National Human Trafficking Prevention Month in January resulted in one of the largest months for community initiatives, and that effort continued into February. Not only have community initiative efforts increased, but in a three-day statewide crackdown on human trafficking in California, more than 500 arrests were made and over 50 victims were rescued. Just as…
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As this summer comes to an end, let us not forget the victims of human trafficking and the families of those impacted by this horrendous crime. For many of us, we are currently busy with preparing for back to school whether it be for ourselves or our children. The number of victims of human trafficking…
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Like anyone who kn ew him, read him, watched him or listened to him, I feel a great sense of loss with the passing of Frank Deford. He was one of the media’s biggest social consciences and always spoke the truth about what was right and wrong about sport in America and around the world.…
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As we enter into the spring, recent media coverage has sparked a conversation about human-trafficking in the United States in the wake of the immigration policy of the Trump Administration. Undocumented victims of human trafficking are reportedly afraid to come forward for fear of being deported. The same is being reported about victims of sexual…
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I have been blessed in my lifetime to meet some inspiring and heroic people. In 1981, I met one of those people in my life. As a new member of the New England Patriots, on my first day I walked into my new locker room and right away saw a nametag over a locker that…
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March 8th is International Women’s Day. It’s a day where women and allies around the world, reflect on progress made, and celebrate acts of courage, determination and persistence by women all around the world. Women who are making a difference in their communities, cities, states or provinces, and their countries. It also a day to…
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Thank you, former President Barak Obama, for declaring January as National Human Trafficking Prevention Month. This modern-day slavery initiative paved the way for numerous communities and organizations to get involved and promote awareness. There were 91 community initiatives in January which was significantly higher than previous months. The San Diego Police Department set precedent by…
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On January 21, we marched… well we didn’t actually march… we stood, and we listened, and we cheered, and laughed and greeted people we had never met before. We took pictures of funny but poignant signs, we heard words of encouragement and strength, we sang along to songs we all knew. The Women’s March on…
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With the holiday season in full swing it is important for us to be mindful of our surroundings and aware of signs related to human trafficking. A crime that has been reported in all 50 states and generates roughly $150 billion dollars annually, human trafficking is an issue we must continue to fight and raise…
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In the United States, we too frequently fall into the habit of thinking of human trafficking as a foreign problem. And yet, the crime has occurred in all 50 states, with a staggering 387 arrests just in the month of August. A large portion of this number comes from “Operation Summer Rescue,” a human trafficking…
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