While we are on the subject of human trafficking and slavery, I wanted to mention another charity. This is one that we have donated to in the recent past, so it doesn't really count as one of the 52 new charities I want to highlight in this blog, but they do very good work and shouldn't be overlooked. The Polaris Project has been working for over a decade to end human trafficking in the United States and globally.
Lest you think this is a problem only developing countries face, you should know that human trafficking was reported in each and every one of the fifty US states last year. It could very well be that just down the street from where you live or work, there are people held against their will and forced into the sex trade or other labor. If you ever see signs of such a situation, call the Polaris Project's hotline for the National Human Trafficking Resource Center at 1-888-373-7888. You can report your suspicions anonymously and it will be forwarded to social service providers and/or law enforcement officials, as appropriate.
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Sunday, March 16, 2014
Week 7: International Justice Mission
Slavery. It's a really ugly word and yet it is a far too accurate one that describes the daily living condition of millions of people in the world today. It is a concept so horrific and grotesque that I don't even want to confront the reality. This post has been so hard for me to write because every time I try to force myself to look at this issue, it's so disturbing that I find my attention skittering away to anything else, just so that I can pretend that human slavery has been resigned to the far distant past.
Fortunately, there are people in the world who aren't adherents to the ostrich approach that I favor. These are people who are not only willing to confront this reality, but spend day in and day out working to rescue those who are living under oppression and to bring the perpetrators of these crimes to justice.
International Justice Mission has a worldwide team of lawyers, investigators and aftercare professionals whose mission it is to rescue victims of violence and slavery, bring the perpetrators to justice and provide restitution and care for the victims. They are kind of like super heroes who are lawyers by day. Except this isn't a fantasy and they are using international law as their super power. By donating, I'm kind of like the super hero sidekick. Without the tights and cape.
Fortunately, there are people in the world who aren't adherents to the ostrich approach that I favor. These are people who are not only willing to confront this reality, but spend day in and day out working to rescue those who are living under oppression and to bring the perpetrators of these crimes to justice.
International Justice Mission has a worldwide team of lawyers, investigators and aftercare professionals whose mission it is to rescue victims of violence and slavery, bring the perpetrators to justice and provide restitution and care for the victims. They are kind of like super heroes who are lawyers by day. Except this isn't a fantasy and they are using international law as their super power. By donating, I'm kind of like the super hero sidekick. Without the tights and cape.
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