Watch “I Am Jane Doe”
Watch the documentary “I Am Jane Doe,” which follows the story of American middle school-aged sex trafficking victims who were exploited on website Backpage.com.
International Rescue Committee
http://www.rescue.org/Volunteer Opportunities: Yes
Mission
"The International Rescue Committee helps people whose lives and livelihoods are shattered by conflict and disaster to survive, recover, and gain control of their future. IRC teams provide health care, infrastructure, learning and economic support to people in 40 countries, with special programs designed for women and children. Every year, the IRC resettles thousands of refugees in 22 U.S. cities.”
- Contact Information:
- 122 East 42nd Street
- New York, New York 10168
- United States
- Active In: Africa, Asia, Greece, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Haiti, United States, United Kingdom, Syria, Yemen
- Forms of Abolition:
- Rescue, Awareness, Aftercare
- Forms of Slavery:
- Child Labor, Bonded Labor, Forced Labor, Forced Marriage, Domestic Servitude, Sex Trafficking
- Tel: 316-351-5495
- Additional Locations:
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- 1730 M Street, NW - Suite 505
- Washington, DC 20036
- United States
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- 7, rue J.-A.Gautier CH-1201
- Geneva,
- Switzerland
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Slavery Still Exists
Recently, John Stewart from The Daily Show challenged Bill O'Reilley to acknowledge white privilege, and the legacy of the trans-Atlantic slave trade.