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Upcoming Dreams of Freedom event in Albuquerque, New Mexico on July 12, 2008

John Berger - The Emancipation Network — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 12:16:25 -0600

Proclaim the Name has teamed up with T.E.N. Charities to host the Southwest’s first ‘Dreams of Freedom’ fundraiser event to help survivors of human trafficking. This event will involve artists, speakers, entrepreneurs, a fashion show, and a live musical performance from American Idol’s own Giovanni Amato!

To find out about how to host your own Dreams of Freedom Event, or for tickets and details visit the Dreams Of Freedom Website

Destiny - New Opportunities for Human Trafficking Survivors

John Berger - The Emancipation Network — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 11:03:59 -0700

The Destiny Production Center in Calcutta, India is TEN's newest initiative to help survivors become fully independent, and to slavery-proof them and their children into the future.

One of the biggest problems confronting the shelters that rehabilitate survivors is that the survivors have no place to go. They are often not welcome back in their own community, especially if they were sold into prostitution. Typically they were trafficked at a young age (average 11-12yrs) and have never lived independently. This not only means they don’t have good options for the survivors, but it also means that the shelters can't free up space to take in newly rescued survivors.

To assist survivors in reintegration, this past week, The Emancipation Network, in partnership with T.E.N. Charities and three of our shelter partner organizations, opened the doors of the Destiny Production Center in Calcutta, India. The Destiny Center is housed in a rented 3-story house in the Park Circle neighborhood of Calcutta. Calcutta is a city of over 13 million people, near the Nepal border in Northwest India. Poverty and human trafficking are endemic there, but thankfully abolition efforts and anti=

Rescued survivors who have received several years of aftercare, education, and training at our partner shelters, will now be able to work at the new production center, and support themselves independently for the first time in their lives.

This is truly the last stop on these young womens' Underground Railroad journey. We need help to maintain this program. Please visit www.tencharities.org if you are interested in making a tax-deductible donation.

Click This to read what the survivors wrote about Destiny. To hear the human stories behind Destiny, please read and subscribe to Becky's Blog

Holly - Film about Human Trafficking

John Berger - The Emancipation Network — Sun, 12 Jun 2005 13:55:25 -0600

Shot on location in the notorious red light district of Phnom Penh, HOLLY is a harsh, yet poetic drama dedicated to raising awareness of the epidemic of child trafficking and the sex
slavery trade.

Filmmaker Guy Jacobsen was recently honored as a Hero in the US State Department Trafficking in Persons report, for his efforts to raise awareness through film, and for his Red Light Children Campaign, which calls for immediate action against child sexual exploitation.

*Visit the Priority Films website for more information on Holly and showtimes

Listen to the NPR story about TEN

John Berger - The Emancipation Network — Sat, 22 May 2004 12:57:30 -0600

The Emancipation Network - Fighting Human Trafficking and Slavery - Fighting Human Trafficking and Slavery

Upcoming Dreams of Freedom event in Albuquerque, New Mexico on July 12, 2008

Destiny - New Opportunities for Human Trafficking Survivors

Holly - Film about Human Trafficking

Listen to the NPR story about TEN

Click HERE to listen!