Updates
Posted by yabastablog on February 23, 2010
Just to give readers an update on what I’ve been doing, and that I will try to write a little bit more!
Now that our human trafficking grant has come to a close, I am now working more on the legal side of human trafficking, and a little less on the outreach. However, I am still working on outreach in San Antonio and the nearby vicinity. I will still be going to our 68 county service area, but unfortunately we do not have the funds to allow me to go as often as possible.
My latest events have been giving presentations and trainings with my colleagues at Catholic Charities to nearby women’s shelter staff. It has been quite successful so far: We have been in the Kerrville, Seguin, and Atascosa counties, with more to come!
I lead a round table event at Trinity University for their Not For Sale Campaign event. David Batstone spoke and they have some great projects going on to help get EVERYONE involved, and I mean everyone! I will blog more about that later.
TRLA will be at some local community fairs, including the Int’l Women’s Day March on March 6th. The focus of the March is to stand up for the rights of hotel workers who are fighting for fair wages and the right to form unions. TRLA will definitely have a booth there to help workers fight for their rights through the law.
I will also be working with a fellow colleague of mine from the San Antonio Coalition to do presentations and outreach to local churches.
I will also be working with a co-worker who is developing a Homeless Youth Project. Collaborating on this project will allow for us to reach US citizens who may be trafficking victims.
I recently am back from a trip to Mexico to follow-up on farmworkers whom I met on my last outreach to the Panhandle in the north. What an amazing time! We may have some cases, but workers are extremely afraid to speak out for fear of not getting re-hired. I’ll blog about this later.
