Claim OwnershipModern-Day Slavery
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Did you know that slavery still exists? Over 27 million people work under horrendous conditions without a say in their own lives. Hear from experts in the field who are working to stop human trafficking, and gain greater knowledge of this human rights abuse.
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The Body Shop, ECPAT USA and the Somaly Mam Foundation have launched a petition which will be presented to the U.S. government and the United Nations to help protect children from sex trafficking. We call on our supporters to go to your local The Body Shop store or online at www.thebodyshop.com/stop to sign the petition
Listen to CEO Ateba Crocker from Shoe Revolt, talk about her own experiences with sexual exploitation and her online shoe boutique that is committed to kicking human trafficking to the curb with every shoe purchase. Shoe revolt means "to refuse to obey the constraints by another to rise up against the injustice of human trafficking, to break the shackles of abuse, to get out of line, to rock the boat, to take up arms, to eradicate human trafficking with purchasing power". (http://shoerevolt.com/index.htm)
Hear from Heather and Michael Colletto from the The Sold Project, an anti-slavery organization committed to preventing child sex-trafficking in Thailand. They will talk about their prevention and education work in Thailand and in the U.S., their scholarship program, documentary, and The Freedom Project. Go to http://thesoldproject.com for more information
Hear from Mercy Dizon, Northern California Regional Director and Imelda Buncab, National Constituency Director of the Not For Sale Campaign. Learn about its origins and their work to end slavery in our lifetime. The Not For Sale Campaign equips and mobilizes Smart Activists to deploy innovative solutions to re-abolish slavery in their own backyards and across the globe.
Hear from Mark Fisher of International Justice Mission, talk about their efforts to combat human trafficking and rescue victims abroad. International Justice Mission is a human rights agency that secures justice for victims of slavery, sexual exploitation and other forms of violent oppression. IJM lawyers, investigators and aftercare professionals work with local officials to ensure immediate victim rescue and aftercare, to prosecute perpetrators and to promote functioning public justice systems.
Hear from Staff Attorney Cindy Lou, from the Asian Pacific Islander Legal Outreach Center. She will be discussing her work assisting victims of human trafficking and violence through legal means. Moreover, Cindy will discuss API Legal Outreach's collaboration and work with the Asian Anti-Trafficking Collaborative (AATC) and various other organizations. Through this collaborative they have created a one-of-a kind comprehensive program in supporting victims and fighting against human trafficking and other crimes.
Co-Host Gabriel Arteaga and I will be sharing stories from survivors of Human Trafficking, in the second reading of this mini series. Hear their tales of abuse and their miraculous escape from the horrors of slavery. Their stories must be heard, so that we can never forget and never give up the fight to end human trafficking! This weeks reading is about debt bondage in India from the book "Not For Sale" by University of California Professor, David Batstone.
Hear from one of the founders of The Freeze Project, an annual community activist event to raise awareness about human trafficking. On April 17th hundreds of people across the nation come together in their major cities and freeze for five minutes as a way to engage others about the issue. Learn more about it, its origins, past Freeze events and how you can participate this year.
To see what it looks like: http://thefreezeproject.com/2009/12/10/the-hollywood-freeze-project-the-future-of-the-freeze-project/
Hear from Long Beach Police Department Detective, Kenneth Turner talk about his work to end human trafficking. With over 20 years of experience, Detective Turner recently received the Meritorious Award Class C for his role in successfully solving a two-year old human trafficking case in Long Beach, as well as alerting the FBI to a glitch in the system that formerly prevented law enforcement from identifying possible child victims of human trafficking sooner. This glitch has currently been corrected.
Hear from Vicki Zito, mother of a former victim of sex trafficking. Listen to her personal story and what she has done to combat human trafficking after being reunited with her daughter. Particularly, she will share about her work with California Against Slavery to get their human trafficking initiative on CA's November 2010 ballot (sign the petition by downloading and printing it at www.californiaagainstslavery.org by March 31st, 2010), and Courage to be You.
Special Guest: Jenny Williamson founder of Courage to Be You (www.c2bu.org)
Hear Barbara Loza-Muriera Program Specialist / SEM Network Facilitator AC Interagency Children's Policy Council, talk about how she helped coordinate the Sexually Exploited Minors (SEM) Network/SEMRise.
Learn about California Against Trafficking's, Human Trafficking Initiative and see how you can help get it on the ballot by March 31st. They need at least 600,000 voter signatures by to get the human trafficking initiative on the November 2010 California Ballot. Also hear about their various other efforts. Go to: http://www.californiaagainstslavery.org/
Hear DA Bock talk about her experience prosecuting trafficker's in Alameda County and her anti-human trafficking program (HEAT) or Human Trafficking and Exploitation Watch-an umbrella program that brings together a variety strategies for combating human trafficking on a local, regional and national level.
(NOTICE: SOLD! The Truth About Modern-Day Slavery will transition to the name of "Modern-Day Slavery" in two weeks time. Look for the new name by 03/14)
(Pardon the technical difficulties at the beginning of the show) There is a saying that there are many folks that “talk the talk” and few that” walk the walk.” Ms Brantley belongs to the latter. She walks, she runs, she dances, she leaps— and, on occasion she kicks hard-- as Nola is truly advocacy in motion. Currently, Nola coordinates services for commercially sexually exploited and trafficked minors in Alameda County and is the co-founder of Motivating, Inspiring, Supporting, and Serving Sexually Exploited Youth (MISSSEY). We will be talking with her about her amazing and successful efforts to combat the sexual exploitation of minors.
View a Documentary about MISSSEY and the SACEY Program: http://www.vimeo.com/8807313
View Nola's interview on CNN: http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/bestoftv/2010/01/15/jvm.teens.sold.for.sex.cnn
Join us to hear 4-H YDP Advisor, Charles Go, share his extensive experience and research in crafting and organizing against the sexual exploitation of minors in California. Part of Alameda County's Sexually Exploited Minors (SEM) Network, Mr. Go is well knowledged and effective in his field. He is currently researching the efforts of anti-SEM organizations.
Co-Host Gabriel Arteaga and I will be sharing stories from survivors of Human Trafficking, in the first of this mini series. Hear their tales of abuse and their miraculous escape from the horrors of slavery. Their stories must be heard, so that we can never forget and never give up the fight to end human trafficking!
Hear from Douglas MacLean, former Communications Director and Deputy Legislative Director for California State Assemblymember Sandré R. Swanson. (D-Alameda). Mr. MacLean helped spearhead support for a pilot project in Alameda County that trains law enforcement and prosecutors to recognize and respond to child prostitutes as victims of commercial sexual exploitation rather than as criminals. The project also helps connect victims to a full spectrum of social services, helping them escape the cycle of violence and exploitation. In 2009, Mr. MacLean helped shepherd the Human Trafficking Accountability Act through the Legislature. Signed into law last fall, it mandates increased penalties for traffickers and subjects their assets to seizure and sale.
Mr. MacLean is now a student at Georgetown University Law Center, focusing on human trafficking on the Pacific Rim. He also serves as a Policy and Legal Fellow at the Polaris Project, where he supports state-level legislation and implementation of existing law.
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