Precious Alexandra Maria Elena Perales Alexandra arrived at Myriam’s Haven, a program supporting human trafficking survivors hosted by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange, in 2010. She had escaped a year before from a horrible experience she endured for nine years. Alexandra had been a victim...
Faith and Action in Ending Human Trafficking Sally Duffy, SC As I write this reflection today, the Catholic Church is celebrating the Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. The first reading is from the book of Wisdom (1:13-15; 2:23-24), “God did not make death, nor does God rejoice...
Reflecting on Progress: AEHT’s Latest Initiatives Katie Boller Gosewisch, Executive Director [caption id="attachment_17724" align="alignleft" width="187"] At the US Embassy to the Holy See From Left to Right: Ann Oestreich, IHM, Kris Wade, Bill Miller, Laura Hochla, Deputy Chief of Mission, Katie Boller Gosewisch, Cheyanne Neuenschwander, Jeanne Atkinson,...
Cling to the Vision: A World without Human Trafficking Anne Victory, HM Since I began working to end human trafficking in 2007, I admit there have been many moments when I’ve felt overwhelmed, discouraged, weighed down with the enormity of this complex, horrific “scourge on the body...
What We Can Learn from Child Abuse Prevention Month Laura Krausa April is a sacred month to me. It is a time when I, like many of us, wait with great anticipation, ready to see the signs of a natural world on the verge of blossoming. And...
Alliance to End Human Trafficking: March Reflection Bridget Bearss, RSCJ Jim Burg is a very successful business leader in Southeast Michigan, but I knew him as the father of two amazing young children at the Michigan school where I served as Head of School. Jim and I...
What I Learned from January Human Trafficking Awareness Month, now that it’s February! By Judy Molosky, CSJ For me, the month started out reading that our own President Biden proclaimed January 2024, as National Human Trafficking Prevention Month. He reminded us that more than 27 million people...
January 2024 is National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month, as decreed by presidential proclamation. Sister Michelle Loisel, DC While we like to think of slavery as a relic of the past, we know that it is not. Today, it looks different and is often referred to...
As We Prepare Our Hearts to Receive Jesus, Let’s Not Forget His Children Who Are Exploited for The Goods We Consume Christine Commerce This Christmas season, many children may find holiday chocolates in their stockings and dream of a new iPad or bicycle. Similarly, a little boy...
Human trafficking and migration—Contemporary forms of slavery Sister Michelle Loisel, DC Global Estimates of Modern Slavery demonstrates that migrant workers are three times more likely to end up in forced labor exploitation in the private sector, than local workers. Migrants are also particularly vulnerable to trafficking on their migration journey. While...
