August 2012
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Watchslaveryfootprint:
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...
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“Savoeun had become entranced with a woman at the factory named Srey Pich. Srey...”
– 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.
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Help Wanted!
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.
July 2012
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Leaders in Action - the New York State...
The classy, polished office on the 40th floor of the Met Life building was already filled with intense discussion when I arrived alongside the Price of Life team. Dorchen Leidholt, of Sanctuary for Families New York (SFFNY), led an earnest group (all women except for myself and two others), as they reviewed a recent protest and press release, as well as plans for the next term’s lobbying...
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Restore NYC & Price of Life- A force for freedom
Recently the Price of Life team met with one of New York’s most vital players in the fight against sex trafficking. After a day of planning for events, such as an artist round table discussion happening on July 16th, and executing intricate presentation for potential partners, we gathered for a memorable meeting. The meeting was with Jimmy Lee, the executive director of Restore NYC, a nonprofit...
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The Price of Life: $100 or 3 months
A Singapore court recently sentenced a man for trafficking under-aged girls into the sex industry. Spencer Gwee Hak Theng was arrested, along with his wife, after police rescued multiple girls, under 18 who were imported from Vietnam and forced into sex work by the pair. They were charged with multiple counts. Gwee was sentenced to 5 years in prison for his role. His wife is still on the run.
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Colombian app Kid Rescue lets you report illegal...
Great to see a resource dedicated to bringing illegal child labor out of the shadows. How can we learn from this?
univisionnews:
Kid Rescue, the new Colombian app launched by Telefonica Telecom in Colombia.
By LARA FERNANDEZ
The Kid Rescue app from phone company Telefonica Telecom has a clear mission: Encourage people to document illegal child labor in Colombia.
Read More
June 2012
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“If a dog bites someone, we hold the owner accountable. But if a man pays to rape...”
– Jonathan Walton, Director of InterVarsity’s New York City Urban Project and one of the lead organizers of the New York City protest.
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New Yorkers: Join next the Backpage protest, Wednesday June 20 at 5 PM, at the NYC office of Village Voice Media, who owns Backpage.com (36 Cooper...
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I see "Christians" but I don't see Christ.
What will you do to change this?
When in doubt, turn to T.S. Eliot:
And some say: “How can we love our neighbour? For love must
be made real in act, as desire unites with desired; we have only
our labour to give and our labour is not required.
We wait on corners, with nothing to bring but the songs we can
sing which nobody wants to hear sung;
Waiting to be flung in the end, on a heap...
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There are only 3 more chances to see the play... →
One of our team members is going on Friday. What about you?
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Shopping for a Better World →
This edition of the New York Times’ Fixes column, which explores solutions to major social problems, looks at how companies can do well by doing good.
As the column reports, 80% of Americans would prefer a company with a “social good” aspect, and this preference has power to change the way companies do business. How do we as consumers leverage this power? To address this kind of...
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Passing on a message from our friends at the NY...
Click through and learn more about their bill & its progress in the NY legislature!
Help The New York State Anti-Trafficking Coalition stop the selling of women and girls! Traffickers cause irreparable harm to the most vulnerable in our community. We must act today to help end this horrible crime. There are two weeks left in the fight to pass the Trafficking Victims Protection and...
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Price of Life NYC: "Loving our neighbor not only... →
Oh no! When we published this the first time, we may have forgotten the link to the whole article … our bad. But now we have a good excuse to urge you take another look!
priceoflifenyc:
Check out this CNN editorial by two prominent evangelical Christians, Leith Anderson, president of the National Association of Evangelicals, which represents more than 45,000 local churches from over 40...
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Oldest profession or oldest oppression? →
lawforthepeople:
Great story about a judge who wanted to make a difference, took the time to ask questions, and would up founding a whole new kind of court for a population with a special set of needs.
Herbert decided to establish a restorative justice program for these women, launching CATCH Court—”Changing Attitudes to Change Habits”—in September 2009 with the support of his colleagues....
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“To be free is not merely to cast off one’s chains, but to live in a way that...”
– Nelson Mandela (via slaveryfootprint)
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Watchslaveryfootprint:
Chances are if you’re reading this you probably already know that many products that we use everyday pass through the hands of a slave. But have you ever thought about what their name is or what they look like? How old they are, what their families are doing?
In a recent documentary following BBC around the world, documentarians travel to the garment industry in India for a...
May 2012
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Don't fall for lies about prostitution
Rob McKenna, Washington State Attorney General, writing in the Huffington Post about a disturbing trend of glamorizing prostitution and ignoring the violence and exploitation that often characterize the reality, gives the concerned public a tip on how to respond:
What may be done? The answer lies in public opinion. Over the years, views about drunken driving and domestic violence shifted for the...
