Price of Life NYC

Aug 22

What IS the good news about injustice? - New challenge!

We said we’d have a giveaway when we got to 1500 Facebook friends, so here it is: For a chance to win one of 2 copies of “The Good News about Injustice” by International Justice Mission founder Gary Haugen, just complete this sentence on your Facebook wall or twitter, tagging Price of Life:

“The good news about injustice is … “

Winners will be chosen at random on Wednesday, August 29. Don’t forget to tag us, so we can find your entry!

slaveryfootprint:

San Francisco-based photographer Lisa Kristine has spent the past 28 years documenting indigenous cultures in 70 countries on 6 continents around the world. More recently, she has been using her photography to document the monstrosity that is modern day slavery.

An incredibly eloquent and powerful presentation illuminating numerous kinds of slavery and paying homage to individual men, women, and children harmed. Well worth taking the time to watch the whole thing.

Aug 21

Anyone recall the verses preceding this? WHEN will this happen?

Is this not the fast that I have chosen:
To loose the bonds of wickedness,
to undo the heavy burdens,
to let the oppressed go free,
and that you break every yoke?

Is it not to share your bread with the hungry,
and that you bring to your house the poor who are cast out;
when you see the naked, that you cover him,
and not hide yourself from your own flesh?

Thenyour light shall break forth …

AMEN!

(via peacelovemone)

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Savoeun had become entranced with a woman at the factory named Srey Pich. Srey Pich was a newcomer who took a job at the sewing factory and took a shine to Savoeun. The two would sit together and talk, often retreating to a quiet place in the factory. Srey Pich was not a pretty woman. She had one big eye and small eye. She was nasty to her co-workers and to her husband—to everyone, in fact, but Savoeun. She told Savoeun she loved her.

“I heard she was a prostitute,” says Savoeun’s sister Simean. But what no one realized was that Srey Pich was something far more dangerous—a broker who seduced young girls with lies about promising jobs and then sold them into the sex trade or child labor.

” Read this thriller of a story by our partner, World Vision, about how one Cambodian village banded together to save a 12 year old girl from being sold into slavery.

Aug 20

How Does Good Go Viral?

HAPPENING THIS SATURDAY!

It’s not too late to sign up (or invite a social media savvy friend)!

Save your spot here.

priceoflifenyc:

Maria and her cousin, Lupe, were only 14 when they were kidnapped one evening while waiting for their bus home [1]. They were drugged, starved of food and water for several days, and forced to have sex with up to 24 men per night for months.

As horrific as that sounds, they are not alone. According to the International Labour Organization, there are 4.5 million sex slaves in the world [2]. Maria escaped and led police to the brothel that housed her pimps, kidnappers, and six other girls. She and her cousin are now thankfully on their way to recovery. But statistically, only 1 trafficker for every 800 victims will receive the same or similar justice [3].

Does the world know? If not, how do we tell people and inspire them to respond?

Remember the Kony 2012 videos? What made them so popular? How did Invisible Children get Oprah Winfrey to tweet a link to their video? And how did they manage to get 5 million tweets within a week of launching the Kony 2012 campaign?

Join the Price of Life Invitational on Saturday, August 25 from 10 am - 2:30 pm at a brainstorming workshop as we explore why, despite the best efforts of hundreds of anti-trafficking organizations, the majority of the world is still blissfully ignorant about its reality, and as we brainstorm how to make a massively viral anti-trafficking campaign.

The event is free and lunch will be provided!

Learn more at our Facebook invite, and register at http://goo.gl/pPoat (there are limited spaces, and pre-registration is required). Email priceoflifenyc@gmail.com with questions.

Sources:

[1] http://thecnnfreedomproject.blogs.cnn.com/2012/07/19/teens-brothel-escape-triggers-mexico-clampdown/
[2] http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/—-ed_norm/—-declaration/documents/publication/wcms_182004.pdf
[3] http://www.unglobalcompact.org/docs/issues_doc/labour/Forced_labour/HUMAN_TRAFFICKING_-_THE_FACTS_-_final.pdf

Aug 14

How Does Good Go Viral?

Maria and her cousin, Lupe, were only 14 when they were kidnapped one evening while waiting for their bus home [1]. They were drugged, starved of food and water for several days, and forced to have sex with up to 24 men per night for months.

