LOS ANGELES- Ready or not summer is here and with it the summer season of justice seeking! After a short break (from outreaches, not from action) Project Exodus is ready to launch its "Summer of Justice" initiative with a series of summer outreaches that will be rocking the Los Angeles area. This Monday's "Tip Sweep" in MacArthur Park will be the first of many outreaches in a campaign aimed at recruiting more volunteers to the organization and expanding the organization's reach throughout the Los Angeles area.
Aptly named, "tip sweeps" consist of Project Exodus teams going out into the Los Angeles community and creating dialogue with the community members regarding human trafficking. Having information both in English and in other languages, the goal of the evening will be to inform people of human trafficking and to get reports (or tips) about possible trafficking locations or happenings taking place within that community.
While research and investigations are critical in discovering and exposing traffickign locations, going out and engaging the community in the fight against human trafficking can sometimes be a more effective means of gathering information.
Though in the more affulent sections of the Los Angeles human trafficking is a relatively unknown issue, those who live in the poorer sections of the city are very aware of the existence of trafficking. However, due to mistrust of the police and a lack of understanding of proper legal avenues, trafficking instances often go unreported. Tip Sweeps thus offer a critical service in that they not only let community members know avenues in which they can report human trafficking but they also provide an alternative means of action from the police, thus increasing the odds of a report.
A schedule of upcoming "Summer of Justice" events will be posted soon to the website. If you are interested in joining Project Exodus on June 15th, please contact the organization at freedom@project-exodus.org. You can also feel free to sign up for our email updates in order to learn of future outreach activities.
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