In tonight's blog I would
like to talk about a campaign called Not For Sale. The campaign focuses on
stopping human trafficking throughout world. The definition of slavery is a state
of subjection like that of a slave. The idea of enslaving someone does not have
to relate to slavery of blacks but has to do with the treatment of people
without respect to labor laws or entrapment of people to do sexual acts.
Over the years I have
heard about human trafficking but always considered it as an act that happens
in other countries but over 30 million people are or have been involved in
human trafficking worldwide. The act of enslaving humans is now known to be
modern-day slavery; the act of someone becoming a victim. It is shocking to
read that there are more slaves in the world today than any other time in
history.
The campaign Not For sale
was founded in 2001 by Dave Batstone, when he discovered a restaurant in the
Bay area was the center of a local human trafficking ring involving teenagers
from India being bought into the United States. Not for Sale provides survivors
and at risk communities with shelter, legal services and healthcare. Once a
relationship is built with organization and the person is assured to be safe,
they then focus on long term goals of education and employment.
Candace Robinson
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