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At Last! Imprisoned Show Mobile Set Ready
About a year ago, a University of Minnesota Professor, Dr. Abimbola Asojo of the College of Design was at Bukola Braiding in Spring Lake Park for her hair braiding appointment when she watched Imprisoned Show for the first time. As a professor of Architecture, it was not difficult for her to spot the flaws in…
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Imprisoned Show Episode 12
Founder and President, African Women Connect, Rita Apaloo shares the organization’s networking effort to reach out to African immigrant women in Minnesota, including victims of human trafficking and domestic abuse. You can connect with African Women Connect at http://www.africanwomenconnect.net/ Like African Women Connect on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/Africanwomenconnect?fref=ts
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Imprisoned Show Sale and Fundraiser Event
Imprisoned Show is set to host its first Sale and Fundraiser event this summer. The event will hold on Saturday, June 8, 2012 at the Heritage Park Community Room, Minneapolis from 11:00am to 6:00pm. The goal of the event to promote human trafficking advocacy in the Twin Cities, showcase efforts of Imprisoned Show in the…
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Imprisoned Show, Episode 12 Sneak Peek
Rita Apaloo, Founder /President, African Women Connect encourages African women to reach out for help and discusses the need to have African ethnic food at the battered women shelter in Minnesota. Full episode coming soon.
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Tots For Mugs
Are you passionate about ending human trafficking? Do you want to join us to prevent human trafficking around the world? Send us your tribute to victims and survivors f human trafficking in form of songs, poems, or letters, and it could be aired on Imprisoned Show for a Mug. Yes, you will get a mug…
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U of M Prof. Gets $1500 Grant to Design Imprisoned Show Set
University of Minnesota Associate Professor, Dr. Abimbola Asojo has been awarded a $1500 grant for a project titled An Interior Design Project Focused at Alleviating the Sufferings of Victims of Human Trafficking in the 2013 Fairchild Topical Issues Grant competition category of the Interior Design Educators Council (IDEC). Asojo received the award during the 2013 IDEC…
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Imprisoned Show, Episode 11
Meet Jane McCormick, a sex slave survivor, now an author and TV Show host helping others to break their silence. Connect with Jane McCormick at http://breakingmysilence.net/
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Imprisoned Show, Episode 10
Civil Society Director, Linda Miller and Immigration Attorney, Salima Khakoo shares what they have been doing in the past two years to help victims of human trafficking in Minnesota. Connect with Linda Miller and Civil Society at http://www.civilsocietyhelps.org/htw/HOME.html Connect with Salima Khakoo and the American Dream Law Firm at http://www.americandreamlaw.us/
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US Reps Passes VAWA Re-authorization
United States Senator from Minnesota, Amy Khlobuchar announced on the popular social media website, Facebook, that the House of Representatives have passed the Violence Against Women’s Act/Trafficked Victim Protection Act (VAWA/TVPA). The re-authorization bill, which passed today with a vote of 286- 138 is now awaiting President Barack Obama’s signature. Stakeholders, advocates and non-profits across…
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Meet Vivienne, the 8-year old Saving Trafficked Children with Lemonade
How about an eight year old girl educating kids about human trafficking by inspiring them through lemonade? Vivienne is a rare gem saving children victims of human trafficking by making lemonade to give out for public donations. She makes lemonade that she gives free to fight human trafficking. She introduces herself saying, “I am Vivienne,…