Band of Survivors Team Update 23

Rise and shine sleepy heads! That’s how I felt today. When I got up I was really tired, but it was nothing I couldn’t handle. We got up and did some morning worship. It really prepared us for the rest of the day. Today we took part in spreading awareness about Human Trafficking in the LaVillita (Little Village) area of Chicago.

Pilar Dunning taught us about the huge problem that is Human Trafficking and opened our eyes to what the Army is doing today to combat this injustice. Whether it was through forced labor or prostitution we helped raise awareness of this “modern day slavery” by going into many businesses and asking them if we could display Salvation Army posters to combat this issue by providing a 24 hour support hotline. Sex trafficking is when a person is forced to have sex, or can be found through fraud or coercion (threats, failure to accomplish tasks bring harsh punishments, etc.). Labor trafficking is the same type of thing except it doesn’t deal with sex. All of these things go under the category of Human Trafficking.

It was a very successful outreach and the vast majority of businesses in LaVillita welcomed us into their doors and partnered with us to raise awareness.

Gerald Clemons