Farm

A farm is a piece of land that is used for the purpose of growing crops or raising animals for food or other products. Farms can vary in size and type, and they may be operated by individuals, families, or large organizations. Farms are an essential part of the global food system, and they provide the majority of the world’s food supply. Some of the major crops that are grown on farms include wheat, corn, and rice, and some of the major animals that are raised on farms include cows, pigs, and chickens. Farms can also produce a range of other products, such as flowers, timber, and wool. Farming can be a challenging and demanding occupation, but it can also be rewarding and fulfilling.

Prevention Cohort LIVE Ep 6: AMP Model Discussion; Social Media “Human Trafficking Panic” Posts
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Prevention Cohort LIVE Ep 6: AMP Model Discussion; Social Media “Human Trafficking Panic” Posts

Come learn about new tools to end human trafficking through prevention education. We go through the AMP Model to teach the definition.

Slavery Unravelled – Conversations PODCAST: Modern Slavery – A history and introduction

Slavery Unravelled – Conversations PODCAST: Modern Slavery – A history and introduction

Be Slavery Free (beslaveryfree.com) has a new awesome resource… a weekly podcast! We have more enslaved people in the world now than any other point in human history. It’s called Modern Slavery, but slavery has been around for a long time. The trade is in people but the currency is hope. Stories and history, laws…

Chattanooga participates in Red Sand Project for human trafficking awareness – WDEF
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Chattanooga participates in Red Sand Project for human trafficking awareness – WDEF

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — It’s Human Trafficking Awareness Week and Chattanooga is participating in the Red Sand Project to bring awareness. During Red Sand events, participants fill sidewalks with red sand to represent those involved in human trafficking, modern day slavery and exploitation. “So, today we were hosting the red sands events, to bring awareness…

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…

Concerns at the border: How human trafficking is impacting Southwest, Central Virginia
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Concerns at the border: How human trafficking is impacting Southwest, Central Virginia

ROANOKE, Va. – While troops from Virginia’s National Guard are in Texas to aid in securing the United States’ border, 10 News is looking at concerns brought on by the border crisis, like human trafficking. Human trafficking is a problem no place and no one is immune to. Organizations like Project Horizon in Lexington and…

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…

Exposing the evils of human trafficking
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Exposing the evils of human trafficking

“Sound of Freedom” is still going strong despite the efforts of the left to kill it. In just three weeks the action-thriller, about a real-life American hero who went to Colombia to rescue one child from child sex traffickers and ended up rescuing 120 children, has racked up more than $100 million in ticket sales….

New agriculture commissioner moves to protect Georgia’s leading industry
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New agriculture commissioner moves to protect Georgia’s leading industry

Six months into his new job, Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Tyler Harper, a native of Ocilla and a seventh-generation farmer, is moving to protect and promote Georgia agriculture — the state’s leading industry, with an annual economic impact of more than $74 billion. Enhancing food safety and security was among the priorities stressed on the campaign…

LISTEN: Lisbeth Iglesias-Ríos on advocating for migrant farmworkers’ rights
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LISTEN: Lisbeth Iglesias-Ríos on advocating for migrant farmworkers’ rights

Dr. Lisbeth Iglesias-Ríos joins the Agents of Change in Environmental Justice podcast to discuss why we must advocate for better workplace conditions for the people who grow our food.  Iglesias-Ríos, researcher at the University of Michigan and a co-investigator of the Michigan Farmworker Project, also talks about being raised by two strong women, her winding…

Testimony by Tara Lee Rodas for The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement
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Testimony by Tara Lee Rodas for The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement

Editor’s note: We are non-partisan. Children are being hurt. Please, watch, read, learn, and act accordingly. Hearing Date: Wednesday 04/26/2023 – 3:00 PM Hearing Location: 2141 Rayburn House Office Building The hearing, “The Biden Border Crisis: Exploitation of Unaccompanied Alien Children,” will examine the unprecedented surge of unaccompanied alien children at the southwest border and…