What Human Trafficking

What human trafficking is: a crime that involves the exploitation of people for forced labor or commercial sex. In truth, human trafficking is a serious crime and a grave violation of human rights. To clarify, it affects people of all ages, genders, and backgrounds, and it can take many different forms, including sex trafficking, labor trafficking, and organ trafficking.

Read more: More Than Meets the Eye: The Immense Web of Human Trafficking and Its Vast Implications.

 

Tarrant County 5 Stones Human Trafficking Coalition November 2022 Meeting
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Tarrant County 5 Stones Human Trafficking Coalition November 2022 Meeting

ByBilly Joe Cain

Here is our recorded meeting link and chat notes for our 5 Stones November 2022 meeting! Also note there is NO meeting in December! Our 5 Stones meeting this November consisted of a year-end review, a video montage of taskforce agency WINS over the past year, and a celebration of three award-winning community leaders.  Our…

Wichita Falls Mayor experiences interactive Virtual Reality (VR) training
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Wichita Falls Mayor experiences interactive Virtual Reality (VR) training

ByBilly Joe Cain

Radical Empathy met up with Wichita Falls Mayor Stephen Santellana, through a great connection with Southern Grit Advocacy. https://youtu.be/MTnoDq1cmYA ABOUT RADICAL EMPATHY EDUCATION FOUNDATION Radical Empathy is an Austin-based nonprofit dedicated to ending human trafficking. Their VR experiences include fully interactive, computer generated environments married with narrative, user-directed stories. Visit them at reefcares.org or you can help immediately…

Tarrant County 5 Stones Human Trafficking Coalition October 2022 Meeting
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Tarrant County 5 Stones Human Trafficking Coalition October 2022 Meeting

ByBilly Joe Cain

Here is our recorded meeting link and chat notes for our 5 Stones October 2022 meeting! Our 5 Stones meeting this October featured Mark Reidland, Executive Director of Hope Local, as he discussed the intersection of foster care and trafficking, and the role the church can play in combatting this.   Here is the link to…

New Jersey Coalition Against Human Trafficking brings awareness – MyCentralJersey.com
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New Jersey Coalition Against Human Trafficking brings awareness – MyCentralJersey.com

ByEyes on Trafficking News

Human trafficking can be a scary subject, but it’s something that affects millions of people. And while it might seem too big to stop, there are groups working to fight back. One such group on the front lines, both locally and nationally, is the New Jersey Coalition Against Human Trafficking, which works to raise awareness…

Interactive Virtual Reality (VR) training teaches human trafficking prevention in Wyoming
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Interactive Virtual Reality (VR) training teaches human trafficking prevention in Wyoming

ByBilly Joe Cain

Uprising’s Terri Markham explains how she uses TRAPPED: A VR Detective Story to train everyone from children to legislators using an interactive virtual reality experience Radical Empathy Education Foundation and Uprising began their relationship early in 2022, when Terri Markham was looking for unique ways to teach people about human trafficking. We caught up with…

MWSU brings awareness to human trafficking
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MWSU brings awareness to human trafficking

ByEyes on Trafficking News

A big part of the event was deconstructing the common misconceptions of what human trafficking looks like. (ST. JOSEPH, Mo.) Wednesday, Missouri Western State University police hosted a Citizen’s Academy to help educate the public about human trafficking. The department provided information on what human trafficking is, how you can identify who might be a…

Organizations discuss fighting sex trafficking in Pittsburgh – WTAE
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Organizations discuss fighting sex trafficking in Pittsburgh – WTAE

ByEyes on Trafficking News

PITTSBURGH — A group of organizations working to fight sex trafficking in the Pittsburgh area met Tuesday night to share information with each other and the public.Law enforcement sources who were on the panel described Pittsburgh as a hub for sex trafficking. They said it happens in ways the public may not even realize. “So…

Human trafficking awareness event planned
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Human trafficking awareness event planned

ByEyes on Trafficking News

A citizens’ academy geared toward educating the public about human trafficking will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 12, in Missouri Western State University’s Spratt Hall Theater. The event will include information on what human trafficking is, how people can identify who might be a victim and how to get involved…

Anti-Human Trafficking Conference – Merrill Foto News
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Anti-Human Trafficking Conference – Merrill Foto News

ByEyes on Trafficking News

TINA L. SCOTT EDITOR The Holy Cross Sisters will be holding an Anti-Human Trafficking Conference on Thursday, Sept. 15, 2022, from 6:00 to 8:30 p.m. at the Northwoods Veterans Post/Pub 1638/VFW Hall, 601 Johnson St. in Merrill. Designed to “Shine a Light” on Human Trafficking, the Sisters urge residents to “come and learn the signs…

Fact Check: NO Evidence That 'Marco, Polo' Game Is Used For Sex Trafficking In Stores
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Fact Check: NO Evidence That 'Marco, Polo' Game Is Used For Sex Trafficking In Stores

ByEyes on Trafficking News

STORY UPDATED: check for updates below. No Evidence Has the call-and-response game “Marco, Polo” proven to be a tactic to initiate sex trafficking in stores? No, that’s not true: Spokespeople from human trafficking advocacy and awareness organizations told us that there are no confirmed reports of such a scheme being used for human trafficking. The…