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Stop the Trafficking Conference:
Raising up Voices to Take a Stand for the Voiceless
 Part Three – 2012-11-07

Human Trafficking

By Katie Sobiech

As we wrap up this series of stories on Human Trafficking and the Stop the Trafficking conference held at the Chapel last month, it’s important not only to reflect on the reality of this injustice, but to find solutions.

The fight against human trafficking is not only about stopping those in the wrong, but empowering young girls and women so that they don’t return to these men – seeing prostitution as their only option.

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Stop the Trafficking Conference:
Raising up Voices to Take a Stand for the Voiceless 
Part Two – 2012-11-02

By Katie Sobiech

Human Trafficking

A ballerina dances to the music in a young girl’s jewelry box, Barbie dolls lay sprinkled on the floor, a warm home with loving parents…none of these things are a reality for countless girls around the world.

Instead, they are forced to cut off the dreams blooming inside of them and grow up real fast – many becoming mothers before even reaching their teen years.

Stop the Trafficking, a conference held at The Chapel last month, brought to light the issues that are taking place across the world and right here in America.

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Stop the Trafficking Conference: 
Raising up Voices to Take a Stand for the Voiceless
 Part One – 2012-10-17

Human Trafficking

By Katie Sobiech

Did you know that there are more human slaves in the world right now than ever before in history?

Approximately 27 million people are trapped in this spider web of perverse modern day slavery throughout the world – and even scarier – 13 million children.

Human trafficking is an illegal, underground business that takes on many forms, mostly involving sex and work for little to no pay.

This past weekend, the Chapel, an Akron-based Christian church, hosted “Stop the Trafficking,” a conference that highlighted the horrifying facts and statistics on the reality of this mind-boggling 21st century form of slavery. It also offered the hope of how you and I can take steps to end this.

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October 24, 2013