a) The state of Washington is the top 3 for human/sex trafficking state in the US.
b) The motel areas near the Sea-Tac airport are the places where many trafficked victims are seen.
c) The most frequent places to encounter trafficked victims are: Backpage.com, Craiglist.org, truck stops, and local motels.
d) The average age of American girls who are trafficked is 13 years old.
e) The trafficked victims are from various ethnic groups and socioeconomic groups, such as the middle-class urban area household.
f) The most common places for pimps to 'recruit' girls: malls, high schools, and middle schools.
Come to these programs to learn more about the US domestic human/sex trafficking issues and how to stop trafficking of American minors.
-Part 1: A film screening of "Sex+Money: A Search for Human Worth" And discussion with Prof. Bradford Dillman from IPE dept Wednesday, March 6th, Rausch Auditorium, 5-7pm Free w/ UPS ID
- Part 2: A lecture by Dr. Cyndi Romine (CEO of the Called to Rescue, a non-profit organization that strives to stop human/sex trafficking of American minors in the US) Monday, March 11th, Wheelock Student Center Rotunda 6-8pm Free w/ UPS ID
- Part 3: Take Back the Night (Speaker Heather Corinna, "Your Rights to the Night" Workshop, and Consciousness-raising concert) March 27-29th (more info to be announced)
