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Rachel Lloyd @ Cooper Union on March 5! By Jonathan Walton - Posted February 22, 2012

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Rachel Lloyd tells the moving story of her escape from the commercial sex trade in Europe, detailed in her memoir, Girls Like Us: Fighting for a World Where Girls Are Not For Sale, at The Cooper Union’s Great Hall on Monday, March 5 at 6:30 PM. Jonathan Walton, NYCUP Director and poet will also perform “GEMS”. [...]

NYCUP Artist Courtney Wong Featured by MTV! By Courtney Wong - Posted February 20, 2012

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Thanks to her commitment to launch a monthly anti-human trafficking video series with NYCUP LoGOFF, Courtney has been featured by MTV! Check out the article here!

Deirdre Mars, “Beyond Fair Trade Part 1: Durability” By Jonathan Walton - Posted January 23, 2012

Beyond Fair Trade: These posts explore ways consumers can wield their power to encourage corporate social responsibility, decrease social and environmental impact and make the world a better place. Part 1: Durability Use it up, Wear it out, Make it do, or Do without. This little rhyme was the mantra of Depression-era [...]

Poem for MLK, “King’s Version” By Jonathan Walton - Posted January 17, 2012

King’s Version My mom is a black american gladiator battling cyclic poverty and systemic injustice in the de facto segregated south trying to teach kids to dream of new york when they haven’t been more north than Richmond Let alone the Mason Dixon. I wish she could hit what is hitting them but it’s easy to miss indifference… [...]

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We love our iPhones and iPads. We love the prices of our iPhones and iPads. We love the super-high profit margins of Apple, Inc., the maker of our iPhones and iPads. And that’s why it’s disconcerting to remember that the low prices of our iPhones and iPads — and the super-high profit margins [...]

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When I receved the email inviting me to join the LoGOFF project, committing to consumerisim that focuses on products that are “LOcal, Green, Organic, Fairtrade and (slave) Free”, my first thought was, ”NO. WAY.” This was in spite of the fact that I already am involved in an ongoing effort (two years and counting) to do exactly that. In fact, it was because of my experiences trying to be [...]

LoGOFF3: Slavery in Our Own Backyard – Courtney Wong By Courtney Wong - Posted January 7, 2012

Watch & SHARE this video for National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month! Human Trafficking in YOUR neighborhood? If you believe you may be a victim of human trafficking or have information about a potential trafficking situation, call the National Human Trafficking Resource Center at 1-888-3737-888 Or you can report a tip online here [...]

Gisella Gutierrez…Logging Off By Jonathan Walton - Posted December 28, 2011

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Gisella Gutierrez is Logging Off and this t-shirt from GEMS, an organization dedicated to survivors of domestic sexual exploitation. You can follow Gisella here and on her blog, bonafideinyou.tumblr.com.