Child Advocate for the freedom from enslavement and sexual exploitation.
I have a huge heart for children---those who are alone, hurting and who just want love, so I have been a mentor, speaker and advocate of Children for 13 years through Big Brother Big Sisters, Kinship of Greater Minneapolis and ACES E-Mentoring. While I lived in Los Angeles years ago, I began volunteering as an inspirational speaker to the kids who were housed there, being taken off the streets where they had been prostituted by pimps. I thought Mentoring was the answer. Recently I have been made aware of the level of Child Exploitation that occurs Worldwide in the form of modern day slavery--in areas of poverty, in tourist areas, in bars, in workers fields', in massage parlors, in hotels, and many times, in our own communities. It is important that people all over the world do not turn a blind eye to the children who have been sold, abducted, and lured into participating in pornography, forced to have sex multiple times a day with many customers with no hope in sight.
I pray for these children to find freedom from a life that does not value them as human beings and that does not give them the type of love that they deserve as God's children. In March 2012 I will be holding a fundraiser in MInneapolis at the Crowne Plaza in St Paul to raise enough money to fund one "round House", helping to heal children, give them skills they will need, and to put our droplet in the world that WE CARE ABOUT THESE CHILDREN.
Love 146 focuses on ending the sexual exploitation of children, the aftercare of those rescued and their recovery.
“What these victims need above all is to know that they are not alone; that we are not forgetting them, that when their voices are stifled we shall lend them ours, that while their freedom depends on ours, the quality of our freedom depends on theirs.” -Elie Wiesel, Nobel Peace Prize Acceptance Speech
I pray for these children to find freedom from a life that does not value them as human beings and that does not give them the type of love that they deserve as God's children. In March 2012 I will be holding a fundraiser in MInneapolis at the Crowne Plaza in St Paul to raise enough money to fund one "round House", helping to heal children, give them skills they will need, and to put our droplet in the world that WE CARE ABOUT THESE CHILDREN.
Love 146 focuses on ending the sexual exploitation of children, the aftercare of those rescued and their recovery.
“What these victims need above all is to know that they are not alone; that we are not forgetting them, that when their voices are stifled we shall lend them ours, that while their freedom depends on ours, the quality of our freedom depends on theirs.” -Elie Wiesel, Nobel Peace Prize Acceptance Speech
Love Protects, Love Defends, Love Restores, Love Empowers.
Love is in our name, because it is our motivating drive to end child sex slavery and exploitation. We believe love to be the foundation of real, sustainable change. Martin Luther King Jr. said, "Justice at its best is love correcting everything that stands against love." We hold that to be true. Love Protects. Love Defends. Love Restores. Love Empowers.
We are Love146.
Please watch this video to learn more about Child Slavery and why the name Love 146 was created:
http://vimeo.com/7422396
FACTS:
It is estimated that Human trafficking generates $32 Billion dollars annually and is the second most lucrative crime in the world.
Human Trafficking is considered to be one of the fastest growing criminal industries.
It is estimated that 27 million people are enslaved around the world.
2 children are sold every minute.
Children are forced into a life of prostitution, pornography, drug use and sex tourism.
It is estimated that 1.2 million children are trafficked annually
Over 100,000 children in the U.S. are forced into prostitution or pornography each year.
It is estimated that Human trafficking generates $32 Billion dollars annually and is the second most lucrative crime in the world.
Human Trafficking is considered to be one of the fastest growing criminal industries.
It is estimated that 27 million people are enslaved around the world.
2 children are sold every minute.
Children are forced into a life of prostitution, pornography, drug use and sex tourism.
It is estimated that 1.2 million children are trafficked annually
Over 100,000 children in the U.S. are forced into prostitution or pornography each year.
Get involved:
1.To get involved with my upcoming fundraiser please contact me to donate a silent auction item, to help at our event, to learn more, or to be a sponsor please contact me!
