NJ Coalition on News 12 New Jersey

Click here to view the News 12 New Jersey coverage of the SOAP training over the weekend.  This provides good exposure for the efforts of the NJ Coalition Against Human Trafficking and those who have volunteered to raise awareness of human trafficking in conjunction with the Super Bowl.

Be the Hero

Volunteers are needed in New Jersey (through January 31) to help distribute 5,000 missing children booklets. Click here to access the informational flyer for the event. To volunteer, go to www.rescuersvp.org and click on the "Help Us Fight" tab.  This is part of the effort of the New Jersey Coalition Against Human Trafficking to heighten awareness about sex trafficking and the Super Bowl and to take whatever actions are necessary to end human trafficking. 

Have you signed up for the Halftime Challenge?

From the NJ Coalition Against Human Trafficking:  At 8:30pm on Sunday, February 2, during the halftime show of the Super Bowl, Thunderclap will simultaneously blast a Facebook post or Tweet from every person who registers, creating a wave of attention.  We have 192 people signed up out of our goal for 250, so please register and share with your colleagues, families, and friends!  Just follow the instructions below:

 

How to Thunderclap:

1. Click here

2. Click the button for Twitter and/or Facebook

3. Click "add my support"

4. Insert your username and password for your Twitter and/or Facebook account

5. If you want updates from the #HTchallenge insert your email and hit "submit"

6. If you want to invite others and post on your page that you joined the challenge, click the Twitter or Facebook button and submit.

Click here for more information about the Halftime Challenge.

Sex Trafficking/Super Bowl on ABC News

On Monday, ABC's World News Tonight with Diane Sawyer provided this report, highlighting efforts to curb sex trafficking during the Super Bowl.  According to the report, the number of prostitution ads in the greater New York area jumped 50% over the past weekend and is expected to triple by Super Bowl Sunday.  Congratulations and thank you to Polaris Project for its efforts to place anti-trafficking billboards in strategic places in New York and to provide training for those who may come into contact with traffickers and their victims. 

Holocaust Remembrance Day

International Holocaust Remembrance Day is commemorated worldwide on January 27 in memory of victims of the Holocaust.  Click here for more information.

Become a Shepherd

From the USCCB:  As Catholics we are called to find ways that each of us can work with our dioceses and communities to address the evil of modern-day slavery.  One way in which you can do this is to "Become a Shepherd" -- that is, Stop Human Trafficking and Exploitation, Protect, Help, Empower and Restore Human Dignity.  Click here to access the Become a Shepherd Toolkit from the USCCB.

Day of Prayer for Trafficked Persons

The USCCB Committee on Migration has designated Feburary 8 as an annual day of prayer for survivors and victims of human trafficking.  More information and resources are available from the Bakhita Initiative (U.S. Catholic Sisters Against Human Trafficking), UNANIMA International and the USCCB website.