Nov
27
2009
Slavery and the Holidays
Melissa Books & Resources, Trafficking News & Information 1
Amanda Kloer at Change.org’s End Human Trafficking blog gives a strong reminder that our consumption affects trafficked people—especially this time of year. Here are some simple ways you can change what you buy to help protect exploited people.
Nov
25
2009
Buy Fashion. Give Hope.
Emily Product Information, STF News 1
Happy Thanksgiving one day early! What are you thankful for? I am thankful to be back home with my family and friends for my first Thanksgiving in America in 2 years. I am looking forward to all the wonderful food, family and football tomorrow and I am also thinking ahead to shopping on Friday! But this Black Friday I encourage you to stay home. Well, at least long enough to do some online shopping. The best gifts always have a story. Whether it’s where they came from or what they represent, they carry a meaning and a value beyond theRead more
Nov
25
2009
Good News and Bad News
Emily Uncategorized 0
Good News: A victim of labor trafficking in California has gotten justice! Yusuf was fortunate to find justice through seeking the legal remedies and protections available to her under United States Federal and CA State law. After the damages were awareded, Yusfu emphatically stated, “I want other trafficking survivors in the United States to know that they have the right to seek this justice too.” Bad News: A horrible case of child torture and trafficking has been uncovered in Cambodia. Good news: The victim is now in Hagar Cambodia’s care! Where there is Hagar, there is hope.
Nov
24
2009
Our Christmas Open House is coming soon!
Emily Survivor Stories, Uncategorized 1
Our Stop Traffick Fashion Christmas Open House is rapidly approaching! We hope you can join us to do some Christmas shopping and spread hope to survivors of human trafficking all over the world. We’ll have all of our regular merchandise from the website for you to purchase, along with some of the new items we’ll be adding to the site in 2010! Here are the details: When: Saturday, December 5th from 11am-2pm Where: The McAlpin, 14 W. 4th Street, Cincinnati OH 45202 We’ll also be having some fabulous specials: Buy a set of our all natural soap & lotionRead more
Nov
21
2009
A Closer Look at Kolkata
Melissa Books & Resources 0
Here are some great documentaries that look at life in one of the sex districts of Kolkata (Calcutta), India.
Nov
21
2009
STF featured in Just Cause Magazine
Emily Uncategorized 0
JUST CAUSE Magazine just released their November issue featuring some great JUST gift ideas…including some items from Stop Traffick Fashion! Check it out. Also, tomorrow we will be at a great event called Cincinnati Pink Fest! Come visit us, along with 80 other vendors, to do some Christmas shopping and raise money for the Susan G. Komen Foundation.
Nov
20
2009
Human Trafficking in COLUMBUS, OH
Emily Uncategorized 0
A recent article does a great job highlighting how human trafficking happens in the US, why it happens so much in Ohio and what people are doing about it. I highly encourage you to read it (it’s a little long!) but it has great information and it would be a great article to pass along to raise awareness that human trafficking happens in Ohio!
Nov
19
2009
2010 Sweatshop Hall of Shame
Emily Uncategorized 0
The 2010 Sweatshop Hall of Shame was recently released. It highlights the latest companies exploiting child labor, slave labor and other unsafe working conditions. This year’s inductees are Abercrombie & Fitch, Gymboree, Hanes, Ikea, Kohl’s, LL Bean, Pier 1 Imports, Propper International, and Walmart. You can read more details here. They may not all be using slave labor but as a socially conscious consumer I want to have all the possible information when I make purchases and make sure the companies I buy from are ethical. I am slightly confused about Ikea, however. Another recent article talked about how theyRead more
Nov
17
2009
Our New Fan Page
Emily Uncategorized 0
Stop Traffick Fashion has a new fan page on Facebook! Become a fan to keep up with news on human trafficking, stories about Stop Traffick Fashion and other specials. If you’re already part of our Facebook group, please become a fan anyway because we are transitioning all of our communication there. While we”re at it, here is a reminder of a few more ways you can keep in touch with us: – Sign up for our email newsletter – Follow us on Twitter
Nov
15
2009
STF on The Examiner.com
The Examiner.com – November 14, 2009 Stop Traffick Fashion Makes Shopping Meaningful By Tamia Stinson Stop Traffick Fashion founder Emily Hill Emily Hill Shopping for a cause has to be one of the best ideas, ever. At least, that’s what Emily Hill hopes. Hill is the founder of Stop Traffick Fashion, a retail site dedicated to raising awareness about the horrors of human trafficking and providing a place for fashionistas to shop for stylish goods created by trafficking victims. The Cincinnati native graduated from Miami University with an MA in Economics and currently works for Nielsen in addition to actingRead more