Human Trafficking
July 30 – World Day Against Human Trafficking
In 2013, The United Nations designated July 30th as World Day Against Trafficking in Persons to raise awareness and work toward preventing human trafficking. COVID-19 has impacted human trafficking. Children are more vulnerable at this time to online exploitation. School closures mean that many children no longer have a safe environment and are often confined…
Read MoreSaint Josephine Bakhita, the Patron Saint of Human Trafficking Victims
Please remember all victims of human trafficking on February 8th, the Feast Day of St. Josephine Bakhita. Josephine Bakhita was born in Darfur Sudan in 1869. When she was seven, she was kidnapped by Arab slave traders and, in the following eight years, was resold five times. She was so traumatized by the brutality of…
Read MoreTAKE ACTION against Human Trafficking in PA
PA highway signage is inadequate! Support PA House Bill 1513 “An act providing for the National Human Trafficking Resource Center Hotline Notification Act, imposing duties on the Department of Labor and Industry, and prescribing penalties.” Please contact PA Representative Jim Cox and ask him to work to hold hearings on House Bill 1513. On May…
Read MoreWear Blue Day – January 11
January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month and January 11 is Human Trafficking Awareness Day The U.S. Catholic Sisters Against Human Trafficking invite you to WEAR BLUE on January 11. Blue is the international symbol of human trafficking awareness. Post a photo of yourself and/or your group wearing blue and share it on social media to…
Read MoreHuman Trafficking Coalition — Erie
We have been working with Erie DAWN (Dwellings and Advocacy for Women in Need) and Mercyhurst University Ridge School of Intelligence to start an Anti-Human Trafficking Coalition in Erie, PA. Coalition Force – Erie will gather professionals from community organizations, law enforcement, universities among others who are interested in combating human trafficking locally. The coalition…
Read MoreSSJs represented in human trafficking discussion
Erie News Now recently ran a feature story about human trafficking in the local Erie area. The work that our JPIC team (Justice, Peace, Integrity of Creation) has done in generating awareness on this issue and in getting signage improvements in rest stops along PA highways was featured. Betsy Wiest, SSJ Social Justice Coordinator, was…
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