Modern slavery, although not in the Webster dictionary, has become synonyms with sex slavery.
Over 160 countries across the world are known to be affected by human trafficking.
In 2009 the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime in the Report on Trafficking Persons stated that 66% of the people were women.
Does this horrified and inhumane act occur here in the precious United State of America? YES!! Every single day a young girl or woman is in some manner coerced into slavery in order to make money off of them for the pleasure of other men whether they want to or not.
As many as 50,000 people, mostly consisting of women and pre pubescent children, are trafficked into the United States from all over the world every year.
Polaris Project is an organization that works to combat all forms of human trafficking in the Unites States as well as around the world. They operate a National Hotline (1-888-3737-888), advocate for the advancement of legislation, offer services for victims and promote awareness. The interesting thing I found on this website was a page about recognizing the various signs of someone that might be a victim of human trafficking and modern slavery. http://www.polarisproject.org/human-trafficking/recognizing-the-signs
Since the beginning of the National Hotline in 2008 there have been a total of 25,261 phones calls with 15.59% coming from California and 13.41% from Texas.
Finally, I have posted a video. Although, it talks a lot about the trafficking in the Tampa Bay, Florida, area, I think we can learn a lot from this.
Information for this blog was obtained from the following websites:
http://www.buzzle.com/articles/human-trafficking-statistics.html
http://www.polarisproject.org/index.php
Over 160 countries across the world are known to be affected by human trafficking.
In 2009 the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime in the Report on Trafficking Persons stated that 66% of the people were women.
Does this horrified and inhumane act occur here in the precious United State of America? YES!! Every single day a young girl or woman is in some manner coerced into slavery in order to make money off of them for the pleasure of other men whether they want to or not.
As many as 50,000 people, mostly consisting of women and pre pubescent children, are trafficked into the United States from all over the world every year.
Polaris Project is an organization that works to combat all forms of human trafficking in the Unites States as well as around the world. They operate a National Hotline (1-888-3737-888), advocate for the advancement of legislation, offer services for victims and promote awareness. The interesting thing I found on this website was a page about recognizing the various signs of someone that might be a victim of human trafficking and modern slavery. http://www.polarisproject.org/human-trafficking/recognizing-the-signs
Since the beginning of the National Hotline in 2008 there have been a total of 25,261 phones calls with 15.59% coming from California and 13.41% from Texas.
Finally, I have posted a video. Although, it talks a lot about the trafficking in the Tampa Bay, Florida, area, I think we can learn a lot from this.
Information for this blog was obtained from the following websites:
http://www.buzzle.com/articles/human-trafficking-statistics.html
http://www.polarisproject.org/index.php
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Did you know that this day even existed? I didn’t until I was in class on Monday.
On the calendar for the United States the only recognized day of the entire 365 day calendar year that somewhat recognizes women is Mother’s Day and some could say because if a woman isn’t a mother it reflects on that day as well and in some aspects can make a woman feel less like a woman for not being a mother. I don’t include Valentine’s Day in this because I believe that is a day to celebrate love for the one’s you hold dear, not just to celebrate the love you have towards a woman (mother, sister, girlfriend, whatever the case may be).
So what is International Women’s Day? In a nutshell it is a day that began on March 19, 1911, in Austria, Denmark, Germany and Switzerland. It started being celebrated on March 8th in 1913 and has stuck ever since then. It began as a day of remembering the negatives towards women and moved to a celebration about the positive changes and to celebrate the achievements of women. It is now an official holiday in fifteen different countries. It is celebrated in the United States but is not an official holiday as of yet. For a more in depth history and further information on this day check out www.internationalwomensday.com
This day is celebrated in a variety of ways: concerts, luncheons, parades, speeches. As of February 8, 2011, there are 429 events by 44 different countries in place to celebrate this day.
Last but certainly not least, I’ve posted a link to a video I hope you will watch. It mentions a little about celebrating women’s day this year but what I really like about it is that it showcases several of the women that have impacted society and legislation for a woman in today’s society. I will say, yes, it is a little long (7:19) but it’s definitely worth watching, in my opinion. So enjoy the clip and hope you learned a little something new and remember, celebrate the women in your life for who she is and all that she can be! www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jL1fGEzmWg