March 23-27, 2009
LEARN MORE ABOUT THE WEEKLY THEME:
Human Trafficking: Human Trafficking is a form of modern day slavery in which people, mostly women and girls, are abducted, deceived or coerced into situations of forced labor, including agricultural and industrial production, domestic service and sex work.
Human trafficking includes buying, selling and moving people from one location to another against their will, and it constitutes a grave violation of human rights.
Human Trafficking has just recently passed Arms dealing on the list of illegal businesses; it now is second only to drugs, and it is threatening to pass drug sales.
Emma Thompson: Public Service Ad on Human Trafficking:
Check this out:
The above picture is of children being exploited for labor in Afghanistan, they are tilting bricks on their side after 2 days of drying.
Did you know?
A 2007 report by the United States Department of State discovered that in India children are being sold and exploited for less than the price of many animals, such as the buffalo.
Between 600,000 and 800,000 victims are trafficked across international borders each year, this is a worldwide problem.
One million to four million kids are trafficked into slavery every year, and there could be as much as 30 million slaves in the world presently.
This is happening now and NOT ONLY IN 3RD WORLD COUNTRIES! There was a Child Sex Trafficking arrest in Oregon February 19, 2009. You can read it below.
President Barack Obama Speaks about Human Trafficking on the Campaign Trail:
Many nonprofit organizations offer fellowships and scholarships to students interested in fighting human trafficking.
http://actioncenter.polarisproject.org/the-frontlines/media-spotlight/45-top-news/448-federal-local-agencies-target-child-sex-trafficking-in-oregon-bend-weekly-february-26-2009
http://www.humantrafficking.org/
http://video.google.com/videosearch?hl=en&q=human+trafficking&um=1&ie=UTF-8&ei=CRyoSc_RMoS2nQfQp8X2Dw&sa=X&oi=video_result_group&resnum=4&ct=title#
Professions and Disciplines’ that do work to combat Human Trafficking include:
- Social Workers
- Psychologists
- Doctors
- Border Agents
- US Marshals
- Nurses
- Pharmacists
- Non-Profit organizations
- Department of Labor
- Department of Social Services
- Lawyers
- Religious organizations and Churches
Some Non Profit organizations that are dealing with human trafficking include :
- Jubilee Agenda
- Orange County Human Trafficking Taskforce
- Cause Cast, Somaly Mam
- Rock of Africa
- Freedom for Girls
- Save Darfur
- Global Angels Foundation
- Christian Solidarity international
- Night Light
- The protection Project
- Free the Slaves
- Polaris Project, for a world without slavery
- CAST, coalition to abolish slavery and trafficking
National Hot Line to report trafficking: (888) 373-7888.
WHAT CAN I DO?
You can check out any organization and donate money.
Organize a clothing drive or apartment furnishing drive for victims of human trafficking that are being provided with homes.
You can advocate for policy and awareness.
You can donate your time and volunteer with a center that combats human trafficking.
RELATED UNDERGRADUATE MAJORS AT UB:
- Anthropology: wings.buffalo.edu/anthropology
- African American Studies: www.africanamericanstudies.buffalo.edu/
- American Studies: cas.buffalo.edu/centers/cfta
- Gender and Public Policy (Concentration in Women’s Studies) : womensstudies.buffalo.edu
- Geography: http://www.geog.buffalo.edu/
- Health and Human Services (Social Sciences Interdisciplinary Concentration)http://academicprograms.buffalo.edu/sscbp.php
- History: : www.cas.buffalo.edu/depts/history
- International Studies (Social Sciences Interdisciplinary Concentration): http://undergrad-catalog.buffalo.edu/academicprograms/ssc.shtml
- Legal Studies: (see above)
- Nursing: nursing.buffalo.edu
- Pharmaceutical Sciences: http://http/pharmacy.buffalo.edu/psci.shtml
- Pharmacy: http://www.pharmacy.buffalo.edu/
- Political Science: http://www.polsci.buffalo.edu/
- Psychology: psychology.buffalo.edu
- Social Work: http://undergrad-catalog.buffalo.edu/academicprograms/ssc.shtml
- Sociology: sociology.buffalo.edu
- Women’s Studies: womensstudies.buffalo.edu
STUDENT CLUBS AT UB:
· Alpha Epsilon Delta (National Pre-Health Honors Society)
· Geography SA
· Minorities in Health Related Professions
· Nursing Student Organization
· Political Science SA
· Pre Dental Club
· Pre Med Student Association
· Pre Pharmacy Club
· Multicultural Nursing Student Organization
· Women’s organization
· Undergraduate Psychology Association
· UB men’s Group
· United Nations Association Student Alliance
For more information on these clubs and who to contact please visit: http://clubs.buffalosa.org/default.aspx
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