Yesterday was the National Human Trafficking Awareness day! The Polaris Project is a wonderful organisation that fights Human Trafficking. Please visit their website HERE and support the project! Yesterday they posted this on their blog:
Today is National Human Trafficking Awareness day in the United States. Established through a resolution passed by the U.S. Senate two years ago, January 11 is dedicated to raising awareness of and opposition to human trafficking.
Raising awareness is a crucial first step, but alone it is not enough. Knowledge without action is information wasted. It isn’t enough to be merely aware. Armed with information, we should act.
Here are three things that you can do right now to help fight human trafficking:
1) Sign up to become a member of our grassroots network. We send out information about ways that you can take action in your local community. Whether it’s advocating for legislation or learning more about current human trafficking trends, we strive to equip our supporters with the knowledge they need to help us create a world without slavery.
2) Learn the signs of human trafficking. With this knowledge you can be our eyes and ears on the street. Many human trafficking victims do not self identify as victims or are not aware that help is available. By calling the NHTRC hotline – and encouraging others to do so – you can provide crucial information about a potential case of human trafficking and as a result, more victims will receive much-needed help. Put the hotline in your cell phone today! 1-888-3737-888.
3) Follow our daily #ActivistTip tag on twitter. Each day at 9 a.m. we post a daily tip on how community members can take action in their own backyards to fight human trafficking. Follow us on twitter and catch our daily scoop.
Watch the video below and hear from Polaris Project staff members about what shocked them when they first learned of human trafficking and some ideas of how you can help us end it!
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