Other resources: IJM.org (International Justice Mission) , Humantrafficking.org, ecpat.net and chabdai.org; www.demiandashton.org ; www.polarisproject.org
2.Sign this petition from the Body Shop to stop Human Trafficking: http://petition.thebodyshop-usa.com/what-can.php3.On June 29, 2011, a bill called the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (TVPRA) was introduced in the U.S. Senate by Senators Leahy (VT), Brown (MA), Kerry (MA), Boxer (CA), Cardin (MD), and Wyden (OR).
Your voice matters. Take one minute NOW to urge your Senators to co-sponsor the TVPRA.
Fill out this form to ask your senators to vote for a new law making Human Trafficking Punishable in the United States: https://secure3.convio.net/ijm/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=135
Other resources: IJM.org (International Justice Mission) , Humantrafficking.org, ecpat.net and chabdai.org; www.demiandashton.org ; www.polarisproject.org
2.Sign this petition from the Body Shop to stop Human Trafficking: http://petition.thebodyshop-usa.com/what-can.php3.On June 29, 2011, a bill called the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (TVPRA) was introduced in the U.S. Senate by Senators Leahy (VT), Brown (MA), Kerry (MA), Boxer (CA), Cardin (MD), and Wyden (OR).
Your voice matters. Take one minute NOW to urge your Senators to co-sponsor the TVPRA.
Fill out this form to ask your senators to vote for a new law making Human Trafficking Punishable in the United States: https://secure3.convio.net/ijm/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=135
Aftercare for children:
Children cannot be liberated from bondage only to end up at risk of starvation, homelessness, or being re-trafficked and exploited.
At this very moment, children in brothels around the world could be set free if additional safehomes and trained caregivers existed.
The Love146 model of Aftercare strives to be holistic and as such, subscribes to the biopsychosocial model of treatment and care.
Love146 implements this model both at the grassroots and at the academic levels. The biopsychosocial model assumes that any form of illness or extremely difficult situation affects the biological, psychological, and social aspects of the person. Therefore, a holistic intervention needs to deal with the damage and potential damage in these three aspects.
AFTERCARE WILL:
Sustain the operation of the Love146 Round Home, a safe home
that provides holistic aftercare to survivors of child sexual exploitation.
Support the reintegration of survivors as they move from theRound Home into the next chapters of their lives.
Equip grassroots workers to better care for exploited children.
Enable research to determine what leads to the long term,successful reintegration of survivors.
At this very moment, children in brothels around the world could be set free if additional safehomes and trained caregivers existed.
The Love146 model of Aftercare strives to be holistic and as such, subscribes to the biopsychosocial model of treatment and care.
Love146 implements this model both at the grassroots and at the academic levels. The biopsychosocial model assumes that any form of illness or extremely difficult situation affects the biological, psychological, and social aspects of the person. Therefore, a holistic intervention needs to deal with the damage and potential damage in these three aspects.
AFTERCARE WILL:
Sustain the operation of the Love146 Round Home, a safe home
that provides holistic aftercare to survivors of child sexual exploitation.
Support the reintegration of survivors as they move from theRound Home into the next chapters of their lives.
Equip grassroots workers to better care for exploited children.
Enable research to determine what leads to the long term,successful reintegration of survivors.
Things you can do today to help:
Please vote to give $250,00 to sharedhope.org whose mission is to eradicate sexual slavery for women and children: copy and paste link:
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*END CHILD EXPLOITATION ON THE INTERNET: 76% OF TRANSACTIONS START THERE.- Go onto Craigslist and “REPORT” any suspicious activity using flags:www.craigslist.org/about/help/flags_and_community_moderation.
- *Do the same on Backpage by emailing [email protected] and on Facebook by using their “Report”button www.facebook.com/help/?faq=13243.
- *And to report any other type of child sexual exploitation, report it to the National Center’s cyber tip-line at www.cybertipline.com. Buyers often stop when they know they are being watched.
- *If you need help, call a national anti-trafficking hotline:
Children Of The Night: 1-800-551-1300, extension 0,
or Polaris Project: 1-888-373-7888.
- www.sharedhope.org is another resource: Rescuing women and children in crisis. Leading a worldwide effort to eradicate sexual slavery, one life at a time.
Children Of The Night: 1-800-551-1300, extension 0,
or Polaris Project: 1-888-373-7888.