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Tarrant County 5 Stones November 2023 Meeting
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Tarrant County 5 Stones November 2023 Meeting

Here is our recorded meeting link and chat notes for our November 2023 TC 5 Stones meeting! Our 5 Stones meeting this November consisted of some law enforcement updates, a year-end review, and an awards presentation celebrating some of our amazing community influencers. Link to the recorded meeting: The chat log is how our online audience is able to introduce…

How seasonal farm migrants to UK got caught in a debt trap
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How seasonal farm migrants to UK got caught in a debt trap

Migrant workers pick apples at a famr in Suckley, Britain, in October 2016. | Reuters When Raj heard British farmers were hiring seasonal workers from Nepal last year, he jumped at the chance to earn what he thought would be a sizeable income for his family. Having already worked in Malaysia and Saudi Arabia, the…

Tarrant County 5 Stones June 2023 Meeting
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Tarrant County 5 Stones June 2023 Meeting

Here is our recorded meeting link and chat notes for our June 2023 TC 5 Stones meeting! Our 5 Stones meeting this June consisted of some law enforcement updates and then a panel discussion of how trafficking and trauma interrelate.  Experts on the panel included Rev. Yevette Christy,  Servant-Survivor; Heather’Amelia Johnson, LPC; Mridu Adhikari, MSW; and Carolina Utz, CSC,…

Loveland nonprofit, Alternatives to Violence to host Purple Ribbon Breakfast April 25
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Loveland nonprofit, Alternatives to Violence to host Purple Ribbon Breakfast April 25

Alternatives to Violence, ATV, is hosting its annual Purple Ribbon Breakfast at 7:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 25 at the Embassy Suites by Hilton Loveland Hotel, Conference Center and Spa, 4705 Clydesdale Park in Loveland. The nonprofit provides shelter, advocacy, education and resources to people impacted by domestic violence, sexual assault and human trafficking. Along with…

Alberta targets human trafficking with task force budget boost | Edmonton Journal
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Alberta targets human trafficking with task force budget boost | Edmonton Journal

The Alberta government is increasing funding to fight human trafficking, setting aside $22.8 million over four years. The money will go towards implementing recommendations from the Human Trafficking Task Force that was appointed under former Premier Jason Kenney’s government in May of 2020 and chaired by country music singer Paul Brandt. According to budget documents,…

Police highlight success stories on National Human Trafficking Awareness Day
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Police highlight success stories on National Human Trafficking Awareness Day

On the heels of National Human Trafficking Awareness Day on Wednesday, members a multiple police services announced a province-wide update on operations surrounding their operations. The operation is called the Provincial Human Trafficking Intelligence-Led Joint Forces Strategy (IJFS). This operation sees 21 police services band together to tackle human trafficking accross Ontario. Since its creation…

Police highlight sucess stories on National Human Trafficking Awareness Day
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Police highlight sucess stories on National Human Trafficking Awareness Day

On the heels of National Human Trafficking Awareness Day on Wednesday, members a multiple police services announced a province-wide update on operations surrounding their operations. The operation is called the Provincial Human Trafficking Intelligence-Led Joint Forces Strategy (IJFS). This operation sees 21 police services band together to tackle human trafficking accross Ontario. Since its creation…

Osinbajo: All Hands Must Be on Deck to Tackle Human Trafficking – Arise News
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Osinbajo: All Hands Must Be on Deck to Tackle Human Trafficking – Arise News

The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo has said punishment is not enough to curb cases of human trafficking in the country, insisting that all hands must be on deck to end the menace. Speaking on Thursday night at the premiere of the viewing of ‘Dangerous Hope’–a film sponsored by United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees…

Central Valley leaders pledge to stop human trafficking, ask for community support – ABC30
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Central Valley leaders pledge to stop human trafficking, ask for community support – ABC30

FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) — Combatting a crime that’s happening around us, but many people don’t talk about. Tuesday, community leaders and local organizations came together pledging to stop human trafficking. Organizers are asking the community to get involved too. With signs and donation buckets in hand, volunteers stood on street corners Tuesday. The group…

Tharros Place: A New Hope for Minor Human Trafficking Victims in Chatham County
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Tharros Place: A New Hope for Minor Human Trafficking Victims in Chatham County

January is National Human Trafficking Awareness Month. Every year since 2010, the President has dedicated this month to raise awareness about human trafficking domestically and abroad. Human trafficking is defined as the use of force, fraud or coercion to obtain some kind of labor or commercial sex act. In the United States, around 250,000 minors…