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Who?
Community members taking action to end child
sex trafficking in Florida.

What?
A screening of a short documentary featuring
investigative footage of the dark and hidden world of sex
traffickers, pimps and buyers. The screening will be
followed by a candlelight prayer vigil for child victims.

Why?
Shared Hope International is kicking off a National
Awareness Campaign to End Demand for child sex
slavery in America. We invite community members from
all of South Florida to take a stand against the trafficking
occurring in Florida and our nation. Visit
www.sharedhope.org for more info on the national
kickoff.

When?
Friday June 12, 2009 at 8:00 pm.

Where?
The Prayer Garden at Key Biscayne Presbyterian Church, 160 Harbor Drive Key Biscayne, FL 33149.

The highly acclaimed feature film, HOLLY, is coming to the Cosford Cinema (1380 Miller Drive Coral Gables, FL 33146) on May 16th!

SCHEDULE:

May 16:
8:45pm - HOLLY (114 minutes)
Q&A to follow

May 17:
2:00pm - HOLLY
6:00pm - HOLLY

May 18th;
4:00pm - HOLLY
8:00pm - HOLLY

May 23:
7:00pm - HOLLY

May 24:
4:00pm - HOLLY
8:00pm - HOLLY

May 25:
2:00pm - HOLLY
6:00pm - HOLLY

HOLLY is spearheading the RedLight Children Campaign ? an international grassroots campaign which aims to reduce the number of children sold and trafficked to prostitution each year.

Producers Guy Jacobson and Adi Ezroni took their lives in their own hands when they moved ahead with production on this highly acclaimed film. They were threatened many times by the government, were held at gunpoint on more than one occasion and Ms. Ezroni was held hostage for two weeks. As a result of the film, they have established a global human rights campaign titled Redlight Children that aims to reduce the number of children sold and trafficked to prostitution each year.

For more information go to www.priorityfilms.com

'Remarkable! Superb Performances' - Jeffrey Lyons, REEL TALK NBC
'HOLLY is grassroots dynamite' - Indiewire.com
'Excellent Movie!' - Hollywood Reporter
'Definitely See it!' - Fox News

About the film:

HOLLY stars Ron Livingston (Sex and the City, Office Space), Chris Penn (Reservoir Dogs; in his last screen performance), Virginie Ledoyen (The Beach, 8 Women); and Udo Kier (Dogville, Dancer in the Dark).

Patrick (Ron Livingston), an American card shark and dealer of stolen artifacts, has been 'comfortably numb' in Cambodia for years, when he encounters Holly (Thuy Nguyen), a 12-year-old Vietnamese girl, in the K11 red light village. The girl has been sold by her impoverished family and smuggled across the border to work as a prostitute. Holly's virginity makes her a lucrative prize, and when she is sold to a child trafficker, Patrick embarks on a frantic search through both the beautiful and sordid faces of the country, in an attempt to bring her to safety.

About the RedLight Children Campaign:

The Redlightchildren.org campaign raises awareness and promotes specific actions that can help decrease the number of children trafficked to prostitution each year. By strengthening legislature and enforcement, there are ways to decrease the demand, the number of clients, and therefore decrease the number of children that are sold to sexual slavery.

The Redlightchildren.org website provides an easy to use platform to send a letter to your representative in government with the ideal blueprint and comprehensive steps to target this issue.

Listen to Jeffrey Lyons and Alison Bailes review the child exploitation drama starring Ron Livingston
http://video.reeltalktv.com/player/?id=182722&dst=rss|reeltalktv|

Hollywood Reporter Review
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/film/reviews/article_display.jsp?&rid=10183

Priority Films feature in the ?Giving? section of the NYTimes
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/12/giving/12FILM.html?ex=1352610000&en=61e0c3457642a9bf&ei=5124&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink

HOLLY in Sunday Times Arts & Leisure 11/11/07
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/11/movies/11ande.html?ref=arts

HOLLY producers with Somaly Mam on ABC news:
http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=3840763&affil=wftv

NY Sun

http://www.nysun.com/article/66222?access=282460

Event Detail
Date: February 23, 2008
Venue Information
Nova Southeastern University

Time: 10:00 a.m.

The Miami Movement Against Human Trafficking, a locally recognized nongovernmental organization dedicated to raising community awareness and providing victim services is hosting this summit, in partnership with Americans for Informed Democracy and the Universal Institute for Human Rights.

OBJECTIVES OF THE SUMMIT
1. To Explore Human Trafficking on a Global Scale.
2. To Hear from Leading Experts about their experiences in the field and with Victims.
3. To Unite grassroots organizations around the US in an attempt to form a stronger front.
4. To form the United Alliance Against Human Trafficking. The UAHT will be comprised of existing grassroots who will continue their excellent work locally, but who will also combine efforts on a National Scale. The first mission of the UAHT will be holding the First National March Against Human Trafficking which will take place in the early fall of 2008.

Hello Everyone,
We need help preparing brochures and information packets for our next two presentations. Come hungry, and be ready for a few papercuts!!! We will also be discussing upcoming awareness events so bring your ideas.

Please RSVP or email me so we will know how much food to order. Non-members welcome!

See you Soon!