California Against Slavery

California Against Slavery (CAS) is a 501(c)(3) organization that launched a California state wide directory of organizations and agencies that provide services to victims and survivors of human trafficking, sex trafficking, and labor trafficking. The organization focuses on the specific goal of creating a Connected and Collaborating California. The directory is meant to aid survivors, service providers and concerned citizens in joining the fight against human trafficking. The CAS website contains a page with Resources that directs the user to Awareness Materials, Trainings, Legislation, Prevention Education, Research, and Legislative Models.

History

California Against Slavery (CAS) was founded in 2010 (15 years ago) (2010) as a 501(c)(4) human rights advocacy organization directed at strengthening California state laws to protect victims of sex trafficking, particularly minors, and to increase law enforcement efforts. The organization focused on the specific goal to put an initiative on the 2012 California ballot. California voters passed Proposition 35 (the CASE Act), a California Against Slavery citizen initiative with over 81% approval, making it the most popular initiative since Californians began the process in 1914.

Ballot initiatives

CAS seeks to initiate a vote on a ballot question that would (1) make stiffer criminal penalties (2) aid district attorneys in prosecuting human trafficking offenses, (3) increase protection for human trafficking victims, (4) mandate two-hour human trafficking training for law enforcement officers, and (5) increase allocation of certain seized assets and fines to organizations that serve human trafficking victims.[1][2][3] CAS was unable to reach the required 600,000 signatures required before the March 31, 2010 deadline for automatic placement on the ballot. The organization is actively seeking to raise awareness and to get an initiative on the ballot in 2012.[4]

Raising awareness

Daphne Phung, who is part of CAS, was interviewed on KRON about human trafficking and the organization's efforts.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Press Release 3/11/2010 | California Against Slavery". Archived from the original on 2010-06-12. Retrieved 2010-10-13.
  2. ^ "California Against Slavery Human Trafficking Initiative | California Against Slavery". www.californiaagainstslavery.org. Archived from the original on 2009-12-16.
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-03-18. Retrieved 2010-10-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ "Alameda County DA's Office: Crusade to Rescue Youth, Prosecute Pimps (Series Part 5) | Oakland Local". Archived from the original on 2011-07-14. Retrieved 2010-10-13.
  5. ^ California Against Slavery human trafficking ballot initiative on KRON 4 San Francisco, 28 March 2010, retrieved 2019-11-22