Category: Michigan

“They have fed on our community for years because” of destitution, Clack said. “It’s because of economic conditions.”

“I’ve always felt that my career in music, it just had to have something to do with human rights and meeting concrete human needs as much as I could,” Kayla Green, the festival organizer said.

Another issue for high school students that has become more relevant in recent years relates to human trafficking. In the past 12 months, 7 percent of those surveyed said they had been physically hurt by someone they were dating, while 9 percent said that they were forced to perform sexual acts they weren’t comfortable doing

At the moment, Michigan might be best known for the extreme cold temperatures, snow, and ice it is facing, but to Danielle Jordan Bastein, an ER nurse at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, Michigan is also known for something far more dangerous: Human trafficking! Thanks to a new screening protocol that she implemented, Bastein is fighting back!

According to Michael Glennon with the Detroit, MI. FBI, there is a 280-300 percent increase in sex trafficking workers in the area. Ten percent of them are under the age of 18. “We urge members of the public to educate themselves on these heinous crimes so they recognize the indicators. An educated public can help law enforcement rescue individuals in these situations and ensure those committing these acts are punished.”

The magnitude of the problem is almost paralyzing. Where do you even begin? We believe we need to begin where we are and with what we have. For us, that’s a dream and a tea shop.

PAW PAW, Mich. — Michigan State Police cracked down on human trafficking in the Kalamazoo area last weekend. MSP’s Detective Lieutenant Shane Criger said that a handful of victims were located and rescued.

BIRCH RUN, Mich. – It’s often recognized as a modern-day form of slavery. We’re talking about human trafficking and experts say it can happen anywhere. “Michigan is one of the top destination states because we’ve got Toledo, Ohio so close, we’ve got Canada so close,” said Rouleau. “About half of those doing the recruiting are female and almost half of those who are sold for the purposes of sex are male,” Rouleau stated.