Ohio Teens Tackle Trafficking

by Amanda Kloer · 2009-03-25 14:30:00 UTC
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The Cincinnati Enquirer has the cool and inspiring story of a group of high school sophomores who have built a multi-day event to raise awareness in their community about human trafficking, specifically in Haiti and India.  Their ambitious event includes,

the free event April 3-4, which will feature talks by former slaves, concerts, a downtown march and candlelight ceremony on the Purple People Bridge.

The friends took up human trafficking as a cause after one of them travelled to Haiti and met children exploited in slavery.  Their program is supported by a local church and the anti-trafficking organization International Justice Mission.

I hope this story is a symptom of the spreading yeswecanism syndrome which Obama ignited in my generation.  Yes, the economy is in the toilet.  Yes, there are still millions of slaves in the world today.  But four teenagers in Ohio can still do something amazing to make this world a freer and better place.  And they did. 

Mad props to Katie, Marissa, Kaytlyn, Jessica!  Way to be the change, ladies. 

 

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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