As horrific as that sounds, they are not alone. According to the International Labour Organization, there are 4.5 million sex slaves in the world [2]. Maria escaped and led police to the brothel that housed her pimps, kidnappers, and six other girls. She and her cousin are now thankfully on their way to recovery. But statistically, only 1 trafficker for every 800 victims will receive the same or similar justice [3].

Does the world know? If not, how do we tell people and inspire them to respond?

Remember the Kony 2012 videos? What made them so popular? How did Invisible Children get Oprah Winfrey to tweet a link to their video? And how did they manage to get 5 million tweets within a week of launching the Kony 2012 campaign?

Join the Price of Life Invitational on Saturday, August 25 from 10 am - 2:30 pm at a brainstorming workshop as we explore why, despite the best efforts of hundreds of anti-trafficking organizations, the majority of the world is still blissfully ignorant about its reality, and as we brainstorm how to make a massively viral anti-trafficking campaign.

The event is free and lunch will be provided!

Learn more at our Facebook invite, and register at http://goo.gl/pPoat (there are limited spaces, and pre-registration is required). Email priceoflifenyc@gmail.com with questions.

Sources:

[1] http://thecnnfreedomproject.blogs.cnn.com/2012/07/19/teens-brothel-escape-triggers-mexico-clampdown/
[2] http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/—-ed_norm/—-declaration/documents/publication/wcms_182004.pdf
[3] http://www.unglobalcompact.org/docs/issues_doc/labour/Forced_labour/HUMAN_TRAFFICKING_-_THE_FACTS_-_final.pdf

Aug 13

Help Wanted!

priceoflifenyc:

The Price of Life Invitational could really use a hand with admin & general office work! We’re also looking for people to form a social media team and contribute to blog posts.

It may not seem glamorous, but a few weekly volunteer hours would really bless us and help the movement gain momentum! Can you help? Spread the word, and learn more by emailing priceoflifenyc@gmail.com.

InterVarsity Christian Fellowship (and the human trafficking movement in general) has the best people! We received 4 immediate responses - thanks so much!

Want to get involved but not sure how you fit? Check out our current lists of ways to be involved and fill out this quick form to share your interest. Subscribing to the mailing list is also a great first step!

Aug 10

Design Challenge!

Above is our old flyer for Just Art I, with the details changed for our upcoming Just Art II. Lame? Yeah, we know. We think we can do better.

Actually, we think you can do better, and we’re running a design challenge to prove it.

Submit a poster design for Just Art II, Truth vs. Propaganda: Making (Good) Art for Good, and you could win one of 3 prize packages and have your work featured! All entrants get recognition just for entering. Submissions due 9 AM August 24. Read the details here.

We can’t wait to see what you cook up!

Announcements!

The Price of Life: NYC has some exciting upcoming events! Save the dates for the following, and look out for posts in the next few days explaining more details.

Think Tank II: Social [MEDIA] R[EVOL]UTION - How does good go viral? 08.25 | 10 AM - 2:30 PM | 250 W. 80th St.
Just Art II: The line between truth and propaganda - How to make (good) art for good? When making art for justice’s sake, where does the line between art and propaganda blur? How can artists avoid gimmicky art when representing important issues? 09.13 | 6:30 PM - 9 PM | IAM, 38 39th St, 3rd floor.
Just Art Poster Challenge: We’re calling visual artists to design a flyer exploring the concepts art, message, truth and propaganda for Just Art II (above). We’ll feature the winning design and award several prizes. Submit entries to priceoflifenyc@gmail.com by Friday, August 24 at 9 AM. More info here.

Aug 7

slaveryfootprint:

Two weeks ago, Slavery Footprint embarked on our first ever social media campaign. We challenged our supporters to send 1,000 notes in 7 days to various apparel brands, asking them to investigate their supply chains for slave labor. We were absolutely blown away by the response. Not only did you hit the 1,000 mark, you nearly tripled it!

By sending these notes to our favorite brands, we’re sending a very clear message: Consumers want the ability to buy products made without slave labor.

Click through for the rest.

We can’t wait to partner with Slavery Footprint to design technology that makes it easier to buy slave free products. If you’ve got programming or design skills and want to be a part of it, email priceoflifenyc@gmail.com to get involved!

Price of Life NYC

The New York City Price of Life Invitational scheduled for fall 2013 is a city-wide, campus-based, faith-inspired campaign addressing human trafficking in all its forms, sponsored by InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, World Vision, and a diverse coalition of organizations.

How Does Good Go Viral?

How Does Good Go Viral?

Help Wanted!

Announcements!