Member Since: 24/04/2008
Band Website: traffickjamming.org
Band Members: ANTI-TRAFFICKING EVENTS COMING THIS NOVEMBER!!!!
Friday, Nov 13th - Film Premiere of "Call + Response" at UHM Art Auditorium
6:30pm
Friday, Nov 13th - "Emancipation Celebration" Party Against Slavery! (Benefit for the Pacific Alliance to Stop Slavery) at Bonsai @ Restaurant Row, 500 Ala Moana Blvd., 9pm
Saturday, Nov 14th - Conference "On the FREEway to End Human Trafficking"
at the Mission Memorial Auditorium, 550 S. King St, 4pm
For a full program, visit:
http://www.girlfesthawaii.org/2009GFHProgramForWeb.pdf
or
http://www.girlfesthawaii.org
A Public Service Announcement from Josh Holloway (LOST)
Human Trafficking PSA with Josh Holloway
The Pacific Alliance to Stop Slavery (P.A.S.S.) is a coalition of both secular and faith-based groups based in Hawaii who share the common mission to educate the public about the growing problem of human trafficking, pass local state legislation to illegalize sex-trafficking (especially laws that focus on prosecuting pimps and "johns") and to ensure the enforcement of such legislation.Our members individually hold positions in public interest legal services, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), churches, non-profit community organizations, state and federally funded anti-trafficking task forces, domestic violence shelters, educational institutions, and law enforcement.P.A.S.S. is a firmly abolitionist alliance committed to ending human trafficking, the modern-day form of slavery, and is primarily concerned with helping the survivors of sex-trafficking while advocating for the strict prosecution of pimps and "johns."Hawaii remains one of 12 states in the nation that has not passed legislation making Human Trafficking a felony offense while protecting victims of this horrible crime. For more info, visit: http://www.traffickjamming.org
Influences: Human trafficking is the illegal trade of human beings through abduction, the use or threat or force, deception, or fraud for the purposes of sexual exploitation or forced labor. In a word, human trafficking is slavery. It is the fastest growing criminal industry in the world, victimizing millions of people and reaping billions in profits.
Sounds Like: Children under 18 who are used for commercial sex are automatically considered trafficking victims (force, fraud or coercion does not have to be proved in cases involving children). The United States Department of State strongly affirms the United State’s government’s position on sex trafficking of children.
U.S. Government policy on children (under age of 18) used for commercial sex is unambiguous: They must be removed from exploitation as soon as they are found. The use of children in the commercial sex trade is prohibited under both U.S. and international law. There can be no exceptions, no cultural or socio-economic rationalizations that prevent the rescue of children from sexual servitude. (excerpted from the U.S. Department of State website)
Record Label: The 13th Amendment of the American Constitution
Type of Label: Major