You are invited to the 2nd Annual “Shine A Light on Human Trafficking A-MAZE-ing 5K” – Michigan’s 1st Corn Maze 5K Thursday, October 6 at 6:15pm Barbott Farms Greenhouse 7155 Cleveland Avenue, Stevensville, MI. This is a fall family friendly activity. The 5K walk/run is not a timed race and costumes and strollers are welcome. All of […]
When information on human trafficking is only a mouse click away, it is easy to get directed to bad data and harmful stereotypes that hurt rather than help anti-trafficking efforts. The Michigan Human Trafficking Task Force is pleased to unveil its newwebsite which it hopes will be a useful resource for individuals and agencies seeking […]
Act Fast! We need your voice!Senator Judy Emmons (33rd District) will be holding several focus group meetings for phase 2 of a bill package that she and others will introduce this session on human trafficking.Your input is important! If you want to be part of the focus group and share your thoughts on combating human […]
Are you reading current news articles and getting upset about the stories you’ve read about innocent people being lured and/or forced into sex and labor trafficking industries? Have you often wondered what you can do but don’t know where to start? Here are some recommendations: The first, and most important, thing you can do is […]
Michigan Human Trafficking Task Force members Bridgette Carr and Jane White (Executive Director) are featured in this month’s Bridge Magazine. In an article titled, “Human Trafficking fight plagued by bad data, as well as bad guys” Carr and White address the scope of human trafficking in Michigan and misconceptions about the crime. Explore the excerpts below and […]
June is internet safety month. Are your children safe while online? Michigan families, especially minors, are becoming inundated with advertisements from alcohol, tobacco, pornography and gambling marketers through different internet and cell phone in-boxes. Texting their advertisements is the newest marketing effort that many of these companies are using. Thankfully the State of Michigan offers a […]
THE STORY BREAK THE CHAIN is a feature-length documentary film that addresses the often “hidden-in-plain-sight” issue of Human Trafficking within Michigan communities and the United States. The film chronicles two survivors of Human Trafficking within Michigan communities – providing a detailed look at how trafficking goes unnoticed within our backyards. Kwami, a child survivor of […]
I’m a professor. I’m used to standing at the front of a classroom full of students and guiding them through the material that I want them to master. I decide what is important for students to learn, what they will read and how to run the classroom – whether to lecture or have class discussion. […]
We are bombarded by news 24/7. In our fast-pace, sensationalized news environment, it is easy for important stories to become overshadowed by frivolous headlines. So here is some news/information you may have missed. Closing the Loophole For 86 years the U.S. has banned the import of goods that have been produced by forced labor. Sounds […]
New date and time!Human slavery is not dead but neither are we! At the Crossroads (ATC) Chapter of the Michigan Human Trafficking Task Force is dedicated to ending human slavery for 80 miles of interstate at the crossroads of I-94 and I-69. We are a multi-discipline group of advisers offering prevention, intervention and restoration. ATC is offering a FREE […]