Craigslist allows trafficking of underage girls on their site, will you?

Please take 10 minutes or so to view the links attached to this post...I had no clue this was happening UNTIL I READ IT.  Let's spread the word for our enslaved sisters in fight for freedom and respect for all women and girls, each and every one a PRICELESS human being.   

Exerpts from Tom Davis' blog post May 4, 2010

Facebook, Twitter, and the blogosphere are abuzz with the revelation that 1/3 of Craigslist revenue comes from sex ads.  Many of these ads offer young girls for sex.  While I'm shopping for a used couch on Craigslist, thousands of girls are being trafficked in the cyberspace around me. So far, the Craigslist leadership appears unwilling to take down the trafficking ads, or to offer a real aggressive enforcement strategy. 

This is happening in the open--on a public site. Many of the ads are plainly pornographic--and they are right there in the open.



As the organized protest continues, there are a variety of ways that you can respond and act. Many of you asked what you can do to prevent sex trafficking. I never thought I'd be telling you to boycott Craigslist for facilitating the prostitution and rape of girls in the United States. Here goes...
•Read this open letter to Jim Buckmaster, the CEO of Craigslist, and then sign the online petition

•Add a tag to your e-mail signature or a badge to your blog that says "Craigslist allows trafficking of underage girls on their site, will you?"

•Spread the word to your social networks on Facebook and Twitter. Link to any of the articles on this page, this blog post, or any other resource you find. Most people just are not aware...change that!

•Boycott companies who use Craigslist to advertise jobs. A big portion of Craigslist's revenue comes from job postings. Go to Craigslist.org and browse through the job listings by companies in your city--write the poster and let them know about Craigslist's reputation for allowing trafficking of minors on their site. Send e-mails, write letters, and make phone calls to companies. Remember, they probably have no idea. Work to educate. Ask them to take the ad down and join the fight to clean sex trafficking from Craigslist. Last night, I found a local church in our community with several job ads. Contact the job poster directly, and show them to the open letter and other articles.
•Call your local media. Send a pitch letter to all of the local radio stations and television stations in your town. This is a national story that is easy for local affiliates to pick up. Pitch them on a local angle to this story--such as how many women are currently advertised as prostitutes in your town.


This is an absolute outrage and is happening right under our nose. If someone doesn't stand up for what is right, who will? Will you stand in the gap and defend a young girl who is being trafficked right here in the US on Craigslist?


Another related (and completely inspiring!) link from Tom's blog ...WELL WORTH a listen!