I was given tight clothes to wear and was told what I must do. There would be

armed men selling tickets to customers in the trailer. Tickets were condoms. Each ticket would be sold for $22

to $25 each. The client would then point at the girl he wanted and the girl would

take him to one of the bedrooms…

At the end of the night, I turned in the condom wrappers. Each wrapper represented a supposed

deduction to my smuggling fee. We tried to keep our

own records, but the Bosses would destroy

them. We were never sure what we owed.

I was afraid to say no because she had taken my passport, and I didn't know any German. She and her husband, who was a drug dealer, threatened to beat me if I tried to leave, and said if I went to the police, I

would be deported. They said no one would care what happened to

me, and no one would help.

Some would say that he took pity on me, but in reality this helped him to avoid being arrested and charged with pimping. He was never charged, and the German

police never attempted to do anything about the network of people who had trafficked

me

700,000 – 2 million women… ANNUALLY

Between $250 - $25,000 per shipment…

…it’s a BILLION DOLLAR business

Australia, Asia, Europe, Africa, South America, North America…

…in other words, EVERY continent EXCEPT for Antarctica

TRAFFICKING of WOMEN…

If you thought SLAVERY was a thing of the past,

you’ve made a BIG,

better yet, HUGE,

MISTAKE

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Christine Mesropyan

Ariane Osit

Mary Kate Szenasy

Who Are We, You Ask? A grassroots organization comprised of

motivated, activist oriented students at TCNJ, striving to make a difference

To raise awareness about the trafficking of women worldwide, and to support a network of organizations dedicated to rehabilitating women who have been victimized

And What is Our MISSION?

More about TRAFFICKING

Recruitment By means of coercion and deception

Then What? Forced into sex work, travel documents stolen,

threatened with debt bondage…no where to turnSystem Failures Lack of government intervention, criminalization

of prostitution, no concise definition, lack of awareness

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Executive Chairperson Public Spokesperson, Coordinator, Overseer of

Committees

Committees Publicity Community Relations Event Planning

Publicity

Chairperson Webmaster

Focus Brainstorm and create materials to be used in

consciousness-raising campaign and to advertise event

Distribute publicity Create and maintain website for organization:

publicity, petition posting, donations

Community Relations

Chairperson, Internal Relations Chairperson, External Relations

Focus, Internal Relations Attain necessary approvals to implement consciousness-

raising campaign on campus Network with other campus organizations

Focus, External Relations Network with non-profits in the community Community outreach

Event Planning

Chairperson

Focus Carry out all planning and preparation relating

to event Sell tickets Oversee budget Responsible for fundraising

ObjectivesCampus Awareness Campaign

Conduct consciousness-raising initiative Goal: Have insightful information on trafficking in every building and residence

hall

Petition to the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons Get signatures campus-wide petitioning U.S. Government to improve

its efforts Goal: 1400 signatures 200 per woman

Fundraising Event Sponsor event to raise money for NGOs working to rehabilitate

victims; Possible NGOs to donate to: Project Hope International, Polaris Project, Shared Hope International

Goal: Raise $??

Methods: Awareness Campaign

Posters in bathroom stalls, residence halls, and academic buildings

Banner hung in Student Center Chalking campus sidewalks Table tents Editorial in the Signal Info table in/just outside Student Center-set up tv with

relevant video material; use table to also collect donations

Logistics: Get approvals, create signs, hang signs, chalk, write editorial

Methods:Petition to the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in

Persons Email petition campus-wide following awareness

campaign Solicit faculty to distribute petition in class Have committee members get signatures Final push to gather signatures at fundraising event

“Trafficking in Persons” Annual Report

Logistics: Contact College Relations about sending campus-wide email

Methods: Fundraising Event

Event Ideas Benefit concert Comedy show Open mic night Art show Making crafts Something shocking (like fraternity’s fundraiser to hit

car with sledge hammer) Get pledges for doing something dramatic (similar to

30-Hour Famine, Habitat for Humanity Sleepout Against Homelessness)

Methods: Fundraising Event Continued

Coordinate with Women’s Center to include trafficking in “Take Back the Night”

Network with campus organizations, including: Women’s Center, WILL, PSA, Ink, Amnesty International, etc.

Email student organizations asking for support Seek attendance/co-sponsorship with local

NGOs/Women’s organizations

Logistics: Choose event, obtain venue, sell tickets, publicity (including table tents), contact local media

Evaluation of Organization’s Progress

Tally hits on website Monitor petition signatures received on

website Monitor fundraising status on website

Budget

Total funds: $75-$415 (based on supply need/availability) Copies: Approximately 500 @ $0.05-$0.10 each: $25-$50 Paint: $10 Brushes: $10 Colored paper: $0-$50 Chalk: 6 buckets @ $3 each: $18 Sheet (for banner): $5 Tape $0-$10 Pens/Pencils: $0-$5 Stapler: $2 Staples $2 Event: $0-$250

Timeline

Week 1-Week 2 (March 1-21) Join committees Gain understanding of issues and goals Generate ideas Create publicity material Brainstorm event ideas Begin planning event

Timeline Continued

Week 3-Week 4 (March 22-April 4) Attain all necessary approvals Submit article to Signal Book Student Center Table Event location must be booked, if not already

Week 5 (April 5-14) Launch Campus Awareness Campaign

Hang all posters and banner Tabling in Student Center Chalking

Timeline Continued

Week 6 (April 12-18) Event Email petition to the campus

Week 7-End of Semester (April 19-) Evaluate success of project Mail donations to selected NGO(s) Mail petition to the Office to Monitor and Combat

Trafficking in Persons

TRAFFICKING MUST BE

STOPPED…

SAY NO TO SLAVERY