Posted on 01/10/2023 3:21:18 PM PST by Libloather
ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM) – January is National Human Trafficking Prevention Month and the local Safe Harbour Programs are asking for your help recognizing human trafficking in our local community.
Human trafficking is a crime involving the exploitation of someone for the purposes of compelled labor or a commercial sex act through the use of force, fraud, or coercion. Human trafficking affects individuals across the world, including here in the United States, and is commonly regarded as one of the most pressing human rights issues of our time. Human trafficking affects every community in the United States across age, gender, ethnicity, and socio-economic backgrounds. According to WorldPopulationReview.com the four states with the highest rates of human trafficking in the United States are California, Texas, Florida, and New York.
National Human Trafficking Awareness Day is recognized each year on January 11th. In recognition of this important day, and throughout the month of January, the US Department of Homeland Security’s Blue Campaign hosts several special events and educational activities. Blue Campaign’s largest initiative is #WearBlueDay on January 11th. To raise awareness of human trafficking, they invite the public to take photos of themselves, friends, family, and colleagues wearing blue clothing and share them on social media with their #WearBlueDay hashtag.
Locally, Catholic Charities, in partnership with the Schuyler County Youth Bureau, operates the Runaway and Homeless Youth Program and the Safe Harbour Program serving anyone 10-24 years old who has run away, is at risk of running away or has been a victim of human trafficking.
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National Human Trafficking Prevention Month
Verboten in Washington DC
Yeah... Lets Go Brandon!
Maybe someone should tell the UN, since it was revealed that they are going to give hundreds of millions of dollars of OUR TAX MONEY to migrants crossing our border.
https://www.savedinamerica.org/
More needs to be done. My own organization is planning an anti-trafficking conference in Casper, WY in April. The emphasis will be on learning what to watch for to spot signs of trafficking and grooming of youth in your own life, as well as international anti-trafficking work (the focus of our own NGO).
For people thinking this is not a big issue, google the subject "Are there more slaves today than at any time in history?"
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