Today, the Supreme Court ruled on Canada’s prostitution laws. Until now in Canada, prostitution itself has been legal but everything around it has been illegal. For example, it has been against the law to communicate for the purposes of prostitution, to operate within a brothel, or for a third party to make money off of […]
Canada’s Supreme Court to Rule on Prostitution Case Dec. 20
We’ve just wrapped up the first leg of our the Red Light Green Light film tour, which took us as far East as Halifax and as far West as Vancouver Island. So far we’ve done 41 screenings, collected 3,249 signatures in support of the Nordic Model (not including petitions some of you are getting filled […]
Typhoon Haiyan Aftermath: A Crucial Time for YOU to Prevent Sex Trafficking
The novel Walk Across the Sun by Corban Addison begins with the 2006 tsunami crashing into the Indian coast, plunging entire communities into chaos. In the midst of the disorder, two young girls fall prey to traffickers. This scenario is unfortunately all too real in regions of devastation. Most natural disasters heighten the vulnerabilities of […]
Miss World Canada 2012 Tara Teng Endorses Red Light Green Light
Author Mark Buchanan Endorses RED LIGHT GREEN LIGHT Human Trafficking Documentary
Photo credit: Kurt Knock
The Website is Finally LIVE – (Check Out the Film Trailer Too!)
After much anticipation, I am excited to announce that the Red Light Green Light documentary website is now live! Red Light Green Light addresses a critical piece of the anti-trafficking discussion that is often absent: prevention. Canada is currently reconsidering its prostitution laws, and a deeper understanding of this issue is timely and important […]
And We’re Off!
Thanks to the generosity of all of you who have supported Hope for the Sold, we are boarding a plane and headed to Europe to begin filming our documentary! We can’t express our gratitude for how many of you have been part of this journey. Our hope is that we can create a film that […]
A Bill C-310 Certificate that Belongs to YOU!
I just got a letter and certificate from the office of MP Joy Smith, thanking Hope for the Sold for helping Bill C-310 become law. Immediately as I saw it, I knew I had to take a picture pointing right back at YOU, Hope for the Sold readers, because so many of you wrote letters […]
On A Mission: The Adult Entertainment Association of Canada is Recruiting Students into the Sex Industry
In July Canada’s government stopped issuing visas or extensions for foreign strippers to work in the country. This has sparked outrage from the Adult Entertainment Association of Canada, who is now on a mission to recruit young women domestically to fill demand. AEAC representative Tim Lambrinos says that they plan to recruit at educational institutions and malls.They would […]
Three Teenage Girls Charged with Human Trafficking in Ottawa
Most of you have probably heard the shocking story in the news of three teenage girls in Ottawa who have been charged with trafficking other teenage girls between the ages of 13 and 17 for sex. This CBC clip brings up some good points about this case. When I first heard about this, these were […]
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