Transcript Human Trafficking Branch Program - AAUW Reston

Human
Trafficking
Branch Program
Jan. 24, 2015
The Reston Herndon Branch Meeting
Human Trafficking: Here, There and Everywhere
02/24/2015
• Human Trafficking is a global and local
scourge.
• More than 250 victims of human trafficking
identified in Northern Virginia in past year with
perpetrators and victims reaching into the
teenage population.
• Globally millions are trafficked and enslaved.
Awareness and Action
To educate on the critical
nature of this problem, we
began our program with a
film about human trafficking
and contemporary slavery,
Not My Life (VIEW FILM)
followed by Susan Conway,
International Justice Mission
(IJM), and Suzanne Pigg,
Shelter House, both helping
victims, usually women and
girls, end their existence in
this modern slavery.
The program stressed practical
assistance, i.e., in kind and
monetary donations to speakers’
organizations, education and
awareness for teens and adults
and next steps.
IJM is global organization that protects the poor and trafficked from
violence in the developing world. Their global team includes
hundreds of lawyers, investigators, social workers, community
activists and other professionals at work in nearly 20 communities.
Local Help
• Shelter House and
Artemis offer a safe,
confidential location
and supportive
counseling to
individuals and their
children who are
fleeing violent
situations.
Members engaged and learning
The Herndon Community Leo Club went door to door during
the Hindu Holiday of Dwali singing and raising awareness
about the serious issue of Human Trafficking and raising funds
for victims. They presented the funds they raised to IJM and
Shelter House, helping victims worldwide and in their local
community.
Donations to Shelter House and Educational and Outreach
Literature
Participants sign in and share ideas
Leaders help launch awareness and
engage others
Sharing information
about the pressing needs