Jan

25

Recent Sexual Assault Articles

January 25, 2012 | Leave a Comment

I’m teaching this week in Houston, so it may end up being a spare week here at FHO (these are some long days, my friends, and sometimes my brain hurts at the end of them). But I wanted to share a few recent articles and op-eds that have been published on the issues of sexual [...]

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Jan

5

Combatting Child Trafficking

January 5, 2012 | Leave a Comment

I missed this offering when it was live, but happily for us, it’s been archived: The Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation held a webinar in November, Best Practices to Combat Child Trafficking. The archived webinar also includes downloadable slide decks from each of the 3 speakers, as well as a nice looking resource page.

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Nov

21

16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence

November 21, 2011 | Leave a Comment

November 25th begins 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence. From the site: Participants chose the dates November 25- International Day Against Violence Against Women-and December 10- International Human Rights Day- in order to symbolically link violence against women and human rights and to emphasize that such violence is a violation of human rights. This 16-day period [...]

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Oct

26

Sex Trafficking of American Indian Women and Children

October 26, 2011 | Leave a Comment

Check out the newest applied research paper over at VAWnet: New Language, Old Problem: Sex Trafficking of American Indian Women and Children by Alexandra (Sandi) Pierce and Suzanne Koepplinger.

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Aug

22

Online Human Trafficking Training for Healthcare Providers

August 22, 2011 | Leave a Comment

Polaris Project tweeted this weekend about their online training module for healthcare providers, which I had flagged for posting and then somehow, never actually posted. So without further delay, their module, Recognizing and Responding to Human Trafficking in a Health Care Context (note: this module will not work with Google Chrome).

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Jul

20

Direct Assistance for Victims of Trafficking

July 20, 2011 | Leave a Comment

The other day I posted on the Newsweek article about prostitution and human trafficking, and judging by the unbelievable number of hits, FHO readers have some significant interest in the topic. So I wanted to follow up with a resource on providing healthcare for victims of trafficking.

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Jul

18

The John Next Door

July 18, 2011 | Leave a Comment

Crazy busy here at FHO headquarters this morning (and by headquarters, I of course mean my kitchen), so I will leave you with an interesting read, especially for all of you doing anti-trafficking work. Check out Newsweek’s article, The John Next Door, about the growing demand for prostitution. Some very intriguing research featured in the [...]

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Jul

6

Say No to Violence

July 6, 2011 | Leave a Comment

Have you seen this site? It’s a really interesting idea from the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women. It’s been live for awhile now, but I have only just come across it (again, thanks Twitter). What’s fascinating about it is that it is more social media than similar sites. And [...]

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May

23

Best Practices to Combat Human Trafficking

May 23, 2011 | Leave a Comment

Just heard about this one: The Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation at the Kennedy School of Government is hosting a free webinar: Best Practices to Combat Human Trafficking. The session will be held from 2-4pm ET on May 25th. Preregistration is required.

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Apr

28

Mother’s Day

April 28, 2011 | 2 Comments

Mother’s Day is right around the corner (May 8th), and there are plenty of ways to recognize the important women in your life while also benefiting some worthy organizations. If you are looking for something special, check out some of these ideas:

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