Say NO – UNiTE to End Violence against Women is a global call for action.

Say NO records what individuals, organizations and governments worldwide are doing to end violence against women. Whether you volunteer at a shelter, donate, reach out to students or advocate for better policies – every action counts.

Let us count you in.

Your voice matters. Tell governments that you want them to make ending violence against women a top priority. More than 5 million people already signed on to Say NO. Add your name to this powerful call to take one action now and stay informed.

Watch the SayNoToViolence’s YouTube Channel.

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Kim’s Wild Books Campaign

I am marking this day by liberating over 100 new books ‘into the wild’ using bookcrossing.com.

Books will be left in public places all over Australia. Each book has been labelled with a unique BookCrossing ID number (BCID) and those who find a book may log it at bookcrossing.com. They then read and re-release it at a later date. Some of the books being released include 30 copies of Somaly Mam’s biography, ‘The Road of Lost Innocence’, 20 copies of Patricia McCormick’s ‘Sold’ and 50 copies of ‘Slave Girl’ by Sarah Forsyth.

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Raise your hand, Sign The Body Shop petition

Working alongside their campaign partners ECPAT and the Somaly Mam Foundation, The Body Shop is launching a petition calling upon governments to give children greater protection against trafficking.

Find out more about The Body Shop’s Values & Campaigns.

Show your support & sign The Body Shop petition to Stop Sex Trafficking of Children and Young People.

The US should change the laws that allow children to be arrested and prosecuted when they are victims of sex trafficking. Instead of arrest they should be offered support and protection as they are in New York and Washington states.

Your signature really can make a difference!

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Join CBIS and encourage hotels to take action to fight the commercial sexual exploitation of children.

Download a letter to bring to hotels, or cut and paste the text of the letter.

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Sign up for Critical Mass and be ready to act. When an opportunity comes for you to act will text you instructions for a specific action you can take within 24 hours to fight the global slave trade.

People shouldn’t be bought & sold

Strong international protocols are needed to fight the widespread web of trafficking. Join us in asking governments around the world to commit to a review of the main protocol (the Palermo Protocol) that deals with trafficking.

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Chain Store Reaction is an open letter to the producers of your favorite products. We are asking them to promise to investigate slavery in their product chains and to clean it up where they find it. Only you can start a chain store reaction. It starts with a simple request.

Nestlé’s only traffik free chocolate: 4-fingered Kit-Kat.

Nestlé’s other chocolatey products may use child trafficked labour!

For more background information watch this film: The Dark Side of Chocolate /Schmutzige Schokolade

It’s shocking. Hilton, one of the most renowned hotel chains in the world, could be complicit in child sexual exploitation, in their own facilities!

All over the world, trafficked women and girls are forced into sexual exploitation in hotels right in front of the staff. The global Code of Conduct for the Protection of Children From Sexual Exploitation in Travel and Tourism, compels hotels to train their staff to detect and assist the victims. The Code works, but so far Hilton has not signed up.

Hilton is a market leader in the hotel industry. Let’s build global pressure on Hilton to protect the victims of this brutal trade. When we reach 250,000 signatures, we’ll take out ads in newspapers in McLean, Virginia – where Hilton CEO Chris Nassetta lives and works and shame him into action.

Sign the petition to call on Hilton to combat sex trafficking in its hotels.

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