WELCOME TO
STOP THE TRAFFIK

Steve Chalke (Chairman of Stop The Traffik) writes:

Welcome to this first member newsletter for Stop The Traffik.  Our aim is to keep you, our coalition members, up to date with all the exciting developments as and when they happen. 

This is a momentous year with an incredible opportunity for us all to make known the terrible truth that millions of children, women and men are locked in slavery through people trafficking. But we can unlock freedom together.

Although there will be great events and familiar names involved, the real success of Stop The Traffik is up to you and me working down our own streets and in our own places of work to tell the story and make a difference.

Thank you for joining us.

Here are a few updates of what is happening so far.

Steve Chalke
Chairman of Stop The Traffik


A GROWING GLOBAL COALITION

We now number more than 250 organisations, including clubs, faith groups, businesses and NGOs around the world.  Visit the website to see the growing list of member.  The coalition covers over 30 countries including: Albania, Australia, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Czech Republic, Eire, Ecuador, Estonia, Ethiopia, Ghana, Greece, Hungary, Lebanon, Moldavia, Netherlands, Norway, Philippines, South Africa, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Thailand, UK, USA. 


GLOBAL DECLARATION CARDS and
CELEBRITY ENDORSEMENTS

The global Declaration Cards will help us demonstrate the strength of feeling around the world about people trafficking, as we deliver the petition to the United Nations and heads of state after 'Freedom Day' on 25th March 2007. Growing numbers are being signed and returned to us and we have so far received over 9000. We have also received signed cards from a number of celebrities including Anita Roddick, Sir Richard Branson, Baronness Cox, William Hague, Sir Paul McCartney, Stella McCartney, Jim Wallace, Tony Campolo, Daniel and Natasha Bedingfield and over 200 Members of the European Parliament.


ORDER STOP THE TRAFFIK DECLARATION CARDS
AND FREEDOM KEYS ...

keyringand distribute them throughout your organisation and beyond so the message of Stop The Traffik is carried everywhere. 

Stop The Traffik Declaration Cards and Freedom Keys will be sold in batches of 100. Declaration Cards cost £2.50 per 100 (plus postage and packing) and the Freedom Keys cost £70 per 100 (plus postage and packing).  The recommended retail price of the Freedom Key is £1, this will give you a profit as you sell them on; providing you with the opportunity to raise money to put towards a charitable cause of your choice, linked with anti-trafficking.

To find out more and place your order e-mail info@stopthetraffik.org.  


GLOBAL PROJECTS FEATURED ON THE WEB SITE

chinaWe are keen to promote those members organisations that are working in the area of people trafficking by putting a spotlight on their anti-trafficking projects. Visit the global projects page on the web site and see over the coming months what they are doing around the world. 

photo courtesy of The Salvation Army

 

The aim of the global projects page is to:

1enable you to be involved in STOP THE TRAFFIK

 

2for you to educate others on the issues of trafficking seen through the eyes of a particular project

 

3to enable you to become effective advocates through highlighting particular goals and necessary action through specific projects or national campaigns

 

4to encourage you to launch your own fundraising initiative to support particular projects

 

If you know of an anti trafficking project that you'll like to see featured on the website, please drop us a line at info@stopthetraffik.org.

 

WEBSITE UPDATED:

Look at the web site and see the new resources on line or coming soon:     


STOP THE TRAFFIK OFFICES GO INTERNATIONAL

We are delighted to announce that the UK office in London is being added to by a number of Stop The Traffik offices in other countries. We have a contact office in Brussels and are now establishing offices in the USA and India. And we plan more in the next few months.

We are pleased to welcome our most recent office co-ordinator – Merlyn Dsouza who is co-ordinating Stop The Traffik in India.  Merlyn was a Director of International Justice Mission in India and is well networked with anti-trafficking organisations across the subcontinent. 


WE WANT YOU TO FEEDBACK TO US

If you have comments, details of projects or activities in support of Stop The Traffik, we'd love to hear from you.

Please tell other organisations about the campaign and encourage them to join the global coalition – together we can Stop The Traffik!

Stop The Traffik Co-ordinating Team
Enquiries: members@stopthetraffik.org

STOP THE TRAFFIK. UNLOCK FREEDOM.