Hearts Aligned: Anusara Yoga with Kenny Graham

Hearts Aligned poster

The Hearts Aligned yoga event on July 10 in San Jose was a huge success! 50 activists gathered to focus their energy and brightness into bringing change to the world.

The workshop held at Downtown Yoga Shala. Thank you very much to Anusara™ teacher Kenny Graham and the Downtown Yoga Shala’s Noell Clark who generously led practice for the morning and spoke so kindly about Somaly Mam and the Foundation.

Thank you also to Prajna Vieira and Ben Leinbach for providing live music and kirtan for the workshop, a perfect accompaniment to such moving practice.

Most importantly, thank you to all those who attended the event, for bring all of your incredible energy and fullness of heart.

Interested in creating your own yoga event? Or maybe youhave another idea on how to get others engaged in the fight against trafficking? Visit PROJECT FUTURES global online and get started today. The future awaits!

Your Voices Heard: Activists Reaching Senators

A young constituent in Florida wrote to Senator Marco Rubio, asking him to pay attention to the issue of human trafficking, particularly the sexual exploitation of children. Watch Sen. Rubio read the letter, and hear his encouraging response.

You too can be a voice for the enslaved and exploited. For advocacy tips and templates for letter-writing, visit PROJECT FUTURES global. Speaking up works - people listen.

Fight Human Trafficking with PROJECT FUTURES global and Somaly Mam

Looking for a way to help in the fight of human trafficking, but don't know where to start? Do you have lots of energy and ideas to put into play? Do you want to make a difference in the lives of millions?

Join PROJECT FUTURES global as we empower a generation to take action against the great evil of modern slavery. Join the fight and end slavery.

Send a Postcard to a Survivor of Sex Trafficking

"Human presence and moral support is as important as ... financial aid to the girls, who need to be recognized as full fellow human beings." - Somaly Mam, The Road of Lost Innocence

Show your solidarity with survivors of sex trafficking and send messages of love and encouragement. Join PROJECT FUTURES global's postcard campaign to touch the lives of a survivor in the shelter, sending a positive message of support and strength.

If you're in the New York area, check out the campaign launch tonight (July 7) at DDC Lab for a volunteer mixer and to make a postcard. (427 West 14th Street, New York, NY; 6 p.m. - 9 p.m.) This is an excellent opportunity to show your support for survivors and to tell them about your dedication to ending slavery.

Not in New York or can't make it to the event? Send your postcards to the PROJECT FUTURES team before July 31st. We'll send them to survivors living in shelters in South East Asia so that they can hear your beautiful words.

Send Postcards to:
PROJECT FUTURES Postcard Campaign
c/o Somaly Mam Foundation
PO Box 4569
New York, NY 10163

Postcard Guidelines - Be sure to include:
"Dear sister"
Your name, age, and hometown
Something about you and your favorite things
Words of strength and encouragement
(Helpful hint: Think about what you would tell a survivor to inspire her and empower her for the future)

Tell Hotels to Help End Sex Trafficking

Sex trafficking is not limited to street corners and underground brothels. It happens everywhere, even in hotels, and even in the United States.

Members of a gang in Virginia were recently indicted for allegedly trafficking girls for sex into homes and hotels in the Washington, D.C. area. A Dallas man forced two teenage victims to see clients in seedy motels. And recently, hotels have been busted for operating a sex trafficking ring with underage girls in a Wyndham hotel in California.

These incidents are not isolated. Hotels and motels can serve as convenient locales for illicit meetings, and survivors of sex trafficking have often reported seeing clients in such establishments. In this particular case in California, the hotel staff was allegedly aware of the problem and took no action to intervene, with some even lending help to the traffickers.

While this case is extreme, hotels still serve as a setting for exploitation and they are in a position to help with its eradication. Encourage hotels to sign the Code of Conduct for the Protection of Children from Sexual Exploitation in Travel and Tourism.  asking Wyndham hotels to sign the Code of Conduct for the Protection of Children from Sexual Exploitation in Travel and Tourism. Sign the petition here and learn more about The Code so you can support hotels that work to protect children from sexual exploitation.