Comments on: The Herstory of Somaly Mam http://cchronicle.com/2010/03/the-herstory-of-somaly-mam/ NEWS CHRONICLE FROM CONDUCIVE MAG Conceive, Chronicle, Change Thu, 09 Sep 2010 05:55:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Human Trafficking Domestic and Abroad « Cjaye57’s Weblog http://cchronicle.com/2010/03/the-herstory-of-somaly-mam/comment-page-1/#comment-1440 Human Trafficking Domestic and Abroad « Cjaye57’s Weblog Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:26:44 +0000 http://cchronicle.com/?p=4379#comment-1440 [...] Somaly Mam is a Women’s Herstory Heroine who we covered earlier in the series. Yesterday, she spoke at the Levin Institute in New York City at an event hosted by the United Nations Association of New York. The UNA has established human trafficking as the main initiative of their advocacy committee. There is a sense of urgency, recognized by the UNA advocacy committee as reports from the UN’s Office on Drugs and Crime estimates that human trafficking is a business worth 4 billion dollars annually. According to this study, there are 4 million victims of human trafficking each year.  There is a number of interesting facts about human trafficking that I learned at the event that I wanted to share with the Conducive Chronicle readers. [...] [...] Somaly Mam is a Women’s Herstory Heroine who we covered earlier in the series. Yesterday, she spoke at the Levin Institute in New York City at an event hosted by the United Nations Association of New York. The UNA has established human trafficking as the main initiative of their advocacy committee. There is a sense of urgency, recognized by the UNA advocacy committee as reports from the UN’s Office on Drugs and Crime estimates that human trafficking is a business worth 4 billion dollars annually. According to this study, there are 4 million victims of human trafficking each year.  There is a number of interesting facts about human trafficking that I learned at the event that I wanted to share with the Conducive Chronicle readers. [...]

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]]> By: Conducive Chronicle http://cchronicle.com/2010/03/the-herstory-of-somaly-mam/comment-page-1/#comment-1422 Conducive Chronicle Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:32:30 +0000 http://cchronicle.com/?p=4379#comment-1422 [...] Somaly Mam, is a Women’s Herstory Heroine that we covered earlier in the series. Yesterday, she spoke at the Levin Institute in New York City at an event hosted by the United Nations Association of New York. The UNA has established human trafficking as the initiative and main of their advocacy committee. There is a sense of urgency as recognized by the UNA advocacy committee as reports from the UN’s Office on Drugs and Crime estimates that human trafficking is a business worth 4 billion dollars. According to this study, there are 4 million victims of human trafficking annually. There are so many misconceptions surrounding this new focus on human trafficking. Some of these misconceptions include that girls are exploited by men for sex. But, brothel owners that are exploiting women are often owned and operated by women. The second misconception is that human trafficking is a foreign probem but it is something that takes place right in New York City. Forced prostitution is not only imposed on women of Eastern Europe but on young girls and boys on every continent, in every country, in every city. [...] [...] Somaly Mam, is a Women’s Herstory Heroine that we covered earlier in the series. Yesterday, she spoke at the Levin Institute in New York City at an event hosted by the United Nations Association of New York. The UNA has established human trafficking as the initiative and main of their advocacy committee. There is a sense of urgency as recognized by the UNA advocacy committee as reports from the UN’s Office on Drugs and Crime estimates that human trafficking is a business worth 4 billion dollars. According to this study, there are 4 million victims of human trafficking annually. There are so many misconceptions surrounding this new focus on human trafficking. Some of these misconceptions include that girls are exploited by men for sex. But, brothel owners that are exploiting women are often owned and operated by women. The second misconception is that human trafficking is a foreign probem but it is something that takes place right in New York City. Forced prostitution is not only imposed on women of Eastern Europe but on young girls and boys on every continent, in every country, in every city. [...]

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]]> By: Eryn-Ashlei Bailey http://cchronicle.com/2010/03/the-herstory-of-somaly-mam/comment-page-1/#comment-1267 Eryn-Ashlei Bailey Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:05:26 +0000 http://cchronicle.com/?p=4379#comment-1267 Caty, I have GOT to pick up Half of the Sky. I heard the author speak at the UN last September and I haven't been able to grab it since! Thanks for reading and I hope you like our Herstory series!!! Eryn Caty,

I have GOT to pick up Half of the Sky. I heard the author speak at the UN last September and I haven’t been able to grab it since! Thanks for reading and I hope you like our Herstory series!!!

Eryn

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]]> By: Human trafficking daily news (March, 3, 2010) « RestoreNYC http://cchronicle.com/2010/03/the-herstory-of-somaly-mam/comment-page-1/#comment-1247 Human trafficking daily news (March, 3, 2010) « RestoreNYC Thu, 04 Mar 2010 01:19:11 +0000 http://cchronicle.com/?p=4379#comment-1247 [...] New York: Somalie Mam, a sex trafficking survivor, spoke about human trafficking in Cambodia at Fordham University. She said that 70% of the patron in the Cambodian brothels at the capital city are local males. Since women’s equal rights are not guaranteed by the law, children are often subject to sexual exploitation or human trafficking. Also, Manhattan launches cybercrime and Identity Theft bureau. The bureau will enhance the district attorney’s ability to fight against high technology crime including child exploitation. [...] [...] New York: Somalie Mam, a sex trafficking survivor, spoke about human trafficking in Cambodia at Fordham University. She said that 70% of the patron in the Cambodian brothels at the capital city are local males. Since women’s equal rights are not guaranteed by the law, children are often subject to sexual exploitation or human trafficking. Also, Manhattan launches cybercrime and Identity Theft bureau. The bureau will enhance the district attorney’s ability to fight against high technology crime including child exploitation. [...]

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]]> By: Caty DiDonato Anderson http://cchronicle.com/2010/03/the-herstory-of-somaly-mam/comment-page-1/#comment-1244 Caty DiDonato Anderson Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:13:29 +0000 http://cchronicle.com/?p=4379#comment-1244 Eryn, Great article! One of the most astonishing things to me is that often when women or girls escape some of these brothels and go to the police, the police return them to the brothels! If you haven't read it, I think you would enjoy reading "Half the Sky." Enjoy may not be the right word because it is filled with stories like that of Somaly, but it is also filled with hope because many women like Somaly are doing their part and more in making sure the same things don't happen to other women. Looking forward to reading more herstories this month! Eryn,

Great article! One of the most astonishing things to me is that often when women or girls escape some of these brothels and go to the police, the police return them to the brothels! If you haven’t read it, I think you would enjoy reading “Half the Sky.” Enjoy may not be the right word because it is filled with stories like that of Somaly, but it is also filled with hope because many women like Somaly are doing their part and more in making sure the same things don’t happen to other women.

Looking forward to reading more herstories this month!

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]]> By: What it takes to make a modern woman http://cchronicle.com/2010/03/the-herstory-of-somaly-mam/comment-page-1/#comment-1229 What it takes to make a modern woman Wed, 03 Mar 2010 16:08:49 +0000 http://cchronicle.com/?p=4379#comment-1229 [...] question therein is: How do we educate these very young women? As was discussed yesterday on the Herstory of Somaly Mam, there is demand for sex with children. Obviously, there are parents who willingly subject their [...] [...] question therein is: How do we educate these very young women? As was discussed yesterday on the Herstory of Somaly Mam, there is demand for sex with children. Obviously, there are parents who willingly subject their [...]

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