As we approach the holiday season with family and friends let’s be mindful that human trafficking continues to occur at an alarmingly high rate. While there has been an increase in awareness and efforts in putting an end to the problem, in the month of October alone, the amount of arrests grew drastically, rising from…
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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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Monday, May 9, 2016, evening Ann and I attended Opening Ceremonies of the Invictus Games at ESPN’s Wide World of Sports in Orlando. It was the best sports event I have ever attended. If you don’t know what the Invictus Games are, they are bringing together 550 wounded warriors from 14 countries to compete in adaptive…
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Often times in my posts about human trafficking I stress that it takes place in the US and is not only an international problem. The month of July proved to be a very active month domestically in the fight against human trafficking. In July alone, 74 people were charged in the United States with human…
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Richard Lapchick has been called many things: the racial conscience of sport, a human rights leader, a pioneer for racial equality, internationally recognized expert on sports issues. I have always known him as Dad. Growing up with a father whom the world admires is a remarkable thing. It meant that I had many unique experiences…
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Dan Guerrero, UCLA Director of Athletics and member of the NCAS Board of Directors, had the honor of delivering the dedication speech for the UCLA “Jackie Robinson Athletics & Recreation Complex.” Read Dan’s speech below and view the Jackie Robinson Tribute video at: [button title=”Jackie Robinson Tribute” link=”http://www.uclabruins.com/mediaPortal/player.dbml?id=3556491″] [button title=”Rachel Robinson Comes Home to UCLA” link=”http://www.uclabruins.com/mediaPortal/player.dbml?id=3561395″] JACKIE…
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Like many around the world, I am filled with frustration and disbelief over the Grand Jury decision in Ferguson. How could it decide not to indict Ferguson police Officer Darren Wilson in the August shooting death of 18-year-old Michael Brown? Yet, I want to remind people of the great lesson of the life of hero…
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Our Shut Out Trafficking Program starts our 4th campus at Brown (Providence, RI) tonight with our 4th week of programming. The week’s activities on human trafficking show why it is imperative to fight human trafficking. Human Trafficking continues to grow and evolve, currently the world’s second most profitable organized criminal enterprise following drug trade. This…
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Human Trafficking is a challenging subject to address because it happens in the shadows, is very difficult for law enforcement to penetrate, and has no borders. It is our hope that the Shut Out Trafficking partnership between the NCAS and the US Fund for UNICEF will shed light and help bring this horrible industry out…
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It was in the early 1950s in a quaint seaside town in Bermuda, a beautiful young couple, newly eloped was starting a life together. The idyllic setting, pink sandy beaches, glorious sunsets that stretched from each corner of the island and bathed the rocky cliffs in deep amber and purple lights promised a lifetime of…
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