Monthly Archives: February 2012
“God In A Brothel” is the gut wrenching story of a sex trafficking investigator’s efforts to stop slavery. Daniel Walker recounts his four years as a sex trafficking investigator for an international human rights organization in “God In A Brothel”. This is a heavy topic and the reader experiences Mr. Walker’s burden and passion as he shares the plight of victims, the dangers of investigations, and the failures of some rescue attempts. Mr. Walker also points out the need for … Continue reading
Establishing a sustainable income is a primary goal for survivors of human trafficking. Dire poverty is one of the major contributing factors to the epidemic of human trafficking today. Whether being tricked into slavery, indenturing oneself to an employer, or forced into prostitution the bottom line is families needing money to buy food and shelter for others in the family. Traffickers rely on this desperation to have a steady stream of victims to support their greed. When restoring survivors of … Continue reading
Socially conscious shopping is one proactive way that we can work to end modern day slavery. There are 130 items, from 71 countries imported into the United States that have 10 years of known child labor (under the age of 15) or forced labor in the growing, harvesting, or manufacturing of the product. This information is in a 76 page document from the US Department of Labor that includes pictures of victims making the products we use regularly in the … Continue reading
Note: Today’s blog is for those who practice the religious discipline of fasting during the Lenten season which begins February 22, 2012 – Easter. The Lenten season is beginning. Traditionally this is a time of fasting or sacrifice of something that brings one pleasure to remember the sacrifice of Christ. In years past I have fasted or refrained from eating chocolate, sweets, or not watching TV. I have usually done this as a religious practice because 1) others were doing … Continue reading
