Compassion

Compassion refers to the ability to empathize with the suffering of others and to feel a desire to alleviate that suffering. Compassion involves recognizing the common humanity that we share with others, and recognizing that their suffering is also our own. Compassion can be expressed through acts of kindness, generosity, and service to others, as well as through a commitment to social justice and human rights.

 

Texas and Louisiana’s First Spouses’ Global Human Trafficking Summit – 10.14.21
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Texas and Louisiana’s First Spouses’ Global Human Trafficking Summit – 10.14.21

First Lady of Texas Cecilia Abbott and First Lady of Louisiana Donna Edwards have partnered in the past year to educate other first spouses along with key stakeholders across the country on anti-human trafficking efforts and resources they can bring back to their own states. The latest educational summit in October 2021 was hosted by the Texas Governor’s Child Sex Trafficking…

Tarrant County 5 Stones September 2023 Meeting
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Tarrant County 5 Stones September 2023 Meeting

Here is our recorded meeting link and chat notes for our September 2023 TC 5 Stones meeting! Our 5 Stones meeting this September consisted of some law enforcement updates and a presentation by Carrie Grace, Executive Director of Freedom Shield Foundation, as she discussed the importance of self-care and avoiding burnout as service providers. Link to the recorded meeting: https://youtu.be/5OzWyCSuUHw…

Sup. Jim Desmond Op-Ed: Empowering Our Youth, Combating Human Trafficking Through Education and Awareness –
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Sup. Jim Desmond Op-Ed: Empowering Our Youth, Combating Human Trafficking Through Education and Awareness –

Posted: August 23, 2023 Updated: 10:13 AM KUSI Newsroom San Diego County, known for its beauty and promise, is now marred by the grim reality of human trafficking. According to the FBI, San Diego is one of the country’s 13 hotspots for human trafficking. A study by the University of San Diego and Point Loma Nazarene…

‘Reach every victim’ and ‘leave no one behind’: Sisters combat human trafficking
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‘Reach every victim’ and ‘leave no one behind’: Sisters combat human trafficking

July 30 is the United Nations’ World Day Against Trafficking in Persons. The theme for this year is “Reach every victim of trafficking, leave no one behind.” Our sister panelists shared what their congregations are doing to eliminate this grave offense against human dignity by responding to the question: What have you or your congregation…

Vacatur Legal Services for Human Trafficking Victims: A Path to Healing and Justice

Vacatur Legal Services for Human Trafficking Victims: A Path to Healing and Justice

Editor’s note: there are many articles on vacatur on the Knowledge Vault here. I haven’t encountered anyone that has gone through this in my personal experience, so I did some research to learn about the term “vacatur.” Here’s what I learned so far… Vacatur refers to a legal remedy that allows survivors of human trafficking…

Human Trafficking: An American Tradition of Silence
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Human Trafficking: An American Tradition of Silence

In the hushed corners of our society, a sinister industry flourishes, largely hidden and unspoken of. It’s an issue so shocking and perplexing that people tend to ignore it when brought to light. This is the pandemic of sex trafficking and child sex trafficking. One might presume that in a civilized, developed nation like the…

Prevention Cohort LIVE Ep 5: Groomed short film by Travis Plunkett
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Prevention Cohort LIVE Ep 5: Groomed short film by Travis Plunkett

https://youtu.be/_4lamxNDeC4 Welcome to the Prevention Cohort LIVE stream, sponsored by PBJ Learning Today, we spend a couple of minutes catching up on what’s happening and then we do a watchalong of a short film called GROOMED, by Travis Plunkett.  If you’d like to watch the film BEFORE I start talking, here’s the place to do…

Government, Civil Society & Scientology Combating Human Trafficking in South Africa: Some Challenges and Efforts in 2023
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Government, Civil Society & Scientology Combating Human Trafficking in South Africa: Some Challenges and Efforts in 2023

Glory Matipile is featured in an episode of Voices for Humanity on the Scientology Network. Scientology and its members are more and more involved in fighting human trafficking in different ways. Human Righs education and collaborative skills are key. JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA, July 20, 2023/EINPresswire.com/ — Scientology and its members are more and more involved…

Sound of Freedom – powerful film brings awareness to the horror of human trafficking
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Sound of Freedom – powerful film brings awareness to the horror of human trafficking

Editor’s note: this is a look at the American media culture surrounding the movie, Sound of Freedom. “God’s children are not for sale,” actor Jim Caviezel states in his portrayal of federal agent Tim Ballard in the newly released movie Sound of Freedom. The quote has quickly begun to spread on social media by those…