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Vital Voices March 2006 Trafficking Alert US Edition

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In this issue, we would like to bring your attention to the Fourth Annual Freedom Network conference held in Chicago, Illinois. The Freedom Network USA is the only anti-trafficking network in the United States consisting of approximately 30 non-governmental organizations, most of which provide direct legal and social services to victims of human trafficking. This year's Paul and Sheila Wellstone Award was presented to the Coalition of Immokalee Workers from Florida (CIW) for their survivor-empowerment approach. Many of CIW's employees are survivors of labor trafficking. Keynote speakers included the US Attorney General Alberto Gonzalez and Helga Konrad, OSCE's Anti-Trafficking Representative.

In the first quarter of 2006, Vital Voices has been busy raising public awareness about human trafficking in the United States. In February, Vital Voices co-sponsored Ending Violence Against Women in the 21st Centuryconference in San Francisco with eight other organizations in the Bay area. Senator Hillary Rodham Clintondelivered a video speech. Susan Estrich, author and law professor, gave a compelling keynote speech, using her family members' stories as examples of rampant violence against women in today's American society. Other featured articles include Vital Voices' testimony before the U.S. Congresson human trafficking in China, a new Vital Voices Anti-Trafficking Toolkit in Chinese available for download and distribution, as well as U.S. government anti-trafficking initiatives and up-coming events.