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“Human trafficking, whether labor or sex trafficking, violates just about every human right and social justice issue.” –Ms. Katherine Guinn, Head of Not For Sale Club Determined and full of vigor, Ms. Katherine Guinn and seven other members of the Not for Sale club, all passionate about the global issue of human trafficking, traveled to Sunnyvale, California to attend the...
Starting on Friday March 1, The Not For Sale Club, led by Katherine Guinn, officially started its poster campaign to boost the awareness of how prevalent human trafficking is in our society. QR codes (barcode looking squares) and posters have been posted in areas such as the counseling wing and the cafeteria for passing students to read and reflect...
On Saturday, December 6, the Not For Sale club returned to the Mosaic Family Services Center to host a Christmas party for the kids. Like last month, from 2-4 p.m. Mrs. Katie Segal, the club’s founder and moderator, along with seniors William Janicki, Roman Kimbrell, Joe Frunzi, Levi Jobe, Nico Rodriguez, Alejandro Joglar, and myself played with the children. Fortunately Frunzi,...
Human trafficking- the act of “buying” and selling people for sexual or commercial exploitation- nets a global profit of about 31 billion dollars per year. Among the groups that tries to tackle this issue are Jesuit’s own Not for Sale Club, which actively promotes anti-human trafficking in the community, and the YACHT (Young Adult Curriculum Against Human Trafficking) initiative,...
Today, thirty million people are enslaved throughout the world, forced into human sex trafficking and other types of forced slave labor. In comparison, many notable countries—including Saudi Arabia, North Korea, Venezuela, and Sudan—do not even have populations over thirty million people. More slaves exist now than at any other point in history. The goal of the Not For Sale...
Slavery. When you read that word, what thoughts or time periods come to mind? While there are several answers, something that you might not have thought about is United States slavery. No, I’m not talking about the 1700’s, I’m talking about right now. The term slavery refers to someone who is considered “property” of someone else and has lost their free...
Today, Wednesday, November 30, 2011, Jesuit’s Not for Sale Club will be screening The Dark Side of Chocolate in Hughes Hall.  This film by Miki Mistrati and U. Roberto Romano is a documentary about the illegal use of child slaves who are trafficked to the Ivory Coast for the gathering and selling of cocoa beans. Luckily, we live in Dallas,...
Most students would not willingly forfeit their post-community service free time nor their lunch periods to attend a club activity; however, Not For Sale Club members are not like most students. The Not For Sale Club's mission is to "raise awareness and fight to end modern slavery in all forms and all countries," and on Wednesday, September 11th, this club,...

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