...for September 27, 2009--especially if you live near New York City.An organization called Stop Child Trafficking Now (SCTNow) is planning a massive awareness campaign and fundraising walk. SCTNow is different than other anti-child trafficking organizations because its goal is to go after the predators themselves in the belief that the most effective way to end child sex slavery is to cut the demand off at the root. SCTNow "directs the majority of its fundraising to organizations comprised of Special Operative Teams who gather information about child predators both in the US and abroad. These teams represent the best military, federal and state intelligence and investigative organizations. They track predators to build cases against them that result in convictions.
These teams possess skills beyond the average military or law enforcement individual—skills that enable them to achieve their goals in foreign lands independently, without support of US law enforcement resources."
When
Sunday, September 27, 2009
What
Flagship Walk in NYC, Community & Campus Walks
Where
Throughout the World
Who
Thousands from around the world
How
Walking to raise funds to Stop Child Trafficking Now
You can sign up to be a Community Ambassador and plan a walk in your own area. So far satellite walks are planned for Chicago, Las Vegas, San Diego, and Raleigh.
There's also a separate media event for 9/27/09 called the Stiletto Run, where women can sign up to race through the streets of NYC in their highest heels--all in the name of saying that we, as a country, will not stand for the demand that asks for children to be trafficked as sexual objects to be bought and sold. And if you need any extra motivation to strap on those stilettos or lace up your running shoes, here's some food for thought:
"Investigators and researchers estimate the average predator in the U.S. can make more than $200,000 a year off one young girl." NBC Report by Teri Williams
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