... in all cultures. Violence against women is perpetrated by men... crimes of family "honor" are now globally epidemic...

... largest commercial centers. "Human trafficking is a multibillion-dollar business. In terms of profits, it's on a path to overtake drug and arms trafficking," ...

People trafficking is one of the worlds fastest growing illegal industries. It is happening right here, right now, on your doorstep. It is devastating the lives of millions of men, women and children each year.

With YOUR help STOP THE TRAFFIK will create awareness and understanding of this
worldwide problem and call for change. Together WE will:

Prevent the sale of people
Prosecute the traffickers
Protect the victims

Through painting, a Korean woman breaks her 50 years of silence on being forced into sexual slavery by the Japanese Army during World War II.

Women in history... Photos of suffragettes on their fight for women's rights.

Native American and Alaska Native women in the United States suffer disproportionately large amounts of violence and rape. This is an Amnesty International release...

... The story of human trafficking in Colorado gives the picture of victims who come from other countries with no human rights... most of these are women.

Prevent Human Trafficking 3 min. documentary with Christina Arnold, of Project Hope International, shares Thailand's Partnership For Trafficking Prevention and how she got interested in the issue of trafficking prevention - Jun 14, 2007.

Child Soldiers of Nepal and Asia are not the only areas where children are used in the conflicts of war.4:12 min. film - Apr 15, 2007 - This video is to raise awareness of the use of child soldiers in Nepal by the Maoist rebel group.

War may be over in the Democratic Republic of Congo, but many Congolese women continue to battle for their reproductive health through complications with fistulas from rape. This film called "In Transit" was given the Global Health Award 2007 - sponsored by the Daniel B. and Florence E. Green Foundation, (5:54 min, Mar 16, 2007).

Vital Voices - Women Changing Our World. This video takes a look at the role that women are playing in creating a stronger, kinder and better world - Directed by Aaron Kisner. (VitalVoices - 6:21 min - Jul 21, 2006)

clean informational video about human trafficking

Two birds with one stone:
Here is my third installment of the Secret Life of Girls AND the inauguration of the new Vod:Pod Wordpress feature.

I couldn't find a more deserving video than the following made for school project posted to Youtube back in February 2007.

YouTube - Woman Empowerment
Created by Youtuber: vicbasvivar
A video about woman empowerment & rights.

http://hazel8500.wordpress.com/2007/08/21/the-empress-has-a-new-toy/
http://hazel8500.wordpress.com/2007/08/03/the-secret-life-of-little-gi

Bird flu Don't blame migrating birds, it's factory farmsLiveVegan7 min 0 sec - Mar 27, 2007Help stop avian virus by going vegan
By Karen Davis, PhD

Recent articles in The Wall Street Journal, The Economist and elsewhere show the ongoing concern that the avian influenza virus H5N1 could cross our shores. So far, the virus has confined itself mainly to foreign countries, where reportedly it has killed fewer than 200 people, while instigating the death and destruction of hundreds of millions of chickens an

A video about world conditions and woman's empowerment...

Stop the Big Media Takeover!COAnews1 min 51 sec - Jun 28, 2007Visit: http://democraticmedia.ca Share on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=http://democraticmedia.ca/blog-entry/stop-big-media-takeover-video Check out source of this animation: http://joinus.thetyee.ca/ Almost all private Canadian television stations are owned by national media conglomerates and, because of increasing cross-ownership, most of the daily newspapers we read are owned by the same corporations that own television and rad