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Close your eyes and envision yourself on December 31, 2019. Did you ever in your life expect to see what 2020 had coming for us? I surely didn’t. It definitely brings new meaning to the phrase, “Hindsight 2020” doesn’t it? With so many unprecedented events taking place across the globe this year it’s hard to keep up to be honest.
Given this alarming statistic, it’s important to always know where your kids are, what they are doing, who they are hanging out with, who they are talking to, and most importantly, what they are doing on the Internet, even when you are (or aren’t) in the same room with them.
Whether your child will be attending class in person or online this Fall it’s important as parents that we share age-appropriate information with our kids. No, it’s not too early! Even if your child is starting Pre-School or Kindergarten there are ways to educate your child in a way he/she will understand.
Join us on Thursday July 30th to expose the exploiters! There has never been a time in history where the uncomfortable topic of sex trafficking has come to the forefront the way that it is right now! We are witnessing a global awakening taking place across many countries and we need to keep this necessary conversation going!
Globally, there are over 5.5 million children who are victims of human trafficking. No one is exempt from being trafficked. Trafficking doesn’t discriminate against color, race, age, gender or religious belief. With that said though, young girls and women are the most sought after gender by a trafficker. Human trafficker’s lurk everywhere, even where you least expect it.
The banning of many summer festivals along with countless state and county fairs this summer will not stop a trafficker from getting what they want, and what they want is you, and/or your child, or your best friend or your neighbor, so be alert.
Survivor, Robin Zee survived the sex trade, but continues to battle navigating the supports needed to battle the scars. Zee shares on trauma, triggers, and PTSD while also highlighting the difficulties surrounding gaining and keeping support in a cracked and long broken mental health system.
Although the official day and month for celebrating women has passed, it can be said that women should be celebrated every day of every month of every year, as we continue the fight for women’s rights. Highlighted are some of the organizations and women who have dedicated their lives’ work to fight and bring an end to human trafficking.
The night of April 14, 2014, was a terrifying one for 276 mostly female Christian students who were kidnapped from a secondary school located in the quiet town of Chibok in the northeastern state of Borno, Nigeria. Some of the girls managed to jump off the truck during transport, while others remained captive. Only 57 girls were able to escape in the first few months following the kidnapping.
The United States observes the month of January as National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month and January 11th as its National Human Trafficking Awareness Day. Although two of Canada’s provinces recognize February 22nd as its official day, nationally, Canada has yet to officially establish one.
A year in review with a year and forecast ahead. Learn more about how Free-Them continued to combat human trafficking in 2020 and what the nonprofit organization plans to accomplish in the year ahead.
It would seem that #SaveTheChildren would be a welcome hashtag that everyone across the globe should use on the daily. However, the #SaveTheChildren hashtag itself has been associated with a variety of conspiracy theories, pedophilia sex rings as well as potentially triggering images of children being sexually exploited and/or abused.