by Doug Bardwell | Apr 19, 2018 | Doug's posts, Things To Do
One of the first things people ask after being told of the injustices of human trafficking is “What can I do?” A great question, and luckily, there are some easy things anyone can do. Thanks to DoSomething.org for these two suggestions. Get the word out The first,...
by Doug Bardwell | Apr 17, 2018 | Be Aware, Doug's posts
Anti-trafficking Legislation Passed With bipartisan support, the President signed into law, new bills referred to as FOSTA-SESTA. The acronyms stand for Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act (House bill) and Stop Enabling Sex Trafficking Act (Senate bill.) The bill saw...
by Doug Bardwell | Apr 5, 2018 | Be Aware, Doug's posts
In this video from Health and Human Services, there are some chilling statistics about the failure of society to recognize victims of trafficking. According to their records in 2015, one in five children reported missing were probably involved in trafficking. Even...
by Doug Bardwell | Mar 29, 2018 | Be Aware, Doug's posts
I can’t think of anything worse than being held captive in a situation where I am powerless to escape. Yet, there are reportedly 300,000 boys, girls, women and men in just such a situation – right here in the United States alone. Internationally, the number is...