National Global Human Trafficking Awareness Day

Indie on Air, Planet LA Records and bands coast to coast present "The Abolitionist Tour: Road to Austin 2011" to raise awareness for the Not For Sale campaign's global efforts to combat human trafficking, slave, indentured and child labor. Bands AnnAMercury, Big Kettledrum, David Martinez Band...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNU98pTqXds

Concerts to raise money and awareness for human trafficking

Support Global Aid Concerts: http://globalaidconcert2012.com/

"Our mission is to partner with human trafficking organisations throughout the world to plan, promote and realise at least five major global concerts in 2012 to fight human trafficking.

We draw on the goodwill, dedication, and efforts of volunteers worldwide.

We welcome all who wish to be a part of our team. For us, there is but one agenda,
the freedom for all victims of human trafficking."

Tuesday 1/11 is National Human Trafficking Awareness Day

Tuesday, January 11th is National Human Trafficking Awareness Day. I urge everyone to consider what ONE action you can take today to support survivors of human trafficking.

Here are some ideas:

1. Visit http://humantrafficking.change.org/ to find out about current campaigns and issues around the Nation.

2. Find a volunteer opportunity in your area to support survivors.

3. Talk to a friend or family member about human trafficking.

4. Donate to an organization. Here are some of my favorites:

- Bay Area Women Against Rape: www.bawar.org

- Rape, Abuse, Incest National Network: www.rainn.org

- Polaris Project: www.polarisproject.org

- California Against Slavery: www.californiaagainstslavery.org

5. Contact your congressperson and ask them to support policies that increase services for victims/survivors of human trafficking: http://www.usa.gov/Contact/Elected.shtml

Tune in to Issues After Dark

Issues After Dark is hosting a segment on Human Trafficking. Please tune in to http://www.rmgradio.org/

Thanks to Dion and Antoine for hosting me tonight and for all you listeners who tuned in.

View the NBC Bay Area Segment here!

Hey All,

California Against Slavery posted the NBC segment on their website: http://californiaagainstslavery.org/

Watch Bay Area NBC Tonight at 11pm

...and you'll see a segment on my story. It's channel 3 on cable and 11 for those without cable.

Also, I just learned about:

A Human Trafficking Blog: http://jvanek.wordpress.com/

And a conference in Fremont, CA from Jan 21-22: http://freedom-summit.org/2011/

In Fremont, CA on Friday night!

Hey All,

If you're in the Bay Area, I'll be speaking at FREMONT COMMUNITY CHURCH (39700 MISSION BOULEVARD, FREMONT, CA 94539) this Friday from 7:30-9:00pm with California Against Slavery. Check out the flyer below!

http://californiaagainstslavery.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Event_MinhDang.pdf