(this old school picture of Mark is probably the only fun part about this post)Anyone who reads this blog probably knows that soccer is a big part of our family. It's sometimes only by trade and not by choice, but most of the time it's because it's part of life that comes with the job and part of life that comes with a true enjoyment of the game. With that being said, it was especially sad for me to read this article in Time Magazine. We love the World Cup, are looking forward to watching the games being played in South Africa, and it truely never dawned on me that it would be an "opportunity" to accelerate and profit heavily from child sex trafficking.
January is National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month, and today is actually Human Trafficking Awareness Day, so if you have a few minutes, read the article in Time Magazine and visit one of my favorite blogs about trafficking. The author of this blog gives some links for great ways to do something big or something small to help prevent and bring awareness to the issue of human trafficking.
Mandy:
ReplyDeletethanks for posting this article in Time magazine. it's outrageous!! i am glad that i have friends like you who continue to educate and bring awareness to a horrific and unjust problem.
"Despite more than a dozen international conventions banning slavery in the past 150 years, there are more slaves today than at any point in human history."
i have hope -- prayer, people willing to risks to stand up for injustice, and passionate organizations doing everything they can to combat outright evil.
these "dining dollars to make a difference" events are just the vehicle for us to learn, take immediate action, and plan how to take more long term action.
-marymoRO
p.s. have you read the book, "A Crime So Monstrous: Face-to-Face with Modern-Day Slavery by E. BENJAMIN SKINNER" ?
Mary - you are awesome. Thank you. I saw that book mentioned at the end of the Time article also, and it really peaked my interest. I think it will be the next one on the list after I finish the Greer book!
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