We are worth more as human beings:

Since producing the movie A Dance For Bethany my wife and I have had a desire to get involved and be a part of the solution to the growing epidemic of human trafficking that is now well established in the United States as well as being a world wide issue.  Recent national News programs have listed human trafficking and sexual exploitation as competing with drug money as a source of revenue for organized crime. 

"In today's world, too often human traffickers abuse the trust of children and expose them to the worst of life at a young age. It takes a perverse form of evil to exploit and hurt those vulnerable members of society. Human traffickers operate with greed and without conscience, treating their victims as nothing more than goods and commodities for sale to the highest bidder. They're forced to submit to unspeakable evil. America has a particular duty to fight this horror because human trafficking is an affront to the defining promise of our country. Human trafficking is an offense against human dignity, a crime in which human beings, many of them teenagers and young children, are bought and sold and often sexually abused by violent criminals. Our nation is determined to fight and end this modern form of slavery. And this bipartisan bill will help expand our efforts to combat this brutal crime that steals innocence and destroys lives." (Excerpts from President’s speech at the signing of Bill H.R. 972 signed January 10, 2006)

Young girls and often boys are treated like commodities bought and sold in the marketplace and unlike the one-at-a-time sale of drugs to junkies, these humans are used sometimes 30 - 40 times per day for mere profit and perverse pleasure. 

“Trafficking in human beings is now the third-largest moneymaking venture in the world, after illegal weapons and drugs. In fact, the United Nations estimates that the trade nets organized crime more than $12 billion a year” (Victor Malarek The Natashas: Inside the New Global Sex Trade). According to a CIA report, 700,000 to 2 million women and children worldwide are victimized by traffickers each year."o
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The one-sentence description of our film A Dance For Bethany is "we are worth more!" 

We believe that knowledge EMPOWERS.  Please take time to read at least one other page, donate, or pray about getting involved in your neighborhood,  Thanks.

Sincerely,

Marion D. and Yvonne Williams
Raise The Bar productions, Inc.
Asheville, NC, USA

If you suspect a case of human trafficking, click here.

Instructions:

1)  Please visit our site and see if this cause "resonates" with you as something that you "feel" to get involved with.  There are several ways to really help and make a difference.  As a wage earner or even a retiree with sustainable income, you can contribute regularly to BSCC or other Organizations that are involved hands-on with these cases.  This is a great secret of success in your job or career opportunity.  When you find a Universal Purpose larger than yourself to get faithfully involved with, then the Universe supports and prospers you accordingly.  We use contributions to move this project around the country:  click here to find out how to donate.

2)  You can volunteer to be a hands-on worker and receive the background and training necessary. 


3) You can pray regularly for the victims and for the Organizations that work daily with this issue and it's victims. 

4)  You can share what you have learned here with other potentially interested friends, associates,  and family; Maybe some of them will want to help.  Help us get the word out and raise awareness of this serious issue possibly preventing at-risk youth from getting into this trap.