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Practical Ideas for Abolition
Do you have any practical ideas to share about how we can live more intentionally towards abolition?
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Permalink Reply by Greg Russinger on -
maybe you offer a few so people feel led to offer thoughts?
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Permalink Reply by Alison Harter on -
Have you been to www.callandresponse.com? One of my favorite grassroots ideas is the www.chainstorereaction.com it inspired. Revolutionary, no-cost way to exert your power as a consumer. Check it out... and pass it on.
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Permalink Reply by Alison Harter on
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Also, join with orgs like Shared Hope international that have practical things to do: https://www.sharedhope.org/involved/TakeAction.asp
As a man, educate other men about reducing demand domestically: http://www.sharedhope.org/what/enddemand.asp And take the pledge as a Defender: http://thedefendersusa.org/ (Real men don't buy sex!)
Tell everyone you know about www.onevoicetoendslavery.com !!! :)
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Permalink Reply by Christine Buckley on -
Bravo Allison, I couldn't agree more. Check out my Twitter page (@christibuckley) for more links, like Nick Kristof's NYT column from a few days back: "The problem isn't the girls on the streets, it's the men in the pews."
Alison Harter said:Also, join with orgs like Shared Hope international that have practical things to do: https://www.sharedhope.org/involved/TakeAction.asp
As a man, educate other men about reducing demand domestically: http://www.sharedhope.org/what/enddemand.asp And take the pledge as a Defender: http://thedefendersusa.org/ (Real men don't buy sex!)
Tell everyone you know about www.onevoicetoendslavery.com !!! :)
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Permalink Reply by Carol Fenton on -
LEARN
International Labor Organization http://www.ilo.org/global/lang--en/index.htm
A specialized branch of the UN focused on promoting internationally recognized human and labor
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration of Children and Families http://www.acf.hhs.gov/trafficking/
Links to anti-trafficking campaign information for health care providers, social service organizations and law enforcement officers, fact sheets and government press releases.
U.S. Department of State, Office to Monitor Trafficking in Persons http://www.state.gov/g/tip/
At this site you can read the Department of State's "Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2008: Trafficking in Persons Report." This report is intended to raise global awareness, to highlight the growing efforts of the international community to combat human trafficking and to encourage foreign governments to take effective actions to counter all forms of trafficking in persons.
U.S. Agency for International Development http://www.usaid.gov/
Working to overcome human trafficking in cooperation with the international community.
CREATE AWARENESS
In honor of your birthday ask friends and family to donate to your favorite anti-trafficking organization.
Review blogs, leave comments and sign up for favorites at: http://slavery.alltop.com/
Start a book club for people interested in learning more about trafficking.
Use blogs and social networks to share articles, book and movie reviews, and websites.
Share Audio – Gary Haugen – The Unfamiliar Passions of God
ACT
Post convicted instances of trafficking on www.slaverymap.org
Create something to sell for donations to anti-trafficking organization.
Plan an anti-trafficking event at your home, school, church or office.
Pray for those who have been forced into conflict and violence, and for those who are working to bring peace to them.
Learn and support an NGO on a country immersion trip.
Volunteer for an anti-trafficking organization:
• Do statistical research on your city: Investigate arrest reports, county statistics, trafficking data, facts and numbers on runaway children.
• Research resources - social service supports, educational resources, substance abuse programs
• Grant Research & Writing, Legal Counsel, Marketing and Administrative Support
Watch a film with a group and follow-up with an event or donation to an anti-trafficking organization.
Email the White House, your U.S. Representative, and Senators; and encourage others to do the same.
Write an op-ed or letter to the editor of your local newspapers, and local television news programs.
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