November 29th is Giving Tuesday and we need your help. Pieper Lewis may face 20 years in prison at court hearing on January 18th. 50 million people are living in modern-day slavery around the globe. Statistics on reports of human trafficking in Iowa. The Siouxland Coalition Against Human Trafficking has partnered with the Woodbury County Attorney’s Office to put up five anti-trafficking billboards. The Tri-State Coalition Against Trafficking placed an ad encouraging people to use hotels that have participated in the hotel/motel anti-trafficking training.
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On November 29th, the annual GivingTuesday global fundraising campaign will be launched: Support the Network! Safe Harbor legislation remains a top priority for the Network, as evidenced by the sentencing of Pieper Lewis. IBAT now has close to 600 members in 89/99 counties. A new coalition has emerged serving 12 North Central Iowa counties. The West Liberty, Iowa Children’s Festival/Fiesta Latino was held this fall and The Rotary Club of West Liberty invited Sara K. from Braking Traffik to have a booth and to speak. Watch “Tanya’s Story,” a human trafficking awareness video from a survivor’s perspective. Read a recently released report – Support Every Survivor: How Race, Ethnicity, Gender, Sexuality and Disability Shape Survivors’ Experiences, and Need. Snapchat has added a new Family Center Control.
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Joint statement regarding the sentencing of Piper Lewis prepared by the Iowa Network Against Human Trafficking and Slavery and Shared Hope International.
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