Resource Spotlight: Polaris Project

Polaris Project, based out of D.C., not only mans the National Human Trafficking Resource Center – among other things, they also offer:

Training and other resources
Tips/guidance for grassroots campaigns
Extensive directory of HT-related films and books
…and a lot more stuff!

Well worth checking out.

HT News Review (Week of 8/17-8/23)

(…plus or minus a few days..)
8/15/08 “Anchorage Man Gets 30 Years in Sex Trafficking, Drugs Case” (The Daily News-Miner)
[tagged for: court cases, prostitution]
8/16/08 “Wichita Film Debuts About Human Trafficking” (KSN News.com)
[tagged for: films, prostitution, sexual exploitation, public awareness]
8/17/08 “Measure would protect pimps, not prostitutes” (San Francisco Chronicle)
[tagged for: legalizing prostitution, sexual exploitation, child prostitution, children]

Triangle-area volunteer needed

Some NCStop members in the Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill area are hoping to bring the film Call + Response to the Triangle. C+R has a volunteer position called “First Responder,” a person whose job is to drum up interest in their area for a screening, and to be the local liaison with C+R.
So if you…
1) live in [...]

Call+Response: The Film

“Never forget – justice is what love looks like in public!” -Dr. Cornel West
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