Last December, religious leaders from Jewish, Christian, Muslim, Hindu and other faiths came together at the Vatican to call for an end to slavery by 2020. The leaders said it was a “human and moral imperative” to wipe out human trafficking, forced, labor, prostitution and organ trafficking. They committed to do all they could to […]
Jennifer Fopma, a member of the Michigan Human Trafficking Task Force recently published the following column in the Battle Creek Enquirer. We re-post it here. Visit, “Counting Statistics is Not Always Wise,” Battle Creek Enquirer, May 15, 2015 to read the original. When my children were both in elementary school there was a tornado warning […]
On the Voices of Change Blog, we like to invite our readers to Take Action. Every personal story on this blog ends with a simple action item – a step that you can take to break the silence about human trafficking and effect change in your own community. Today’s post is all about sharing opportunities […]
I have been an active member of the Michigan Human Trafficking Task Force for well over a year. Initially I contacted them because of my desire and passion to open a safe house for survivors of human trafficking. I am delighted to report that Sanctum House is becoming a reality. However, on the journey to […]
If one thinks of art only as something beautiful, or something that creates pleasing patterns in paint, or sound, or graceful movements in dance, or a gripping movie, or a song one likes to sing – one might find it hard to imagine art addressing human trafficking. But there is a long and distinguished history […]
Human trafficking is a form of modern day slavery in which people profit from the control and exploitation of others. It is a criminal act that includes being forced to labor with inadequate or no pay or forced into prostitution. It can include the movement across borders but it can also happen in one place […]