“Mr. Speaker, the crime of human trafficking is complex and it is destructive. It shatters the lives of its victims and their loved ones. In an effort to bring attention to this modern-day form of slavery, we recognize January 11, 2014, as National Human Trafficking Awareness Day.” — Rep. Michael Fitzpatrick, January 8, 2014
The National Human Trafficking Hotline: 1-888-3737-888
Let’s work together to End Slavery.
Sex trafficking
Houston has the great privilege of hosting the Super Bowl in 2017, but with that comes the great responsibility of combatting the inevitable spike in sex trafficking.
Just as during the Offshore Technology Conference in May, whenever large numbers of people gather, there is an increase in the sex trade. Why? Because there are men who want to buy sex. And because of these men, traffickers will recruit young girls into the sex trade to meet the demand.
Houston will continue to be a sex trafficking hub as long as society tolerates the buying of sex. Sex trafficking and prostitution are intrinsically linked. They are not the same, but they are very much connected.
The average age of entry into the sex trade is between 12 to 14 years old. If you see a 32-year-old woman involved in prostitution, chances are she was lured into the sex trade as a young girl.
Traffickers are seeking girls who have been sexually abused at a young age. Their targets typically have no dependable father figure; they have low self-esteem; they run away from home often and usually come from dysfunctional homes. No gun is needed to force this girl into trafficking; the trafficker can simply ply her with a few cheap trinkets and words of affection. It is important to remember, however, that if a minor is involved, this is a federal crime.
Changing societal attitudes is not a hopeless, uphill battle. We can change. And we have already started.
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The Life: TV show reveals the brutal cost of sex trafficking of women and minors.
Very few images and videos regarding the topic of sex trafficking are able to stir my emotions. They are often too violent, too overdramatized, too sensationalized, or just too innocent. When I watched, Ballerina, a promotional clip for George Perez’s and Mohammad Maaty’s brainchild television series project, The Life, I was honestly moved…
World Wide Vigil For People Affected By Abuse
September 21, 2012 from 7-8pm EST
Live online portion on the Project For Healing Humanity on our
PFHH Google+ pagehttps://plus.google.com/100552197458937195449/posts
PFHH YouTube channel http://www.youtube.com/projectforhh
Live versions in Espanol will be available on our
PfHH Espanol Google+ pagehttps://plus.google.com/106469375904953802623/posts
PfHH Espanol YouTube channel http://www.youtube.com/PfHHEspanol
The aim here is to focus our consciousness on the healing of humanity over a 24 hour period worldwide. Local and other vigils may continue for as long as you choose where ever you are: at home, with your family, friends, or in groups around the world.
Our events will run as what Google+ calls “Hangouts”. A Hangout can only have 10 people directly on it using video or audio. Everyone else will be a spectator. This is why you will want to view it live from our PFHH Google+ or YouTube pages. We may embed the live event on other sites like Ark of Hope for Children or other sites as well. If that is going to happen we will post it on our social sites.
PFHH YouTube site
Those subscribed to the PFHH YouTube site can also watch and comment there in the same manner. Please subscribe to us on YouTube if you have a YouTube account. www.youtube.com/projectforhh
We intend to have an event manager on each site able to respond to comments. We do not know how possible this is until the events go live.
Once the event is finished we will close the video portion which will allow YouTube to process it. This can take a few hours since the events are long. Once it is completed, the events will be available to watch at any time on the PFHH YouTube channel and may be posted elsewhere on our other social network sites.
Official website: https://plus.google.com/100552197458937195449/posts
Today is 11/13/11. The thirteenth day of the month. Why, you may ask, am I writing about the number 13? Actually, there are a number of reasons.
Domestic Child Sex Trafficking occurs when Children are forced or coerced into the commercial sex trade against their will. It is the exploitation of an American Child, forced into a sexual act in the means of force, fraud, or coercion.
I have a birthday wish. Help me and In Your Light Ministries put and end to the sexual exploitation of children through prostitution, pornography, etc. Help us to continue to provide no cost counseling to the survivors of sex trafficking and other forms of abuse. Help us to rescue victims of abuse so they can experience the freedom that they deserve. We never deny services to non-Christians. We are all Children of God.
Today, this 13th day, please donate $13 to In Your Light Ministries.
O Lord, you will hear the desire of the meek: you will strengthen their heart, you will incline your ear to do justice for the orphan and the oppressed, so that those from earth may strike terror no more.
–Psalm 10-17-18
Pastor George: a view from the chair, collar optional 