryousong (at) gmail.com by November 25th. I LOVE this idea.  Given all of the harm that has…

  • A Sad Day, and a "Beautiful Slave"

    16 Nov 2009 | 2:03 pm
    There is a lot of heartbreak today, in the abolitionist community and beyond, about the news that 5-year-old Shaniya Davis was a victim of child sex trafficking and murder in North Carolina.  I keep coming back to a song I heard and video I saw over the weekend from a nonprofit Christian "musicianary" band called Take No Glory.  "Beautiful Slave" is a song that sounds like it could have been played by Evanescence, woven into a simple children's hymn that people who grew up going to Protestant churches will recognize: "He's Got the Whole World in His Hands."  The transition…

  • Trafficking Blogroll

    16 Nov 2009 | 1:41 pm
    Unfortunately, in the Big Move mentioned in my previous post, my blogroll somehow got lost.  If you were on there previously or think that you should be, please email me at seasonoflightblog (at) gmail.com or leave a note in the comments below!Love,Emily

  • I Moved...

    13 Nov 2009 | 10:20 am
    Image by v@lentina...but not very far away!I took the plunge and bought my own domain name last night.  You can still find this blog at the original .blogspot.com address, but please visit/bookmark http://seasonoflight.net from now on to make sure all my widget-y things on the sidebars work for you.  I also bought some really cute mini-sized Season of Light business cards from www.moo.com. I loved their designs, so if you're in the market for new cards, give them a try.  Hat tip to Jaime Lee for that find--(you should listen to her music when you get a chance, she's a fellow…
 
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