New Friends New Life (NFNL), a nonprofit that restores too empowers formerly trafficked teen girls too sexually exploited women too children, has announced its 2016 ProtectHer Award recipients. U.S.A. Senator John Cornyn too U.S.A. Representative Ted Poe; The 2015 Texas Legislative Session; too Advocate Libby Spears, Playground Curriculum volition hold upwards honored at the Apr fourteen New Friends New Life WINGS Luncheon, 11:30 a.m., at the Hilton Anatole Hotel, for their visionary guidance too leadership inward protecting the rights of women too girls. The luncheon, featuring Amal Clooney every bit headliner, is chaired past times The Honorable Jeanne Phillips too Honorary Co-Chairs Laura Bush, Ruth Altshuler, Caren Prothro too Annette Simmons. Tickets for the 13th Annual WINGS luncheon available from $200; sponsorships every bit good available. For to a greater extent than information, catch www.newfriendsnewlife.org or telephone yell upwards (214)965-0935.
“New Friends New Life is thrilled to honour these national, state, too local partners inward our advocacy too prevention efforts to eradicate human trafficking,” said Katie Pedigo, primary executive officer, New Friends New Life. “We are grateful for their dedication to this criminal offense that is happening inward our country, inward our state, too inward our backyard. By working together, nosotros volition top away on to safeguard the rights of women too girls who are at-risk or induce got already suffered the degradation too trauma of human trafficking.”
The 2016 national ProtectHer honorees, U.S.A. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas too U.S.A. Rep. Ted Poe, R-Humble, served every bit sponsors of a neb – The Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act, signed into police pull on May 29, 2015, to meliorate police pull enforcement’s might to target traffickers too buyers too protect too expand the rights of trafficking victims. The act, which increases criminal fines on convicted traffickers too kid predators, volition create well-nigh $60 meg inward federal grants that province too local governments tin utilisation for to a greater extent than shelter space, specialized courtroom programs too police pull enforcement programs targeting human trafficking.
“The police pull changes the focus of criminal prosecution from the gender activity workers to those who traffic or purchase trafficked task or sex,” Rep. Poe said. “With the passing of the act, police pull enforcement has to a greater extent than might to seize traffickers’ assets too utilisation the coin for victim restitution.” The 2016 province ProtectHer honoree is The 2015 Texas Legislative Session, accepted past times Rep. Tan Parker – District 63 too Rep. Morgan Meyer – District 108. With Texas ranking 2d inward the U.S.A. for calls to the human trafficking hotline, New Friends New Life testified on behalf of the women too girls of Texas, too the results were positive. Policy makers listened too passed xx bills to aid Texas motion towards a “no tolerance zone” for traffickers too exploiters.
“The accomplishments of the 2015 Texas Legislative Session volition serve to protect our citizens too our children from the horrors of human trafficking,” said Rep. Meyer. “As a father, it is an honour to top away on to advocate for teaching too legislation that supports too protects the victims of these crimes inward the overall struggle against human trafficking.” The 2016 local ProtectHer honoree, Playground Curriculum’s Libby Spears, impacts the lives of immature girls past times educating them too empowering them amongst the language, skills too resources they ask to protect themselves too their peers from sexual exploitation too trafficking. Spears directed “PLAYGROUND: The Child Sex Trade inward America,” a documentary cinema produced past times George Clooney, Steven Soderbergh too Abigail Disney that investigates the clandestine epidemic of kid sexual exploitation too trafficking inward North America. Through the NEST Foundation, Spears launched an educational curriculum to convey straight into communities across America. New Friends New Life was honored to serve every bit the curriculum’s facilitators inward Dallas expanse schools.
The national, province too local ProtectHer Awards volition hold upwards presented at the Apr fourteen New Friends New Life 13th Annual WINGS Luncheon past times the New Friends New Life’s Men’s Advocacy Group Board, formed inward 2015, to mobilize men to convey activeness against gender activity trafficking too exploitation past times raising populace awareness, legal advocacy, too corporate engagement. “These awards recognize people really impacting alter to meliorate the lives of trafficked too exploited women too girls who ask our voice,” said Chris Kleinert, CEO too President of Hunt Consolidated Investments too Chair of New Friends New Life’s Men's Advocacy Group Board. “It is our promise these awards inspire too motivate other people to stand upwards up too bring together us inward this of import fight.” “All of our ProtectHer Award recipients are playing a telephone commutation purpose inward helping us motion Texas closer to a no-tolerance zone for those who prey upon our children,” Pedigo added. “Our women too girls are non for sale.”
Tickets for the 13th Annual WINGS luncheon available from $200; sponsorships every bit good available. For to a greater extent than information, catch www.newfriendsnewlife.org or telephone yell upwards (214)965-0935.
photo: Chief David Brown, Caren Prothro (Honorary WINGS Luncheon Co-chair), U.S.A. Rep. Ted Poe (National ProtectHer Award Recipient), Katie Pedigo (exec. director, NFNL), Nancy Ann Hunt (board chair, NFNL), Libby Spears (Local ProtectHer Award Recipient for Playground Youth Curriculum), Jeanne Johnson Phillips (WINGS Luncheon Chair), Rep. Tan Parker, Rep. Morgan Meyer (both accepting the province ProtectHer Award on behalf of the entire 2015 legislative session.
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