We live in a deeply interconnected world where the crime of modern-day slavery occurs both in plain sight and virtually. Combating slavery requires new tactics. In other words, we cannot contest Criminality 2.0 by running Movement 1.0. Only by rethinking the idea of ‘movement’ through the scope of Smart Activism and Open-Source Activism and equipping ourselves can a movement with lasting effect take hold, creating holistic change in our world where slavery currently is all too commonplace.

Join us at the Abolitionist Academy. Become a member of Movement 2.0. Together we will end modern-day slavery in our lifetime.

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Investigator Academy / Supply Chain

The Investigator Academy is an intensive training for individuals who want to learn how to identify, document, map and work with the anti-trafficking agencies in your city or country. Attendees gain in-depth knowledge about the many types of human trafficking in the United States and beyond.

Drawing from hands-on training and sessions with experts in the field (law enforcement, service providers, legal teams, community-based organizations and more) attendees learn how to identify possible cases of human trafficking, how to properly record and document potential high probability locations, and how to liaison and work with partners such as law enforcement, service providers, legal teams, and others.

Learn what you can do as an active abolitionist in your city… the do’s and dont’s of being a concerned citizen, documenting and working with organizations in your area.

Important Note: The Not For Sale Campaign Investigator Academy does not instruct or condone aggressive investigative procedures or techniques.  To reiterate our investigators are trained to passively investigate, research and document suspected areas of human trafficking in their local areas.

Innovative Aftercare Academy

The Innovative Aftercare program is a one-week training program, which offers participants training on the best practices of how to work with and for victims and survivors of domestic trafficking. Through hands-on training with MISSSEY executive director, Nola Brantley, individuals will learn how to conduct case management, direct advocacy, comprehensive data reporting, advocate for and attain systematic changes, as well as create tangible take home action-steps.

Entrepreneurial Academy

The entrepreneurs academy gears up business and entrepreneurial leaders to bring enterprise to communities where economic viability is in-need or non-existent. These entrepreneurs will be taught by Not For Sale President David Batstone (professor and author of Saving the Corporate Soul) and Joseph Natale (professor and entrepreneur).

Not For Sale Sees Long-Awaited Legislation Passed in San Francisco

Crackdowns on Massage Parlors Means Help for the Fight Against Sex Trafficking in the City

San Francisco, CA (June 29, 2009) –  Legislation to increase regulation of the massage parlor industry, introduced by San Francisco Supervisor Carmen Chu and Mayor Gavin Newsom, has been passed with a near unanimous vote. The Not For Sale Campaign began investigating modern-day slavery in San Francisco for over three years, identifying gaps in legislation that impeded city efforts to regulate and monitor the massage parlor industry (an extremely high-probability industry for sex trafficking).

http://links.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/cityinsider/detail?blogid=55&entry_id=42298

The new legislation will increase transparency and provide additional regulation over the massage industry.  Not For Sale Campaign President, David Batstone, provided testimony in support of both pieces of legislation. This new legislation enhances the ability of the city to revoke licenses from high-probability industries and increases cooperation and dialogue between various regulating agencies, needed changes Batstone has advocated for since the inception of the Not For Sale Campaign.

http://sanfrancisco.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=12&clip_id=7976&meta_id=156853

About the San Francisco Legislation

Penalties for violation of Massage Practitioner Licensing and Regulation Ordinance:

This legislation, introduced by Mayor Gavin Newsom, will amend Health Code Sections 1918 and 1928 to increase the amount of control and regulation that exists over businesses within the massage parlor industry.  Section 1918 will be amended to require operating permits to be displayed in plane view to patrons and limit hours of operation for massage establishments to 7am-10pm, previously 7am-12am.   Section 1928 will be amended to increase fines for each violation of the health code and will extend the timeframe from 12 months to 24 months in which a massage establishment can have their license revoked if they are sited for three violations during this period.

Zoning-New Controls for Massage Establishments:

The legislation introduced by Supervisor Carmen Chu’s will amend Planning Code Sections 790.6, 890.6, and 218.1 to increase transparency and regulation over businesses selling massage services.  The legislation will amend the definition of massage establishments to include previously viewed “conditional use massage establishments” within the industry.  The planning code will be amended to require massages, other than chair massages, to be in plain view of the public and requires the Planning Commission to list criteria used to analyze conditional use permits for massages.

For more information, contact Allison hailing from notforsalecampaign from the TLD of org or visit www.notforsalecampaign.org.