The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me, because the Lord has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim FREEDOM for the captives and RELEASE from darkness for the prisoners. Isaiah 61:1
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National Human Trafficking Awareness Day 2012
"Pastoral Responses to Human Trafficking from a Multi-Faith Perspective" will be the theme of a Jan. 11 conference in Sylvania.
The meeting is scheduled on National Human Trafficking Awareness Day
and is to be held in two sessions, from 9 a.m. to noon and 2 to 5 p.m.,
at the Rosary Care Center on the grounds of the Sylvania Franciscan
Village, 6832 Convent Blvd.
Presentations on "Spirituality and Survivors" are to be given by Sylvania Franciscan Sister Geraldine Nowak and Notre Dame Sister Sandy Sherman.
A panel discussion is to feature Fatima Al-Hayani, the Rev. Cedric Brock, the Rev. Sharon McQueary, Sudershan Pasupuleti, Rabbi Moshe Saks, and the Rev. Karen Shepler.
The conference is being presented by STOP (Stop Trafficking Of Persons), founded in 2006 by the Sylvania Franciscans, Tiffin Franciscans, Ursuline Sisters, and the Notre Dame Sisters.
More information is available online at sistersosf.org or by calling 419-824-3627.
Presentations on "Spirituality and Survivors" are to be given by Sylvania Franciscan Sister Geraldine Nowak and Notre Dame Sister Sandy Sherman.
A panel discussion is to feature Fatima Al-Hayani, the Rev. Cedric Brock, the Rev. Sharon McQueary, Sudershan Pasupuleti, Rabbi Moshe Saks, and the Rev. Karen Shepler.
The conference is being presented by STOP (Stop Trafficking Of Persons), founded in 2006 by the Sylvania Franciscans, Tiffin Franciscans, Ursuline Sisters, and the Notre Dame Sisters.
More information is available online at sistersosf.org or by calling 419-824-3627.
Southwest Ohio Church of the Nazarene Human Trafficking Awareness Event
|  A Prayer for Those Who Are Trafficked
Loving God, we ask you from the depths of our hearts
To enfold in your infinite mercy those who suffer the horrors of trafficking. May your Love strengthen their spirits. Free them from their suffering. And for those disturbed people who traffic in the buying and selling of human beings and thus profit from someone else's pain, we ask your blessing, that love and respect for others might take root in their hearts. Enlighten us, God, to do what is ours to do, and thus put an end to the evils of trafficking. |
7th Annual Human Trafficking, Prostitution, and Sex Work Conference
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Responses, Emotional Health, Target Assessment & Effective Intervention, Survivor Experiences and Stories, Law Enforcement Perspectives, Coalition building and Consciousness raising, LGBTQ Perspectives on the Sex Industry.
The most powerful part of the entire conference was meeting Survivors of the industry! Women who, in many cases, have been to hell and back again. Women who can say "We all know what we've done, but we can move on from it." Women who able to voice "I don't let my past define me, I let it empower me." Or "We define who we are today, our past doesn't!" And "We desire to be recognized not as just victims & survivors, but as over-comers."
The most powerful part of the entire conference was meeting Survivors of the industry! Women who, in many cases, have been to hell and back again. Women who can say "We all know what we've done, but we can move on from it." Women who able to voice "I don't let my past define me, I let it empower me." Or "We define who we are today, our past doesn't!" And "We desire to be recognized not as just victims & survivors, but as over-comers."
Advocacy Day - November 10, 2010
Ohio is one of only seven states that do not have a stand-alone human trafficking felony. Currently, Ohio only has a human trafficking "specification" or "sentencing enhancement," R.C. 2941.1422., that is defined by 2929.01 (AAA) to only cover sex trafficking cases. If a person is charged with two sex trafficking related felonies (i.e. abduction or compelling prostitution), this sentencing enhancement may be attached, which will mandate prison time of at least 12 months. RC 2941. 1422 is complicated to use and has NEVER been utilized.
The Free2BMe Project, on behalf of the Lucas County Human Trafficking Coalition went to Columbus, Ohio to advocate and lobby our Ohio Senators and State Reps to pass Senate Bill 235 and House Bill 493, which will formerly define human trafficking and make it a stand-alone second degree felony in the State of Ohio. |
