Now at 115 posts, SlaveryMap is becoming an ever more poignant resource for researching and sharing about the issue of human trafficking.
Did you know that a Boston University graduate student was charged with her husband for trafficking?
Check out this incident, posted by Amari!
Did you know that slaves were discovered at “Club Wa” in Dallas? Check out this post by Jenna!
Want to help? Add stories of slavery to the map! It’s simple to start, just CLICK HERE and create your account. It’s that easy to join the fight to end slavery!
NEW FOR AUGUST!
Stunning Thai jewelry, available now at The Freedom Store
Marbled teal agate suspended in brass and copper chain creates a standout pendant that is sure to impress! Entirely bold yet chic in its design, this necklace combines textured metal and polished stone for a look that’s completely unique. Made by survivors of Bangkok’s red light district, this necklace supports the healing and reintegration of former trafficking victims into a community in which they can thrive.
Coral… Swarovsky Crystal… Mother of Pearl… Check out these new items too!
If you’re seeing incidents of slavery near home on SlaveryMap.org, suspect that there may be trafficking going on somewhere near you, or believe that those in your area need to know about the issue of modern-day slavery . . . Not For Sale offers distribution materials to help you take action.
Leave coffee sleeves in local cafes with human trafficking statistics and a call to action. Leave coasters in bars that display the human trafficking hotline to inform the public of the issue and offer a saving resource to any victim who sees it.
SLAVERY MAP is up for awards, and Not For Sale needs you to join the conversation!
We are excited to announce our entry into Ashoka’s Changemakers Ending Global Slavery: Everyday Heroes Leading the Way collaborative competition. This is a global competition that aims to find holistic, innovative solutions to global slavery by seeking out and recognizing individuals and organizations that raise awareness of slavery’s root causes, liberate those in bonded labor, and reintegrate former slaves into their communities.
Our entry highlights the innovation of SlaveryMap.org, which is rapidly growing thanks to your submissions! By being part of this competition, we have a great opportunity to share our work with leaders in the field, investors, the media, potential partners, and other supporters. Our hope is that such recognition will empower and equip us as an organization in continuing to create and provide more inventive and revolutionary resources to end the plague of global slavery in our world.
The competition winners will be decided by online voting, so the more people we can inspire, the better!
Visit our entry, read about SlaveryMap, and then share your questions, comments & feedback!
Update your profile and be part of a growing online community of support.
Spread the word about SlaveryMap.org and the Changemakers competition to your colleagues and friends through emails, blogs, or websites.
Our goal is to make it into the judges’ top 12 choices. The greater the feedback and conversations around SlaveryMap, the more our entry will move to the forefront.
SlaveryMap continues to grow!
If you haven’t checked out SlaveryMap.org, now is the time! Read about incidents of modern-day slavery across the globe or in your hometown. Best of all, YOU can contribute. Research on your own or in a group. Get your friends, family, and coworkers participating in the fight against slavery by posting up incidents as we shine light on this issue. As we add to this growing collective database, those around the world can learn about the reality of trafficking in our world, and join the movement to inspire change.
Today in Myanmar, 2.5 million people cling to survival after the disaster that hit two weeks ago. The latest state television update in former Burma has declared the death toll after the May 2nd cyclone to be 77,738 people. Another 55,917 are still reported missing.* Thousands swarm the roadsides of a country void of the foreign aid it so desperately needs. Children, destitute and orphaned, are picked up by vicious traffickers prowling the disaster area.
This week, David Batstone travels to Myanmar to approach the crisis situation.
Last Fall, Not For Sale partnered with Thai Abolitonist Kru Nam to build a shelter for 125 kids rescued out of the sex trade industry. Today, she implores us to intervene again as Burmese children trafficked into Thailand are being rampantly sold.
It’s time to build a shelter, and it’s time to act fast.
Not For Sale, this week, has partnered with a foundation that will match EVERY DOLLAR we donate, up to $25,000. Our goal is to raise $50k in the next two weeks. The shelter will be on the border between former Burma and Thailand, and will provide the critical care necessary to rescue Burmese orphans out of slavery. Kru Nam’s village, as is, cannot support one of the growing needs in this crisis. But together, we believe we can raise enough money that can.
DONATE now. Every dollar you give is worth two. Join the call to action in this crisis.
