Tag: Modern-day Slavery
If you missed Obama’s speech praising the work of GEMS, International Justice Mission and Slavery Footprint, you missed that and so much more. “Human Trafficking is not a business model, it is slavery” President Obama said and that’s plain true. (photo from USNews) Click here to watch his speech on Youtube.
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Tomorrow, Tuesday, September 25th, President Obama will be giving a speech about steps we’ve taken in the past and will take in the future to help end modern slavery. Watch the speech live tomorrow (Tuesday) at http://www.whitehouse.gov/live, 12pm Eastern, 11am Central, 9am Pacific. Follow #EndSlavery to keep up with the conversation.
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The Price of Life Website is LIVE! Click here to see how you can get involved in fighting human trafficking around the corner and around the world.
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Don’t forget that everything we buy comes from somewhere. A man, woman or child gathers the cotton or mines the ore. Then someone’s mother or father assembles them. Then someone’s son or daughter makes sure they get here because “we want another one”. The iPhone 5 and Christmas demand for clothing is a perfect example [...]
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Chase Bank is giving away A LOT OF MONEY and we want to make sure it goes to Nomi Network and Restore NYC! Spread the word and make it happen. Let’s fight sex-trafficking and labor slavery around the corner and around the world! Click to”LIKE” Nomi Network and help transform the lives of survivors [...]
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Hear directly from Rachel Lloyd, Founder of GEMS and author “Girls Like Us” and Ted Bunche, Director of A CALL TO MEN on how you can get involved in the fight against sexual exploitation of children. Specifically, we’ll be able to learn the role that men play in the fight against trafficking, about Backpage.com, and [...]
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Some would say that Backpage is an ally against the fight against human trafficking – and it’s just not true. Click here to learn why and see how Backpage is NOT an Ally in the Fight Against Sex-Trafficking. On June 20th, join NYCUP, the Coalition Against Trafficking in Women and hundreds of people in [...]
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Andi, a sixteen-year-old runaway, was repeatedly sold by her trafficker on the street. Even though the Safe Harbor Act recognizes that prostituted children are trafficking victims, Andi was arrested, arraigned in criminal court and convicted of prostitution. In its landmark anti-trafficking laws, New York State has taken the lead in recognizing that many women and [...]
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