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    International Justice Mission

  • 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...

  • IJM Operation Frees Eight From Slavery

    19 Oct 2009 | 3:27 pm
    CHENNAI, INDIA - Light clouds blow through the new blue sky as Kanmani* loads her life into the waiting truck. In moments she will be on her way to freedom – leaving behind the rice mill where she and her husband were trapped in slavery. Read more...
 
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    Diana Scimone

  • "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…

  • 52 Kids Rescued From Prostitution in the U.S.

    Diana Scimone
    26 Oct 2009 | 8:38 pm
    How was your weekend?It was pretty good for 52 children who were rescued from prostitution all over the United States. The FBI conducted a 3-day undercover operation that rescued children in 36 cities around the U.S. Surprised? Don't be. “Child prostitution continues to be a significant problem in our country, as evidenced by the number of children rescued through the continued efforts of our crimes-against-children task forces,” notes Kevin Perkins, assistant director of the FBI’s Criminal Investigative Division.“These kids are victims,” adds Ernie Allen, president and CEO of the…

  • News Flash: This is happening in your schools. (Yes, yours.)

    Diana Scimone
    19 Oct 2009 | 2:49 pm
    A few days ago, a high-school girl was put in prison for recruiting other girls for child trafficking.  It didn't happen in some far-off country, but in Phoenix, Arizona.Sadly, the only unusual part of this story is that she got caught. All over the US, this is happening in schools in your neighborhood and mine.Earlier this year, I wrote that child-trafficking recruiters are working in our MIDDLE schools.I tell people this over and over again, and I know they don't believe me. I've called investigative reporters to ask them to cover this, and can just about hear the yawns through the phone.

  • 501 Unwanted Girls

    Diana Scimone
    16 Oct 2009 | 10:32 am
    I met someone this week who adopted 501 unwanted little girls.  He legally adopted every one of them, built homes for them, and even built schools--elementary through Ph.D.--for them to attend.Yeah, I was pretty amazed, too.  His name is Dr. P.P. Job, and he is from India.  To give you an idea of the status of girls in India, this is the greeting given to a woman on her wedding day:  "May you be the mother of a hundred sons." In India, almost no one wants a daughter. Here are some of the tragic statistics that Dr. Job shared: 2,000 girls go missing in India--every day. 5,000,000 girls are…
 
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    Global Fund for Women - News

  • 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…

  • Americas Giving Challenge: Help Us Win $50,000!

    20 Oct 2009 | 10:00 am
    Americas Giving Challenge (http://www.causes.com/donations/select_donation_method?cause_id=2369 recruiter_id=38361517) (AGC)! AGC is giving $50,000 to the organization that has the highest number of total donations by November 6 (just $10 per donation is all it takes!). Plus, there are daily winners. The cause that gets the most donations every day wins $1000. Please donate

  • Historic Conference on Arab Feminisms in Lebanon: Zeina Zataari Presents Groundbreaking Analyses

    12 Oct 2009 | 2:50 am
    Last week the Lebanese Association of Women Researchers held a landmark international conference in Beirut titled Arab Feminisms: A Critical Perspective (http://www.feministcollective.com/arabfeminisms/). Zeina Zataari, Global Fund’s senior program officer for the Middle East and North Africa, participated in the forum and presented a strong critique (http://www.albawaba.com/en/countries/UAE/254858) of women’s movements in the region. Visit the conference web site. (http://www.feministcollective.com/arabfeminisms/) Read a report…

  • Women for Afghan Women Featured on CNN Video

    11 Oct 2009 | 4:20 pm
    CNN recently featured a video (http://www.cnn.com/video/?/video/world/2009/09/23/ipyw.afghan.women.cnn?iref=videosearch) on women's shelters run by Women for Afghan Women (WAW), a Global Fund grantee partner. WAW is one of the few organizations in Afghanistan providing refuge for women and girls who have resisted domestic abuse, rape and violence. web site (http://www.womenforafghanwomen.org/). Watch the CNN video (http://www.cnn.com/video/?/video/world/2009/09/23/ipyw.afghan.women.cnn?iref=videosearch). Read more about WAW on the New York Times…
 
 
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    Human Trafficking and Sexual Exploitation

  • 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.

