[Mitai-announce] Free Screening of "HOLLY"--powerful story about Sex Trafficking in Southeast Asia

[Julia Yoo]

 By 2010 Sex Trafficking will be the number one crime worldwide*
come learn about this important issue next Monday...
Free Movie Screening of "*Holly*"
7:15PM Monday, October 26th
 room 66-110
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0419815/

Sponsored by GSC, MIT Amnesty International and Omega Phi Beta Sorority

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FACTS about Sex Trafficking:*
*Did you know: * 1.2 million children are trafficked every year; this is in
addition to the millions already held captive by trafficking 1 *

** Every 2 minutes a child is being prepared for sexual exploitation 1 *

** The average victim is forced to have sex up to 40 times a day 5 *

** The average age of a trafficked victim is 14 years old 5 *

** Approximately 30 million children have lost their childhood through
sexual exploitation over the past 30 years 1 *

** Sex trafficking is an engine of the global AIDS epidemic 4 *

** People are trafficked from 127 countries to be exploited in 137 countries
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** Between 14,500 and 17,500 victims are trafficked into the USA each year 4
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** The total market value of illicit Sex Trafficking is estimated to be in
excess of $32 billion 2 *

** By 2010 Sex Trafficking will be the number one crime worldwide 5*

*STATISTICS from http://www.crisisaid.org/traffickstats.html