Paloma Pimentel | Contributing Writer In commemoration of National Human Trafficking prevention month, the Office of Social Justice and Inclusion at FIU collaborated with the…
Maya Washburn / Staff Writer Miami is the third city in the nation with the most human trafficking presence, according to Glory House of Miami,…
By: Jordan Coll / Assistant News Director “All of you live here in this world, we live in an underground world that you can’t even…
Emily Sol/Contributing Writer Between the years of 2011 and 2015, the National Human Trafficking Hotline received over 240 calls from either transgender or gender non-conforming…
Samantha Garcia/Staff Writer The Super Bowl is an annual hallmark of American culture, bringing people from all cultures, backgrounds and socio-economic perspectives together to share…
“Activism is not only you working toward something alone, but also inspiring the people around you to join you for this cause because the more people you have on board, the more effective in the end you will be.”
Last week, while walking through the Modesto A. Madique Campus, I saw a makeshift walk-through brothel displayed on the Graham Center Lawn.
A sign outside it read, “Girls! Girls! Girls! Only $35 for 15 min.”
Inside was a dirty bed on the floor with sheets that looked as though they hadn’t been washed in weeks. The dirty wooden walls were marked with stories from girls around the world who were victims of human trafficking.
One wooden plaque told the story of a girl from Albania who was trafficked in France and Italy.
It read, “…No one will ever know. If we succeed and go to police, bad things will happen to our families and everyone will know we are prostitutes. He asked what our family and friends would say if they knew how many men we have been with already.”
Many of the victims were kidnapped or given false promises of acquiring a better life, but then trapped in dangerous conditions.
Fresh out of the Big Apple, the University chapter of the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund has reached a successful point – it was appointed the 2013 Rising Star Club of the Year award at the UNICEF Campus Initiative Summit.
With award season upon us, Miami joins the celebration of cinema, as Miami Dade College hosts the 29th Miami International Film Festival. With more than 100 films slated to screen, and over 75,000 guests expected, the festival is considered the pinnacle of film culture in Miami, encouraging creativity and fostering an artist community within the city.