First United Methodist Church
Human Trafficking
I recently made the aquaintance of a rather interesting person. How personal the aquaintance may be remains to be seen. See on my various social networking sites, sometimes bands and other artists will seek to be my friend. Although this wasn't the case, I did happen to join a group on facebook called "Free The Slaves", and Peter Buffett posted a mass email to the group asking us to post his new song.
Since I had no idea who he was it peaked my curiosity, I posted his song, which can also be found on you tube. It's called blood into gold, and then when I had an opportunity went out and took it in.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4G6v3Jag9o8
Anyway I read his latest blog this week, an interview he did on philanthropy. I really hope you all will go and read his blog.
http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendI...
Human trafficking is one of my pet causes, because I hate the idea that anyone would be forced into servitude. The fact that it still happens completely blows my mind. I hate the idea of servitude so much that even if I could afford to have a maid, I don't know that I would have one.
I found this group from my net surfing. A news story about a young girl who had been brought from Africa. She was one of six children and was sold by her mother. A lot of young men and women in the third world get sold by their families, and it's so sad. They get sold into prostitution, or slave labor or as child soldiers, for militias that use the guise of freedom fighting to traffic drugs and blood diamonds, and whatever else they can make a profit with.
At any rate a neighbor got bothered by seeing what appeared to be a six year old girl hovering at the kitchen window doing dishes, much later than a six year old should be up, almost every night. When the authorities became involved, it was discovered that she had been their maid since she was three. She was forced to work in tattered clothes, and her only space was a corner of their garage, she had no access to the bathroom facilities and would get brutalized if she was caught trying to use one and often brutalized for no reason whatever.
After she was rescued her family in Egypt was contacted, and told of her circumstances. Her mother told her she was an ungrateful child, and that her situation was much better than what she would have had in Egypt. She has cut any contact with her family there, and was adopted, and goes to highschool, and is looking forward to going to college. Unfortnately not all human slavery victims are so lucky.
My point is that this issue is second now only to drug trafficking in terms of money making. It exists all around us. I would encourage all of you to familiarize yourselves with the signs of human trafficking, and if you suspect it may be going on, do what you can to rescue the victim. If you don't want to risk your safety there are other things you can do.
http://humantrafficking.change.org/blog/view/10_things_you_can_do_t...
Since I had no idea who he was it peaked my curiosity, I posted his song, which can also be found on you tube. It's called blood into gold, and then when I had an opportunity went out and took it in.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4G6v3Jag9o8
Anyway I read his latest blog this week, an interview he did on philanthropy. I really hope you all will go and read his blog.
http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendI...
Human trafficking is one of my pet causes, because I hate the idea that anyone would be forced into servitude. The fact that it still happens completely blows my mind. I hate the idea of servitude so much that even if I could afford to have a maid, I don't know that I would have one.
I found this group from my net surfing. A news story about a young girl who had been brought from Africa. She was one of six children and was sold by her mother. A lot of young men and women in the third world get sold by their families, and it's so sad. They get sold into prostitution, or slave labor or as child soldiers, for militias that use the guise of freedom fighting to traffic drugs and blood diamonds, and whatever else they can make a profit with.
At any rate a neighbor got bothered by seeing what appeared to be a six year old girl hovering at the kitchen window doing dishes, much later than a six year old should be up, almost every night. When the authorities became involved, it was discovered that she had been their maid since she was three. She was forced to work in tattered clothes, and her only space was a corner of their garage, she had no access to the bathroom facilities and would get brutalized if she was caught trying to use one and often brutalized for no reason whatever.
After she was rescued her family in Egypt was contacted, and told of her circumstances. Her mother told her she was an ungrateful child, and that her situation was much better than what she would have had in Egypt. She has cut any contact with her family there, and was adopted, and goes to highschool, and is looking forward to going to college. Unfortnately not all human slavery victims are so lucky.
My point is that this issue is second now only to drug trafficking in terms of money making. It exists all around us. I would encourage all of you to familiarize yourselves with the signs of human trafficking, and if you suspect it may be going on, do what you can to rescue the victim. If you don't want to risk your safety there are other things you can do.
http://humantrafficking.change.org/blog/view/10_things_you_can_do_t...
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Permalink Reply by Shannon Simmons on -
You can all see my myspace page, to get access to the new song, though I must admit I am having trouble with the page views.
http//www.myspace.com/darthvschw
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Permalink Reply by Russ Simmons on -
Princess Diana would have been proud to meet you, Shannon!
I'm glad to know ye, too. Your Rusty
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