SJSU Response Coalition

SJSU Human Trafficking Awareness Week 20011: April 25-28!

Fri, 22 Apr 2011 11:43:05 -0700

We are so excited to be hosting our Human Trafficking Awareness Week once more!

Here are the events happening this week!

Monday
-Silence for slavery: Students will be placing freedom tape over their mouths to represent the millions in bondage without a voice
- Open Mic at Philz Coffee downtown SJ. Accepting Donations all week for HTAW

Tuesday
-Silence for slavery
-Slavery Tunnel: A tunnel display of images, stories and art of victims of human trafficking on Paseo de San Carlos from 10 am until 4 pm

Wednesday
-Variety Show Fundraiser at 5 pm at the Spartan Memorial Chapel: $5 admission
-Talk from YWAM missionary who will be doing abolition work in the bay area. Sponsored by Intervarsity - In the Ohlone Room in the student union at 8 p.m.
(can talk about the faith perspective of human trafficking)

Thursday
-Movie Showing of At The End of Slavery featuring guest speaker Brian Cress from International Justice Mission at Morris Dailey Auditorium at 7:30 pm
-Screening will also showcase organizations who combat slavery today.

HUMAN TRAFFICKING AWARENESS WEEK = SUCCESS!

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 22:58:18 -0800

Hey SJSU Response!

Congratulations on a job well done! Here are a few key highlights from Human
Trafficking Awareness Week:

RECAP

10,000+ fliers/posters distributed at San Jose State University
200+ attended 11/10 Variety Show
150+ attended 11/12 Movie Screening
Article on www.thespartandaily.com (Nation’s 11th most viewed college
newspaper, 3,000 hits per day)
$2,000+ raised for Hagar Cambodia

LINKS

Mercury News article on Santa Clara University’s fight against Human Trafficking
California Against Slavery - Anyone want to help collect signatures? Email arthur@californiaagainstslavery.com

I want to personally thank each of you for the many hours and heart you put
into this. Your efforts were more than worth it; you’ve set an example for
SJSU students for years to come. THANK YOU!!

For justice in this lifetime,

Robby Valderrama
www.sjsuresponse.com
robby@sjsuresponse.com

SJSU HUMAN TRAFFICKING AWARENESS WEEK (November 9-12)

Sun, 25 Oct 2009 18:10:58 -0700

Silence for Slavery
Monday, November 9th & Tuesday, November 10th @ All Day

H.T.A.W. Variety Show!
Tuesday, November 10th @ 6pm

Fight Human Trafficking @ 4th Street Pizza!
Wednesday, November 11th @ 5pm-Midnight

FREE SCREENING - “At The End of Slavery” - feat. Danny Glover
Thursday, November 12th @ 7pm

‘HUMAN TRAFFICKING AWARENESS WEEK’ COMING TO SJSU

Sun, 18 Oct 2009 16:34:00 -0700

Unlikely student coalition works to increase awareness of human trafficking

San Jose, CA, October 17, 2009 - During the week of November 9th, 2009, San Jose State University students will raise $5000 for recovering sex slaves in Cambodia. Calling themselves the ‘SJSU Response Coalition’, a wide variety of student organizations have banded together to raise awareness and funds for the global issue of human trafficking.

The coalition was founded last semester by a handful of leaders including senior Business Finance major Robby Valderrama. “After learning that there are 27 million slaves in the world today, a group of us felt compelled to take action, and did,” said Valderrama. The coalition’s first event brought in Justin Dillon (producer/director) of human trafficking film’ Call+Response’ to speak live and share his award-winning film at SJSU. According to Valderrama, the event drew over 400 students and supplied the
group with momentum to continue this semester.

This November 9-12th, Human Trafficking Awareness Week will include multiple attention-grabbing events and exploits. Monday and Tuesday brings ‘Silence for Slavery’, where coalition members will walk campus with tape over their mouths, and distribute educational pamphlets encouraging peers to donate. On Tuesday, November 10th, the group will host the ‘Human Trafficking Awareness Week Variety Show’ in the Student Union Ballroom at 6pm. Showcasing talented SJSU students and raising funds, the variety show will be followed by a fundraiser the next day at 4th Street Pizza on Wednesday, November 11th from 5pm-midnight. Finally, on Thursday, November 12th at 7pm in Campus Village B’s Resident Activity Center, there will be a free showing of ‘At The End Of Slavery’, featuring Danny Glover, Gary Haugen, and more.

Inspired to make a change, this unlikely coalition of SJSU student organizations put aside their differences to address this problem. “If an issue like human slavery is not big enough to bring us together, I don’t know what is,” stated Valderrama.

SJSU Response Coalition is:

Alpha Phi Omega
Campus Crusade for Christ
Campus Pregnancy Support Team
Global Studies Club
Intervarsity Christian Fellowship
Muslim Student Association
Men Creating Change
Pulse
Resident Hall Association
Sigma Lambda Beta

For additional information or to schedule an interview with Robby
Valderrama, email him at robby@sjsuresponse.com.

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SJSU Response Coalition and Supporters on Facebook

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 16:30:00 -0700

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