via Wkyc/Dorsena Drakeford: This is happening across the country and people are getting really concerned about it especially in Northeast Ohio. On Wednesday in Strongsville Middle School’s auditorium, dozens of people met to learn what they should be looking for and how to keep their children from harm. We are talking about Human Trafficking. CLICK […]
via News5: The signs that the All-Star Game is about to arrive in Cleveland are clear. Exhibits are going up, roads are closed and police are out in force. But, there are the billboards near area highways reinforcing human trafficking can happen anywhere. “There’s always more trafficking whenever you have large scale events, especially sporting […]
via Wkyc: Cleveland kidnapping survivor Gina DeJesus is among hundreds of people taking a stand against human trafficking. Next Saturday, Oct. 20, they’ll walk the streets of the city in silence to raise awareness. Journey Church is hosting the global nonprofit A21 to lead the Cleveland Walk for Freedom. It’s the second year for the silent, one-mile walk, […]
via News5: Cleveland Browns coach Hue Jackson and his wife want to give survivors of human trafficking a safe space to rebuild their lives. The “Survivors for Human Trafficking Residence” is located inside the Salvation Army’s Harbor Light building in downtown Cleveland. Monday afternoon, crews rushed to put on the finishing touches. The facility has […]
via News5: Northeast Ohio experts held an awareness seminar to help prevent human trafficking in front of a packed gymnasium at Strongsville Middle School, telling the audience more must be done to stop the growing problem. Human Trafficking victim and awareness advocate Theresa Flores was a keynote speaker at the event, and told News 5 human trafficking […]
EEW Magazine News Center of Concern has premiered “I Am Miriam,” an anti-human trafficking video that will break your heart. It tells the story of a 26-year-old Ethiopian woman who underwent sex trafficking as she sought asylum from violence against her family and herself in her homeland. In addition to the video, a website, Against-Humanity.org, […]
The Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority is helping to stop human trafficking, and they’re encouraging riders to be on the lookout for the signs as well. RTA is providing 45-minute training for new employees, so they can identify the signs of human trafficking. The authority has also posted displays on their buses and trains and […]
Why bringing back the Nigerian girls who were kidnapped and sold as brides is about a much bigger issue, and one that is almost never…
The topic of slavery has become quite the buzzword of late, considering the releases of high-profile Hollywood dramas such as “Django Unchained” and “12 Years…
Jada Pinkett Smith is using her star power to fight child trafficking and sex slavery, which 200,000 minors fall victim to every year in the United States. “I could’ve very easily been one of these girls,” Smith tells CNN’s Soledad O’Brien on Starting Point. Smith began her campaign against human trafficking after her daughter Willow […]
Mount Kilimanjaro is about to meet with 47 faith-filled women determined to climb its challenging terrain–for a cause. The women are climbing to raise awareness and funds to combat oppression, slavery, exploitation and global trafficking.
