SlaveFree Madison

01/04/2022

Hey Madison! As many of you know, Mercies is also a platform for fighting human trafficking in Wisconsin.🙌🏻
This means that January is the perfect month for us to celebrate our grand opening because it is also Human Trafficking Awareness Month!💜
This wall in the shop is dedicated to highlighting different organizations that are fighting trafficking in different ways. Our plan is to continually update and add to this wall until it’s so full we have to start another wall!
Currently we have info available for , , Every Daughter, and Damascus Road Project. Check them out and join the fight!🥊

03/08/2020

On International Women’s Day in 1998, President Clinton issued an executive order on Steps to Combat Violence Against Women and Trafficking in Women and Girls, which directed the U.S. government to increase efforts domestically and partner with other countries to protect women and girls from trafficking. This was a prelude to the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA) of 2000 which officially addressed human trafficking as a federal crime.

While strides are made everyday, nearly 65% of the 10,949 cases of human trafficking reported to the U.S. National Human Trafficking Hotline in 2018 involved one or more female victims.

Collectively, let's work towards fighting the inequalities women face and challenge stereotypes, fight bias, broaden perceptions, improve situations and celebrate women's achievements because an equal world is an enabled world.

03/04/2020

Bikers Against Child Abuse is giving them hope.

01/12/2020

MILWAUKEE -- Saturday, Jan. 11 marked National Human Trafficking Awareness Day -- and people in Milwaukee spoke out about the "silent epidemic," with Milwaukee considered a major hub. An event at the Convergence Resource Center in Milwaukee was aimed at helping men make a change. "It's everywhere an...

01/10/2020

https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/meathead-movers-helps-women-leave-abusive-homes/?fbclid=IwAR1b9xtlk5W4VQ4XSf0ZobrqCj7xs8TF3ECptX3uws0iVFz2-1NpSzjvcGs #.Xhag6aHbuNg.facebook

A California moving company has been donating its time and labor to help victims of domestic violence move safely and quickly.

12/06/2019

https://madison.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/updated-indictment-charges-man-trafficked-six-girls-for-s*x/article_931e2881-cf22-5228-b682-83dd14de16d1.html

A new indictment issued Wednesday against a Madison man alleges he trafficked six girls for s*x, most between Wisconsin and Illinois, in 2017 and 2018.

10/31/2019

County Executive Joe Parisi, Attorney General Josh Kaul and representatives from local organizations announced new funding to support survivors of s*x trafficking, according to a news release.

10/04/2019

https://megaphone.upworthy.com/p/saved-in-america

Saved In America, co-founded by private investigator Joseph Travers, is a group of volunteers including teams of retired Navy Seals, police investigators, and other experts.

09/10/2019

What does this mean for the anti-trafficking field?

08/26/2019

The U.S. National Human Trafficking Hotline has handled 51,919 cases since 2007, comprising one of the largest publicly available data sets on human trafficking. These aggregated, anonymized data help illuminate otherwise hidden trends, risk factors, methods of control, and other variables that allow this crime to manifest across the country. Learn more: https://polarisproject.org/2018statistics

08/26/2019

Labor traffickers – including recruiters, contractors, employers, and others – use violence, threats, lies, debt bo***ge, or other forms of coercion to force people to work against their will in many different industries.