by Linda Smith, President and Founder, Shared Hope International Recent news reports have highlighted the role of Craigslist in facilitating commercial sex involving minors – domestic minor sex trafficking. However, as we advocate for the closure of Craigslist’s adult services web page, we must acknowledge that for the lucrative business of online classifieds for “adult […]
I am a Giant Fan, but not a fan of this Giant
Sports are part of the fabric of America. The national pastimes, whether baseball or football, allow everyday people to escape their problems for a three hour period and root, root, root for the home team. However, professional and even amateur sports have become big business through enormous television contracts, merchandising, and billion dollar sports stadiums. […]
Finding the face behind the numbers
The issue of human trafficking, and sex trafficking in particular, can be overwhelming. 27 million people enslaved worldwide. Over 300,000 young girls at risk of being trafficked into the commercial sex industry in the United States alone. These numbers set our heads spinning and make us wonder: how we can sustain our compassion for those […]