http://www.springfieldconnection.com/news/2015/feb/05/teen-sex-trafficking-information-forum-held-west-s/ Read this article about Just Ask’s recent forum on human trafficking. The forum was held at West Springfield High School and proved to be a big success at raising awareness. We’ve had positive feedback from students, educators and parents alike. Please read this article and let us know what you think.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/want-to-fight-human-traff_b_6570990?guccounter=1 “It’s just people – ordinary people like you and me – showing up and getting involved in the fight against a terrible problem that, in one way or another, impacts the communities where we live and, more importantly, is a blight on the lives of literally millions of people who are being exploited by traffickers.”
Read this proclamation, a call to action, issued by President Obama on December 31, 2014. Please share your thoughts. Presidential Proclamation — National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month, 2015 NATIONAL SLAVERY AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING PREVENTION MONTH, 2015 – – – – – – – BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION For more than two …
This story is moving because a human trafficking survivor is bringing awareness to high school students in Tampa, Florida. The story is also very inspiring because it was a high school student and activist, Rebecca Heidenberg who brought this trafficking survivor to her school! Rebecca is the founder of Protecting Innocence, a club at her school! With 50 student members, …
https://www.state.gov/20-ways-you-can-help-fight-human-trafficking/
Absence of Critical Law Threatens Virginia’s Kids at Risk for Trafficking
https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/hsi-club-operators-forge-partnership-combat-sex-trafficking
Lawmakers set sights on sex trade by Gregg MacDonald | Staff writer Updated on 8/15/2022 to include the new website. Virginia lawmakers are cracking down on human trafficking at both the state and federal level. On Feb. 11, the Virginia House of Delegates passed two bills by Del. Rob Bell (R-Albemarle) that will impose stiffer penalties on violators. The first, …
https://www.justice.gov/usao-edva/pr/new-york-man-sentenced-over-24-years-violent-sex-trafficking
