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Prevent Human Trafficking

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Support and promote the well being and the safety of the individual.  Promote programs that work to encourage the full potential of everyone including programs that prevent, child abuse, family violence, poor education, and loss of health care.  We support programs that emphasize self esteem, healthy sexuality, problem solving, positive expression of emotions, non-violent conflict resolution and respect for others to prevent violent behavior.

Trafficking of American Indian Women

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Click on link to read more about trafficking of American Indian Women.  /american-indian-statement.html

Our view: It's time to crack the shell of silence on sex trafficking in the Northland

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In the Northland, often, it’s a matter of survival: the desperate need for a warm, dry place to sleep or a bite to eat. Sometimes it’s the only way to avoid a beating. So, young women — little girls, really, some as young as 13 or 14 — sell themselves; more typically, they allow themselves to be...  click link below for entire article. http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/event/article/id/255493/

2013 Coverage

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2013 Coverage

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In Duluth, a campaign to reduce sex trafficking of young girls by Dan Kraker, Minnesota Public RadioJanuary 9, 2013  http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2013/01/09/news/sex-trafficking/

June 2015:  U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar praises League of Women Voters 


Senator Amy Klobuchar praised the efforts of the League of Women Voters on the "human trafficking" issue at the 2015 LWV state convention in Duluth. She made her remarks via video at a convention "break out" session. Click on the link to watch. (It may take several seconds to load, depending on your device.)

https://s3.amazonaws.com/sdmc-media.senate.gov/Klobuchar/061015_KLOBUCHAR_1_WEB_SD.mp4