5 Coolest Human Trafficking Awareness Videos of 2009

by Amanda Kloer · 2009-12-23 13:00:00 UTC
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After a decade of raising general "awareness" about human trafficking, some groups decided that 2009 was the year to try innovation in the creation of short PSAs and videos designed to educate viewers about the realities of modern-day slavery. Here are my five favorites from this year. Are there any that you'd like to add?

1. Discovered by Global Kids. This awesome video was made by a group of awesome teens as part of an awesome program in New York City. Did I mention it's awesome? The animation is cool, and the fact that it was made by teens looking at the trafficking of teens is even cooler.

2. Supply and Demand by Sort of Films. This is a spectacularly animated and powerful video about how supply and demand drive the market for human trafficking. It's unlike a lot else out there. You've just gotta see it.

3. The Killers "Goodnight, Travel Well" Video for MTV EXIT: When this video was first released, I had some mixed feelings about it. It does reinforce some problematic stereotypes -- like that women and children being trafficking into the sex industry are locked in a room when they're not being raped. But it's also a cool song set to powerful video that can really make you think about the reality of sex trafficking for the victim.

4. Labour Trafficking by Anti-Slavery International. This video is a simple, straightforward, and eloquently executed look at the difference between labor trafficking and a bad job. One of my favorite features of this video is that it includes some of the many industries victims are trafficked into -- places like restaurants, salons, and retail stores.

5. International Traffickers Association by MTV EXIT. This video reminds me so much of the Dharma Initiative training videos from Lost, that I can't help but wonder if MTV made the connection on purpose. It feels like something mysterious and groundbreaking -- the key to figuring out how modern-day slavery as an institution works. The information itself may not be groundbreaking, but with MTV, the packaging is, as always.

Amanda Kloer is a Change.org Editor and has been a full-time abolitionist in several capacities for seven years. Follow her on Twitter @endhumantraffic
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