Sex Trafficking

Brad Riley from IEmphathize recently came and spoke to Columbia students on the issue of sex trafficking.  Many of the students were surprised that this was an issue that our country faced, that it wasn’t just a foreign problem.  The students were engaged and wanted to know how to be active to fighting against this injustice.  Locally, JFK airport is a major trafficking hub and Flushing Queens contains many underground brothels.

Watch the following video that featured two teenagers who were kidnapped and forced into sex slavery:

Jesus calls us to pray against injustices and to seek the welfare of the city.  There are many ways that you can get involved. Check out the following organizations:

• Iempathize helps to engage people in the issues of sex trafficking.
• Restore NYC seeks to restore freedom, safety and hope for foreign-born survivors of sex trafficking by providing long-term, holistic aftercare services. We partner with local and federal officials as well as other organizations to facilitate the prosecution of traffickers and empower survivors.