So I’ve been spending this cold, rainy, yucky evening finding more blogs about human trafficking. There’s so much good information out there that I got caught up and never ended up writing my own blog post! Instead, I decided to post this striking video by Sparks Productions I found on the Stop the Traffik blog. [...]
Posts Tagged ‘modern day slavery’
Video featuring Stop the Traffik
Posted: February 2, 2011 in human trafficking, modern day slavery, Resources, Sex Slavery, slaveryTags: Commercial Sexual Exploitation, Human Rights, human trafficking, Human Trafficking in America, modern day slavery, Resources, Sex Slavery, slavery, Slavery in America, videos
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Where to shop to combat slavery?
Posted: January 18, 2011 in Forced Labor, Resources, Take action, What You Can DoTags: Bonded Labor, Buy slave free, Child Slavery, consumption, Forced Labor, human trafficking, modern day slavery, thoughtful consumption, What you can do!
Many people may have heard about slavery being intimately connected to the supply chain of things we buy everyday, including food. I’ve added a new tab to the Resources section called Shopping. At these are stores you can purchase products not only guilt-free, but purchase them knowing that people’s lives have been improved by creating what you [...]
10 Shocking Facts About Global Slavery in 2008
Posted: November 11, 2008 in human trafficking, International Human Trafficking, modern day slaveryTags: human trafficking, modern day slavery, Thoughtful Travel
This essay, which is a good primer on the reality of slavery in 2008, is posted on matadorchange.com. It’s no secret that travel today can be exploitative in many ways, and that there are efforts to encourage travellers to travel conscientiously. This site offers different ways that you can travel without causing harm, or even [...]
Human Trafficking Public Service Announcement-before you hit play
Posted: October 17, 2008 in human trafficking, modern day slavery, ResourcesTags: Human Rights, human trafficking, modern day slavery, multi-media, prostitution, videos
I recently came across this public service announcement produced by the Helen Bamber Foundation, a UK based organization. They have a program called Journey, who works to “is to bring the reality of the sex trafficking industry to the forefront of social consciousness and empower people to take action. Shackles bind perpetrators to victims, and [...]
Two videos telling the stories of trafficking victims
Posted: October 17, 2008 in UncategorizedTags: Human Rights, human trafficking, modern day slavery, modern day trafficking, prostitution
This video highlights a story of a 14 yea old girl being forced into slavery in the US. The comments from local people about this event demonstrate a lack of understanding of the nature of prostitution and slavery. Regardless of how old a person is, anyone under the age of 18 that is being prostituted [...]
