February Updates
A few months ago, I used a sick day for mental wellness…
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Action Opportunities
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Ethnically Appropriate Shampoo
A report from a Love146 social worker: Survivors of child trafficking live in lots of different settings, and I go where they go. One of my youth is living in a group home that only offers a certain generic shampoo, and as a black girl it leaves her curly hair dry and brittle. Imagine having a bad hair day – everyday – while you’re trying to do some really really hard emotional work, like recover from sexual assault and trafficking. Love146 makes sure needs are met so youth can focus on the huge task of reclaiming their lives. Sure, sometimes that has high price tags, but last week, just $8 got her some ethnically appropriate shampoo. And it was a big deal.
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Action Update: Jail Traffickers, Not Victims
Connecticut lawmakers are considering a number of bills that impact child trafficking. Among them is a bill would be a powerful tool that will help bring traffickers to justice. And two others that could actually harm children who have been affected by trafficking. You can help: Please call your legislators and let them know you stand with children who have been trafficked.
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END IT
Shine a Light on Slavery Day is part of the growing movement of people coming together to take a stand against human trafficking. It’s a day for us to celebrate how far we’ve come and rally for the fight ahead. It’s a day for us to take a stand, to join together and use our collective voices to say no more. It’s a day when you can look around and see how many others are standing with alongside you in this conviction. We are here to fight until the abolition of trafficking and exploitation is complete.
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Conquering Rain, Potholes & Mountains for Children
A group of four ambitious bike riders traversed the French countryside on a fundraising tour for Love146. Their grit and determination reminds us that childhood is not the only time to which these kinds of adventures should be confined, inspiring us to dust off our bikes and relive our childhoods so that trafficked children may yet have an opportunity to live theirs.
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Take Action: It should be illegal for a website to sell your child
As a parent, you have a miraculous connection to your child. That connection is the fuel that propels you out of bed in the middle of the night when a baby cries, soothes tears when a child falls and scrapes her knee, or is the last one picked for the team. And when the worst happens, when your child goes missing, when your little girl becomes someone else’s Jane Doe, sold on Backpage.com, you harness the synergy of that miraculous connection and put that same determination into changing. the. law.
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Connecticut Action: Protect the privacy of trafficking victims
Last week, you came through to help us launch a bill that would guarantee privacy to victims of trafficking in Connecticut. And now we need your help again in the final push to protect the confidentiality of the young survivors we work with, and many more.
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New York: Advocate for NYS Bill A8650B
Urge Gov. Andrew Cuomo to sign a new bill that would provide training for physicians, nurses, social workers, and other clinical care and security personnel to identify, assess, and provide appropriate treatment or referral for people suspected of being human trafficking victims.
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Those On the Journey With us
This month, for the first time, volunteers in New York State connected with a local business to fund local work supporting our in-depth prevention education curriculum, Not a #Number, designed to help keep vulnerable youth safe. `
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Sign the Petition to the Presidential Candidates
Love146 is proud to be part of the Generation Freedom coalition building…
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MAKE SURE SURVIVORS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT HAVE SUPPORT
… by petitioning your state’s Attorney General
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Make Connecticut a safer place for children
Our state legislature is meeting right now and considering new measures that will strengthen our ability to stop traffickers and help support victims of human trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation.
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Colorado: Advocate for S.B.20
SB 20 is designed to assist schools with education programs to teach youth, parents, and school personnel ways to prevent and end child sexual abuse. Thanks to all those who advocated, SB 20 has passed both Colorado’s House and Senate!
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Connecticut: Advocate for H.B.6899
H.B. 6899 was passed by both Connecticut’s House and Senate! Thank you to all who contacted their representatives for this important piece of legislation.
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Ask Yahoo to Stand Against Child Abuse Images
Despite thousands of messages being sent to Yahoo’s CEO, they have made any responses. Learn about more ways you can help make the Internet a safer place.
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Ask Your Senator to Protect Foster Care Youth
WE DID IT! On September 18, the Senate voted to pass H.R.4980. Thank you for raising up your voice in support of you in foster care who are at-risk of trafficking.
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Your collective shout was heard!
In April 2014 you sent a letter to the House of Representatives, urging them to protect foster care youth from sex trafficking, on May 20th, the House PASSED H.R. 4058!
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Advocate for Change
In February, bipartisan bill H.R. 4058 was introduced to Congress. Thanks to thousands of people like you who voiced their support, the bill has now been passed!
