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A Port Alberni writer has released a memoir where he talks about his experience escaping from a religious cult. In 1972, author Perry Bulwer says he was a naive 16-year-old growing up in Port Alberni, a mill town on Vancouver Island in British Columbia. He dropped out of high school to run away with the…
What’s this all about? In this amazing video, Annie, a former sex trafficking victim who worked as a prostitute in Las Vegas, discusses her background, her entry into the industry, her encounters with pimps, and the control they exerted over her life. Annie explains how her initial attraction to the lifestyle was fueled by fantasies…
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…
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,…
What is domestic servitude? Domestic servitude is a form of modern-day slavery in which a person is forced to work in private households, performing domestic chores and other types of labor. The person is often physically confined and controlled by their employer, who may use threats, force, or deception to keep them in servitude. Domestic…
The status of women reflects a country’s social, economic, and mental health. In India, women have been seen as a representation of spirituality. Nevertheless, still women are denied equality and rights. They’ve been mistreated and treated unfairly compared to men. Socially negative factors like dowry, the sati-system, child marriage, and female infanticide are still very…
DUBUQUE, Iowa (KCRG) – Dozens of people gathered at the Shalom Spirituality Center Saturday to listen to speakers discuss how the Tri-State Coalition Against Human Trafficking can better handle human trafficking in the Dubuque area. “If we can stop the demand, we will be able to ebb the flow of human trafficking,” Casey Klein, a…
By MELISSA KAREN SANCESFor the Bulletin Monday, December 26, 2022 Last summer, retired art instructor Bob Callahan strolled through downtown Burlington with his family. And then he saw it. Across the street, in cool-toned letters that spanned the brick wall: “You Are Loved.” He recognized it immediately. Not because he’d seen a mural like this…
By ANI NEW DELHI: British human rights activist Benedict Rogers has raised alarm over the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) treatment of Tibet and Xinjiang as its ‘laboratory’ for developing a surveillance state and sinicization of all religions throughout the country. (Editor’s note, this article explains that “sinicization” means aligning religious beliefs and faiths, of any…
What is sex trafficking? Sex trafficking is the act of forcing or deceiving an individual into prostitution. Victims may be coerced into prostitution for an unknown period of time, while in other cases victims are coerced in prostitution until a debt is paid off, otherwise known as debt bondage. How does sex trafficking work? Sex…
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