Protect yourself from sex trafficking
CLACKAMAS
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BY SUMMER B A R R A ZA
Editorial
-MULTIMEDIA EDITOR
The Portland Metro area is infamous for as we should b e ,” said Keeler;^;
human trafficking, most notably because
After visiting the booth, she said she
of the Shanghai Tunnels, in Chinatown. feels very grateful and moré comfortable
To add, there are approximately 27,000 with the information she has acquired. It
documented homeless youth in the area will also be put into a personal resource
that could potentially be exposed to sex book that human services students make
trafficking and abuse.
for personal use when they graduate to '
On Ja n . 25, Clackam as Com m unity x help others.
C o lle g e te a m e d up w ith o th e r
V illa g e tor One is a n o n -p r o fit
organizations to set up a booth in the organization that serves both Clackamas
B ill Brod Com m unity Center to raise and M a rio n c o u n tie s , and th e y
aw aren ess, share exp érien ces and participated at the booth.
offer resources and advice. The booth
A sh le e Z e ll, an in te rn for the
was covered in pam phlets, flyers and organization , discussed how a lot of
candy, which was inviting to students. homeless youth are the victim s of sex
Tall cardboard silhouettes o f a male trafficking and how they’re manipulated
and a fem ale w ith life -s a v in g and into doing such work.
life -th re a te n in g facts and statistics
How is that done? Homeless youth,
surrounded the booth.
usually from ages 12 to 14, are easy to
Am anda Keeler, mother of five and take advantage o f because of their living
student at CCC, expressed her concern and financial situations, making them
about her 9-year-old daughter who goes prime targets for pimps and traffickers.
to school in the Beaverton school district. They are offered com panionship, food,
A man had recently dtiven hy the girl’s water^ shelter and clothes and from being'
school in a white van, attempting to lure given all o f these hum an necessities,
children and had done so previously at victim s feel indebted to thèse people.
other schools. No other'schools in the
This is also very common for one third
district were warned, said Keeler, who of young runaways, as after 48 hours
majors in human services
of being away from home, they will be
“ It was devastating ‘ cause th e y ’re pursued by a pim p. Because o f th is,
starting to hear about it » their age and Village for One is open to meeting with
they need to be more educated, because boys and girls in public places such as
some of us aren’t very educated as much M cDonald’ s to discuss their situation
and the best way to get out of it.
Mary Vest, the advocate in charge on
campus who works, through Clackamas
W om en’ s Services and in Barlow Hall
202A, is on campus to make sure that all
survivors of assault or abuse receive care
and are able to discuss their situations
in peace and privacy.
“ I ’ ll share w ith th em d iffe re n t
protections and rights they have on
cam pus through Title IX, w hich is a
federal law that prohibits discrimination
based on sex or gender and encompasses
sexual a ssa u lt, dom estic v io le n c e , J
stalkin g,” said Vest.
On her door, she lists her office hours
and her cell phone number, which she
sais she always answers.
For more inform ation
avillagefororte.org
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photo by Jonathan Sanchez I
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Amanda Keeler aquired information about sex trafficking on Jan. 25 in the Bill Brod Community Center.
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On page 7 of issue 9 we misidentified Alia Parsons as Nicole Hermosillo-Wright.
January 31 2018