  • Fundraiser: Coast's Love146 Taskforce, Dine at Souplantation on Clairemont Mesa Thursday Oct. 8th from 5-8:00 p.m.

    8 Oct 2009 | 9:53 am
    La Jolla Coast Vineyard's Love146 Taskforce is hosting a fundraiser at Souplantation. Head over to their Clairmont Mesa Blvd. location between 5-8:00 p.m. for dinner. 15% of the purchase of your meal will go toward Love146 and their efforts to fight child trafficking. Invite your friends!! To learn more about Love146 visit: http://www.love146.org/pages/page.asp?page_id=21460

  • Conference Reminder: Not for Sale, Global Forum on Human Trafficking, Oct. 8th-9th in Carlsbad, CA

    1 Oct 2009 | 4:37 pm
    Next week is the Global Forum on Human Trafficking. To view the speakers and conference program visit: http://www.notforsalecampaign.org/events/global-forum-on-human-trafficking/gf-program/ There is still time to register and invite others. For additional information visit: http://www.notforsalecampaign.org/events/global-forum-on-human-trafficking/
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    The Human Trafficking Project

  • California Increases Penalty for Sex Traffickers

    4 Nov 2009 | 6:39 pm
    On October 11, 2009, Governor Schwarzenegger signed into law AB17, a bill which increases the penalty for human traffickers. According to the Legislative Counsel's Digest, the new changes include:1) Adding "abduction or procurement by fraudulent inducement for prostitution," i.e. sex trafficking, to the definition of "criminal profiteering activity." Existing California law provides for the

  • Case Manager Position Open with Ayuda in DC

    4 Nov 2009 | 1:50 am
    From Idealist: Case ManagerAyuda Education: Bachelor (BA, BS, etc.) Location: Washington, District of Columbia, United States Job Category: Direct social services Last day to apply:

  • Human Trafficking and the EU

    2 Nov 2009 | 10:36 am
    On October 19th, European Union marked the EU Anti-Trafficking Day. As the European Union inches closer to adopting a treaty that could, among other things, increase the EU's anti-trafficking work, it makes sense to consider the reality of trafficking in the EU as well as the EU's role in addressing trafficking as a supranational entity.According to an article in the AFP, "the United Nations said

  • Namaste-My Five Weeks in Kolkata, India

    30 Oct 2009 | 7:23 pm
    I got to spend five weeks in India this past summer. I was working in shelters for trafficking survivors and children of sex workers.I'm really excited about all the opportunities that are going to come from this adventure and to share it with you.While in Kolkata, I wrote a few excerpts for this blog. If you have any questions or comments, feel free to leave a comment or email me! I cannot wait

  • Domestic Trafficking Part II: How Nicky Became a Criminal

    29 Oct 2009 | 10:41 am
    <!--StartFragment--> Read Part I HereNicky never told anyone about Frank’s molestation, not even to her lawyer. Just as many victims of sexual abuse in the United States, she felt nothing but the shame and guilt about Frank’s molestation. She hence never wanted to talk to anyone about how much it bothered her to have Frank coming into her room every night for the past 10 years. Since she had
 
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  • "Men's Rights" Groups Have Become Frighteningly Effective They’re changing custody rights and domestic violence laws.

    Claudine Dombrowski
    6 Nov 2009 | 10:50 am
    "Men’s Rights" Groups Have Become Frighteningly Effective They’re changing custody r

  • Apparently I Lied

    FW
    5 Nov 2009 | 11:45 pm
    When I started this blog and said “it won’t have a constant stream of sex worker’s rights stuf

  • Human trafficking is subject of new ad campaign

    cjaye57
    5 Nov 2009 | 5:10 am
    Passers-by in St. Paul may notice a new ad campaign, “Hidden in Plain Sight,” an effort by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to draw the public’s attention to human trafficking in the United States. There are 12 posters at bus shelters throughout St. Paul. An estimated 800,000 people are forced into commercial sex trade or other forced-labor situations each year, according to ICE. In May 2007, ICE and local law enforcement arrested 25 people in the Twin Cities for their roles in a prostitution ring. Of those arrested, 23 have been convicted. Three of the…

