LifeWay Network us an organization committed to a “world in which human trafficking is abolished and every survivor is strong, connected, and free.” Founded by Sister Joan Dawber, SC, LifeWay offers safe housing for woman survivors of human trafficking as well as education and mentorship programs. As a part of the Daughters of Charity podcast, In[continue reading]
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Migrants in Rural New York
Not all immigrants entering the United States are settling along the southern border. Rather, they live throughout the country. In this blog, I want to focus on one particular group of struggling migrants: those who came the Northern Triangle of Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador, but are settling in the farmlands of New York. These[continue reading]
Blessed: A Reflection on the Border Experience
When walking the halls of Providence Hospital in Washington, D.C., I made it a point to speak or make eye contact with those I met. I would pass many people, presumably patients, who could barely navigate. When I would inquire how someone was, I often received the answer: “I’m blessed.” This is my predominant thought[continue reading]
SOA Watch & The Border Encuentro
As I write this, the Central American Migrant Exodus for Life–which includes over 13,000 asylum seekers–is fleeing political violence. In response, the United States government is deploying 15,000 soldiers to the US/Mexico border. In 1990, School of the Americas Watch (SOA Watch)–an advocacy organization founded by Maryknoll Father Roy Bourgeois and a small group of[continue reading]
How Does Talitha Kum Fight Trafficking?
These past weeks have been a living reminder that human trafficking exists both near and far. The many meetings and presentations I attended and/or gave show me that, when people are aware of the realities of human trafficking, they begin to feel an energy and the willingness to act. Each person is affected differently and, therefore,[continue reading]