This book list is more than a direct connection to learning about human trafficking, this list is about igniting compassion, broadening the conversation about human trafficking AKA modern day slavery and about beauty of the connected human experience.
Slaves of Berkeley: The Shocking Story of Human Trafficking In the United States
Slaves of Berkeley By Tim Huddleston Lakireddy Bali Reddy was a noted successful businessman; he owned restaurants and real estate all over Northern California and made over $1,000,000 a month from his income properties. He also had a dirty little secret to his success...he forced Indian girls into slavery. Through the Lens: National Geographic Greatest Photographs
Through the Lens: National Geographic Greatest
Photographs by National Geographic and edited by Leah Bendavid-Val This book is included because it is beautiful. We are in desperate need to reconnect our temperament to beauty and to be reminded of hope, that the world is not lost on the wicked and we can move this world into good. I am Nujood: Age 10 and Divorced
I am Nujood: Age 10 and Divorced by Nujood Ali, Delphine Minoui and Inda Coverdale A story of marriage bondage and freedom. Trafficked: The Diary of a Sex Slave
Trafficked: The Diary of a Sex Slave by Sibel Hodge This is the diary of a sex slave named Elena. Ma'am Anna: The Remarkable Story of a Human Trafficking Rescuer
Ma'am Anna: The Remarkable Story of a Human Trafficking Rescuer
by Anna Rodriguez Anna Rodriguez, more than any other documented person in the United States, reaches into the night, grabs the hands of those stolen through human trafficking and then does everything within her power to put them back together. Humans of New York
Humans of New York
By Brandon Stanton This book is a great example of how we think compassion can be spread in a non invasive way. |
Human Trafficking Around the World: Hidden in Plain Sight
Human Trafficking Around the World: Hidden in Plain Sight By S Hepburn and R Simon This unprecedented study of sex trafficking, forced labor, organ trafficking, and sex tourism across twenty-four nations highlights the experiences of the victims, perpetrators, and anti-traffickers involved. Where Children Sleep
Where Children Sleep
By James Mollison This book is so remarkably reflective of the mission and vision of the store. Get your copy at Peace on Fifth and support global compassion. A Cool Drink of Water
A Cool Drink of Water
By Barbara Kerley An Italian boy sips from a fountain in the town square. A hiker takes a refreshing drink from a mountain stream. Black-robed women in India stride gracefully through a field with brass water jugs balanced on their heads. People all around the world are unified by their common need for water. (Google books) Not For Sale
Not for Sale: The Return of the Global Slave Trade--and How We Can Fight It
by David Batstone Learn so much and while you will be surprised emotionally and politically, socially and personally, you will also be empowered to action. Boys for Sale
Boys for Sale
by Marc Finks There is great conversation about the sex trafficking of girls and of women, but little is done to talk about and protect the boys and men who fall victim to labor an AND sex trafficking. Half the Sky
Half the Sky
by Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn Stories about the oppression of women and why, we need now more than ever to foster communities of opportunities to change their lives and the world as a whole. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves, North Carolina Narratives
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