Declaring January 2020 as “Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention and Awareness Month” served as a springboard for building public awareness. Check out four more of the communities that have sent us photos of their city or county proclamation presentations.
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January is Human Trafficking Prevention and Awareness Month. Join us for the Governor’s Proclamation signing or learn about other events near you. Plus 40 City Councils adopt a local proclamation and the movie Gridshock is on sale!
Read more →January 16th Day on the Hill fpr Slavery and Human Trafficking Awareness and Prevention month, plus a variety of other events to celebrate.
Read more →The Governor’s Proclamation signing is coming up on January 16th. Read about our legislative priorities for 2020.
Read more →Please join us in the spirit of giving. After Black Friday and Cyber Monday, we are now celebrating #GivingTuesday.
Read more →Teresa Davidson was appointed as a member of the Public-Private Partnership Advisory Council to End Human Trafficking. A Wisconsin woman was sentenced to 10 years for sex trafficking in Iowa. Lila Mae’s house opens to support survivors. Twitter is being increasingly exploited by pornographers to publicize their explicit material. New movie coming out. Iowa gets a “B” for anti-trafficking laws. More than 300 users of the world’s largest child-pornography website have been arrested. Eyes Wide Open Summit was a success.
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New resources including eight Anti-Trafficking posters and brochures, DVDs and movies, and t-shirts.
Read more →Eyes Wide Open summit and Shedding Light on Slavery trainings coming up. Marit Westrich has been hired as the first Executive Director of Lila Mae’s House. A report from the TAPS (Trafficking Awareness and Prevention Services) Program Coordinator, an update from Dorothy’s House, recent fundraising efforts, and an invitation from Bikers Against Trafficking.
Read more →Recommendations to improve anti-slavery efforts in the United States. An extract of an anti-slavery speech by outgoing UK Prime Minister, Theresa May. Upcoming global conference on human trafficking. Register for the Walk for Freedom. Information on charges for human trafficking in ten Iowa counties. Multistate Conference registration information. Eyes Wide Open Summit registration information.
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$8,500 donation from 100+ Women Who Care Hawkeye Chapter. 1,200 law enforcement officers trained in FY2019. An update from Chains Interrupted. Two-day undercover operation in the Twin Cities yields arrests. Progress report from Braking Traffik. Siouxland Coalition Against Human Trafficking celebrates fifth anniversary.
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