Complicit in Killing the Earth: Of Pepsi Challenges and Democrats and Republicans
Cross-posted from our friends at Indian Country Today A few months ago—right up until Election Day—many of our people messaged and pontificated like crazy to point out that there are serious and profound differences between the two political parties. This past election was presented as the ultimate Pepsi Challenge©; in a blind-folded taste test, Native [...]
What The Heck Are All These Indians Acting All Indian About, Ey? Lately, Native people have taken to the streets malls in demonstrations of Public Indian-ness (“PI”) that surpasses the sheer volume of activism of even Alcatraz and the Longest Walk. There’s a heapum big amount of PI going on right now! Many people, non-Native [...]
Continue reading …Human Trafficking Awareness Day: Looking Forward to Prevention and Solutions
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January 11th is Human Trafficking Awareness Day. While more people are learning about trafficking and the climate of fear that subjects so many low-wage workers to this assault on their basic dignity, we still have a lot of work to do in crafting long-term solutions that will prevent such human rights abuses. As we take [...]
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Kavitha Sreeharsha, Executive Director of the Global Freedom Center, This week we contemplate awareness about human trafficking, which exploits the dignity of people vulnerable because of factors including poverty, gender inequity, and political instability. But often left out of that discourse is the vulnerability of those without lawful immigration status, living in the shadows, and [...]
Continue reading …Individual Experiences of Trafficking Provide Crucial Information for Prevention
January 11, 2013 Comments OffBy Melissa Ditmore and Suzanne B. Seltzer, Human trafficking is often discussed in terms of numbers, with estimates of persons trafficked ranging from 700,000 to 2 million to 27 million worldwide. More often than not, these numbers focus on trafficking of girls and women, which according to the UNESCO Trafficking Statistics Project, “is one of [...]
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People are more concerned about trafficking in persons than ever. However, addressing this human rights abuse means we all need to consume goods ethically by learning more about the supply chain of products we purchase. Recent events surrounding Wal-Mart, especially regarding the tragic garment factory fire that killed more than 100 workers in Bangladesh and [...]
Continue reading …Confiscating Condoms from Sex Workers and Trafficking Victims – a Dangerous Policy
January 11, 2013 Comments OffThe NY Anti-Trafficking Network and its members have been working to raise awareness about a little known issue: the use of condoms as evidence in prostitution cases. Our clients routinely tell us that they have had condoms confiscated in the course of arrests. Many share a misunderstanding that it is a crime to carry a [...]
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By Suzanne B. Seltzer, Today is Human Rights Day, a day to recognize the basic right to dignity and opportunity all of us share. It’s also a chance to think about the best ways to protect our rights, in a way that respects people as individuals and moves us forward together. I work on one of [...]
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Last week’s presidential debate passed without any mention of the continuing housing crisis affecting millions of American families. Nothing on either candidate’s website provides any specifics on this issue, let alone answers the fundamental question about what is the role of the government in the housing finance market. The lack of debate around this issue is astonishing, [...]
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With the United States predicted to become a so-called “majority minority” nation around 2042, it is undeniable that our nation and neighborhoods are currently undergoing a significant demographic shift toward greater racial and ethnic diversity. In addition to births, one key component of this blossoming diversity is immigrant inflows. According to 2010 American Community Survey, [...]
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