  • Art with a Message

    macrina224
    5 Nov 2009 | 4:13 am
    http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=114328601

  • GREAT SPEAKERS in my classrooms

    kazaknomad
    5 Nov 2009 | 1:37 am
    Thanks to a LOT of help from my friends, I have had some very good speakers come to talk to my three different listening classes.  So far, I have had six speakers videotaped. The students are loving it!!!  These first year and graduate students have heard different accents and witnessed various styles of presenting.  Yesterday I had Scott come to talk about a favorite topic for many young people, “How to Make a Music CD.”  I don’t know how many budding musicians we have that have the same dream as Scott had ,but he was very thorough and entertaining.  I hope I see…
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  • Northern California Teens Sold For Sex

    cjaye57
    6 Nov 2009 | 1:40 pm
    Group Wants To Set Up Safe House For Victimized Girls Vicki Zito’s daughter left their El Dorado Hills home in March 2008 to get a soda with a friend. Eight days later, a special FBI task force found her in the Bay Area, where she was being sold for sex over the Internet. “She was at a hotel being repeatedly violated,” Zito said. The night she left home, Zito’s daughter had met up with a group of kids she knew from a local skate park. Zito said her daughter is very trusting because of a developmental disability. She’d gotten into a car with a man, who then sold…

  • Priest faces three felonies for allegedly seeking sex with teenaged girls

    cjaye57
    6 Nov 2009 | 5:00 am
    Fr. James Patrick Grady ST. LOUIS (St. Louis Public Radio) – A former priest at St. Raphael the Archangel Catholic Church in south St. Louis has been charged with three felonies for allegedly seeking sex with an underage girl. James Patrick Grady was one of three men picked up in an FBI sting in late July. He allegedly responded to an advertisement set up by the FBI offering girls for sexual activity, and set up a meeting with a 16-year-old. He was arrested when he showed up to the meeting location. The indictment issued Thursday also says law enforcement found child pornography on…

  • Cry freedom at Selsdon

    cjaye57
    6 Nov 2009 | 4:30 am
    Croydon Community Against Trafficking (CCAT) is presenting a theatre double bill at Selsden Hall this November to raise awareness about sex trafficking in the borough. The group was formed four years ago with the aim of eliminating human trafficking for sexual exploitation in Croydon and the two shows are designed to examine the issues. The first performance of the night is in a Thousand Pieces, by the Paper Bird Company. In 2008, it won both the Fringe First Award and the Fringe Review Award at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. It was also shortlisted for the Amnesty International Freedom of…

  • Apparently I Lied

    FW
    5 Nov 2009 | 11:45 pm
    When I started this blog and said “it won’t have a constant stream of sex worker’s rights stuf

  • Trafficking Rapist Imprisoned

    cjaye57
    5 Nov 2009 | 4:12 pm
    A Hungarian human trafficker who raped and beat his girlfriend and forced her to work as a prostitute has been sentenced to 16 years for sex trafficking offences. The jury at Blackfriars Crown Court heard how Bertalan Lakatos, 27, had been in a relationship with the 35-year-old mother-of-one for a year when the pair fell in to financial difficulties. In 2006, Lakatos travelled with his girlfriend to Austria and the Netherlands where he put her to work as a prostitute. Between November 2006 until April 2008 he regularly beat and raped her and took all of her earnings. Lakatos eventually…
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  • Red Flags: A Quick Guide to Victim Identification

    notforsaletn
    4 Nov 2009 | 7:17 pm
    A few years ago my daughters treated me to my first ever manicure. When I went to the nail salon, something seemed strangely wrong, but I had no idea what. Today I do. I was served by a hostile and unskilled young Asian woman, always under the watchful eye of an older woman who did all the speaking. Looking back, I feel almost sure the young woman was a modern day slave. But at the time, I didn’t know such a thing existed, so I didn’t know how to correctly interpret the suspicious signs. Victims of modern-day slavery may be found in legal, legitimate businesses, or in underground markets.

