News & EventsRSU Film Festival - Aug. 26 & 27
Students create short films that will be shown on August 26 & 27, 2010. Viewers will vote for their favorite film with a monetary pledge. All proceeds from this event will go to OATH for outreach materials.
October 16th “Ride for Refuge”
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Do you own a bike?... We are partnering with Ride for Refuge Oct.16th to help the vulnerable and sexually exploited kids in Oklahoma - OATH receives tips every week about runaways, children being abused or exploited and possible victims of sex trafficking. Many of these tips are not conclusive enough for our coalition or law enforcement to act on. We have contracted with licensed private investigators & off duty police officers to follow up on these leads so that we can act to rescue possible victims and prosecute the predators. Proceeds of this ride will help to pay for these investigative operations. |
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Anyone who is wanting to get for information on this event, or Team Captains wishing to participate can sign-up at:
http://www.rideforrefuge.org/
October 23 “Oklahoma Freedom Run”
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In 1889 the "Oklahoma Land Run" allowed people from all over the world to stake their claim in Oklahoma as proud / free landowners... this fall break people will walk, run, bicycle, motorbike or drive from all over the state, on the same highways and Interstates that traffickers are using as their "trade routes" to move human trafficking victims in and out of our state. As advocates and abolitionist we will arrive on Saturday October 23, 2010 at 6:00 pm at the State Capitol in Oklahoma City, for a rally, to stake again a new claim in Oklahoma... that all people being created equal, have the God given right to freedom and justice in this state. |
Oklahomans Against Trafficking Humans is hosting this event as an awareness fundraiser for the victims of labor and sex trafficking that are being exploited in Oklahoma. Join with us as a participant or as a donor. This is your opportunity to help us make a difference!
The White House
Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release
January 04, 2010
Presidential Proclamation - National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month
A PROCLAMATION
The United States was founded on the principle that all people are born with an unalienable right to freedom -- an ideal that has driven the
engine of American progress throughout our history. As a Nation, we have known moments of great darkness and greater light; and dim years of
chattel slavery illuminated and brought to an end by President Lincoln's actions and a painful Civil War. Yet even today, the darkness and
inhumanity of enslavement exists. Millions of people worldwide are held in compelled service, as well as thousands within the United States.
During National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month, we acknowledge that forms of slavery still exist in the modern era, and we
recommit ourselves to stopping the human traffickers who ply this horrific trade.
As we continue our fight to deliver on the promise of freedom, we commemorate the Emancipation Proclamation, which became effective on January 1, 1863, and the 13th Amendment, which was sent to the States for ratification on February 1, 1865. Throughout the month of January, we highlight the many fronts in the ongoing battle for civil rights -- including the efforts of our Federal agencies; State, local, and tribal law enforcement partners; international partners; nonprofit social service providers; private industry and nongovernmental organizations around the world who are working to end human trafficking.
The victims of modern slavery have many faces. They are men and women, adults and children. Yet, all are denied basic human dignity and freedom. Victims can be abused in their own countries, or find themselves far from home and vulnerable. Whether they are trapped in forced sexual or labor exploitation, human trafficking victims cannot walk away, but are held in service through force, threats, and fear. All too often suffering from horrible physical and sexual abuse, it is hard for them to imagine that there might be a place of refuge.
We must join together as a Nation and global community to provide that safe haven by protecting victims and prosecuting traffickers. With improved victim identification, medical and social services, training for first responders, and increased public awareness, the men, women, and children who have suffered this scourge can overcome the bonds of modern slavery, receive protection and justice, and successfully reclaim their rightful independence.
Fighting modern slavery and human trafficking is a shared responsibility. This month, I urge all Americans to educate themselves about all forms of modern slavery and the signs and consequences of human trafficking. Together, we can and must end this most serious, ongoing criminal civil rights violation.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim January 2010 as National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month, culminating in the annual celebration of National Freedom Day on February 1. I call upon the people of the United States to recognize the vital role we can play in ending modern slavery, and to observe this month with appropriate programs and activities.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this fourth day of January, in the year of our Lord two thousand ten, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-fourth.
BARRACK OBAMA