Comments for Human Trafficking Must End - Fight Sex Trafficking - Hope for the Sold http://hopeforthesold.com Thu, 17 May 2012 18:21:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Leaving on a Jet Plane: Meet 4 Abolitionists by Khmer http://hopeforthesold.com/leaving-on-a-jet-plane-meet-4-abolitionists/#comment-8280 Khmer Thu, 17 May 2012 18:21:54 +0000 http://www.hopeforthesold.com/?p=5231#comment-8280 Although extreme poverty and the lack of law enforcement are mainly to blame for child sex trafficking in Cambodia, I think the Cambodian people's casual attitudes toward sexual predation also contribute to the problem. Cambodians generally look up to foreigners, especially Westerners, as wealthy and benevolent. It's unfortunate that some foreigners are in the country to take advantage of children. Although extreme poverty and the lack of law enforcement are mainly to blame for child sex trafficking in Cambodia, I think the Cambodian people’s casual attitudes toward sexual predation also contribute to the problem. Cambodians generally look up to foreigners, especially Westerners, as wealthy and benevolent. It’s unfortunate that some foreigners are in the country to take advantage of children.

]]> Comment on Would You Yell STOP? My Thoughts on a Prostitution Awareness Event by Michelle Brock http://hopeforthesold.com/would-you-yell-stop-my-thoughts-on-a-prostitution-awareness-event/#comment-8260 Michelle Brock Thu, 10 May 2012 10:53:24 +0000 http://hopeforthesold.com/?p=12219#comment-8260 YES! Saskia that is exactly it...the "less glamorous side" of the movement...but the one that is SO important! I think at the core, prevention is my heart. Thank you for your comments, I know they come attached to so much experience and insight. YES! Saskia that is exactly it…the “less glamorous side” of the movement…but the one that is SO important! I think at the core, prevention is my heart. Thank you for your comments, I know they come attached to so much experience and insight.

]]> Comment on Would You Yell STOP? My Thoughts on a Prostitution Awareness Event by Michelle Brock http://hopeforthesold.com/would-you-yell-stop-my-thoughts-on-a-prostitution-awareness-event/#comment-8259 Michelle Brock Thu, 10 May 2012 10:51:02 +0000 http://hopeforthesold.com/?p=12219#comment-8259 Thanks Ellie! No book on the horizon yet, but maybe someday! I think it is good to reflect on things like this. I still have many thoughts in me but they aren't quite ready to be expressed coherently. Thanks Ellie! No book on the horizon yet, but maybe someday! I think it is good to reflect on things like this. I still have many thoughts in me but they aren’t quite ready to be expressed coherently.

]]> Comment on Would You Yell STOP? My Thoughts on a Prostitution Awareness Event by Ellie Farrow http://hopeforthesold.com/would-you-yell-stop-my-thoughts-on-a-prostitution-awareness-event/#comment-8258 Ellie Farrow Thu, 10 May 2012 02:45:40 +0000 http://hopeforthesold.com/?p=12219#comment-8258 What an amazing and wonderful commentary On the event and show. Thank you for Taking the time to think it through before you Wrote this. If you ever write a book, please Let me know so I can buy 10 copies. What an amazing and wonderful commentary
On the event and show. Thank you for
Taking the time to think it through before you
Wrote this. If you ever write a book, please
Let me know so I can buy 10 copies.

]]> Comment on Would You Yell STOP? My Thoughts on a Prostitution Awareness Event by Saskia http://hopeforthesold.com/would-you-yell-stop-my-thoughts-on-a-prostitution-awareness-event/#comment-8254 Saskia Wed, 09 May 2012 13:46:00 +0000 http://hopeforthesold.com/?p=12219#comment-8254 Thank you so much for this post Michelle, it gives a lot to think about, and it sounds like a significant event you attended. These issues are so complex but I think that you touched on a key point, "where was all this help when I was a child?" I was recently in Eastern Europe and spoke with those working on transition programs for orphans leaving government institutions, and all I could think about was that this was the less glamorous side of the anti-trafficking movement. Being there, creating opportunities and building strong communities before exploitation occurs... often underestimated but so key to fighting this thing. Thank you so much for this post Michelle, it gives a lot to think about, and it sounds like a significant event you attended. These issues are so complex but I think that you touched on a key point, “where was all this help when I was a child?” I was recently in Eastern Europe and spoke with those working on transition programs for orphans leaving government institutions, and all I could think about was that this was the less glamorous side of the anti-trafficking movement. Being there, creating opportunities and building strong communities before exploitation occurs… often underestimated but so key to fighting this thing.