  • ICE gives voice to victims of human trafficking in U.S.

    mgjack
    4 Nov 2009 | 6:56 pm
    “Hidden in plain sight” theme shines a light on the problem of thousands estimated being held as modern-day slaves in the U.S.  From: The Daily Citizen  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 our continued efforts, ICE 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 the United States. The…

  • Human trafficking documentary highlights problems in North Texas

    cjaye57
    4 Nov 2009 | 3:42 am
    Playground, a hard-hitting investigative look at the sex trade and human trafficking that includes portions filmed in Dallas and Irving, will be featured at a special screening and Q-and-A session with its filmmaker Libby Spears on Thursday, Nov. 5 at 7 p.m. at Studio Movie Grill at Royal Lane in Dallas. The film, which was presented at the Tribeca Film Festival, was executive produced by local philanthropists Lauren and Gayle Embrey, along with George Clooney, Grant Heslov, Steven Soderbergh, Abby Disney, and Jeff Vespa. Human trafficking is a form of modern-day slavery that affects both…

  • Zimbabwe Still Exporting Blood Diamonds

    mgjack
    3 Nov 2009 | 8:59 pm
    Amanda Kloer The folks over at the Kimberly Process certification scheme, the main body responsible for certifying diamonds as “conflict-free”, have threatened to suspend Zimbabwe’s participation in the program for six months. It appears Zimbabwe is still seeing a great deal of human rights abuses, exploitation, and slavery in the diamond industry. The Kimberley Process (KP) is a coalition of governments, diamond industry representatives, and civil society stakeholders, which was created to stem the flow of conflict diamonds from countries in Africa to global…

  • The Ugly Truth about Prostitution

    mgjack
    2 Nov 2009 | 1:54 pm
    This post is written by Olivia, a teen abolitionist and blogger. You can read more of here thoughts and posts at her blog www.nobody416.blogspot.com. Olivia, God Bless and keep up the good work.  By Olivia  So what’s the big deal about prostitutes? I mean, aren’t they all those Marilyn Monroe types that are in it for the fun? At least that’s how most people see the whole issue of prostitution. It’s called a “victimless crime” and it’s claimed that it’s a civil agreement where both parties get what they want and no one gets hurt. But is that the case? The Statistics show…
 
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  • 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 [...]

  • Headlines

    Hazel
    5 Oct 2009 | 11:49 am
    Whoopie and Laura Engles coming out in support of Roman Polanski took the whoosh outta me.  Patrick Swayze’s gone, Phillip Garrido wrote a letter to the media claiming J.C. (sic) is having her ‘civil rights’ violated by the system, yet another Roman Catholic Bishop has been arrested for having child porn (on his laptop no [...]

  • Roman Polanski Nabbed!

    Hazel
    27 Sep 2009 | 10:29 am
    Swiss police arrest Polanski File photo of director Roman Polanski at a presention of his musical ‘Tanz der Vampire’ (‘Dance of the Vampires’) in Oberhausen on Sept. 29, 2008. Ina Fassbender/Reuters Director Roman Polanski was arrested by Swiss police for possible extradition to the United States for having sex in 1977 with a 13-year-old girl, authorities said [...]
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    The Emancipation Network - Fighting Human Trafficking and Slavery with Empowerment

  • 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.Click to Read more

  • 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.Click to Read more

  • 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. Click to Read more

  • 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.Click to…

  • Destiny's 1st Birthday

    Becky Bavinger
    27 Oct 2009 | 9:32 pm
    July 21, 2008 was the first day of Destiny. We were planning our one year birthday party before I broke my leg, so as soon as I got back to Kolkata we again started making preparations. The women decided to have lunch at the center, and then go shopping in one of the local markets. But Smarita and I wanted to have something a little more special for them, and decided to take them to a new Punjabi restaurant.Click to Read more
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  • A Picture of the Movement: Hundreds Wear Her Number

    6 Nov 2009 | 7:48 am
    This weekend Love146 is at the Generation Conference, a conference in up-state NY with several youth groups from churches throughout New England. Rob is speaking at the conference tomorrow. I came up early to set up our table and hang out with students. WOW! It has been a long time since I was in high school. High Schoolers are amazing. They are full of life and energy. They are idealists... I almost forgot! It is kind of fun (and a little strange!) to be brought back down memory lane. The conference is focusing this year on how students can “live to make a difference.” The hosting church…

  • First times...

