http://www.stoptraffickfashion.com Take a small step toward big change Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:00:31 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A burst of activity among state legislatures to target human trafficking has ushered in dozens of laws to step up criminal penalties against traffickers and offer new help to victims.  Read more here. If you're in Ohio, check out End Slavery Cincinnati for help on contacting your local ... http://www.stoptraffickfashion.com/books-resources/state-legislators-step-up-efforts-to-fight-human-trafficking/ When I hear the statistics on human trafficking, it's hard to wrap my head around what the numbers mean.  27 million are enslaved.  That sounds big and it catches my attention but I can't grasp a number like that.  Another common citation is that the international human trafficking industry generates ... http://www.stoptraffickfashion.com/trafficking-news-information/contemplating-the-numbers/ On July 23rd the Department of Homeland Security launched the Blue Campaign - a DHS-wide initiative to combat human trafficking through enhanced public awareness, victim assistance programs, and law enforcement training and initiatives. “The battle against human trafficking is a shared responsibility involving the Department’s federal, state, local and tribal ... http://www.stoptraffickfashion.com/trafficking-news-information/the-blue-campaign-to-fight-trafficking/ Thursday night we attended the rally for Five Weeks for Freedom at the Freedom Center.  The event featured cyclists who are cycling part of the route of the Underground Railroad in order to raise awareness of human trafficking and support International Justice Mission. There were lots of other great organizations ... http://www.stoptraffickfashion.com/stf-news/stf-featured-on-channel-9-news/ To make way for a brand new line of magazine jewelry we're having a clearance sale on our existing products.  If you've liked our magazine beads but haven't purchased any yet, now is definitely the time to place your order!  While you're at it, why not check out the rest ... http://www.stoptraffickfashion.com/stf-news/clearance-magazine-bead-collection/ We have some brand new necklaces on the site that are different from anything else we have!  The new products are from Freedom Stones and are made by survivors in Ghana and Thailand.  They are made from natural stones and recycled glass.  We hope to be adding more from this ... http://www.stoptraffickfashion.com/stf-news/now-available-online-new-jewelry/ We love finding out about organizations using fashion to fight human trafficking!  The Blind Project of NYC is launching a new fashion line called Biographe, an open source fashion brand.  Their vision is right in line with Stop Traffick Fashion and we hope to carry their line one day in ... http://www.stoptraffickfashion.com/survivor-stories/coming-soon-biographe/ We've already posted about IJM's 5 Weeks of Freedom events in Cincinnati, but we're excited to announce that Stop Traffick Fashion will be at the Freedom Center event.  Come by and see us, plus find out more about other organizations working to fight trafficking! http://www.stoptraffickfashion.com/stf-news/upcoming-event/ Nicholas Kristof, NYT columnist and author of Half the Sky, has a new op-ed piece published today on sex trafficking in America.  As our readers know, trafficking happens everywhere but the exact ways and reasons in which it happens differ in each country.  I definitely recommend reading this article for ... http://www.stoptraffickfashion.com/books-resources/recommended-reading-sex-trafficking-in-america/ Despite who you wanted to win the World Cup, there is some good news coming out of it! Many feared that the World Cup would lead to an increase in trafficking and prostitution.  Although there is no definitive data, CNN is reporting that business in the sex trade was down ... http://www.stoptraffickfashion.com/books-resources/world-cup-recap/