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Title:
Nefarious Documentary Screening about Human Trafficking
When:
14.09.2011  7.1316044824.PM h - 9.1337481024.PM h
Where:
Allen Theater - Lubbock
Category:
Weekly Events

Description

You're invited to this FREE screening! Doors open at 6:30 pm.

This documentary takes you behind the veil of the Modern Sex Slave Industry. With over 27 million enslaved people in the world, human trafficking is once again the battlefront of the century.

Does human trafficking happen in Lubbock? Yes, here's an update on the most recent case. A federal grand jury in Lubbock, Texas has indicted two individuals on conspiracy to commit sex trafficking of a child and related felony offenses, announced U.S. Attorney James T. Jacks of the Northern District of Texas. 


The Cold Facts of Modern Slavery

- A child is trafficked every 30 seconds. – UNICEF

- The average age of entry into commercial sex slavery in the United States is 13 years old. – United States Department of Justice

- Human Trafficking occurs in 161 out of 192 countries. – The United Nations

- Pornography is a 96 billion dollar per year industry. – The Internet Filter Review

- Up to 96% of women in prostitution want to escape but feel they can’t. – United Labor Organization

- Human Trafficking is a 32 billion dollar per year industry. – The United Nations

- Over 27 million people are enslaved around the world. This is more than double the number of Africans enslaved during the Trans-Atlantic slave trade. – Kevin Bales; Free the Slaves

Brought to you by Exodus Cry - the Prayer Movement to End Slavery, the Lubbock International House of Prayer, and generous donors.

http://nefariousdocumentary.com/

Venue

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Venue:
Allen Theater
Street:
15th Street & Akron Avenue
ZIP:
79401
City:
Lubbock
State:
Texas
Country:
Country: us

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