    4 Nov 2009 | 1:37 pm
    We received this beautiful update today from Dr. Velazco, Love146 Director of Aftercare. One of our girls who had been reintegrated back into a community from our safehome (Round Home) came back for a visit. Here is Dr. Velazco’s account:“Yesterday *Nira came back home to the Round Home for a visit. This morning I asked her what makes her want to come back to the Round Home from time to time.She became nostalgic and cried.She said she remembers when they were still complete here, having fun, chatting, singing, playing the guitar. She just misses everybody. She said she was very happy here…

  • Counting My Blessings

    30 Oct 2009 | 12:00 pm
    It has been a long week. I found myself overwhelmed this week a few times by the weight of the issue. Some shocking articles crossed my computer like this one talking about the domestic magnitude of the issue and this one about a gang rape that occurred at a high school homecoming dance where over 20 people stood by, watched and did nothing.I have felt heavy and don’t have much to offer or say. Sometimes the only way we here at Love146 can come out from under the weight is to actively remember the people who are working towards justice and love, and be grateful! As WJ Cameron says,…

  • Evicted Children Get New Wheels

    28 Oct 2009 | 6:42 am
    On Saturday we went to help distribute bikes for children who had been evicted from their slum in Phnom Penh to an area with few resources. The story of the eviction is very disturbing because it involved a company and the Government working together. Those who had papers were given some land but those who did not were left on the side of the road with nothing. My friend Sina (who worked with me in Site 2 refugee camp on the Thai-Cambodian border twenty years ago) asked me if we could help these particularly vulnerable evicted children to get to school by providing them with bikes. Getting to…

  • What if 2 Adult-White Males Were Trafficked Every Minute?

    22 Oct 2009 | 1:57 pm
    Well, there would be a “war on trafficking” of course. It would be front-page news every day. The talking heads would not shut up about it. There would be “freedom concerts” and “tea parties” demanding action. There would be white-collar riots in the streets. The government would be forced to make the issue its number one priority. Criminal gangs making billions of dollars from the enslavement and exploitation of adult-white males would be hunted down and confronted without excuse or delay. Corporations linked in anyway to the modern-day slave trade would be shut down, their…
 
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  • Some amazing and inspiring work

    Greg Russinger
    www.prajwalaindia.com

  • 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…

  • Slave free Christmas

    Jonathan Blundell
    Already seeing Christmas decorations and sales at your local stores? Wanting to make a difference this year and ensure your purchases are slave free? Be sure and check out NightLight's and NotForSale's online stores for products made by (and supporting) former slaves. Some info on NightLight: NightLight is an international organization committed to addressing the complex issues surrounding trafficking and prostitution by catalyzing individual and community transformation. NightLight’s vision is to offer intervention to sexually exploited women and children, to enable them to discover their…
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    Season of Light

  • CNN: Child Traffickers Prey on Powerless

    5 Nov 2009 | 7:23 pm
    A child trafficking story on the front page of today's CNN.com headlines.  Will mainstream media coverage bring us to the tipping point?

  • At the End of Slavery

    5 Nov 2009 | 1:19 pm
    ...where will you be?At The End Of Slavery - Extended Trailer from International Justice Mission on Vimeo.See the film on Nov. 14.  Presented by International Justice Mission.For more information go to http://www.attheendofslavery.com.

