In 2010, President Barrack Obama proclaimed January as National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month and urged all Americans to educate themselves about all forms of modern slavery and the signs and consequences of human trafficking. To read his proclamation visit Here
Read on the Subject:
- Refuse To Do Nothing by Shayne Moore and Kimberly McOwen Yim is my absolute favorite! It's great for introducing you to the subject and for understanding the depth and scope of the problem.
- Girls Like Us by Rachel Lloyd is a memoir and a great read for understanding how young girls get trapped into this as well as why it is so hard for them to leave. This does have some explicit language, but the overall message is one that needs to be heard.
- The White Umbrella: Walking With Survivors of Sex Trafficking by Mary Frances Bowley will help you understand the trauma these women have experienced and how important the need for healing is.
- For a longer list of Suggested Books read my post from last year Here
Educate yourself:
- Visit Polaris Project and familiarize yourself with the signs
- Visit Shared Hope and learn how pimps target their victims.
- Take the survey at Slavery Footprint to see how many slaves work for you.
Watch a movie or documentary:
- My favorite documentary is Nefarious. It's a comprehensive look at trafficking, but ends with the focus of the hope and healing that can be found in Jesus.
- Host a movie night and show a movie or documentary on the subject. Stop It is offering to help you do just that in the month of January. During the month of January, Stop It will help you play host or hostess for a screening of Very Young Girls in your home with family and friends. It will raise awareness about the issue, provide a platform for some thoughtful discussion, and help Stop It raise money for their program working with survivors in Chicago.
- For more Suggested Movies/Documentaries go Here
Get Involved:
- Enter the Human Trafficking Hotline # into your phone 888-373-7888
- Research organizations in your area that are fighting against human trafficking and sign up for their newsletter or email. If time permits, you may even want to volunteer with them.
- Sign up for Refuge For Women's 1000 Campaign. Join an army of 1000 women that have decided to do something and end sex slavery. What individual step will you take in the next year to end sex slavery? It doesn't have to be huge it just has to be something. What is your something? It takes less than 2 minutes to join. Sign up Here and then invite 5 friends to join you.
Pray
- Pray, Pray, Pray - There is no better weapon in the fight against Human Trafficking
- Sign up for the daily prayer email with Shared Hope International and commit to praying once a day during the month of January to end sex trafficking.
- Download the Prayer Guide from The A21 campaign.
Specifically, January 11th is the day set aside as Human Trafficking Awareness Day. Consider setting a timer on your phone to go off every 2 minutes as a reminder that every 2 minutes a child is trafficked for the purpose of sexual exploitation. When someone asks you about your timer be prepared to share this statistic with them.
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