Climb for Captives is back...

The guys from Climb for Captives are at it again. This year the goal is to raise $40,000 for IJM to rescue victims of Human Trafficking in India. Check out www.climbforcaptives.com to find out more.

Upcoming Event in Seattle, WA

There are only two more days to register for the Unbound Conference which is taking place on May 8-9 in Seattle.  Registration is $10.

Come learn more about how you can make a difference in the fight against human trafficking.

In the news:

100 Arrested in Bay Area Prostitution sting

A Dozen Juvenile Sex Rings Broken Up

Fighting back in Seattle

FBI busts child prostitution rings

The Abolition in Seattle

The Abolition is a student-led group at Seattle Pacific University

committed to uncovering and combating human trafficking in Seattle.

If anyone is interested in learning how you can join in the fight against human trafficking,

please join The Abolition this Tuesday, Oct 21 from 6-7pm in the Emerson Lobby

(building #57 on http://www.spu.edu/info/maps/index.html)

ALL are welcome, SPU and non-SPU folks!

Human trafficking is happening here...

Articles from Thursday Oct 16, 2008:

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/383390_slavery16.html

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/382834_prostitution11.html

CALL+RESPONSE Follow Up in Seattle

Thank you all who attended last week's premiere of CALL+RESPONSE in Seattle-- CLICK HERE to find the 33 ways you can respond to the reality of human trafficking and modern day slavery.

Also, mark your calendars for the upcoming Re.member Tour:

Re.member Tour
October 16, 7pm
Seattle Pacific University

This event will be held in First Free Methodist Church, on the corner of Seattle Pacific University's campus.
The RE.MEMBER tour offers the truthful struggle of two survivors of human trafficking. From Rani's and Trong's childhoods to today, you will take a visual and verbal journey through years of struggle, isolation and hope. You will come away with a defined understanding of what human trafficking is and how we can be the voice to see its end. You will learn about Homes of Freedom, the initiative of The Tronie Foundation that built the first ever safe haven in the Northwest for human trafficking survivors.

Please see http://www.troniefoundation.org/remember.shtml
for more information!

Opening Night...

Tonight in 17 different cities around the US Call and Response is making its debut.  There has been a lot of buzz here in Seattle about the film and we're encouraging everyone to check it out and to bring a friend so that we can spread the word about the realities of human trafficking.  Check it out at a theater near you.

The Abolition

Check out the incredible work being done by a group of college students from Seattle Pacific University