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Stephanie Oplinger

Stephanie Oplinger

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Tag: human trafficking awareness

31 Day Challenge, Human Trafficking & Modern Slavery

Podcasts for Human Trafficking Awareness & Abolishment

November 16, 2017 Stephanie Oplinger

ACTION OF THE DAY Listen  to the In Plain Sight Podcast IN PLAIN SIGHT Podcast to End Human Trafficking If you’re not into reading copious amounts of articles on human trafficking, instead take a listen to this podcast! What this… Read More

31 Day Challenge, Human Trafficking & Modern Slavery

Learn the Signs of Human Trafficking

November 9, 2017 Stephanie Oplinger

ACTION OF THE DAY Learn about the possible signs of human trafficking A21 provides the following list on their website of tips to help spot victims of human trafficking: They are accompanied by a controlling person, and does not speak… Read More

31 Day Challenge, Human Trafficking & Modern Slavery

Watch and Share Videos on Human Trafficking

November 2, 2017 Stephanie Oplinger

ACTION OF THE DAY: Watch the video of the song “Fragile” by Lamont Hiebert (formerly Ten Shekel Shirt) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdMTSvOb3hA This video is a music video that honors survivors and inspires engagement. The singer is Lamont Hiebert, the co-founder of the organization,… Read More

31 Day Challenge, Human Trafficking & Modern Slavery

Follow Charity Organizations on Social Media

October 12, 2017 Stephanie Oplinger

ACTION OF THE DAY: Like the Trade of Innocents Facebook page and follow on Twitter Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TradeofInnocents Twitter: https://twitter.com/toimovie Staying in touch with charity organizations really helps you to stay up to date on the issue and to learn new ways to… Read More

31 Day Challenge, Human Trafficking & Modern Slavery

Start a Pinterest Board for Human Trafficking

October 5, 2017 Stephanie Oplinger

ACTION OF THE DAY: Start a human trafficking board on Pinterest Pinterest is a great place to gather together and organize all in one place the resources, articles, and information on human trafficking, charities, and lists of actions we can… Read More

31 Day Challenge, Human Trafficking & Modern Slavery

Join your Local LOVE146 Task Force

September 28, 2017 Stephanie Oplinger

ACTION OF THE DAY: Join your local Love146 Take Force: http://146taskforce.org/ Love146 Task Force encourages local groups to gather and make a difference for human trafficking. It’s each of us and our communities. To change society, it starts with a… Read More

31 Day Challenge, Human Trafficking & Modern Slavery

Human Trafficking Hotlines

September 21, 2017 Stephanie Oplinger

ACTION OF THE DAY: Put the Polaris Project hotline number in your phone: 1-888-373-7888 Text to BeFree (233733) (Also known as the National Human Trafficking Resource Center HOTLINE) Call this hotline to Report situations of possible exploitation Call to find… Read More

31 Day Challenge, Human Trafficking & Modern Slavery

31 Day Challenge for Human Trafficking Awareness

September 14, 2017 Stephanie Oplinger

I am re-boosting and re-issuing the 31 Day Challenge! DUN DUN DUN DUN…. DUN DUN DUN DUN! What’s the 31 Day Challenge? Well, Trade of Innocents put together a great (and super easy!) list of 31 easy little tasks that you… Read More

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Victims Are Just Like You and Me

April 3, 2015 Stephanie Oplinger

“Victims are just like you and me.” The words in this poster bring up a great point: human trafficking and modern slavery know no age or class – social, economic, or otherwise. Victims of sexual slavery come from all walks… Read More

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Pornography and Sex Slavery

March 1, 2015 Stephanie Oplinger

It’s not the first time that it’s been pointed out that sex slavery and pornography have a strong link. The video below takes a look at the unique challenge our digitized generation faces and scientifically shows how pornography does in fact contribute to… Read More

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Sunitha Krishnan

February 6, 2015 Stephanie Oplinger

The sense that thousands and millions of children and young people are being sexually violate and that there’s there’s this huge silence about it around me angers me.  – Sunitha Krishnan Sunitha Krishnan has been tirelessly working to free women… Read More

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Human Trafficking Awareness Day

January 12, 2015 Stephanie Oplinger

Today is National Human Trafficking Awareness Day. There are many ways you can get involved to help transform public perception and generate awareness about commercial sexual exploitation and the domestic trafficking of girls and young women. To learn more visit… Read More

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New Years Resolution for Abolition

December 31, 2014 Stephanie Oplinger

May Freedom Reign in this New Year! Make it one of your big New Years Resolutions to help make a difference. abolitionist –  noun, a person who favors the abolition of a practice or institution, especially slavery. Learn how YOU can… Read More

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Create Her Own Fate

December 26, 2014 Stephanie Oplinger

Breaking the cycle of poverty is extremely important to keeping women and children from being exploited and trafficked. Education and vocational training is key. In many countries, girls are not given opportunity for education and vocational training, nor are they… Read More

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Soap Bars for Freedom

December 25, 2014 Stephanie Oplinger

My friend Janel is involved with a few organizations that fight human trafficking in New York City. During this past year’s Super Bowl game, she helped wrap and pass out to hotels bars of soap with the National Human Trafficking… Read More

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Photos of Modern Slavery and Human Survival

December 23, 2014 Stephanie Oplinger

Sometimes it’s hard to understand that slavery still exists in our world because we don’t see it with our own eyes in our daily lives. Sometimes it’s hard to understand living as a slave when we ourselves never have, let… Read More

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Words from a Survivor

December 22, 2014 Stephanie Oplinger

“When people tell me that women choose this life, I can’t help but laugh. Do they know how many women like me have tried to escape, but have been beaten black and blue when they are caught? To the men… Read More

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Make a Difference

December 7, 2014 Stephanie Oplinger

“What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.”  – Jane Goodall In the fight against Human Trafficking, there are some way YOU can make a difference. Check out the… Read More

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Real Men Don’t Buy Girls

November 23, 2014 Stephanie Oplinger

From a European poster campaign against human trafficking,  I got the statistic that 1 in 8 men purchase sex. That means, possibly 1 in every 8 group of men is helping perpetuate the human trafficking sex slave trade. If men… Read More

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Bar Coded

November 18, 2014 Stephanie Oplinger

Bar Coded: Symbolism Meets Reality This image serves as a striking symbol for the reality of the modern slave trade. It’s sometimes hard to picture slavery as a reality, but with the image of a tattooed bar code, it becomes… Read More

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