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A Photographic Showcase: Girl Rescued from Cambodian Brothel
SACRAMENTO – “Now We Have Hope,” a photographic showcase aimed at raising awareness concerning child prostitution, will be displaying photographs taken by girls rescued from Cambodian brothels during a special exhibit that begins on Aug. 9 during the Second Saturday Art Walk. “Now We Have Hope,” the event’s title and message, came from a young girl saved from a brothel and portrays the lives of these young women through the lens of hope and restoration.
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ABC NEWS : Domestic Sex Trafficking in the U.S.
433 Child Victims have been recovered in the last year… “There are children throughout the United States who are being sold as prostitutes,” said FBI special agent Mike Beaver. “It’s not uncommon to see 12- and 13-year-olds out. What we’ve learned is if you have adult prostitution in an area, there’s probably child prostitution occurring as well. So it’s more of a black market; it’s more underground, but it’s there.” To read more, visit abcnews.
Internet impeding crackdown on child prostitution
“…Now, the problem of child prostitution goes hand-in-hand with adult prostitution,” he adds. “Not many people know that most adults who are in prostitution actually started under [age] 18.” To read more, visit the American Family Association.
From the Rachels
Keep Moving
“If you can’t run, walk. If you can’t walk, crawl. But by all means keep moving.” Dr. Martin Luther King
As The SOLD Project continues to move forward in our mission to create awareness about and ignite a response to child prostitution and sex trafficking, we must keep Dr. King’s quote in mind. It is never a full-on sprint, but often baby steps towards our end goals and desires.
Most recently, we are revamping our web-site… it will be new and improved in a few short weeks!
The organization is moving along beautifully… establishing our “Write to Freedom” campaign to keep children in school and out of prostitution, and setting up our Spring Tour!
The film has hired a new Story Producer to complete SOLD: Thailand and tell the stories of these children.
Thank you for being part of this journey as we keep moving…. whether running, walking, or crawling.
Production Updates
Last week we launched our first web promo. We wanted to accomplish a couple of things with it, they are as follows:
1. Let people know about the launch of the all NEW website.
2. Put a tool in the hands of the masses that would allow you to have a conversation with someone about child exploitation and sex trafficking of minors worldwide.
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Tour News
Upcoming Events:
September 14, 2008: Livermore, CA: 6pm, Cornerstone Church
October 19-21, 2008: Indianapolis, IN University of Indianapolis
March 17, 2009: Atlanta, GA Mercer University Film Screening
For more information on upcoming events, or to request SOLD come to your town, please email us at contact@thesoldproject.com.
Does the idea of millions of children bought and sold into a life of slavery keep you up at night? Do you want to mobilize your dorm, neighborhood or community group to spread the word on Child Sex Trafficking? Then we want you! Read the story »