]]> Comment on 3 Petitions You Need to Sign to Fight Human Trafficking in Canada by Michelle Brock http://hopeforthesold.com/3-petitions-you-need-to-sign-to-fight-human-trafficking-in-canada/#comment-8189 Michelle Brock Mon, 23 Apr 2012 11:54:31 +0000 http://hopeforthesold.com/?p=8696#comment-8189 Good question Meredith! I just updated the post! :) Bill C-310 will be debated at Third Reading on April 27, 2012 at 1:30pm. After the hour of debate, Bill C-310 will be adopted if it has unanimous consent. If it does not have unanimous consent at the end of the hour of debate, a recorded vote will be held on May 2, 2012. So for that one, instead of sending in petitions, you can just contact your M and ask them to vote in favour:) The others you can still send in petitions for:) Good question Meredith! I just updated the post! :) Bill C-310 will be debated at Third Reading on April 27, 2012 at 1:30pm. After the hour of debate, Bill C-310 will be adopted if it has unanimous consent. If it does not have unanimous consent at the end of the hour of debate, a recorded vote will be held on May 2, 2012. So for that one, instead of sending in petitions, you can just contact your M and ask them to vote in favour:) The others you can still send in petitions for:)

]]> Comment on 3 Petitions You Need to Sign to Fight Human Trafficking in Canada by Meredith http://hopeforthesold.com/3-petitions-you-need-to-sign-to-fight-human-trafficking-in-canada/#comment-8187 Meredith Mon, 23 Apr 2012 05:11:36 +0000 http://hopeforthesold.com/?p=8696#comment-8187 Should we still be sending these in!? Should we still be sending these in!?

]]> Comment on “Something” by Michelle Brock http://hopeforthesold.com/something/#comment-8167 Michelle Brock Wed, 18 Apr 2012 00:40:17 +0000 http://hopeforthesold.com/?p=11743#comment-8167 So glad to hear I am not alone in feeling this way! Thanks for your comments ladies. I think we need to remind and encourage each other to just take one more step forward at a time. I know for me, too much pressure makes me give up, whereas encouragement makes me push myself to see how far I can go. Julia, in the GTA there are definitely people who are interested in this. I would recommend attending an anti-trafficking event in the GTA to get connected with people in the area. One is the Your Lucky Day at the end of the month (second event advertised in this post: http://hopeforthesold.com/upcoming-abolitionist-events-in-ontario/) They might be sold out but worth a try. You can also get connected via fb groups like this: https://www.facebook.com/groups/123252981098217/ and this: https://www.facebook.com/groups/186492024706676/. So glad to hear I am not alone in feeling this way! Thanks for your comments ladies. I think we need to remind and encourage each other to just take one more step forward at a time. I know for me, too much pressure makes me give up, whereas encouragement makes me push myself to see how far I can go. Julia, in the GTA there are definitely people who are interested in this. I would recommend attending an anti-trafficking event in the GTA to get connected with people in the area. One is the Your Lucky Day at the end of the month (second event advertised in this post: http://hopeforthesold.com/upcoming-abolitionist-events-in-ontario/) They might be sold out but worth a try. You can also get connected via fb groups like this: https://www.facebook.com/groups/123252981098217/ and this: https://www.facebook.com/groups/186492024706676/.

]]> Comment on Anti-trafficking Bill C-310 Blocked by NDP on Friday – Debate Scheduled for Today by Joel Gordon http://hopeforthesold.com/anti-trafficking-bill-c-310-blocked-by-ndp-on-friday-debate-scheduled-for-today/#comment-8162 Joel Gordon Tue, 17 Apr 2012 16:55:06 +0000 http://hopeforthesold.com/?p=11552#comment-8162 The last vote on this bill was April 4th and the NDP supported the bill--in fact it was unanimous. Here’s the record of the vote: http://www.parl.gc.ca/HouseChamberBusiness/ChamberVoteDetail.aspx?FltrParl=41&FltrSes=1&Vote=181&Language=E&Mode=1 The NDP continue to be in support of this bill. At Love Movement, we have a faith-based curriculum that includes a letter writing campaign that is designed to help in the effort to see Bill C-310 receive continued support and reach royal assent. united in love, Joel www.facebook.com/joinlovemovement The last vote on this bill was April 4th and the NDP supported the bill–in fact it was unanimous. Here’s the record of the vote:

http://www.parl.gc.ca/HouseChamberBusiness/ChamberVoteDetail.aspx?FltrParl=41&FltrSes=1&Vote=181&Language=E&Mode=1

The NDP continue to be in support of this bill.

At Love Movement, we have a faith-based curriculum that includes a letter writing campaign that is designed to help in the effort to see Bill C-310 receive continued support and reach royal assent.

united in love,
Joel
http://www.facebook.com/joinlovemovement

]]> Comment on “Something” by Julia Rawlins http://hopeforthesold.com/something/#comment-8159 Julia Rawlins Tue, 17 Apr 2012 11:35:52 +0000 http://hopeforthesold.com/?p=11743#comment-8159 I absolutely loved this article by Michelle Brock. I feel as though she was speaking to me- a person too overwhelmed by the idea of solving the WHOLE issue, that I simply resort to doing nothing (or wishing changed would happen). I have felt the need to get involved with the fight to end sex trafficking for a while now, but don't know how to go about getting involved. Any tips or advice? Is there a community of people in Toronto/GTA who get together to try and stop human trafficking that I could become a part of? Any help would be appreciated! Julia Rawlins I absolutely loved this article by Michelle Brock. I feel as though she was speaking to me- a person too overwhelmed by the idea of solving the WHOLE issue, that I simply resort to doing nothing (or wishing changed would happen). I have felt the need to get involved with the fight to end sex trafficking for a while now, but don’t know how to go about getting involved. Any tips or advice? Is there a community of people in Toronto/GTA who get together to try and stop human trafficking that I could become a part of?

Any help would be appreciated!
Julia Rawlins

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