On November 18th, ECPAT International held the first ever forum for adult survivors of childhood sexual exploitation. The landmark Global Survivors’ Forum provided a platform for dialogue and amplified the voices of survivors from around the world. The Forum coincided with the European Day on the Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse and […]
Monthly Archives: March 2017
Rain Barrel offers psychosocial “first aid” program for families of immigrants, refugees and practitioners
Migration to another country is stressful in the best of times. But in the current political climate in the United States, being an immigrant or refugee can be traumatic, particularly if one’s legal status, or that of a family member, is an issue. Possible deportation and family separation… xenophobia and racism… loss of support networks… […]
Celebrating women on International Women’s Day
This is a very special day — not only because it is International Women’s Day, celebrated each year on March 8th, but because courageous and visionary women in over 50 countries are holding demonstrations, strikes and creative actions of all kinds to demand justice. Justice not only for all women, but social and economic and […]