This coming Monday, February 15th, U-ACT will be meeting at 7 p.m. at Common Ground Church on 46th and Illinois. There will be NO 6 p.m. meeting this month.
If you have any questions or need directions, please contact uact.indy@yahoo.com
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Friday, February 5, 2010
Congressional TIP Report Petition
Please read and sign our petition to ask Congress to include the U.S. in the 2010 TIP Report:
PETITION- CLICK HERE
Please pass this link along to others to help encourage Congress to include national statistics and information in the TIP Report, which are vital for the stoppage of human trafficking within our own country.
PETITION- CLICK HERE
Please pass this link along to others to help encourage Congress to include national statistics and information in the TIP Report, which are vital for the stoppage of human trafficking within our own country.
Sunday, January 31, 2010
January 18, 2010 Meeting notes
The first U-ACT meetings of 2010 were wonderful, and we have many people to thank for that! First of all, we would like to extend our thanks to Carleen Miller of Exodus Refugee and the Julian Center for speaking at our 6pm safehouse meeting! Carleen gave us all some excellent information about her experience with human trafficking in Indianapolis, as well as a few new local volunteer opportunities. We would also like to thank Sharon Hedegard, Jessica Thornburg, Glenis Bonano, and Julia Spangler for their excellent work in preparing U-ACT materials, logos, and our newest resource, the U-ACT Human Trafficking "kit" for our 7pm training meeting! You all are amazing!
Also, please remember to help spread the word: we are no longer able to send out mass emails on our uact.indy account. So, for the time being, please check the blog and/or Facebook page to stay up-to-date with U-ACT info! We can still send and receive individual emails on the uact.indy account, but we cannot reply in mass.
Thank you!
UPCOMING EVENTS:
**The first ever U-ACT Free2Walk event to benefit Not For Sale will be held Saturday April 24, 2010 from 9:30am-11:30am at Friedens UCC. It will be an outdoor, 3 mile walk. Check back soon for more information about sponsorship forms and registration!
NEW OPPORTUNITIES:
1. Serve on one of the Julian Center's new human trafficking outreach teams!
**If you're interested in learning more about the outreach teams, please email Glenis Bonano at gbonano@juliancenter.org.
2. It is our goal to empower U-ACT members to spread awareness about human trafficking in our community. We realize that some of you may not know where to begin when presenting trafficking information to a group of community members, so we've created U-ACT human trafficking "kits"! Each kit contains three powerpoint presentations, a presenter's guide, and lots of informative paperwork that can be copied and handed out to your audiences. So pick up a kit at the February U-ACT meeting, contact a local business manager (hospitals, emergent care centers, doctors' offices, restaurants, etc.) and ask to schedule a presentation time! You can use the "kit" as a point of reference, and add film clips or other handouts to personalize the presentation.
FYI: INSIGHTS from guest speaker Carleen Miller:
-human trafficking is still considered to be a "new crime" in Indiana
-local service agencies (such as the Julian Center) must partner closely with law enforcement to ensure that the best care possible is given to victims
-U.S. domestic trafficking victims are mainly youth (18 years and younger)
-she feels that Indiana does not yet have an extensive foreign or domestic trafficking problem, or if we do, it is largely unnoticed
-large events, such as the Indy 500 and the Superbowl, tend to generate trafficking
Sarah and Laura
co-founders, U-ACT
Also, please remember to help spread the word: we are no longer able to send out mass emails on our uact.indy account. So, for the time being, please check the blog and/or Facebook page to stay up-to-date with U-ACT info! We can still send and receive individual emails on the uact.indy account, but we cannot reply in mass.
Thank you!
UPCOMING EVENTS:
**The first ever U-ACT Free2Walk event to benefit Not For Sale will be held Saturday April 24, 2010 from 9:30am-11:30am at Friedens UCC. It will be an outdoor, 3 mile walk. Check back soon for more information about sponsorship forms and registration!
NEW OPPORTUNITIES:
1. Serve on one of the Julian Center's new human trafficking outreach teams!
**If you're interested in learning more about the outreach teams, please email Glenis Bonano at gbonano@juliancenter.org.
2. It is our goal to empower U-ACT members to spread awareness about human trafficking in our community. We realize that some of you may not know where to begin when presenting trafficking information to a group of community members, so we've created U-ACT human trafficking "kits"! Each kit contains three powerpoint presentations, a presenter's guide, and lots of informative paperwork that can be copied and handed out to your audiences. So pick up a kit at the February U-ACT meeting, contact a local business manager (hospitals, emergent care centers, doctors' offices, restaurants, etc.) and ask to schedule a presentation time! You can use the "kit" as a point of reference, and add film clips or other handouts to personalize the presentation.
