International+Human+Rights

= Chrysalis: = =21st Century Abolitionism =

 __**Facts to Consider: **__ (Photo at top, http://www.madebysurvivors.com/AboutSlavery)
 * Human Trafficking is the second largest organized crime in the world. It generates an estimated 9.5 billion dollars a year. (US State Dept)
 * Children as young as 5 years old have been sold into slavery, some for as little as $10. (Anderson Cooper)
 * Approximately 1.2 Million Children and Babies are sold into slavery every year (Save the Children 2007)
 * The average age of a sex slave is 13 (Not for Sale Campaign)
 * Victims of Human Trafficking are subject to rape, abuse, torture, starvation and other inhuman conditions

Involved students will: __** Activities: **__
 * __Goals:__ **
 * Become educated about Slavery throughout the world. Students will learn about how people (especially children) become enslaved, the ways in which they are used and the social systems which support or disrupt their slavery.
 * Become familiar with the various organizations working in the field to end human trafficking, to rescue slaves, and give them the possibility of a full and free life
 * Create and implement strategies to support those organizations, through fundraising, consciousness raising and political action
 * See the effects of their efforts and gain a visceral understanding of the power of human effort
 * Reflect on their experiences and provide access to their reflections in an on-line forum
 * Picking one or two foundations and fundraising to support them.
 * Educating ourselves and our communities about human trafficking. Education can take many forms --- we can use the bulletin boards here at Crefeld, we can create online resources, we can present information to families, churches, synagogues etc.
 * Selling Products made by rescued slaves to support safe homes. We can sell things "in house," we can create explanatory displays and place items for sale with local merchants.
 * Host a "Shop for Freedom" Party
 * Lobbying our elected and apointed representatives to create stronger enforcement
 * Creating petitions and letter writing campaigns to pressure governmental organizations and institutions

__**Resources: **__
 * http://www.humantrafficking.org/
 * http://www.somaly.org/
 * http://www.notforsalecampaign.org/
 * http://www.humantrafficking.org/
 * http://www.acf.hhs.gov/trafficking/
 * http://www.freedomcenter.org/slavery-today/
 * http://www.madebysurvivors.com/AboutSlavery