It exists everywhere...

"27 million slaves exist in our world today...Go behind the facade in any major town or city in the world today and you are likely to find a thriving commerce in human beings. You may even find slavery in your own backyard." -David Batstone



Human trafficking is a practice that involves manipulation, contortion, deceit, trickery, and bondage. It is the most rapidly growing criminal industry in the world, yet most of the time it goes unnoticed. Enormous amounts of women are being forced to give up their bodies at sex brothels, while children in Uganda are being kidnapped only to be taught how to torture and kill. Forms of human trafficking can even be found in your own backyard.The purpose of this blog is not only to inform the world of the social justice and Catholic Social Teaching involved with human trafficking, but also to inspire young people to join the fight against this modern-day slave trade.

Thursday, April 22, 2010

Call to Family, Community, and Participation



The family is the central social institution that must be supported and strengthened, not undermined. People also have a rightful duty to participate in society. Child soldiers, young prostitutes, and forced laborers do not have this “call” to their families or to their societies. Instead of their lives of unending toil, they should have the right to do what they please to do. Children of Uganda should not be taught how to shoot guns, fight, and torture, but should rather be educated in the school system.
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