During this year’s Great Fast I wrote Porn & Suffering a reflection on human trafficking and the sex trade. Recently I’ve become aware of two campaigns that I think are worth highlighting within our community – given that we OC/IC folk are historically interested in social justice issues.

The first is a London based camapign call the Truth Isn’t Sexy which aims to rase public awareness about the links between human trafficking and the sex trade. US readers I hope will be inspired to understake, or join similar campaigns in your region.

The second, Stop the Traffik, is broader encompassing all forms of forced labour. What I particluarly like about this project is how it has created resources for churches to encourage members to reflect on how we can become invovled in stopping the traffiking of other human beings, as well as considering the theological ramifications of the modern day slave trade. The “viral videos” here are well worth viewing too.

I hope that after viewing these resources you might be inspired to take action within your own local OC/IC community – and encourage others to do the same.