For more information or donations visit our website at www.love146.org. To contact us, write to info@love146.org or call (203) 772-4420. Love146 is a 501c3 non-profit organization. Your donations are tax-deductible to the fullest extent of the law.
Join the team at Not For Sale in advocating for the rights of trafficking survivors in Washington DC!
The T Visa came into law with the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA) of 2000. It was introduced to protect women, children and men who are survivors of human trafficking. The T Visa is a significant benefit for survivors, yet the legislation does not do enough to protect survivors and has been poorly implemented. If we are going to put an end to slavery within the United States, we must offer protection and a future for the survivors. Join the Not For Sale team in Washington DC on October 8 - 9/2008 to advocate for more effective implementation of these important T-Visas.
Get your special edition of U2’s Joshua Tree Album, with essays from Bono & David Batstone.
U2 has put out a 3-disc box-set containing the Joshua Tree CD, with new mixes and recorded live performance. This package also includes a 56-page hardback embossed book, featuring previously unseen Anton Corbijn photos and original essays by Bono, Edge, Adam Clayton, Brian Eno, and DavidBatstone. In 1986, Bono and Dave traveled across El Salvador and Nicaragua to support human rights in the region!
With a $250 donation, you can provide a future for trafficked kids in Peru, and get a David Batstone signed copy of the deluxe edition of the Joshua Tree!
The donation given for this incredible album will benefit Not For Sale’s project Generacion in Peru - providing safety, hope and a future to abandoned street kids prone to trafficking in Lima. The Not For Sale Campaign is aiming to help the organization raise $100,000 to buy a house for the surfing tribe and build a vocational training center for the children. All proceeds from sales of this remarkable album will go to benefit this project!
Act now and Dave will sign his essay reviewing the experiences that led to “Bullet the Blue Sky” and “Mothers of the Disappeared,” two key songs on the album.
Here at the CHW and at Love146, we want to thank all of you for your efforts in voicing your concern about the misuse of Craigslist to traffic women and children!
On March 27, a press release from the Connecticut Attorney General’s Office stated that Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today demanded that Craigslist purge apparent, often graphic solicitations for prostitution rampant on certain sections of its website.
Shortly after, Craigslist announced that they have implemented a phone verification system which has drastically lowered the volume of erotic services ads—by 80%! This is specified in their official blog: http://blog.craigslist.org/#phone
Though, we haven’t noticed any dramatic difference in the quantity and presentation of the advertisements in the Erotic Services Section so far, nevertheless we are enthused at Craigslist’s initiative towards reforming it’s (in)famous section.
We applaud Mr. Buckmaster’s gesture towards rectification. Therefore, Love146 will officially call off the boycott that we initiated at the onset of this year. However, we want to encourage you to continue supporting our campaign to eradicate child sex trafficking and exploitation completely on Craigslist site. Visit our Take Action page on more ways you can engage Craigslist.
We have achieved yet another milestone in regards to our Craigslist campaign:
The formation of the End Internet Trafficking Coalition (EITC, www.eitcoalition.org). Coalition members include Students & Artists Fighting to End Human Slavery, The Barnaba Institute, and FAIR Fund.
EITC is a national coalition whose mission is to prevent sexual violence and human trafficking via the internet. The EITC achieves this by providing a platform to link nonprofit, governmental, law enforcement, faith-based, and student grassroots agencies and individuals to advocate an accessible worldwide web where children, youth, and adults are better protected from human trafficking in all its forms.
EITC will build on our existing Craigslist Campaign to address the use of the internet for human trafficking. The EITC will also subsume all Craigslist campaign related activity.
To join our coalition or share your ideas, please email info@eitcoalition.org
Upcoming events for End Internet Trafficking Coalition:
A web conference in May 2008 with the U.S. Health and Human Services Rescue and Restore Campaign Description: An interactive discussion on the use of the internet to proliferate human trafficking, with an emphasis on the use of the Erotic Services section on Craigslist. To participate in either of these conferences, please email info@eitcoalition.org.
Public Forum in September 2008– San Francisco, CA
Description: A discussion forum involving social activists, media and press representatives, and Jim Buckmaster, CEO of Craigslist
Did you know that a Boston University graduate student was charged with her husband for trafficking?
Did you know that slaves were discovered at “Club Wa” in Dallas? Check out this post by Jenna!
If you haven’t checked out 
With a $250 donation, you can provide a future for trafficked kids in Peru, and get a David Batstone signed copy of the deluxe edition of the Joshua Tree!
