Upcoming Conferences Related to Child Trafficking:
National Child Trafficking and Exploitation Conference
The Center for the Human of Children will host a conference from September 22-23, 2011.
The conference will take place at Loyola University Chicago. Visit the event website for more information.
The Center for the Human of Children will host a conference from September 22-23, 2011.
The conference will take place at Loyola University Chicago. Visit the event website for more information.
Minnesota: July 20th Conference:
A FUTURE: Minnesota Girls Are Not For Sale
This conference features keynote speaker Rachel Lloyd, executive director & founder, GEMS: Girls Educational and Mentoring Service, NY.
Lloyd is a nationally recognized expert on the issue of child sex trafficking in America, and played a key role in the successful passage of New York State's groundbreaking Safe Harbor Act, the first law in the country to end the prosecution of child victims of sex trafficking of Girls Educational & Mentoring Services (GEMS), There will also be a specially commissioned artistic performance by Sha Cage.
RAddison University Hotel
Minneapolis, MN
July 20, 2011 9 am through lunch Tickets are $50: http://www.blacktie-minnesota.com/calendar/event-detail.cfm?id=3222
This conference features keynote speaker Rachel Lloyd, executive director & founder, GEMS: Girls Educational and Mentoring Service, NY.
Lloyd is a nationally recognized expert on the issue of child sex trafficking in America, and played a key role in the successful passage of New York State's groundbreaking Safe Harbor Act, the first law in the country to end the prosecution of child victims of sex trafficking of Girls Educational & Mentoring Services (GEMS), There will also be a specially commissioned artistic performance by Sha Cage.
RAddison University Hotel
Minneapolis, MN
July 20, 2011 9 am through lunch Tickets are $50: http://www.blacktie-minnesota.com/calendar/event-detail.cfm?id=3222
National Human Trafficking Resource Center
In partnership with the CNN Freedom Project, Polaris Project is participating in CNN’s year-long effort to raise awareness about the issue of human trafficking and modern-day slavery around the world. In June, CNN’s Jim Clancy got a behind-the-scenes look at the national human trafficking hotline. Joining him was Goodwill Ambassador Mira Sorvino who, after seeing how the hotline operates, commented that she thinks the hotline is, “one of the most important resources in America to fight human trafficking here on the ground.”
International Justice Mission: IJM News July 3, 2011
BREAKING NEWS UPDATE
Location: Manila, the Philippines
Result: 14 Rescued, Abuse Stopped Permanently at Major Bar
Just this week, a powerful front for trafficking in the Philippines was shut down permanently, as the government forced the closure of a popular bar where girls as young as 15 were sold to customers for sex.
The closure order is a direct result of a recent operation in which IJM and the National Bureau of Investigation (the Philippines’ equivalent of the FBI) secured the rescue of 14 girls trafficked to the bar for sex.
Charges have been filed before the Department of Justice against 27 suspected perpetrators, from the floor managers and pimps to the owners and incorporators of the bar.
The rescued girls continue to receive counseling and medical care. IJM attorneys will fight for justice for these survivors. And the lock on this bar’s doors means the abuse will no longer continue.
Thank you for joining this growing movement of friends, supporters and advocates. Together, our message is clear: the trafficking of children will not be tolerated.
P.S. Follow @IJMHQ on Twitter to get breaking news and updates throughout your day or get the news direct to your phone with IJM Mobile.
Location: Manila, the Philippines
Result: 14 Rescued, Abuse Stopped Permanently at Major Bar
Just this week, a powerful front for trafficking in the Philippines was shut down permanently, as the government forced the closure of a popular bar where girls as young as 15 were sold to customers for sex.
The closure order is a direct result of a recent operation in which IJM and the National Bureau of Investigation (the Philippines’ equivalent of the FBI) secured the rescue of 14 girls trafficked to the bar for sex.
Charges have been filed before the Department of Justice against 27 suspected perpetrators, from the floor managers and pimps to the owners and incorporators of the bar.
The rescued girls continue to receive counseling and medical care. IJM attorneys will fight for justice for these survivors. And the lock on this bar’s doors means the abuse will no longer continue.
Thank you for joining this growing movement of friends, supporters and advocates. Together, our message is clear: the trafficking of children will not be tolerated.
P.S. Follow @IJMHQ on Twitter to get breaking news and updates throughout your day or get the news direct to your phone with IJM Mobile.
CNN Helps shine a light on modern day slavery through their documentary July 3, 2011
This year CNN will join the fight to end modern-day slavery and shine a spotlight on the horrors of modern-day slavery, amplify the voices of the victims, highlight success stories and help unravel the complicated tangle of criminal enterprises trading in human life. A PROBLEM THAT CAN'T BE IGNORED | MORE ABOUT THE PROJECT
Nepal's Stolen ChildrenActress Demi Moore partners with CNN Freedom Project for a compelling documentary. A passionate advocate for victims of human trafficking herself, Moore travels to Nepal to meet 2010 CNN Hero of the Year Anuradha Koirala and some of the thousands of women and girls Koirala’s organization has rescued from forced prostitution. MORE DETAILS
CNN Encore Presentation: Saturday, July 2, 2011.
FIND TIMES NEAR YOU How to helpThe CNN Freedom Project's coverage of modern-day slavery may spur many readers and viewers to ask: How can I help?
• Want more info about charities and donations?
• Interested in possible signs of trafficking victims?
• Have a story idea, press inquiry or general comment?
EXPLORE HOW TO HELP >>
- Even more ways you can helpiReport Freedom Project ChallengeThe CNN Freedom Project has used the paper airplane as a symbol of the path towards freedom. We want you to make an airplane of your own. iReport: Paper airplanes for freedom
Nepal's Stolen ChildrenActress Demi Moore partners with CNN Freedom Project for a compelling documentary. A passionate advocate for victims of human trafficking herself, Moore travels to Nepal to meet 2010 CNN Hero of the Year Anuradha Koirala and some of the thousands of women and girls Koirala’s organization has rescued from forced prostitution. MORE DETAILS
FIND TIMES NEAR YOU
• Want more info about charities and donations?
• Interested in possible signs of trafficking victims?
• Have a story idea, press inquiry or general comment?
EXPLORE HOW TO HELP >>
- Even more ways you can helpiReport Freedom Project ChallengeThe CNN Freedom Project has used the paper airplane as a symbol of the path towards freedom. We want you to make an airplane of your own. iReport: Paper airplanes for freedom