human rights

Good Singer Alert: Simon Spire

CelebsGoneGood — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:17:32 -0500

via Simon Spire

Models come together to end human trafficking

CelebsGoneGood — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 16:22:28 -0500

Bar Refaeli, international supermodel and girlfriend to environmental activist Leonardo DiCaprio, attended the Somaly Mam Benefit in NYC last night to raise global awareness about human trafficking. Supermodel Petra Nemcova attended the event, along with Somaly Mam, a former child sex slave who founded the Somaly Mam Foundation.

L.I.N.K. (Liberty in North Korea)

llefort — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 12:00:15 -0500

INSIDE THE DPRK
CONCENTRATION CAMPS IN THE DPRK

LIFEBLOOD MINISTRIES - Exchanging our blood for the lives of orphans

dvillanue9374 — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 08:42:14 -0500

Because of extreme poverty, children are sold on the streets of Hyderabad, India for $10-15 and used as laborers in fields and factories, prostitutes in brothels, and human sacrifices in Hindu temples. The male/female ratio is off because parents kill their infant daughters rather than face paying a wedding dowry in the future. The Banjara Tribe is particularly vulnerable, as they are considered "untouchables" in the culture, 90% of them are illiterate, and most are born into the debt bondage that has enslaved their ancestors for generations.

global youth connect

nicolebernetta — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 12:37:24 -0500

For this project I am trying to have to earn $2,500. This money will fund a trip to Jordan to help Iraqi refugees in the Middle East. After a three month visit, I return to school and stay involved in the project for another 3 months by educating the community, fund raising and planning events to talk about the refugee situation in Jordan. This project will affect my local community and the international community.

Concerts for Humanity

m_huynh89 — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 19:19:25 -0600

Concerts for Humanity is a student-run organization at Long Beach Polytechnic. The objective of this club is to raise funds to aid world poverty and victims of AIDS. We do so by organizing benefit concerts and other events. All the proceeds will be part of the efforts to end world poverty and AIDS. We also aim to inform the student body about this much needed cause. We stress the importance of giving to those less fortunate than we are. We work with the ONE Campaign, Bread for the World, World Vision and their partners. Currently, we are sponsoring a boy named Marvin Vindel in the Honduras.

La Romana Mission

christinachoquette — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 22:42:53 -0600

I am a student at UMASS-Dartmouth who began a volunteer project and is slowly bringing into a full-time project following my graduation. This project takes place in La Romana, Dominican Republic where Haitians leave extreme poverty only to find themselves in extreme poverty. These people live and work in sugarcane fields seven days per week for fourteen hours a day making as little as $10. They have no electricity, no running water, no medical care, very little food and little education. Ailments such as malnutrition, HIV, malaria and typhoid are a huge part of this scenario.

Rise Up: Simple Ways to Make Big Change- Rally

suepierre — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 17:04:05 -0600

Rise Up: Simple Ways to Make Big Change is an event in planning hosted by NJ Students for Change in Somerset, NJ. The event will focus on various topics, primarily serving to evoke a sense of global connection and social responsibility in youth. This rally is mainly for middle school and high school students.
The topics of focus are HIV/AIDS, Poverty and Hunger, Child Soldiers, and Human Trafficking.

Speakers are from the Hyacinth AIDS Foundation, Refugees International, the Young General Assembly (NGO), and a local faith based initiative focused on the homeless.

S.U.F.R.I.R.

cozmiika — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 13:50:15 -0600

SUFRIR stands for Students United for Immigrant Rights (SUFRIR) and it is the student component of Voces de la Frontera. SUFRIR is an opportunity for students to civically engage in the issues that matter most to them and their families. The first chapter of SUFRIR was formed in Racine at Horlick High School in 2004. SUFRIR students in Racine participated in campaigns for drivers licenses, in state tuition for undocumented students, and comprehensive immigration reform. SUFRIR students have participated in lobbying trips to Madison and Washington D.C.

Free Country? Now Free Our Slaves!!

morethannothing — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 14:29:36 -0600

I am going to start a community project that educates and promotes awreness about human sex slave trafficking. Many people arent aware that slavery is still a very real issue and that women are being sold for as little as 100$...thats 100$ for a human life!