Week 1 – Stand Up – Day 2  No matter where we live in Canada and Bermuda, slavery and human trafficking is happening around us.  It happens to the young girl who is deceived and pressured by her “boyfriend” to sell her body out of a hotel room after school.  It transpires to the man who enters the country

Week 1 – Stand Up – Day 3 Trafficking in persons is a serious crime and a grave violation of human rights. Every year, thousands of men, women, and children are preyed upon by traffickers in their own countries and abroad.  There are many risk factors that increases the exposure and defenselessness of individuals in which

Week 1 – Stand Up – Day 4 The United Nations defines human trafficking as the recruitment, transportation, transfer, harboring, or receipt of persons by improper means (such as force, fraud, coercion, deception, abduction, abuse of power) for the purpose of exploitation (including forced labor, sexual exploitation, slavery, etc.)

Week 1 – Stand Up – Day 6 Maybe reading is not your thing. Check out our list of videos to learn more about modern slavery and human trafficking happening right here in Canada and abroad. Videos about Slavery and Human Trafficking – Canada and International Canada a target for human traffickers – CBC News: The National

Week 1 – Stand Up – Day 5 For the Children’s List: There are so many great books out there to help children begin to learn and become aware of slavery and human trafficking in the world around them. This is our Top 10 List for 2021 focusing on prevention, slavery and the underground railway, and two important historical heroes

Week 1 – Stand Up – Day 7 Modern slavery and human trafficking is happening around us all the time.  It doesn’t stop.  It doesn’t take a break.  We want to encourage people to keep thinking and growing in their knowledge, understanding, and awareness of it that goes beyond this week and this month. 

Introduction The International Salvation Army’s Fight for Freedom calls for increased fervor in the fight against Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking (MSHT).  It calls us, as an Army and individuals, to carefully and prayerfully consider how we can foil this injustice and practically respond to the pain and damage in its wake. 

Day 2 - STEP UP through Prayer We believe prayer is a foundational and powerful tool as we fight against modern slavery and human trafficking.An essential response to the fight is to engage in prayer.  Ministry units and individuals can do battle through prayer.  Some ways you can STEP UP through PRAYER are: Inviting others to join

Day 3 -STEP UP through Participation Every corps is a resource in this battle. We are often serving those on the margins and in communities where no others can reach.We are in a position within our communities to join the fight.  With the assistance of your Divisional/Regional/Provincial MSHT Response Advocate you can STEP UP through

Day 5 - STEP UP through Protection The Salvation Army has a holistic view of health and seeks to walk alongside and serve survivors as they regain their physical, mental, emotional, relational and spiritual health.We want to provide holistic support to survivors as they regain their physical, mental, emotional, relational and spiritual

Day 4 - STEP UP through Prevention Raising awareness and addressing the root cause of modern slavery and human trafficking is a vital element decreasing vulnerability.A key element in the fight for freedom is prevention; this requires us to raise awareness of the root causes of exploitation that can lead to human trafficking.  Working with

Day 6 - STEP UP through Proof Ensure our response both contributes to and receives from research and is informed by evidence-based practices. We want to ensure that our response to the fight for freedom both contributes and receives from research. To STEP UP through PROOF, it is imperative to collect data and information from