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“In response to a question from a Huffington Post writer about interviewing...”
– Jennifer Love Hewitt, explaining why she didn’t need to research her character for Lifetime’s new show Client List, about women providing special (illegal) services at a massage parlor.
The show portrays her as initially reluctant to provide “special” (illegal) services, but...
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"Like a Yelp for Slave-Free . . . "
Whenever we try and explain what a LOGOFF App is, “Yelp, but slave free” is inevitably one of the first explanations. Here, Mike Notley explains a little bit more what we’re making and why.
By Mike Notley, former InterVarsity student and current NYCUP Intern
What do we do when cultural norms and systemic complacency allow injustice to continue in our world? We create...
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“Every compulsive gambler, alcoholic or drug addict will tell you that they want...”
– Philip Zimbardo and Nikita Duncan writing on “The Demise of Guys” for CNN.
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Beauty in simplicity
freedomandfashion:
It’s one thing to hear speeches and watch documentaries about human trafficking.
But there is something so alluring and powerful about expressing oppression through abstract forms of art.
Above are photos from the Women Hold Up Half the Sky exhibit at CAST’s From Slavery to Freedom Gala.
The main installation composed of stringed lines of letters of hope and encouragement...
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No More Traffik
melwiggins:
It’s been the busiest week EVER. Every day has been chocked full of events and prep for events as thousands of activists all over Northern Ireland have joined forces to highlight the crazy horror of human trafficking during ‘No More Traffik’ week.
I have sensed such a thick atmosphere of unity and strength in our wee country over this issue and it’s amazing to see individuals and...
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New Yorkers - Want to get involved in fighting...
Bookmark the homepage of the New York State Anti-Trafficking Coalition. Check out its Events posts and Take Action posts for ongoing updates about legislation, petitions, lobbying days, and other public events you can take part in.
Add your voice!
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Watchslaveryfootprint:
Plug in your earphones and take a listen. Ambassador CdeBaca explains how learning his Slavery Footprint number has affected his consumption habits.
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SOLD: The Human-Trafficking Experience →
A Richland, Washington church hosts this multi-sensory experience meant to engage people around the issue of human-trafficking. Bethel Church provided a grant to a few young dreamers, who created this project with the help of numerous volunteers. As the project website describes it:
Participants will be immersed into the lives of victims in nine different parts of the world. SOLD challenges...
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"Loving our neighbor not only means reaching out...
Check out this CNN editorial by two prominent evangelical Christians, Leith Anderson, president of the National Association of Evangelicals, which represents more than 45,000 local churches from over 40 different denominations, and Lynne Hybels, co-founder of Willow Creek Community Church in Illinois, which promotes efforts to raise awareness about human trafficking and exploitation.
Worth...
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“You’re not obligated to win. You’re obligated to keep trying to do the best you...”
– Marion Wright Edelman (via halftheskymovement)
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Facing the Truth about Chocolate, Child Labor, &... →
Nobody likes chocolate chip cookies more than us. Not the thief in the Cookie Crisp commercials himself. But it’s become clear to us lately, that buying chocolate, in a lot of instances means supporting child slave labor, and that’s not something we’re able to do anymore. About 3/4 of the world’s chocolate comes from West Africa, much of it from the Ivory Coast. While child labor is illegal in...
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“Having had a few years experience with these two laws … we’ve learned that there...”
– New York law maker, explaining why she is sponsoring the Trafficking Victims Protection and Justice Act, a bill to better protect trafficking survivors and hold pimps and johns accountable.
This article describes a recent advocacy day supporting the TVPJA, and includes a video of a survivor’s...
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FYI - upcoming advocacy opportunity for New...
Passing on an invitation from the New York State Anti-Trafficking Coalition. Numerous NYC organizations working with survivors will send delegates, including Restore NYC, who especially invites InterVarsity members & friends to join it:
Andi, a sixteen-year-old runaway, was repeatedly sold by her trafficker on the street. Even though the Safe Harbor Act recognizes that prostituted children...
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Hofstra Students Tackle Human Trafficking
By Jainnie Hackman, Hofstra InterVarsity Staff
Imagine walking on your campus and seeing life sized cages with your fellow classmates in them duct-taped at the mouth and hands shackled. What would you think? What would you say? At Hofstra University, many passers-by were caught unaware but struck with a very captivating image. Some were horrified and rose to support the cause while others in...
April 2012
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Give them shelter
Meet Restore NYC’s new director, Jimmy Lee.
“If I could find an intersection between my talents and making an impact in this world for God’s kingdom … that’s where I wanted to be.”
NEW YORK—Thousands of women are sold for sex every day in New York City, but between two long-term restoration homes, only 24 spots exist for survivors to find long-term, holistic care....
