Saturday, August 18, 2012
The event will be held Tuesday, Aug. 28 at the DoubleTree Hotel in Roswell.
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Saturday, August 18, 2012
Think human trafficking is a third-world problem? Think again. While the issue is something that plagues countries throughout the world, the metro Atlanta isn't immune - in fact, it's a hub. It's one of the many reasons Roswell Rotary will host "Stop Human Trafficking Now" next week. “We feel Rotary is the missing link and are very excited for Rotary to get involved in this and feel we could really help make a difference to Stop Human Trafficking" said Roswell Rotary President Dave McCleary. This meeting Tuesday, Aug. 28, will be one of the club's most informative and inspiring yet, say organizers. The goal is to develop an educational and awareness program that can be implemented though out our district and eventually Rotary …
Saturday, March 31, 2012
Roswell Rotary will begin training members to speak to PTAs throughout the state, equipping them to prevent the commercialization and sexualization of children.
"We've got to rise up, open our eyes up. Be her voice, be her freedom, come on stand up." The words to "Twenty Seven Million" by Matt Redman echoed through the activities center at Roswell Area Park where several hundred Roswell Rotary members gathered Thursday to kick off a beta program which will attempt to put an end to human trafficking in Georgia - and then hopefully the world. "This could be our next Polio vaccine," said President Dave McCleary, referring to the famed successful efforts of Rotary International to end Polio years ago. Speakers from throughout the metro area spoke to the issue of human trafficking, which has become so prevalent approximately 27 million people are enslaved around the world. Human trafficking is tied …
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
The club will pool local resources to help derail human trafficking networks locally.
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Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Sadly, it happens all the time, closer than you think. And because the metro Atlanta area is a big hub for human trafficking, the Roswell Rotary is hosting a "Stop Human Trafficking Now" campaign kickoff on Thursday this week. According to the club president, Dave McCleary, the goal is to develop an educational and awareness program that can be implemented though out our district and eventually Rotary International. Representatives from Wellspring Living and Street Grace, Judge Bill Riley and Melissa - a woman with a compelling story of being trafficked and how Wellspring helped her restore her life - will form a discussion panel at the event. The goal of the event is to reveal just how prevalent the issue of human trafficking is right …
Monday, June 13, 2011
Bidemi Bello, a Nigerian citizen, was abusive to two women recruited to work as her nannies, a federal jury says.
A former Suwanee resident was convicted Friday in Atlanta on federal human trafficking charges involving two people recruited to the area from her native Nigeria. Bidemi Bello, 41, was convicted by a federal jury on charges of two counts of forced labor, two counts of trafficking for forced labor, one count of document servitude, one count of alien harboring, and two counts of making false statements in a U.S. citizenship application. The trial lasted one week. U.S. Attorney Sally Quillian Yates said in a release, “The evidence showed that this was a case of modern-day slavery hidden within an expensive home in an upscale neighborhood. The two women who were abused here thought they were going to be nannies; instead they were treated …
Joyce E Mitchell
11:57 am on Sunday, August 19, 2012
Human trafficking is a big subject. When the media in Atlanta cover the topic of human trafficking, the focus tends to stay on the sexual exploitation of children under the age of 18, which of course gets everyone worked up. As it should. So, personally, that's what I'd like to understand. And it hasn't been easy. GSU's Mary Finn's findings were of interest to me, especially since it's one of the… more ›