Human trafficking and modern day slavery look very different than the Transatlantic Slave Trade and slavery 200 years ago. But not only are they different generally, slavery in Europe, Southeast Asia, and Africa, look different than slavery here in Connecticut. If you are interested in learning about slavery today in Connecticut, you should consider attending [...]
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Want to learn about Human Trafficking in Connecticut?
Posted: January 13, 2012 in Child Slavery, Commercial Sexual Exploitation, Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children, Events in Connecticut, modern day slaveryTags: Child Slavery, Commercial Sexual Exploitation, Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children, Community Education, Connecticut, connecticut department of children and families, harriet beecher stowe, hartford police department, human trafficking events, Human Trafficking in America, Human trafficking in Connecticut, modern day slavery, Prosecution of Traffickers, prostitution, Sex Slavery, slavery, Slavery in America, slavery today, transatlantic slave trade, victims of human trafficking
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Two Connecticut residents plead guilty to sex trafficking of children
Posted: March 2, 2011 in Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children, Human Trafficking in ConnecticutTags: Commercial Sexual Exploitation, Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children, human trafficking, Human trafficking in Connecticut, modern day slavery, prostitution, Slavery in America
On January 20, Jarell Sanderson and Hassanah Delia pled guilty to sex trafficking of minors in Connecticut. In July 2009, the two recruited two 14-year old girls and brought them to a hotel in East Hartford. The crime was investigated by both the FBI and the East Hartford Police. According to one source, both are [...]
Event – Human Trafficking: a Jewish Issue?
Posted: March 1, 2011 in Events in Connecticut, Human Trafficking in ConnecticutTags: Commercial Sexual Exploitation, Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children, events in Connecticut, human trafficking events, Human trafficking in Connecticut, Sex Slavery, Slavery in America
If you live in the Hartford area, there is an interesting-sounding event being held at the Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford. Here is the info from their website. Human Trafficking: A Jewish Issue? When: Thu, March 3, 5:30pm – 7:00pm Where: Community Services Building, 333 Bloomfield Avenue, West Hartford, CT (map) Description: Join us for [...]
The Connection Between Faith, Human Trafficking, and Immigration
Posted: February 28, 2011 in Forced Labor, modern day slavery, Take action, What You Can DoTags: Commercial Sexual Exploitation, Forced Labor, Human Rights, human trafficking, immigration, modern day slavery, Slavery in America, What you can do!
“Three Florida fruit-pickers, held captive and brutalized [sic] by their employer for more than a year, finally broke free of their bonds by punching their way through the ventilator hatch of the van in which they were imprisoned. Once outside, they dashed for freedom” (The Independent, 2007). Marino Lucas, Jose Velasquez, and Jose Hari had [...]
Missing females and slavery
Posted: February 21, 2011 in Child Prostitution, Child Slavery, Commercial Sexual Exploitation, human trafficking, modern day slaveryTags: Child Slavery, Commercial Sexual Exploitation, Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children, gender inequity, human trafficking, modern day slavery, porn culture, prostitution, Sex Slavery, Slavery in America, videos
“Are there more males or more females in the world?” This is a question Sheryl WuDunn, co-author of the book “Half the Sky,” asked of an audience at the TED Global conference in 2010. How would you answer this question? If like me, you know there are more females in the US and developed world [...]
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
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. [...]
