On behalf of the Peace & Justice Committee, thank you to everyone who attended or volunteered at the Human Trafficking awareness event on January 31. We appreciate your presence and use of eco-friendly serving products during our soup supper. In addition, we are most grateful for the donations and purchases you made at the Serrv fair trade market.
 
If you're interested in seeing more fair trade items, please use the link:
http://serrv.org/?a=HOPE
20% of your sale will go to fund a safe house in Nicaragua for victims and families of human trafficking.    

The Peace and Justice Committee of St. Therese challenges you to become aware of HUMAN TRAFFICKING. Did you know...          
                                      
According to the FBI, human trafficking of adults and children is the “fastest growing business of organized crime, and the third largest criminal enterprise in the world.” An estimated 100,000 to 300,000 children are victims of human trafficking each year.            
 
However, many of us still believe that this problem is not happening in our community. North Carolina is estimated to be in the top eight states for human trafficking in the United States, according to the Polaris Project. 
 
A bill is before Congress that would act as a strong combatant against human trafficking of minors. 

Meet Antonia "Neet" Childs

Antonia “Neet” Childs is a survivor of  commercial sexual exploitation (Human Trafficking), Executive Director of Neet’s Sweets Inc., and the Founder and Director of Market Your Mind (Not your Body).

She is a winner of the 2014 Beacon of Light Award for her work on behalf of exploited girls and for helping to light the way to safety for girls in the U.S.
 
Neet is a leader in the community in helping women to transform the conditions which lead to sex trafficking by marketing their minds not their bodies.