  • Ten Dollars and a Bicycle for Love146

    2 Nov 2009 | 1:37 pm
    Image by Georgios KaramanisThis is one of those posts that is going to get tagged "things that make me cry."You might remember me writing about a community we saw in Phnom Pehn that has been horribly mistreated by the government. They were stripped of their housing and whatever possessions they had and trucked off to a no-man's land beyond the airport, away from potential jobs, schools, and shelter. Many simply live under blue tarps and have no healthcare, privacy, sanitation or running water. I saw it with my own eyes, and it made me want to weep. Whenever I am lying in my warm bed when it…

  • Human Trafficking in Charisma Magazine

    30 Oct 2009 | 12:25 pm
    Diana Scimone has written an amazing piece on human trafficking in the November issue of a Christian publication called Charisma magazine. She highlights the issue of trafficking as well as all of the fantastic organizations who are lending a hand in the fight to end it (and even mentions this blog in the "Everyday Abolitionists" sidebar--thanks so much, Diana!!)Please check out the piece in full here!I hope this article continues to open eyes and hearts toward the full realization of abolition.

  • Child Sex Trafficking of Runaways in the U.S.

    27 Oct 2009 | 1:28 pm
    Photo by Sunny laid back L.A.I read a great article in the NYTimes today, and it was especially relevant on the heels of yesterday's big news. "For Runaways, Sex Buys Survival," looks at the business of trafficking runaways for sex on America's streets. It's a growing problem according to law enforcement and child protective service agencies, and the Internet plays a large part in attracting "clients."“It’s definitely worsening,” said Sgt. Kelley O’Connell, a detective who until this year ran the Boston Police Department’s human-trafficking unit, echoing a sentiment conveyed in…
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    John Bowe

  • Some Things Cost More Than We Realize

    johnbowe
    11 Oct 2009 | 3:48 am
    An excellent video from Radiohead for MTV’s EXIT campaign.

  • September in DC

    johnbowe
    4 Sep 2009 | 6:59 pm
    Washington DC has made September its Human Trafficking Awareness Month thanks to efforts by the District of Columbia Task Force on Human Trafficking, which was established five years ago with the DC Police Department and the DC US Attorney’s Office. September will highlight in an effort to educate the public about the Task Force’s main goals: To facilitate a anti-trafficking efforts in the DC area through community outreach, proactive investigations, law enforcement training, intelligence sharing, and more formalized partnerships between law enforcement organizations and…

  • Human Trafficking in Hair Salons

    johnbowe
    28 Aug 2009 | 1:02 am
    Laura Kenney writes about a recent case of moder-day slavery for the StyleList. A West African immigrant has pleaded guilty to running a human trafficking operation that forced women to braid hair for up to 14 hours a day in Newark and East Orange NJ, reports the New Jersey Star Ledger. In a case prosecutors equated to modern day slavery, Lassissi Afolabi, 46, told a judge he headed a ring that smuggled victims from villages in Ghana and Togo. He brought twenty women, age 10 to 19, to New Jersey, where he seized their passports, forbade them to learn English and make friends, and planted them…

  • FEATURED! Causecast

    johnbowe
    23 Aug 2009 | 2:29 am
    Causecast is the social network for social good. “People want to do good, want to be inspired, and want to inspire others to join them in giving back,” the site says. “Causecast makes this easy by providing users with means to connect with people, leaders, charities, nonprofit organizations, and brands that inspire them.” In How To Helo Human Trafficking, the Causecast blog gives the following suggestions: Step One: Educate Yourself Human trafficking takes on many different forms, sometimes using new methods to disguise itself. The best way to begin to fight against…

  • Speak Up to Stop Unfair Trade

    johnbowe
    13 Aug 2009 | 6:19 pm
    Leo W. Gerard, the president of the United Steelworkers International has a piece on the HuffPo: In this struggle, it is crucial to understand that so-called free trade isn’t some lofty capitalist ideal. The U.S. engages in “free trade” with the Chinese because they hold $1 trillion in debt over our heads, an obligation they know we can’t pay. We shrink in fear of them. They’re world class bullies. They can do whatever they please. And they do. They violate international trade laws by which we abide. That’s why their stuff is so cheap. The one factor on…
 
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