World Day Against Trafficking in Persons By Ann Scholz, SSND In 2013 the United Nations General Assembly designated July 30 World Day Against Trafficking in Persons to raise awareness, promote and protect the rights of survivors, and encourage collective action. The Facts Every country in the world is affected by human trafficking,...
Submitted: Jeanne Christensen, RSM As people of faith, we are called to respect and value the life and dignity of every person. The dignity and lives of many workers are not valued or respected. Worldwide and in the United States are forced to work inordinate hours, under terrible conditions...
The Lovely Month of May By Katie Boller Gosewisch May is my favorite month. There are so many good things about May: it is the month of Mary, spring has sprung, Mother’s Day and my birthday are in May (I wouldn’t be me if I didn’t mention that...
Those involved in efforts to end human trafficking fear that the global pandemic and resulting lockdowns are increasing the numbers of people forced into trafficking. "The broad upshot is that we need to brace ourselves for 2021 and expect a huge increase in the number of...
By Jennifer Reyes Lay, Executive Director of AEHT As some congregations begin the process of nearing their historical completion, questions arise about how to best share their remaining resources and what will be the legacy they leave behind. This was the case recently for the Sisters...
Childhood sexual violence on the reservation: It has to stop! by Sister Teresa Ann Wolf, OSB To Avina it was part of her job; she had been requested to demonstrate how to make dream catchers to a women’s group. While she waited her turn on the program, she...
ST. LOUIS: On October 27, 2020 during the annual board meeting of Alliance to End Human Trafficking (AEHT), Sr. Jean Schafer, SDS was awarded the Sr. Margaret Nacke, CSJ Bakhita Award for her outstanding service in the work to end human trafficking. The award was...
Words Do Make a Difference By Kris Wade, Executive Director of The Justice Project KC, and Member of The Alliance Survivor Services Working Group. As awareness of present-day slavery expands, more attention is being given to human trafficking through prostitution. Prostitution is often viewed as a “victimless...
Human trafficking has many faces. Imagine a teenage girl pressured into prostitution by her boyfriend to pay the rent; a foreign national tricked into domestic servitude with promises of a better life; a fisherman trapped at sea working for wages that never materialize. These are...
Human Trafficking: The Legacy of 400 Years of Racism and Colonialism By Jennifer Reyes Lay, Executive Director of AEHT As we approach the annual World Day Against Trafficking in Persons on July 30th, it is important to reflect not only on the present reality of human trafficking...
