Last night at 11 pm I was having a conversation on Twitter with a very angry person. She had just watched a Law and Order episode about child slavery in Haiti and the US--and she was livid that such atrocities could be happening right in her own backyard.
She was ready to do something--anything--right then, but didn't know what to do.
I quickly Googled the name of her city and "human trafficking"--and we found that an active anti-trafficking coalition already exists not far from her. They're meeting in 2 weeks, and she's going.
I don't like the phrase "Think globally, act locally," because it keeps people confined within their own borders--but in the fight to stop child trafficking, "thinking globally" is good. There's trafficking right in your hometown and mine--and what we learn about the fight to stop the traffic here can be shared around the world (and vice versa).
Don't know what to do?
I've added lots more ideas to this blog. There are now 43 things you can do to stop child trafficking. Take a look at the list on the left, or click here if you're reading this as an email.
These are practical things anyone can do. You don't have to do all of them, but can you pick one and get started?
I'll be adding to the list--so leave your suggestions in a comment here. Let us know what you're doing to help stop the traffic.
To learn what Born to Fly International is doing, visit www.born2fly.org.
Meanwhile, this Sunday is Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery Awareness Day. What will you do to help stop the traffic?
Photo of child carpet weaver: Kay Chernush for the U.S. State Department
is it really possible that this could be happening in my own town.
Posted by: D. Monaco | October 18, 2009 at 12:03 AM
Thank you, BPO India. I'm glad the post motivated you to do something to fight child trafficking. Leave us a comment later on and let us know what happens.
Diana
Posted by: Diana Scimone | January 13, 2009 at 03:20 AM
Finally there is someone who thinks the way I think. Even I don't believe in " Think Globally Act Locally". Infact now I have stopped trusting on the organizations who work on child trafficking. As I have seen many cops are included in such activities. I was never ever able to gather the strength to fight against this. But now its high time. We all have to do some thing for child trafficking.
Your post was really good.
Posted by: BPO India | January 13, 2009 at 01:45 AM