BREAKING THE CHAINS

1. BREAKING THE CHAINS SLAVES HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT

2. Human Trafficking: Social Action Emphasis of the IDWM for 2010 to 2014

3. What is Human Trafficking???? The illegal trade of human beings for sexual exploitation or forced labor or services by fraud, coercion, force, debt bondage, or in which the person induced to perform such acts has not attained 18 years of age.

4. The Numbers Speak Volumes

5. Human Trafficking Is Profitable • 30 Billion dollars per year is generated through human trafficking. • Of the top illegal activities, human trafficking is second only to illegal drug sales.

6. The Most Common Types Of Slavery

7. The Largest Category of Human Trafficking

8. Did You Know??

9. Did You Know???

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11. Did You Know????

12. WHAT YOU CAN DO

13. EDUCATE YOURSELF • Visit websites that educate; • Sign up for training with an organization; • Read a book that can open your eyes about human trafficking in your own neighborhood; and • Put the hotline number in your phone 888-3737-888

14. SPREAD THE WORD • Tell everyone you know or tell just one friend. • Tell your children and your grandchildren. • Tell your women’s group at church or school. • The majority of Americans simply do not know that slavery is alive and thriving in the United States.

15. LOBBY POLITICIANS The Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act was signed in 2000, providing a national law. Many states still need comprehensive laws to protect the victims of human trafficking and provide services for rescued victims.

16. WHAT YOU CAN DO

17. GET INVOLVED • Join one of the many organizations working to abolish modern day slavery; or • Call 888-3737-888 to find organizations in your state.

18. USE YOUR TALENTS • Organizations can use you and whatever talent you have. • They are in need of writers, event organizers, outreach coordinators, Facebook managers, counselors, speakers; the list is endless.

19. SUPPORT SURVIVORS • Volunteer with the many organizations who are working directly with survivors; • Go on a mission trip; • Donate funds to IDWM; or • Volunteer at a shelter.

20. WHAT YOU CAN DO

21. SHOP TO END SLAVERY

22. SHOP TO END SLAVERY • When you buy Fair Trade products you CAN make a difference. • Fair Trade products are produced and/or harvested without slave labor. • Request fair trade products at your local store. • 80% of the world’s coffee and chocolate beans are picked by child slaves.

23. SHOP TO END SLAVERY • Free2work.org is a web site that lists companies and products that are slave-labor free. • At free2work.org, you can also download an application for your iPhone or iPad that can scan the bar code of a product while you shop and tell you if the product is a slave-labor free product.

24. IDENTIFY VICTIMS

25. IDENTIFYING VICTIMS A Victim: • Makes references to sexual situations that are beyond age-specific norms; • Has a “boyfriend” who is noticeably older (10 + years); • Makes references to terminology of the commercial sex industry that are beyond age specific norms; or • Engages in promiscuous behavior.

26. IDENTIFYING VICTIMS A Victim: • Has unexplained absences from school for a period of time; • Demonstrates an inability to attend school on a regular basis; • Chronically runs away from home; • Makes references to frequent travel to other cities; or • Exhibits bruised or other physical trauma, withdrawn behavior, depression or fear.

27. IDENTIFYING VICTIMS A Victim: • Lacks control over her schedule or identification documents, • Is hungry/malnourished or inappropriately dressed, • Shows signs of addiction, or • Demonstrates a sudden change of attire, behavior, or material possessions.

28. CALL IN SUSPECTED TRAFFICKING 1-888-3737-888

29. CALL IN SUSPECTED TRAFFICKING • There is a National Hotline 888-3737-888. • The National Human Trafficking Resource Center (NHTRC) is available to answer calls toll free from anywhere in the country, 24hours a day, 7 days a week, every day of the year. • You can call to get information on human trafficking, report a tip, arrange for training, receive general information, or specific anti-trafficking resources in your state.

30. Free for Life International . . . • Partners with shelters and individuals globally; • Meets the needs of trafficking survivors through financial, emotional and spiritual support; • Rescues and restores victims of human trafficking; and • Is committed to elimination of modern-day slavery • @ www.FreeForLifeInternational.org

31. RESOURCES

32. RESOURCES - WEB SITES • US Dept. of Homeland Security www.dhs.gov/files/programs • US Dept. of State www.state.gov.q/tip • Coalition to abolish slavery www.castla.org • Not for sale campaign www.notforsalecampaign.org • Polaris Project www.polarisproject.org • www.humantrafficking.com

33. RESOURCES – BOOKS • The Slave Next Door: Human Trafficking and Slavery in America Today, Kevin Bales and Ron Soodalter • Not For Sale: The Return of the Global Slave Trade, David Batstone • Renting Lacy: A Story of America’s Prostituted Children, Linda Smith • The War on Human Trafficking: US Policy Assessed, Anthony M. DeStefano

34. RESOURCES – FILMS • Dreams Die Hard – Highlights survivors of Slavery in the US • Dark Side Of Chocolate – a documentary about child slaves used to harvest coca beans • Human Trafficking – A Lifetime movie staring Donald Sutherland exposing the slavery • Modern Slavery – A 12 –minute DVD a powerful introduction to modern day slavery

35. RESOURCES - PRAYER • PRAY FOR THE END OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING; • PRAY FOR THE VICTIMS; • PRAY FOR THE POLITICIANS; • PRAY FOR THE MODERN DAY ABOLITIONISTS; and • PRAY FOR THE CRIMINALS THAT PARTICIPATE IN THIS CRIME AGAINST HUMANITY.