Coloradans Against Sex Trafficking

Hosting a Sex Trafficking Awareness-Raising Event On Facebook this week, Coloradans Against Sex Trafficking asked the community to participate in a poll. This poll was designed to assist CAST in our efforts to bolster the community's efforts to fight sex trafficking in Colorado and the U.S. The community was asked which of three actions you as an individual would be most likely to take if you decided to do something to fight sex trafficking. View the poll:  TRAFFICKING ACTIVISM POLL   The overwhelming majority of responses to the poll indicated that most people would take action by hosting an awareness-raising event. CAST hears you, and we want to help! So we have developed 3 different strategies for the average citizen to host an awareness raising event  that will take the minimal time and effort while maximizing the impact of their efforts.  1. The Destination Event What is it? : The Destination Event is when you (the coordinator/host), invite a la...

THOSE WHO FIGHT -  Events and Fundraisers you can be a part of to fight human trafficking      As a young woman just starting out in life, I have very little time to do anything but work and try my hardest to survive until graduation. Most of the people I surround myself with are similarly busy - with hardly enough time to stop for a cup of coffee before they're off to the next engagement. Life is hectic and crazy. Stopping for a moment to dedicate time to something outside of your normal schedule takes dedication and motivation that most of us just don't have time for. My point?      Unless you take time to plan for it in advance, you will never have time to learn more about and/or join the fight against slavery and trafficking in the U.S. It will just be one more thing you'd like to have time for that gets left behind in the whirlwind of this crazy life.      To that end, I want to make a list (a short one, I promise) of event...

Sex Work vs. Sex Slavery; A Comparison In countries abroad and within the US itself, prostitution is a widespread matter. In Nevada alone, there are upwards of 21 brothels, and the number of sex workers in the state are estimated in the thousands. Prostitution is a hot button issue for many, because there are those that argue the career’s validity and those that see prostitution as altogether undesirable and morally wrong. This blog, however, will focus on the differences, similarities, and connections between prostitution and sex trafficking. For some, the act of prostitution is a choice. For Kitty Stryker, a self-proclaimed feminist and prostitute, pursuing a life in sex work was not a result of exploitation, but rather a conscious career choice which provides many benefits. “I say, ‘This is what an hour of my time is worth to me,’ and if a person disagrees, they call someone else. That’s OK. It narrows down whom I see into a bunch of folks who appreciate me in way...

Other Countries Vs. US “...As a whole human trafficking is a lucrative industry that around the globe rakes in $150 billion .” Pricilla Alvarez, When Sex Trafficking Goes Unnoticed in America As a species, humans collectively spend $150 billion per year on all types of human trafficking, including labor, sex, and organ. There are 20 to 30 billion victims of human trafficking in the world today, and according to the U.S. State Department, 600,000 to 800,000 people are trafficked across the U.S. International borders every year. This means that of all the human trafficking in the world, the U.S. takes part in 3-4% of it. In India, human trafficking laws are continuously being established and prosecutions of offenders happen more than ever before. However, due to India’s lack of infrastructure and the lack of funds and resources, many of these laws are not well enforced. Over 200,000 children become victims of trafficking yearly, not to mention the adults. ...