This week I checked out what Transitions Global is doing to fight sex trafficking, and came across an interesting point on their website: two key elements to eradicating human trafficking are raising the status of girls and women and eliminating the entitlement of men. Transitions Global, along with other great organizations, is working hard to […]
A Brothel Poem
This is a picture of a poem written on the wall of what Brian McConaghy from the Ratanak Foundation calls a ‘rape cubicle.’ Translated into English, this is what it says: There is a happy time, and then it ends There is love, but for a short time and only in front of my face […]
Clip on Human Trafficking in Canada
I came across this great video clip online yesterday. Our friend Naomi Baker from Canada Fights Human Trafficking, MP Joy Smith, the Peel Police, and trafficking survivor Timea Nagy share their thoughts on sex trafficking in Canada. You can support Canada Fights Human Trafficking and learn more by attending their upcoming BE A VOICE event. […]
When Old Fat Perverts Have Cold Hard Cash
Last night Jay and I had our friend Bry and her mom, Renee (above), stay over at our place in Costa Rica. We were having a lovely candle-light conversation (power was out!) about their vacation in the Capos region of the country, and soon the topic turned to human trafficking and prostitution. One day they […]
Vancouver Olympics = Rise in Demand
I just received an email this week from Michelle Miller from REED (Resist Exploitation Embrace Dignity), who ran the Sex is Not a Sport campaign at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics. The results are in – demand for paid sex and sex entertainment went up, and at one point ten different women were offered directly for […]
Border Alert!
One of my biggest frustrations regarding Canada’s (non) response to human trafficking is its border crossing protocol. I was talking with a friend who works in customs at the Canada/US border, and she said they do not receive any kind of special training in how to look out for and identify human traffickers. I just […]
Costa Rica: A Hot Spot for Sexcapades
Since becoming aware of sex trafficking as a global problem, I think about it often when I travel. Currently I am living in Costa Rica in Central America, where prostitution is legal and booming. In fact, it is becoming more and more of a hotspot for sex tourists, who do not want to travel as […]
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