by Doug Bardwell | Sep 20, 2021 | Be Aware
Two ways you can make a difference this week The week’s events will climax with the Vatican’s celebration of the World Day of Migrants and Refugees on Sunday, September 26. In his letter announcing this year’s theme, Towards an ever wider “we”,...
by Doug Bardwell | Sep 1, 2021 | Be Aware
If you read the post of August 3, 2021 – “You can help these victims without leaving home”, you’ll recall that I asked you to write your senators asking for passage of S2040 – the bill that prohibits a consumer reporting agency from...
by Doug Bardwell | Aug 24, 2021 | Be Aware
In a rare turn of events, a former strip club in the city of San Diego is being remodeled into the San Diego Freedom Center – a non-profit center serving sex trafficking victims. Doesn’t that just smack of wonderful irony? In reporting by Dave Schwab on...
by Doug Bardwell | Aug 18, 2021 | Resources
Some of our readers asked about additional organizations that are focused on helping trafficking victims in Canada. One of the leaders there seems to be Ally Global. They actually have a larger footprint, actively working also in Cambodia, Nepal, and Laos. Here are...
by Doug Bardwell | Aug 11, 2021 | Be Aware
Get ready for a pleasant tale about human trafficking In a show of combined action, 286 human traffickers and human smugglers have been arrested across the globe in just a five-day period (July 5-9). The operation was coordinated by INTERPOL and was reported by...
by Doug Bardwell | Aug 3, 2021 | Things To Do
There’s a bill waiting for approval in the Senate, and you can help make it happen. One of the persistent problems faced by those recovering from being trafficked, is usually a complex web of damaged credit ratings and lack of good financial experiences. For...
by Doug Bardwell | Jul 27, 2021 | Things To Do
Each year the United Nations sponsors an event centered around human trafficking – both sex trafficking and labor trafficking. This year’s event will focus on listening to those who are survivors of trafficking. Learning from their experiences, hopefully...
by Doug Bardwell | Jul 20, 2021 | Things To Do
The US Catholic Sisters Against Human Trafficking puts out an excellent newsletter each month on the subject of Human Trafficking – in all its forms. This month’s feature focuses on Forced Labor. Domestic workers are some of the most commonly trafficked...
by Doug Bardwell | Jul 7, 2021 | Resources
How bruised fruit is making an impact on trafficked and abused victims Easing COVID restrictions don’t apply to abused women (CNW Group/Interval House) Thinking outside the box is coming to the aid of the vulnerable in Toronto, thanks to Interval House and UNION, a...
by Doug Bardwell | Jun 29, 2021 | Things To Do
Just published by the Council on Foreign Affairs From the Foreward: Human trafficking—which the United Nations defines as the recruitment, transportation, transfer, harboring, or receipt of people through force, fraud, or deception, with the aim of exploiting them for...
