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Changemakers Entrant Speaks Out on Prostitution and the 2010 World Cup
August 26, 2008
The Changemakers entrant Coalition Against Trafficking in Women testified at a conference on the impact of the 2010 World Cup on trafficking of women and children. Spokesperson Gunilla Ekberg said prostitution should not be viewed as a legal profession because most women get involved under duress and experience it as a form of violence.
Changemaker Entrant Wynona Ward Featured in New Book and PBS Video
August 18, 2008
Wynona Ward, founder of "Have Justice, Will Travel" and a featured entrant in the Changemakers "Ending Abuse in Intimate & Family Relations" competition, is highlighted in a new book "Your America, Democracy's Local Heroes," and in a recent video from the PBS program NOW that you can view here
Ending Global Slavery Competition Winners Announced
August 6, 2008
More adults and children are enslaved or trapped as bonded laborers today than at any other period in human history—more than 27 million individuals worldwide. Three of the innovative programs that are fighting to expose, confront, and halt this human exploitation have just been announced winners of the “Ending Global Slavery: Everyday Heroes Leading the Way” international competition
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