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Warning Signs That Someone Is Being Trafficked

Human trafficking is a problem in every state, and in every community.

If you believe that someone is being trafficked or exploited, call the The National Human Trafficking Resource Center to report your suspicions and seek help. All calls are treated anonymously:

1-888-3737-888

Here are some of the warning signs to look out for.

Common Work/Living Conditions

Lack of Control

Abnormal Behavior in Public

Poor Physical Health

AN EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION FOR THE 21ST CENTURY: WHAT DOES FREEDOM MEAN TO YOU?

AN EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION FOR THE 21ST CENTURY: WHAT DOES FREEDOM MEAN TO YOU?

Definitions:

Emancipation: freeing someone from the control of another.

Proclamation: A document published to the inhabitants of an area that sets forth the basis of authority and scope of activities of a commander in a given area and which defines the obligations, liabilities, duties, and rights of the population affected.

Emancipation Summary:

On Sept 1862, President Abraham Lincoln issued a preliminary proclamation to free slaves. On September 22nd , the White House will celebrate the 150th anniversary of the signing of this document. 

Dontsellbodies.org would like to create a modern day Proclamation of Freedom. Help us create a new emancipation proclamation by sending in your one liners, statements, comments, thoughts, and ideals of what freedom should look like in our country; what freedom means to you.  

Minh Dang
DOES THIS LOOK LIKE A VIABLE SOLUTION TO HUMAN SEX TRAFFICKING? I just got off the phone with a respected anti-trafficking activist and survivor advocate in Portland, Oregon. She told me that while there’s money for law enforcement, there’s little funding for survivor support.  In fact, faced with young people wanting to leave the sex industry, agencies are handing out tents so they won’t have to sleep on the street. Tents. Is this the best we can do? Photo: Laurelville Mennonite Church Center/Creative Commons

DOES THIS LOOK LIKE A VIABLE SOLUTION
TO HUMAN SEX TRAFFICKING?

I just got off the phone with a respected anti-trafficking activist and survivor advocate in Portland, Oregon. She told me that while there’s money for law enforcement, there’s little funding for survivor support. 

In fact, faced with young people wanting to leave the sex industry, agencies are handing out tents so they won’t have to sleep on the street.

Tents.

Is this the best we can do?

Photo: Laurelville Mennonite Church Center/Creative Commons

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    thats horrible =\
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    This makes me cry so much, knowing that we leave the children of our own country broken and hopeless, and we spend...
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THE AVERAGE VICTIM IS 12 YEARS OLD

At 17, Danielle was forced into prostitution - but she says the average age of girls being forced into sex slavery is just 12.

"It's like being raped over and over and over and over," says Danielle.

Rain is more typical of the average American victim, having entered prostitution at the age of 11.

When asked about the men whom she slept with, she is unequivocal about what they were: child abusers.

"I'm not going to label them Johns," she says.

Take action to support THE CASE ACT.


VICTIMS NOT CRIMINALS

Carissa was 12 years old when she was coerced into prostitution.

"I remember him vividly putting his arm around me and acting like he was my buddy. Within days, he was raping me violently."

With children as young as 11 or 12 being exploited for sex, there is a pressing need to differentiate between pimps and prostitutes. Nearly all prostitutes in the US are victims of child sex trafficking, and activists around the country are pushing for law enforcement to recognize them as victims - while focusing their efforts on the real criminals, the pimps and johns who make this industry possible.

The CASE Act will raise the penalties for human trafficking, forcing sex traffickers to register as sex offenders, and mandating training on human trafficking for law enforcement.

It will also funnel more funds for victim support.

Take action to support THE CASE ACT.


DISABLED CHILDREN TARGETED

When Vicki's 17-year-old daughter went missing, she feared she was dead. When she was found, Vicki discovered that she had been bought and sold for sex.

Vicki's daughter is developmentally disabled, with a mental age of just 11. Targeting of such vulnerable children is a growing trend within the trafficking industry.

Vicki is now helping to push the CASE Act (Californians Against Sexual Exploitation) - a ballot initiative that will raise penalties for trafficking and increase support for survivors.

Take action to support THE CASE ACT.

Don't Sell Bodies was conceived by Jada Pinkett Smith and Overbrook Entertainment. It was designed by The Change Creation and Goroboto.

It is dedicated to the victims and survivors of trafficking, and the heroes who are fighting to eradicate it.

Creative Team:
Jada Pinkett Smith
Chris "CJay" Jordan
Paress Salinas
Sami Grover
Jerry Stifelman
Chelsea Bay Dennis
Rebekah Miel
Tennessee Watson
Rob Biddiscombe