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Vancouver Rape Relief and Women's Shelter
http://www.rapereliefshelter.bc.ca/Volunteer Opportunities: Yes
Mission
Vancouver Rape Relief and Women’s Shelter is committed to advocating for women’s equality. Our centre works as an active force dedicated to challenge the social attitudes, laws and institutional procedures that perpetuate male violence against women and children.
- Contact Information:
- c/o P.O. Box 21562, 1424 Commercial Drive
- Vancouver, British Columbia V5L 5G2
- Canada
- Active In: Canada
- Forms of Abolition:
- Awareness
- Forms of Slavery:
- Sex Trafficking
- Tel: (+1) (604) 877-0958
- Email: info@rapereliefshelter.bc.ca
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Ending the Third Slavery
In 2016, Dr. Earl Lewis convened a meeting on slavery among 40 principle collaborators—scholars, organizations, and instiutions—at The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Out of this meeting came the "Slavery and Its Aftermath" initiative at the Center for Social Solutions. This project aims to tackle America’s original sin—slavery.
Pimping v. Trafficking - Consequences for Victims
While talking about the inner workings of a trafficking case, she brought up that it is incredibly difficult to get a trafficking conviction; so, most prosecutors will avoid it. This challenge has major implications for the victims.