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Events:

"Courage to Change" Walk —Veronica's Voice announces its 1st Annual Walk for the Sexually Exploited of America, September 22, 2007 in Kansas City, KS  

Second Annual International Weekend of Prayer and Fasting for the Victims of Human Trafficking, 

September 28-30, 2007.  You can register online but participate from your home, neighborhood, and local church.  A wide range of resources—such

as flyers (English, Spanish, Russian, French, and Korean), prayer guides

(English, Spanish, & Russian), Bible studies, sample sermons, and

instructions for an intercessory prayer walk—are available.

"On City Streets," a conference sponsored by Restoration Ministries, defining the role of the faith community in how to equip the church body to minister to sex trafficking survivors, October 19-20, 2007, in Alexandria, VA

"Preventing Abuse," a conference aimed at protecting women and children from trafficking, abduction, and commercial exploitation for sexual slavery, November 15, 2007, in Universal City, CA

Articles:

Hiding in Plain Sight: A Practical Guide to Identifying Victims of Trafficking in the U.S. 

by Donna M. Hughes

Make It Stop: Yet More "Torture Porn" Hits the Silver Screen

by Jenny McCartney for the Telegraph

Enslaved in the U.S.A.: American Victims Need Our Help 
by Donna M. Hughes for the National Review

Organizations/Resources:

The Salvation Army's Initiative Against Sexual Trafficking features a host of informative articles and links

As part of its Rescue & Restore campaign, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services has developed a campaign tool kit for healthcare providers, social service providers, and law enforcement officers.  The kits include materials on human trafficking, such as brochures, posters, fact sheets, assessment cards, a training DVD and public service announcements.  Materials are available in 8 different languages: English, Spanish, Russian, Vietnamese, Korean, Chinese, Thai, and Indonesian and can be ordered on the campaign website.  For an overview of available materials, click here.