Human Trafficking: What Can We Do?

For the past two days, we have provided resources and prayers for commemorating the International Day of Prayer and Awareness Against Human Trafficking.  Today, on the Feast of St. Josephine Bakhita, we would like to remind you to review and re-commit to the SCC Congregational Statement against Human Trafficking, available here.

Once you've reviewed the statement and you wonder, "What can I do?" consider one or more of the following action suggestions from the Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth, Convent Station, NJ:

• Talk to five other people about human trafficking today.
• Distribute copies of human trafficking prayers [available here] to your families, friends and co-workers.
• Check your local supermarket to see if they sell fair trade products like coffee, tea or chocolate and ask the manager about it if they don't.
• Enter the human trafficking hotline number into your cell phone so that it's ready to use if you notice signs of human trafficking -- 1-888-373-7888.
• Continue your education on human trafficking by reading the resources available at polarisproject.org.
• Talk to your local parish, school and civic organizations.  Encourage them to offer a workshop on human trafficking.
• Direct people to prayer and reflection resources on human trafficking, such as U.S. Catholic Sisters Against Human Trafficking, USCCB, or the Sisters of Charity.