Tag: Sex trafficking
It’s rare that in the fight against human trafficking we get two wins in one day! If you saw Obama’s speech, check out this announcement from Reuters via the Chicago Tribune! (Reuters) – Village Voice Media (VVM) will split off from its controversial Backpage.com online advertising site and create a new company for its [...]
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God’s love for us is personal. He looks at every fiber of our being and all that we have done and says, “Mine”, with love that is patient, kind, protective and hopeful. God’s love for us is relational; because it so permeates our bodies and minds that our families and friends can’t help but be [...]
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College students and social justice advocates gathered together in a Midtown office for the first Just ART event Monday evening to discuss “how to change the world by throwing beauty into the darkness.” Just ART is a discussion series hosted by the International Arts Movement (IAM) and Price of Life NYC to explore the [...]
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We are expecting more than 300 attendees at the 3rd Annual Hope Fair and you are invited to be a part of it! It runs from 3pm-8pm, email nycurbanproject@gmail.com to volunteer! Feed 500 and Feed-a-Few start at 12pm! RSVP to nycurbanproject@gmail.com with your group’s information. Click here for more information! There’s lots to [...]
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It’s almost time! Join us in Cooper Square on Wednesday at 5pm. Hear from FOUR survivors as well as leaders in the movement including Norma Ramos (Exec. Dir. Coalition Against Trafficking in Women), Diana Mao (Co-Founder and Exec. Dir. of Nomi Network) and a special performance of “Trafficked”. That and much more is waiting for [...]
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It happens, everywhere. Click here to watch CNN Freedom Project’s raid on a suburban home and hear from a survivor named “Soo” who was lured here from South Korea, forced to sleep with dozens of men a day, and all on the false promises of a better life here in America.
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Have you ever wondered what it’s like to be trafficked? Come hear straight from those who have been exploited and are now joining the chorus of those calling for an end sexual exploitation! We will hear from survivors, activists, abolitionists and more in front of Backpage.com on June 20th! Click here to get all [...]
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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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