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Urge Your Lawmakers to Prevent the Trafficking of Minors!

Tell Your Representative and Your Senator to Support Legislation Aimed at Preventing the Sexual Exploitation of Minors.

Boycott Craigslist Until They Make Real Change to Protect Teen Girls!!

Tell Craigslist to do their part to prevent the exploitation of teen girls in the U.S.
JOIN THE BOYCOTT TODAY!

Action_051010_AFNAP.jpgCraigslist is making a $36 million profit from their "Adult Services" section - an online platform that is intertwined with the commercial sexual exploitation of teen girls across the U.S.

Several States Want Ban On Craigslist Sex Ads

06/21/2010

CBS Atlanta: A pilot study, believed to be the first of it's kind in the U.S., has shocking results about the exploitation of children on the Internet.

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Nothing Foreign About It: The Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children in America

06/21/2010

Feministing: Kaffie McCullough, CSEC Program Manager at A Future. Not A Past., says runaway populations are particularly at risk of being trafficked, and warned about the use of social networking sites to target adolescent girls.

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Women’s Funding Network Releases Georgia Demand Study to Craigslist

STATEMENT BY: Chris Grumm, CEO and President, Women’s Funding Network

SAN FRANCISCO (June 17, 2010) – As part of an ongoing response to critics who allege Craigslist plays a role in the commercial sexual exploitation of children, CEO Jim Buckmaster in his April 29, 2010, blog post expressed his commitment to “continue to work with our partners in law enforcement and advocacy groups, and reach out to potential new ones, as we strive to do the best job we can in combating human trafficking…” He reiterated this commitment again in his May 11, 2010, blog entry.

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June 17, 2010 - 11:am

Foundation for the Advancement of Midwifery

The Foundation for the Advancement of Midwifery (FAM) is dedicated to increasing access to midwifery in North America through education, research and public policy.

Consistent independent research shows that expanding the midwives model of care in North America improves maternal and infant health outcomes, reduces unnecessary and costly medical interventions, and increases patient satisfaction.

FAM receives its support from foundations, midwives, and those individuals who embrace the midwives model of care.

 

Craigslist Ad Claims Underage Sex for Sale

05/20/2010

San Francisco Chronicle: Critics of Craigslist's adult advertisements have taken their battle to the site's hometown, publishing a newspaper ad that claims the service is "the choice" for selling sex with underage girls.

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Aiming Higher: Removing Barriers to Education, Training and Jobs for Low-income Women

Aiming Higher: Removing Barriers to Education, Training and Jobs for Low-Income Women spotlights successful approaches that are being pursued by leadership of the Women's Economic Security Campaign (WESC). These examples offer promising strategies for service providers, policymakers and foundations searching for solutions to the pressing economic problems of our time.

jobs-cover-sm-angled.jpgDownload the Full Report Here (PDF)

Our Nation Must Aim Higher to Address the Barriers Confronting Low-Income Women

05/10/2010

Exclusive Commentary From Spotlight on Poverty: Women's Economic Security Campaign urges policy makers to rethink the status quo and develop policies that will set low-income women, and our nation as a whole, on a more promising path.

Read the Exclusive Commentary here (offsite link to Spotlight on Poverty)

Women's Advocates Don't Want Craigslist's Charity

04/30/2010

Salon: Organizations that fight sexual exploitation -- such as Equality Now -- say the classified giant's money comes from pimps and traffickers.

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