CLINTON – The Sisters of St. Francis Clinton Area Anti-Trafficking Committee has asked the City Council to declare January 2024 as an awareness month of human trafficking in our community.
Published Apr 23, 2021
The Sisters of St. Francis Franciscan Peace Center will show the movie Racially Charged: America’s Misdemeanor Problem via Zoom on Tuesday, May 27, at 6:30 p.m. The 30-minute film will be followed by a group discussion. America’s Misdemeanor Problem exposes how our country’s history of racial injustice evolved into an enormous abuse of criminal justice power. 13 million people a year – most of them poor and people of color – are abused by this system. Through first-person accounts of those charged under the Black Codes of the Reconstruction era paralleled with the outrageous stories of people trapped in the system today, the film brings to light the unfolding of a powerful engine of profits and racial inequality. With the emergence of the Black Lives Matter movement, this film provides historical context and examines America’s history of racist oppression. Go to https://clintonfranciscans.com/news events/event-calendar/event/2
Updated: 7:11 PM CDT April 15, 2021
FULTON, Ill. Fulton Mayor Mike Ottens signed a proclamation April 14 to designate the City of Fulton a TraffickingFree Zone, according to a press release from the Franciscan Peace Center.
Otten said he is sending a clear message to sex traffickers and buyers. “Human trafficking will not be tolerated in our community,” said Otten. “We are proud to partner with the U.S. Institute Against Human Trafficking (USIAHT) to declare our city a TraffickingFree Zone and serve notice to all potential sex traffickers and buyers in Fulton and the surrounding area that our most vulnerable citizens will not be bought and sold.”
Published Dec 17, 2020
The Sisters of St. Francis Franciscan Peace Center in Clinton, Iowa, and the Iowa Network Against Human Trafficking and Slavery are co-sponsoring Iowa’s Freedom Summit in recognition of Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month. A live webinar will be held Tuesday, January 12, 11:30 a.m. 1:00 p.m. CST. Join the movement to make Iowa free of Human Trafficking. The panel of speakers includes Heather Brown, a survivor and advocate; former Senator Maggie Tinsman, founder of Braking Traffik; Dr. Shannon Findlay, a member of the Johnson County Human Trafficking Coalition; Alyse Hardin, Survivor Services Supervisor for Braking Traffik of Family Resources, Inc.; Teresa Davidson, Anti-Human Trafficking Coordinator at Mercy Medical Center; and Jessica Rohrs, Director of Victim Services at Family Crisis Centers. Please pre-register for this event HERE.