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Vanguard to Welcome 500 Middle School Students at a January Human Trafficking Prevention Event
In 2016 the California legislature passed a law requiring all students to learn about human trafficking and healthy relationships at least twice in their academic careers: in middle school and high school.
World Day Against Trafficking in Persons: Leave No Boys Behind
July 30th was World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, and the theme for 2023 that the United Nations chose is “Reach every victim of trafficking, leave no one behind.”
International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
According to the United Nations’ International Labor Organization, there were 50 million people living in modern slavery as of 2021. This number has risen significantly in the past five years; since 2016, the amount of those enslaved increased by 10 million, which is a fifth of the current number.
Hashtag activism, conspiracy theories, and the truth about human trafficking
Until we are willing to have an honest conversation about the intersections of race, poverty, sexual abuse, and the shadow economy supported by undocumented immigrants, we will not make significant progress to help the true victims of human trafficking in the U.S.
We Must Study the Issues First
When I learned about human trafficking, I was living in Athens, Greece. I began to see very young girls in the doorways of the legal brothels. I recognized that these were not Greek girls. I began to ask questions.
Ensuring Justice in Argentina
The Global Center for Women and Justice (GCWJ) traveled to Argentina for eight days this past June to present on anti-trafficking best practices. Nestled between Paraguay and Brazil, the Misiones province in northern Argentina is reported as especially vulnerable to human trafficking due to the tri-border region.
Empower Women, Empower Everyone
267 school girls kidnapped by Boko Haram. Hundreds of Yazidi women sold into slavery by ISIS. Thousands of war rapes in Congo. Millions trafficked globally. The global issues facing women are clear.
Anti-Human Trafficking Certificate Testimony
As a licensed counselor and chairman of a local coalition working against human trafficking, I listened to the Ending Human Trafficking Podcast voraciously.
Greece Country Study Abroad
The Global Center for Woman and Justice sent 12 students to Greece for an intensive Country Study on Human Trafficking led by Dr. Sandra Morgan and Adjunct Professor Derek Marsh.
What is Live2Free?
Live2Free empowers youth to end human trafficking through raising awareness at Vanguard University and with youth thorough Orange County, and beyond.
Women in Leadership Training in Baghdad
The future of women in the Middle East depends on women in the Middle East. We will continue to support their leadership and water the seeds they have planted.