Our Vision: ENC Stop Human Trafficking Now desires to create a community that actively works towards abolishing Human Trafficking

locally and globally.

Mission Statement•Educating citizens about the reality of Sex Trafficking and Labor Trafficking in Eastern North Carolina and around the world.

*Expanding local markets for Fairly Traded items produced without coerced or exploitative labor practices.

*Encouraging legislators, law enforcement, and the public to contribute to the fight to end Human Trafficking.

*Collaborating with and supporting other local, national, and international anti-trafficking and victim-assistance efforts.

Is there Human Trafficking in NC?

7 Military Bases in NCPope Air Force Base, Cumberland County (Fayetteville)

Seymour Johnson AFB, Goldsboro

Fort Bragg (Army), Fayetteville

Coast Guard, Elizabeth City

Camp Lejeune (Marines), Onslow County

Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, Havelock

Marine Corps Air Station New River, Jacksonville

Why in North Carolina?

•Military presence

•Interstates 95 and 85

•Coastal state •Agriculture industry

•Large immigrant population

Human Trafficking Defined:

““the recruitment, harboring, the recruitment, harboring, transportation, provision, or transportation, provision, or

obtaining of a person obtaining of a person for labor or services,for labor or services,

through the use of force, through the use of force, fraud, or coercionfraud, or coercion

for the purpose of subjection to for the purpose of subjection to involuntary servitude, debt bondage, involuntary servitude, debt bondage,

or slavery.or slavery.""

Human Trafficking: What Is It?

Human trafficking is a form of modern-day slavery

Victims of trafficking exploited for commercial sex or labor purposes

Traffickers use force, fraud or coercion to achieve exploitation

After drug dealing, human trafficking is tied with the illegal arms trade as the second largest criminal industry in the world, and it is the

fastest growing.

Human Trafficking:Two Types

Sex Trafficking

and

Labor Trafficking

Sex Trafficking

What is it?

The recruitment, harboring, transportation, provision, or obtaining of a person for the purpose of a commercial sex act, induced by force, fraud or coercion, or in which person performing the act is under age 18.

If a child is <18 years old and is being used for a commercial sex act, the child is considered a victim of trafficking; no further criteria must be met.

If the person is >18 years old, it must be proven that the person is being used for a commercial sex act by force, fraud, or coercion.

Safe Harbor

Effective October 1

Increases Penalties for purchasers and sellers of sex with minors (Johns and pimps)

Protects children from being arrested for a crime committed against them

Protects Victims

Mistake of age is no longer grounds for defense

Consent of a minor is not a defense

Allows for prostitution offenses to be erased from a victim's record when it can be proven that victims have been forced into prostitution or were under 18 at the time of the offense

Increases Penalties Makes pimping a felony in North Carolina

Makes engaging in sexual acts with a prostitute a felony

Upon second offense, solicitation of prostitution becomes a felony offense

Increases felony penalties for trafficking of minors as well as those over the age of 18

11-14 years old-average age of first being prostituted

No such thing as a “child prostitute”

These are abused children

Victims of sex trafficking

Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking

Youth with histories of abuse

Homeless, runaway or “throwaway” youth

Youth within the foster care system & child protective services

Who are especially vulnerable to domestic minor sex trafficking?

Who victimizes American children?

Parents/other family members

Pimps

Gangs

What can I do?

Be informed

Inform others

Training for your church

Buy Fair Trade, Buy Fair Trade, Not Slave TradeNot Slave Trade

What FT Products are What FT Products are available in the US?available in the US?

Coffee, tea, cocoa and chocolateCoffee, tea, cocoa and chocolate

Buying Fair Trade products is

Human Trafficking Prevention

Fair Trade, not Slave Trade

More info:More info:

www.fairtradeusa.orgwww.fairtradeusa.org

Buy Fair Trade items at Fair Traders at Buy Fair Trade items at Fair Traders at Umbrella Market, Fair Traders at Umbrella Market, Fair Traders at Spring Run Market, any restaurant or Spring Run Market, any restaurant or retailer that sells Fair Trade items.retailer that sells Fair Trade items.

Join the Social Media campaign!

Education-PreventionEducation-Prevention

Demand Reduction: Relationship of Demand Reduction: Relationship of Pornography industry to Human Pornography industry to Human TraffickingTrafficking

Reducing Vulnerability: Teaching Reducing Vulnerability: Teaching girls how pimps recruit. Teaching girls how pimps recruit. Teaching girls to value themselves.girls to value themselves.

Impacting LegislationImpacting Legislation

NC-Safe HarborNC-Safe Harbor

US-TVPA ReauthorizationUS-TVPA Reauthorization

SB 855-require schools to have SB 855-require schools to have prevention curriculumprevention curriculum

Contact LegislatorsContact Legislators Visits make the most Visits make the most impactimpact

Calls, LettersCalls, Letters EmailsEmails

Contact local law enforcementContact local law enforcement

Call the SheriffCall the Sheriff Call the Police ChiefCall the Police Chief

Has your staff been trained on how Has your staff been trained on how to recognize Human Trafficking?to recognize Human Trafficking?

Has your staff been trained on the Has your staff been trained on the new Safe Harbor law?new Safe Harbor law?

Work with local anti-Human Work with local anti-Human Trafficking groupsTrafficking groups

Work with local anti-Human Work with local anti-Human Trafficking groups (I can email you a Trafficking groups (I can email you a list)list)

Get involved with national and Get involved with national and international groupsinternational groups

The MOST important thing to do The MOST important thing to do is . . . is . . .

SOMETHING!!SOMETHING!!

The WORST thing you can The WORST thing you can

do is . . .do is . . .

NOTHING!!NOTHING!!

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Watch & Report

Upcoming Events

5K to Stop Human Trafficking

September 13, 8amGreenville NC

Need: Runners, Walkers, sponsors, fundraisers, Volunteers

January is Human Trafficking Awareness

Month

Start planning activities now!

Maybe a documentary screening?