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Jacksonville Beach mother accused of selling sex with daughter for drugs
By Jim Schoettler JACKSONVILLE BEACH - Police accused a Jacksonville Beach mother Monday of repeatedly selling sex with her 6-year-old daughter for drugs and money, but her mother said the woman was also a victim of drug [...]
Natalie Grant’s ‘Team Freedom’ Raises $60K To Combat Sex Trafficking
On SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 26th, CURB RECORDS artist NATALIE GRANT and RTN Contemporary Christian WJIS (THE JOY FM)/SARASOTA, FL PD/morning show co-host CARMEN BROWN, along with 132 team members, ran the 2012 DISNEY HALF PRINCESS MARATHON in [...]
Let’s Break Mental, Emotional Chains of Human Trafficking
BY KATHERINE FERNANDEZ RUNDLE www.miamisao.com Human trafficking crimes occur on the shadowy edges of daily existence. Effectively exposing this problem, allowing knowledge and awareness to shine a bright light on these very dark crimes are important [...]
Can the Government Force Suspects to Decrypt Incriminating Files?
John Villasenor, Nonresident Senior Fellow, Governance Studies, Center for Technology Innovation Slate.com March 06, 2012 — In October 2010, law enforcement agents pursuing a child pornography investigation tracked a Florida man suspected of sharing illegal images [...]
You’re Invited! “Pembroke Circle” Launch Party
You are invited to participate in the launch of our fundraising campaign. Come see an exclusive screening of a preview scene, a Q&A with the actors and the director, refreshments and more! When: Thursday, March 15th [...]
You’re Invited! “Girls Like Us” Event
Join Us! Rachel Lloyd, author of the book Girls Like Us, and founder of GEMS, will be doing a book reading, Q & A session, and book signing! DATE: March 24, 2012 TIME: 2:00 – 4:30pm [...]
NYC Council Wants Village Voice’s Backpage.com Shut Down!
http://www.politicker.com By Hunter Walker February 29, 2011 Councilman Brad Lander and Councilwoman Melissa Mark-Viverito introduced a resolution today asking Village Voice Media to shut down the controversial “adult” section of its classified ad site Backpage.com. The [...]
Noble Brews: Coffee with a Cause
OrlandoSentinel.com Heather McPherson, FOOD Fair trade offers a feel-good vibe about many things we eat and drink. Simply put, it refers to items that are purchased from farmers “who are justly compensated,” according to Fair Trade [...]
Mobile Phone Apps to Fight Slavery
Yes, there IS an app for that! [...]
“Think Fair” – Apple becomes the world’s first Fair Trade tech company – who’s next?
By Tom Foremski | January 15, 2012, 11:33pm PST For the first time, Apple has disclosed the identity of 156 suppliers, and said it will become the first tech company to join the Fair Labor Association [...]