FYI: INSIGHTS from guest speaker Carleen Miller:
-human trafficking is still considered to be a "new crime" in Indiana
-local service agencies (such as the Julian Center) must partner closely with law enforcement to ensure that the best care possible is given to victims
-U.S. domestic trafficking victims are mainly youth (18 years and younger)
-she feels that Indiana does not yet have an extensive foreign or domestic trafficking problem, or if we do, it is largely unnoticed
-large events, such as the Indy 500 and the Superbowl, tend to generate trafficking
Sarah and Laura
co-founders, U-ACT
Sunday, January 10, 2010
Congressional Support for Trafficking Victims
Last month, Congress passed a bill that includes increased funding for human trafficking victims and those who serve them. To read about the specifics of the Congressional appropriations, please read the following article:
Next Meeting- January 18th
U-ACT will be meeting next Monday, January 18th, at 6 p.m. During the first hour, we will continue our discussion of involvement and work in our Indianapolis community. Also, we will have a guest speaker this month- Carleen Miller from the Julian Center and Exodus Refugee. At 7 p.m., Mrs. Miller will lead a training session for anyone interested in learning how to formally present the issue of trafficking to the community.
These meetings will take place at Friedens United Church of Christ church building (8300 S. Meridian St., Indianapolis, IN, 46217).
If you need more information, please contact uact.indy@yahoo.com and one of our co-founders will be in touch soon.
Sunday, December 13, 2009
NO December Meeting
Attention U-ACT members (and others interested in attending a U-ACT meeting):
There will be NO meeting this month. Our regular 3rd Monday of the month meetings will resume in January.
Thank you! Have a Merry Christmas!
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Latest email from Co-Founders of U-ACT
"Hello again, and happy December!
We've come across quite a few interesting and amazing pieces of information and opportunities in the past week and wanted to keep everyone informed. Please respond to this email for further information on any of the following opportunities:
1. Laura Pope is hosting another book club discussion group this coming Tuesday, December 15 @ 7pm. The group is reading The Road of Lost Innocence by Somaly Mam. Come and bring friends if you're available! Respond to this email for directions or further info.
2. Attached are two documents from Not For Sale addressing fair trade Christmas purchases and new info about the electronics industry. Please take time to read over the information and pass it along to friends and family! Awareness is half the battle!
3. World Hope International maintains a human trafficking assessment center in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. World Hope regularly takes trips to visit this assessment center, and as of now, 2 spots remain open for anyone interested in traveling with the World Hope group. Information is as follows: "There are two possible openings on a trip from Feb. 13-22, 2010. If you--or someone you know--is interested in a trip for those dates, please let me know ASAP."Ginny Cockerill Hope Corps Overseas Volunteer Coordinator ginnycockerill@worldhope.net World Hope International
4. The SOLD Project is looking for Spring and Fall 2010 Interns. Information is as follows: "The SOLD internship is an unpaid 12-week commitment that includes education about child prostitution, helping to expand the SOLD network and leading film screenings. In most cases interns will join the team remotely, so it is absolutely critical that an applicant be a self-starting leader who is able to complete tasks and stay committed with limited supervision." -courtesy of The SOLD Project(www.thesoldproject.com/team/)"
*U-ACT has been having some trouble with sending emails. Please be aware of this issue if you are trying to contact us. Thank you for your patience and understanding!
We've come across quite a few interesting and amazing pieces of information and opportunities in the past week and wanted to keep everyone informed. Please respond to this email for further information on any of the following opportunities:
1. Laura Pope is hosting another book club discussion group this coming Tuesday, December 15 @ 7pm. The group is reading The Road of Lost Innocence by Somaly Mam. Come and bring friends if you're available! Respond to this email for directions or further info.
2. Attached are two documents from Not For Sale addressing fair trade Christmas purchases and new info about the electronics industry. Please take time to read over the information and pass it along to friends and family! Awareness is half the battle!
3. World Hope International maintains a human trafficking assessment center in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. World Hope regularly takes trips to visit this assessment center, and as of now, 2 spots remain open for anyone interested in traveling with the World Hope group. Information is as follows: "There are two possible openings on a trip from Feb. 13-22, 2010. If you--or someone you know--is interested in a trip for those dates, please let me know ASAP."Ginny Cockerill Hope Corps Overseas Volunteer Coordinator ginnycockerill@worldhope.net World Hope International
4. The SOLD Project is looking for Spring and Fall 2010 Interns. Information is as follows: "The SOLD internship is an unpaid 12-week commitment that includes education about child prostitution, helping to expand the SOLD network and leading film screenings. In most cases interns will join the team remotely, so it is absolutely critical that an applicant be a self-starting leader who is able to complete tasks and stay committed with limited supervision." -courtesy of The SOLD Project(www.thesoldproject.com/team/)"
*U-ACT has been having some trouble with sending emails. Please be aware of this issue if you are trying to contact us. Thank you for your patience and understanding!
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