Sex Slave Art

November 14, 2008

A new campaign against sex trafficking has recently been launched, aiming to rescue women and children forced into the sex trade and punish the criminals behind it. Journey is an art exhibition in the UK’s Trafalgars Square that sheds some artistic light on this dark issue.  Check out a video of the art exhibit:

33 Ways to Respond to Human Trafficking

October 21, 2008

From our Friends at Call+Response:

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Call + Response

August 2, 2008

“…never forget, justice is what love looks like in public…”

Call+Response is a first of its kind feature documentary film that reveals a terrifying secret: there are more slaves today than ever before in human history. In 2007, slave traders made more money than Google, Nike and Starbucks combined. Call+Response goes deep undercover where slavery is thriving. First hand accounts from luminaries like Cornel West, Julia Ormond, Madeleine Albright, Daryl Hannah, Ashley Judd, and Nicholas Kristof provide the backdrop of for this 21st century nightmare. Grammy-winning and critically acclaimed artists including Moby, Natasha Bedingfield, Cold War Kids, Matisyahu, Imogen Heap, Talib Kweli, Five For Fighting, Switchfoot, members of Nickel Creek, Rocco Deluca, move this information into inspiration offering this century its first abolitionist songs.

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Child Sex Slavery: Law Combating Rape of Children for Profit

August 1, 2008

Here is a great resource on Human Trafficking and Child Sex Slavery from Loyola University Chicago’s Calling to Justice Conference in 2006. It gives excellent data about the nature of the crime and the extent of the law. Chicago has been designated by the FBI as one of thirteen locations of High Intensity Child Prostitution and is considered a major sex trafficking hub...

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The Girls Next Door

August 1, 2008

An outstanding expose on human trafficking from the January 25, 2004 issue of the New York Times Magazine:

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Child Sex Tourism Fact Sheet

August 1, 2008

From the US department of Justice:

“On this trip, I’ve had sex with a 14 year-old girl in Mexico and a 15 year-old in Colombia. I’m helping them financially. If they don’t have sex with me, they may not have enough food. If someone has a problem with me doing this, let UNICEF feed them.”
-Retired U.S. Schoolteacher

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Top 10 Facts about Modern Slavery

March 23, 2008

Our friends over at Free The Slaves (freetheslaves.net) have provided a lot of great resources about modern slavery. Begin with the “top 10 facts about modern slavery,” then watch two great videos about human trafficking, and visit Free the Slaves for more information…

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Surviving Chicago’s sex slave trade

August 1, 2006

In August 2005 The Chicago Sun times published a three part series on Chicago’s sex slave trade by Annie Sweeny. The articles are coped below in their entirety. What does the Lord Require?

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