On March 3rd, my group and I went to Port Authority to hang up posters that raise awareness about human and sexual trafficking. We went to Port Authority because a lot of sex trafficking occurs there. We took the train from school and got off at 42nd street. As we were walking through the train…
On Wednesday, January 25th, our social justice group met with Aravella Simotas. Aravella is an assemblywoman in Astoria. We met with her because she passed a bill encouraging hanging a poster in public places that raised awareness about sexual trafficking. We talked to her about what inspired her to write the bill, why she didn’t…
On Monday, December 12th, Peggy Kern visited our class to talk about her book, Little Peach. Little Peach is about a girl named Michelle who runs away from her home and gets seduced by a pimp. He brings her home with him and takes advantage of her by forcing her to have sex with men…
On November 29th, our group had an interview with Patricia Mcormick about her book Sold. Sold is the story of a young girl in Nepal who is sold into the sexual trafficking system. She is trapped in a house with several other prostitutes and is forced to have sex with men to “pay off her…
On November 10th, my social justice group had a interview over face time with Sheila Berman. She is a sexual and human trafficking advocate and educator. She travels all over the world and talks to prosecutors, lawyers, judges, and police about how to treat victims of trafficking. The interview was very interesting and we learned…
