Today is National Human Trafficking Awareness Day and the Sheila
Wellstone Institute would like to bring awareness to the $70 billion
dollar a year industry that includes sexual slavery or forced labor for
millions of women, children, and men.
This year organized labor has their best opportunity to pass the Employee Free Choice Act and the glbt community has the opportunity to pass a fully inclusive Employment Non-Discrimination Act. Working together at the grassroots level will make both efforts stronger.
Posted on February 6, 2009 - 10:40am by Sarah Scanlon
Not only was the election of President Barack Obama a
historic event by electing our first black president. This election also marked a momentous turning
point for the battered women and sexual assault movements in this country.