Awareness

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Supervisors OK policy to increase human trafficking awareness in schools
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Supervisors OK policy to increase human trafficking awareness in schools

The county Board of Supervisors Tuesday approved a policy to increase of human trafficking awareness education in public schools. As proposed by Supervisors Jim Desmond and Nora Vargas, and District Attorney Summer Stephan, the policy will apply to grades kindergarten through 12. As of now, only 7th and 8th-grade students receive anti-trafficking training. According to…

San Diego supervisor proposes to expand anti-trafficking education in county schools
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San Diego supervisor proposes to expand anti-trafficking education in county schools

Standing in front of the San Diego County Administration Building on Friday, San Diego native Kileen Washington detailed her ordeal with human trafficking starting when she was 14 years old. “I was stripped from my family. Sold across the country — over a dozen states in total — for over three and a half years,”…

Radical Empathy enters into working collaboration with E40S (Every 40 Seconds) and film writer Chong Kim
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Radical Empathy enters into working collaboration with E40S (Every 40 Seconds) and film writer Chong Kim

E40S Teaser https://vimeo.com/859909464 Radical Empathy Education Foundation provides an immersive training tool that uses virtual reality to create an empathetic connection between trainees and victims of human trafficking. Children and adults learn from the VR experience to understand how children are groomed into sex trafficking or labor trafficking. Here at Radical Empathy, we support Chong…

Refuge for Women to host human trafficking awareness event – Cross Timbers Gazette | Southern Denton County | Flower Mound | News
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Refuge for Women to host human trafficking awareness event – Cross Timbers Gazette | Southern Denton County | Flower Mound | News

Refuge for Women North Texas, a nonprofit based in Denton that provides a safe space for women who are victims of sex trafficking, wants to spread awareness about the issue in North Texas with a “Truth About Trafficking” community awareness event to be held next month. “Unveiling the Shadows: Peer into Dallas’ Human Trafficking &…

Human Trafficking Awareness Day is Sunday
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Human Trafficking Awareness Day is Sunday

Young depressed woman, domestic violence and rape. stop abusing violence, human trafficking, stop violence against women, Human is not a product. Stop women abuse, Human rights violations. In preparation for World Day Against Trafficking in Persons on July 30, Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate and Story County Deputy Sheriff Elizabeth Quinn are working together…

A21 Releases 2022 Ukraine Impact Report: Empowering Vulnerable Refugees and Equipping Frontline Professionals in the Face of Human Trafficking
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A21 Releases 2022 Ukraine Impact Report: Empowering Vulnerable Refugees and Equipping Frontline Professionals in the Face of Human Trafficking

DALLAS, TX, July 26, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Ahead of World Day Against Trafficking in Persons on July 30, A21—a global nonprofit organization determined to eradicate human trafficking through awareness, intervention, and aftercare—released a new 2022 Ukraine Impact Report detailing the organization’s response to the refugee crisis resulting from Russia’s war in Ukraine, which has…

Prayer rally at St. Anthony’s church marks National Human Trafficking Awareness Day
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Prayer rally at St. Anthony’s church marks National Human Trafficking Awareness Day

Included were politicians along with the various groups joining sex trafficking survivors and their champions, coming together to urge Congress to pass legislation to help end this crime. In Manteca, a group gathered on short notice in front of St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church at noon to show their support in prayer. “We may…

Hamilton County welcomes Red Sand Project for human trafficking awareness – WDEF
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Hamilton County welcomes Red Sand Project for human trafficking awareness – WDEF

HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) — This week, July 23 through July 29, is Human Trafficking Awareness Week. Hamilton County and local groups are participating in the Red Sand Project to bring awareness to the crime that enslaves and exploits men and women of all ages, including children. Courtesy of RedSandProject.org A Red Sand Project event…