Jan­u­ary 11, 2012 — A Day for Prayer and Action

Over 12.3 mil­lion peo­ple are esti­mated to work in con­di­tions of forced labor world-wide accord­ing to the Inter­na­tional Labour Organ­i­sa­tion. On Jan­u­ary 11^th, con­sider mark­ing human traf­fick­ing day with prayer and action.

Use these litur­gi­cal resources suit­able for Sun­day wor­ship.

Learn more about the prod­ucts of child and slave labor through Anti-Slavery International’s inter­ac­tive website.

Esti­mate your “slav­ery foot­print”.

Check out the help­ful packet of resources and arti­cles called “Human Traf­fick­ing and the Inter­sec­tion with Domes­tic Vio­lence,” pro­duced by the Pres­by­te­ri­ans Against Domes­tic Vio­lence Net­work. Look in par­tic­u­lar for the essay, “The New Face of Slav­ery,” by Noelle Dam­ico, pp. 11–15, which con­cludes with a con­cise list of resources and ways to get involved.

More resources can be found on the Pres­by­ter­ian Church (U.S.A.) human traf­fick­ing web­site.

Did you know that the Super Bowl and other large sport­ing events are prime tar­gets for traf­fick­ing and the mov­ing of traf­ficked chil­dren and adults? Act now with the United Church of Christ in call­ing for a “law enforce­ment game plan” for the Super Bowl in Indi­anapo­lis, IN, on Feb­ru­ary 6, 2012.

Other orga­ni­za­tions with which you can get involved include:

• Love146: End child sex slav­ery and exploita­tion: Become a part­ner today!
• Not for Sale: The Move­ment to Re-Abolish Slav­ery: Plan your own Free­dom Sun­day for your con­gre­ga­tion on Feb­ru­ary 26, 2012, the first Sun­day of Lent

If you sus­pect an inci­dent of human traf­fick­ing, call the National Human Traf­fick­ing Hot­line at (888) 373‑7888. Learn about signs that a per­son has been traf­ficked. Be vigilant!