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SUMMER STUDY PROGRAM UNDERWAY...

Prevent Human Trafficking Inst — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 19:29:45 +0000

Get a glimpse of this year's program through the eyes Jennryn, of one of our interns in Washington, DC who participated in the summer study tour and is now living and working in Thailand with Ja and the street children in Pattaya!

"My immediate reaction to being on the ground? I can't believe the difference between what I've learned in graduate school and what I'm currently seeing here. I've learned more from the researchers, government officials, law enforcement, and NGO officials in the last week than I did in my last year of academic research. In my academic reading, I learned we tend to victimize trafficking survivors, while here, in Thailand, I've learned why that is so off base and potentially damaging. In my readings, I learned about the importance of cross-cultural communication in global development efforts, while here I've learned why it is crucial, and how delicately communications must be handled.

This program exposed us students to entirely different frameworks of understanding the international sex and labor trades. Speakers' topics ranged from a variety of backgrounds and vantage points-and occasionally, discussion points contradicted each other. The discussions made me more aware of the diversity of factors for which I must account in my future anti-trafficking efforts. I am now more aware of a broader and globalized spectrum of exploitation, the combination of economic and structural factors perpetuating exploitation, and human trafficking's position within the spectrum. I can better recognize the need for a holistic community development approach (addressing human trafficking's root causes)."

Prevent Human Trafficking’s summer study program, running since 1999, offers unique access to some of Southeast Asia’s pre-eminent scholars, activists, organizers and government officials working at the forefront of the global anti-trafficking movement.

Participants gain vital first hand knowledge of anti-trafficking strategy and unwritten “best practices” and a deeper understanding of systemic causes of trafficking along with an appreciation of challenges in the anti-trafficking movement. Special lectures by local academics, government officials, business leaders, NGO activists, and other guest speakers will provide fresh perspectives on the real reasons there are serious threats to human security, and why men, women and children are trafficked internally in Thailand or to other countries.

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PHTs Annual Spring Lecture Series is a great opportunity to learn from leading innovators, scholars and the practitioners making a difference in the fight against human trafficking. All events are free and open to the public.

April 2008 details and events:

Preview the documentary film: "Mekong Butterflies"

Calendar

April 4, 2pm: American University
(Weschler Theater, SOC, Mary Graydon bldg Rm 314)
April 5, 11pm: Busboys and Poets (Washington, DC - Langston Room)
April 7, 7pm: Northwestern University
April 11, 5pm: Columbia University (International Affairs Bldg Rm 411)
April 14, 6pm: Harvard University (Mather House Senior Common Room)
April 15, 6:10pm: Yale Law School (Sterling Law Building Rm 129)
April 17, 3pm: SUNY/Buffalo

2008 co-sponsors

The Orville H. Schell, Jr. Center for International Human Rights

Yale American Constitution Society

Yale Law Women

Yale Law Students for Reproductive Justice

Harvard-Radcliffe Asian American Association

Harvard - Mather House Senior Common Room & Race Relations Program

Columbia - Asia-Pacific Affairs Council (APAC)

Columbia - SIPA's Economic and Political Development concentration (EPD)

Columbia - South East Asian Students Initiative (SEASI)

Northwestern University - One Voice 2008 & kNOw Trafficking

Please join us for an event this April and find out how YOU can be a part of the solution!

Britt Bravo Interviews Christina Arnold About Human Trafficking

Prevent Human Trafficking Inst — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 22:23:09 +0000

As founder of Prevent Human Trafficking, Christina Arnold has direct field experience that trumps theory and political posturing. Recently, Britt Bravo conducted an interview of Christina. If you'd like to learn more about the issue of human trafficking, start by listening to the audio version at Big Vision Podcast or by reading Britt Bravo's text version.

Human Trafficking: Telling Fact from Fiction

Prevent Human Trafficking Inst — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 01:57:50 +0000

Dramatic police raids, questionable statistics and opportunistic politics weave a tale of anti-trafficking that just doesn't add up. In fact, anti-trafficking has fueled an industry of politicians and organizations that have done more harm than good. This is in part because they have twisted the facts, but even worse, they have chosen to ignore the reality of the victims of human trafficking. It's a complex issue, but one that we've worked hard to unravel and understand over the last eight years. To learn more, start with our recommended reading.

In the meantime, be sure to read Brendan O'Neill's excellent article from Spiked-Online. O'Neill delves into the issue with a rare capactity for balanced and truthful reporting. Ultimately, he shows that the handing of anti-trafficking programs by the various agencies is not only flawed in tactics, but also lacking a sound strategic basis.

There was only one problem with this story: it was as fictional as the original Dickensian tale of artful dodgers. The Roma children were not child slaves; of the 10 kids ‘rescued’ in Slough on Friday (one of whom was less than a year old: hardly pickpocketing material) all but one were reunited with their natural parents or guardians the following day. No evidence has been discovered to show that the Roma adults in Slough were involved in a ‘criminal gang’ or a ‘child slave ring’ or any other form of serious criminality.

Annual Summer Study Program in Southeast Asia

Prevent Human Trafficking Inst — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 17:16:42 +0000

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Prevent Human Trafficking and PDA Village Development

Prevent Human Trafficking Inst — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 23:01:42 +0000

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Pattaya Home for Street Children

Prevent Human Trafficking Inst — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 15:57:13 +0000

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The Pattaya Home for Street Children is the only center of its kind in Thailand. Every day, Khun Ja rescues children and youth from abusive situations (including trafficking, pedophilia, and parental neglect) and offers them shelter, food, education, and protection. He dreams of helping many more children with the development of a new center that can accommodate many more than the 30 children he cares for at capacity in his current drop in center.

Please contact us to learn about supporting his efforts. For $200,000 Khun Ja can purchase the land he has picked out, build the center of his dreams, and furnish it to accommodate more than one hundred children.

State Department Releases Human Trafficking Report

Prevent Human Trafficking Inst — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 17:41:52 +0000

I'm off to the State Dept for the NGO briefing on the release of this year's trafficking in persons report (released yesterday!)

See: http://www.state.gov/g/tip/rls/tiprpt/2007/

Secretary Rice's and GTIP Ambassador Lagon's comments: http://video.state.gov/

Leave a comment to let us know your thoughts on this year's report!

Addressing Root Causes of Human Trafficking

Prevent Human Trafficking Inst — Sat, 26 May 2007 00:25:50 +0000

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Christina Arnold of Project Hope International talks about the root causes of human trafficking in Southeast Asia.

Problems created by the 'anti-prostitution pledge' required to receive USAID and PEPFAR funds.

Prevent Human Trafficking Inst — Mon, 07 May 2007 17:36:46 +0000

You are invited to click this link to view http://sexworkerspresent.blip.tv/file/181155/

Taking the Pledge is a 13-minute film featuring sex workers from Bangladesh, Brazil, Cambodia, Mali, Thailand and more! They describe the problems created by the 'anti-prostitution pledge' required to receive USAID and PEPFAR funds.
In English, Khmer, Thai, French, Portuguese and Bengali, with English subtitles. Watch in full-screen mode to read the subtitles.
Produced by the Network of Sex Work Projects.

Prevention Campaign Launch May 1

Prevent Human Trafficking Inst — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 18:33:25 +0000

We're pleased to announce the launch of our 2007 Prevention Campaign. Please check back frequently for updates, or subscribe to our RSS feed. Take a look at our event calendar to find interesting events in your area.