A great opportunity just for MEN!  

Join Traffick Free, Ink180 and CAASE for a men's only discussion on sex trafficking and what YOU can do. 

Register here:

http://sexrebranded.eventbrite.com/

Pray a song today to end it....

A song from the documentary Nefarious, a must see.....

March Events & Serving Opportunities

March 7: 9 a.m.- 2 p.m.- College of Dupage Human Trafficking Symposium (free and open to the public). Presentations by CAASE, WAR and STOP-IT.  More details and registration here.

March 20: 7:30 p.m.- Willow Creek-South Barrington, Room F392

Guest Speaker Anny Donewald of Eve's Angels.

March 13 + 27:  7 pm - Eve’s Angels Bible Study @ Willow Chicago. Join Eve's Angels during a bible study with women involved in the adult entertainment industry.

Sunday nights in March @ 7 pm.  - Prayer team with New-Name.  Contact us for details.

March 23 - 10 am - Monthly visit to Salvation Army PROMISE Anne’s House.

March 30 - Larkin Center serve, details to come.

April 1: 7 p.m. - Sex ReBranded- Men Only! Traffick Free invites you to a night of introduction and discussion about human trafficking from a guy's perspective. Featuring Ink 180 and CAASE. Details and Registration here.

Save the date! 

We have some great new opportunities coming up in April.

April 13- Concert with Buy Art Not People.

Adopt a room with New Moms, Inc.

Excellent news!!! Thanks to anyone who contacted their representatives!
via Polaris Project (www.polarisproject.org)

Congress Passes Long-Awaited Anti-Human Trafficking Bill

Trafficking Victims Protection Act Reauthorized after Expiring in 2011 

Statement by Mary Ellison, Director of Policy, Polaris Project:

Washington, DC (February 28, 2013) -- “Polaris Project is celebrating a major victory today with the long-awaited passage of the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (TVPRA). After almost two years of urging action on this bill, we are thrilled to see the House of Representatives support this critical tool that provides vital services to survivors and curtails human trafficking at home and abroad. 

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“The U.S. House of Representatives passed the legislation in a 286-138 vote as part of the Violence Against Women Act (S. 47), just weeks after the U.S. Senate voted overwhelmingly (93-5) to include it as an amendment to S. 47. In 2011, the TVPRA – a bipartisan bill – was allowed to expire for the first time, placing critical anti-trafficking initiatives at risk.

“Across the U.S., men, women, and children in our communities are compelled to work long hours under harsh conditions for little to no pay, or forced into the commercial sex trade. Trafficking victims are both U.S. citizens and foreign nationals who are lured with the promise of better lives. No matter their situation, these victims are trapped and have lost their freedom. Passage of the TVPRA sends a message of hope to all of the 20.9 million human trafficking victims in the U.S. and worldwide.

“In 2000, the Trafficking Victims Protection Act was a landmark bill that greatly increased America’s ability to protect victims and assist survivors, and it was reauthorized three times with bipartisan support. Today's bill sets important funding benchmarks, encourages distribution of the Polaris Project-operated National Human Trafficking Hotline number by federal agencies, establishes grant programs for state agencies to assist child victims of sex trafficking, strengthens the ability to prosecute those who fraudulently hire individuals in foreign labor contracts, and more.

“We look forward to President Barack Obama signing this bill into law.”