Video: Stop Child Trafficking Walks Inspire Action

categories: Domestic Human Trafficking, Human Trafficking Awareness, International Human Trafficking and Migration, Interviews on Human Trafficking, Trafficking in Children

Published September 28, 2009 @ 06:12AM PT

This past Saturday, thousands of activists gathered in cities across the country for one reason: to walk to stop child trafficking. The walks were organized by Stop Child Trafficking Now to raise awareness about the reality of child trafficking, especially in the U.S., and to raise funds for local organizations. Walks took place from Oregon to Florida, Canada to Texas. I caught up with the Washington, DC walk to find out what had inspired so many people to wake up early on a Saturday morning and take a stand against child trafficking. Here's the Change.org original video:

The success of the DC walk was tremendous, and I hope it will inspire activists and organizers to do similar events in other cities. The issue of child trafficking touched the lives of so many people who participated in the walk -- in their churches, sororities, businesses, and even personal lives. At an event like this one, the children who live in and have survived slavery are no longer a distant concept of a child. They are present in every walker who says "It happened to my roomate ..." "to my sister ..." "to me ..." They are real.

Congratulations to everyone who made the Washington, DC walk and all the other walks across the country a success.

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Great to see people making the cause visible in the streets. Good on ya!

Posted by Oceania OZ on 09/28/2009 @ 07:23AM PT
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Kudos to all who attended! Wish I could have joined you guys!

Posted by Damaris Constantino on 10/03/2009 @ 09:32PM PT
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Amanda has been a full-time abolitionist for six years. During that time, she has created reports, documentaries and training materials on human trafficking in the United States and around the world.