Violence Prevention

Your turn: Dozens of anti-crime initiatives are helping Rockford make progress
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Your turn: Dozens of anti-crime initiatives are helping Rockford make progress

Over the last two weeks, I’ve written OpEds that have talked about our efforts to improve our neighborhoods and spur economic development. Today, I’ll highlight some of our crime reduction initiatives. Our crime issues did not start overnight, and they will not be solved overnight. However, I believe we have strategies in place that will…

Milwaukeeans encouraged to wear blue to raise awareness for human trafficking – TMJ4
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Milwaukeeans encouraged to wear blue to raise awareness for human trafficking – TMJ4

MILWAUKEE — The Milwaukee Office of Violence Prevention (OVP) is encouraging all Milwaukeeans to join the Blue Campaign in #WearBlueDay. On Wednesday, Milwaukee citizens are being encouraged to wear blue to help raise awareness of human trafficking. “Awareness is only the first step,” OVP Director Ashanti Hamilton stated in a news release. “National Human Trafficking…

Clove Alliance hosting human trafficking awareness conference
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Clove Alliance hosting human trafficking awareness conference

KANKAKEE — Clove Alliance, Kankakee Community College and the 21st Judicial Circuit Family Violence Coordinating Council are sponsoring a conference for professionals — Human Trafficking: Beyond Awareness — from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Jan. 20 on the KCC campus. This all-day conference is intended for law enforcement, mental health, social services, violence prevention, education…

17 Rooms: Rejuvenating the Sustainable Development Goals through shared action | Brookings
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17 Rooms: Rejuvenating the Sustainable Development Goals through shared action | Brookings

2022 GLOBAL FLAGSHIP SYNTHESIS REPORT Message from 17 Rooms co-chairs Co-chairs, Zia Khan (left) and John McArthur (right), at the September 2022 17 Rooms Community gathering in New York City on the eve of the U.N. General Assembly. Everyone agrees on the need for more and faster progress across all the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)….

COUNTY THE FIRST TO OFFER PREVENTION TRAINING FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING
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COUNTY THE FIRST TO OFFER PREVENTION TRAINING FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING

November 3, 2022 4:00 a.m. Douglas County will be the first county in the state to have the ability to offer human trafficking prevention instruction to all of its 6th to 12th grade students A Mercy Foundation release said of the thousands of applications, in 2019, the Douglas County Human Trafficking Task Force was one…

Ministry calls for end to domestic violence, child marriage – ANTARA News
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Ministry calls for end to domestic violence, child marriage – ANTARA News

Let us be brave in reporting violence and support women and children victims of violence so that they can rise and live a good life Jakarta (ANTARA) – The Women’s Empowerment and Child Protection Ministry campaigned for an end to domestic violence, bullying, and child marriage through a fun walk event organized in the Car…

Free training series teaches community leaders to identify, prevent human trafficking in Louisville
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Free training series teaches community leaders to identify, prevent human trafficking in Louisville

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Community leaders are learning to identify and prevent human trafficking in Louisville through a free, two-part training series. Professionals participated in one of two informative sessions on Tuesday at the Southwest Regional Library on Dixie Highway. The Louisville Metro Office for Women is hosting the series in collaboration with several organizations to train…

UNITAS Star-Studded 5th Annual Gala Raises $1 Million To Continue Fighting Human Trafficking
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UNITAS Star-Studded 5th Annual Gala Raises $1 Million To Continue Fighting Human Trafficking

EXCLUSIVE NYC EVENT AT CIPRIANI SOUTH STREET FEATURED PERFORMANCES BY GRAMMY-NOMINATED MULTI PLATINUM SINGER NATASHA BEDINGFIELD, SINGER & RECORDING ARTIST CRIS CAB, AND AWARD-WINNING VIOLIST DAVID AARON CARPENTER OF THE CARPENTER TRIO  HOSTED BY EMMY AWARD WINNING ABC-TV NEWS ANCHOR SADE BEDERINWA   EVENT INCLUDED HONOREES NYPD LIEUTENANT ANY CAPOGNA FROM CITYWIDE HUMAN TRAFFICKING SQUAD; AND…

Human trafficking is not a topic at Summit of the Americas – The Hill
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Human trafficking is not a topic at Summit of the Americas – The Hill

The Summit of Americas is ironically gaining more coverage about who didn’t show than who did. As Biden and other heads of state reel in on the importance of democracy and regional alignment, the most important voices — marginalized communities vulnerable to human trafficking and exploitation—have been barred from the table. And we will feel…