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...
Mercy Walks With Trafficked Women Jeanne Christensen, RSM Where do I walk? With whom do I walk? My answers may vary from yours, but we Sisters of Mercy walk with those who are most vulnerable and wounded in some way by contemporary society. I walk with others who...
Healing Through the Body Kathleen Bryant RSC Have you ever smelled something and your whole being takes you immediately back to a memory? Or you are touched in a certain way and memories flood back. Maybe you feel anxiety growing in a particular situation as your body...
World Day Against Trafficking In Persons Michelle Loisel, DC On July 30th we celebrated World Day against Trafficking in Persons. The event created by the United Nations is to raise awareness and increase prevention. The theme of World Day Against human trafficking 2023 is “Reach every victim of...
