HomeMy WebLinkAbout2014-157-2136 - Supporting Someones Child Program 18605 NW 27th Avenue
Miami Gardens, Florida 33056
City of Miami Gardens
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September 22, 2014 Item Type:
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Sponsor Name
Erhabor Ighodaro
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Short Title:
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MIAMI
GARDENS, FLORIDA, SUPPORTING THE “MIAMIANS AGAINST HUMAN
TRAFFICKING 2014 SOMEONE’S CHILD” PROGRAM; PROVIDING FOR
THE ADOPTION OF REPRESENTATIONS; PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
Staff Summary:
Vice Mayor Lisa C. Davis sponsored and the Council approved Resolution No. 2012‐186‐1781, which
expressed support to the Florida Legislature in its efforts to eliminate human trafficking.
Councilman Ighodaro deems it appropriate to expound on this subject matter by supporting the efforts
of “Miamians Against Human Trafficking 2014 SomeonesChild Program.”
The “SomeonesChild” Program was created to prevent the commercial and sexual exploitation of
children and young women worldwide through empowerment, community outreach, training and
ITEM K-4) CONSENT AGENDA
RESOLUTION
Someone's Child Program
18605 NW 27th Avenue
Miami Gardens, Florida 33056
collaborative approaches by partnering with professional organizations on a global level. This
organization exist to provide resources to victims and to provide information and resources to educate
the public about the devastating realities of sex trafficking and how to identify victims of forced labor or
sexual exploitation.
Facts: over 2.2 million children are sold into the slave trade every year which includes: runaway and
homeless youth; children kidnapped from shopping centers, airports, malls, playgrounds, theme parks
and streets in their neighborhoods.
Many people believe that human trafficking is not a domestic or local problem but an international
problem. Human trafficking is an “invisible crime” because it is not always visible to the untrained eye.
Miamians must learn the signs of human trafficking because the city attracts travelers from around the
world. “We have a booming tourism industry. We have a very active transient male population here,
where guys come and go,” said Wilfredo Ferrer, U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Florida. “If
they are here for sporting events, for example, a lot of these victims are used, so to speak, to service
them.”
Proposed Action:
Councilwoman Ighodaro proposes that the City Council approve this resolution.
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