|
Latest news
September 2009
Purple Teardrop Campaign representatives gave a talk at the AGM of the Women's Section, SW Regional Fire Brigade Union. Delegates were inspired by the case studies of trafficked victims and found the presentation on signs of human trafficking enlightening.
The first anniversary of the launch of the Purple Teardrop Campaign was marked by the broadcast of our newsletter http://soroptimist-gbi.co.uk/poole/files/2009/09/ptc_newsletter_autumn_09.pdf and by cutting a beautiful cake made by a Southampton-based Soroptimist
August 2009
Russian pop star, Valeriya, pledged her support for the Purple Teardrop Campagin. Goodwill envoy for the Russian Federation on behalf of the International Organisation for Migration to combat human trafficking, Valeriya has given the Purple Teardop Campaign her permission to use 'Back to Love' - see http://www.youtube.com/user/valeriyaofficial
Purple Teardrop pins were ordered by and sent to Soroptimists in Washington State
Summer 2009
Purple Teardrop Campaign representatives gave presentations to Poole Rotarians, Women Reaching Women and a local National Women's Register group, an awareness-raising event was held at Bournemouth University and orders for Purple Teardrop Campaign materials were received from as far afield as Belgium and Scotland
April 2009
The Purple Teardrop Campaign had representation at the Dorset WI Federation Conference held in Poole on 23 April which included a session on human trafficking. Purple Teardrop Campaign information was available to the 700 delegates plus our distinctive purple teardrop pin-badges on sale. We wish Dorset WI members every success in their campaigning against human trafficking.
The campaign continues to gather pace within Soroptimist International as clubs around the UK start to hold workshops about human trafficking, distribute Purple Teardrop Campaign information and sell our pin-badges within their communities.
March 2009
Representatives from the Purple Teardrop Campaign were asked to talk to front-line women’s services managers in the South about human trafficking and the indicators to be aware of when dealing with potential trafficking victims.
The International Women’s Day event in Poole brought our thought-provoking Purple Teardrop Campaign stand. Visitors saw ‘Marta’ heading to the UK full of optimism about her new life here only to find that she’d been duped by traffickers into a desperate life of enforced prostitution. Representatives were on hand to talk to the many interested people who came to the stand.
Feb 2009
The annual Poole Lions Club Swimarathon attracted teams from local businesses, clubs and schools who each swam in relay for just under an hour to raise thousands of pounds for locally based charities and good causes, including the Purple Teardrop
December 2008
Louis de Bernieres, celebrated author, has agreed to be patron of the Purple Teardrop Campaign. He made his views on human trafficking and his support for trafficking victims known during a recent television debate on the issue. We thank Louis de Bernieres for his support for the Purple Teardrop Campaign.
|
