January is Human Trafficking Awareness!!! This is the month we focus heavily on waking the World up to the fact that we still deal with slavery. Slavery has become more complex in the 21st Century in comparison to the civil war era and trans-Atlantic slavery. Here's an easy way to get your church, neighborhood or group of friends involved in ending slavery. Send me a message to learn more...
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First off, my apologies for skipping August-October. I've recently relocated to the Tampa, Florida area! During the time I spend IN Florida! I'm going to be advocating for IJM on behalf of those who can't speak up! This past fall, IJM hosted a call in! During the Call In you called your senators and congressman and urged them to make Human Trafficking a Priority. Many people around the country took part in the event! During December IJM encourages every Female to wear a dress every day to support the oppressed. On the personal side, I'm hoping to get an IJM chapter started at Hillsborough Community College.
This past month, The StarNews sponsored a public forum and panel discussion about human trafficking which many different subjects were talked about. It is featured on youtube. Within the organization i volunteer with they have had several huge success stories. You can check those stories out at http://www.ijm.org. In my homestate of Alaska; new laws took effect including laws regarding human trafficking. The law eliminates statutes of limitations to prosecute child pornography, human trafficking and sex trafficking cases. It allows judges to require that the movements of individuals charged with or convicted of domestic violence be tracked using GPS or other technology. It also bars probation and parole officers from having sex with those on probation. Laws are beginning to be
This month was highlighted by my trip to the United States Capital. The goal of this trip was to make my congressional delegation aware of human trafficking. I was also trying to gain their support of the new bill that is being introduced to committee which will promote the TIP office to become a bureau. As a bureau they will be able to sit at the table where the important decisions are made. Through this "lobby day" i learned that there is no cost to making the TIP office a bureau. I had the privilege of meeting with Alaska's two Senator's, Sen. Murkowski and Senator Begich; I met with their staff members. I was surprised to learn that Sen. Begich is on the Human Trafficking Caucus within the U.S. Senate. The picture below is all the states that were represented. This event was hosted by the International Justice Mission.
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AuthorHello. My name is Larry Lease. I'm the face behind Bringing Justice. I fully believe we can end slavery in our life time. This blog will give a monthly update on the status of the fight against trafficking. Archives
January 2014
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