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SLAVERY STILL EXISTS TODAY
Who?
- 2 million child sex trafficking victims today.
- The majority of victims are between 18 and 24 years of age.
- Most of the trafficking victims have at least a middle-level education
- Between 14,500 and 17,500 human beings are being trafficked into the U.S. each year.
- 46% of the victims know the traffickers who enslave them.
- Atlanta, GA contains the highest number of human beings are being trafficked into the U.S. each year.
- Every year, human traffickers earn about $32 billion in profits, which is more than Nike, Google and Starbucks combined.
- $15.5 billion of that $32 billion is earned in industrialized countries like the United States.
- The average price of a slave has decreased significantly over the past 200 years. In 1809, the average price adjusted to today's value was around $40,000. In 2009, the average price of a slave was just $90.
but we're working together to fight it!
This month is No Slave November.
Join us as we unite as a group to bring awareness to our campus.
Join us as we unite as a group to bring awareness to our campus.
- Change your profile picture to the image on the right.
- Change your cover photo to the one on our Facebook.
- Draw a barcode on your arm to represent those who are paying the price of slavery.
- Contribute to our food drive throughout the month. (See Events tab)
join us in our fight against human trafficking
Come to a meeting: Tuesdays at 6 pm in SC 301 (L.A. Pittenger Student Center)
Email Us: [email protected]
Join Ball State IJM on Facebook.
Follow Ball State IJM on Instagram
Follow Ball State IJM on Twitter.
Our address is: L.A. Pittenger Student Center Box 228
Ball State University
Muncie, IN, 47306
human trafficking hotline:
1-888-373-7888
- This hotline coordinates efforts with local police and FBI.
