Human​ ​Trafficking​ ​Charities:

POLARIS​ ​Project

Central​ ​Question​ ​Research:

Sumer-​​ ​Questions​ ​1​ ​and​ ​2

● What​ ​responsibility​ ​ought​ ​individuals--who​ ​don’t​ ​currently​ ​have​ ​any​ ​connection​ ​to
modern​ ​human​ ​trafficking--take​ ​to​ ​reduce​ ​or​ ​stop​ ​human​ ​slavery?
○ On​ ​the​ ​Polaris​ ​project​ ​website​ ​there​ ​are​ ​different​ ​causes​ ​listed​ ​on​ ​which
you​ ​can​ ​“take​ ​action”​ ​for.​ ​There​ ​is​ ​a​ ​wide​ ​range​ ​of​ ​causes​ ​that​ ​you​ ​can
sign​ ​up​ ​for​ ​and​ ​be​ ​alerted​ ​about.​ ​You​ ​can​ ​read​ ​about​ ​the​ ​different
problems​ ​and​ ​causes​ ​described,​ ​and​ ​each​ ​have​ ​a​ ​button​ ​you​ ​can​ ​click​ ​to
sign​ ​up​ ​for​ ​a​ ​be​ ​alerted​ ​about​ ​the​ ​situation.​ ​The​ ​causes​ ​can​ ​range​ ​from
petitions​ ​or​ ​signing​ ​up​ ​to​ ​the​ ​cause.
○ The​ ​different​ ​programs​ ​of​ ​the​ ​polaris​ ​include​ ​National​ ​hotlines,​ ​Global
hotlines,​ ​Government​ ​relations,​ ​Advisory​ ​services,​ ​Data​ ​analysis,​ ​strategic
interventions
○ Donating​ ​to​ ​the​ ​project
● Is​ ​there​ ​any​ ​moral​ ​obligation​ ​for​ ​individuals​ ​to​ ​involve​ ​themselves​ ​with​ ​service
projects​ ​that​ ​try​ ​to​ ​bring​ ​about​ ​social​ ​good?
○ Today,​ ​slavery​ ​is​ ​illegal​ ​in​ ​almost​ ​all​ ​parts​ ​of​ ​the​ ​world,​ ​but​ ​it​ ​continues
anyway​ ​in​ ​various​ ​forms:​ ​debt​ ​bondage,​ ​human​ ​trafficking,​ ​and​ ​child​ ​labor,
sex​ ​trafficking,​ ​etc.
○ People​ ​will​ ​say​ ​that​ ​slavery​ ​is​ ​unethical,​ ​but​ ​most​ ​are​ ​not​ ​doing​ ​anything​ ​to
stop​ ​it.
○ We​ ​must​ ​use​ ​moral​ ​persuasion​ ​to​ ​bring​ ​the​ ​problem​ ​to​ ​the​ ​top​ ​of​ ​the​ ​world
agenda.​ ​We​ ​should​ ​push​ ​our​ ​governments​ ​and​ ​international​ ​organizations
to​ ​pressure​ ​and​ ​even​ ​force​ ​others​ ​to​ ​uphold​ ​anti-slavery​ ​and
anti-trafficking​ ​laws.
○ When​ ​consumers​ ​in​ ​large​ ​numbers​ ​refuse​ ​to​ ​buy​ ​products​ ​made​ ​with
slave​ ​labor
Amanda-​ ​Questions​ ​3​ ​and​ ​4
● Which​ ​charities/​ ​organizations/​ ​NGOs​ ​are​ ​the​ ​best​ ​most​ ​reliable​ ​groups​ ​to​ ​get
involved​ ​with?​ ​(Claims​ ​of​ ​Value)
○ The​ ​best​ ​most​ ​reliable​ ​groups​ ​to​ ​get​ ​involved​ ​with​ ​are​ ​those​ ​who​ ​you​ ​not​ ​only
look​ ​at​ ​by​ ​name,​ ​but​ ​you​ ​should​ ​approach​ ​information​ ​about​ ​the​ ​organization
 online​ ​before​ ​donating​ ​any​ ​money​ ​to​ ​a​ ​cause.​ ​Many​ ​so-called​ ​charities​ ​are​ ​able
to​ ​take​ ​advantage​ ​of​ ​many​ ​sympathetic​ ​donors​ ​by​ ​using​ ​ ​pathos​ ​(making​ ​the
audience​ ​feel​ ​guilt​ ​and​ ​sympathy​ ​to​ ​make​ ​them​ ​donate​ ​money​ ​to​ ​the​ ​cause),
logos​ ​(using​ ​half-true​ ​or​ ​even​ ​blatantly​ ​false​ ​information​ ​and​ ​statistics​ ​to​ ​engage
the​ ​audience’s​ ​interest),​ ​and​ ​ethos​ ​(no​ ​real​ ​information​ ​on​ ​the​ ​organization,​ ​and
weather​ ​it​ ​is​ ​non-profit,​ ​misspellings,​ ​or​ ​no​ ​social​ ​media​ ​accounts).​ ​Cases​ ​of
fraud​ ​have​ ​also​ ​occurred​ ​when​ ​donors​ ​give​ ​to​ ​public​ ​donation​ ​boxes​ ​or​ ​give​ ​their
emails,​ ​are​ ​fooled​ ​with​ ​false​ ​identities,​ ​false​ ​advertising​ ​of​ ​expenses,​ ​and​ ​misuse
of​ ​donation​ ​money.​ ​To​ ​find​ ​the​ ​most​ ​reliable​ ​charities,​ ​you​ ​can​ ​use​ ​websites​ ​such
as​ ​Charity​ ​Navigator​ ​to​ ​find​ ​the​ ​right​ ​organizations​ ​to​ ​donate​ ​to,​ ​and​ ​to​ ​look​ ​for
charities​ ​with​ ​A​ ​grade​ ​ratings​ ​in​ ​terms​ ​of​ ​having​ ​most​ ​or​ ​all​ ​of​ ​the​ ​profit​ ​donated
to​ ​the​ ​actual​ ​cause.
● What​ ​are​ ​ways​ ​individuals​ ​can​ ​help​ ​a​ ​social​ ​justice​ ​cause​ ​without​ ​giving​ ​actual
money?
○ The​ ​best​ ​ways​ ​individuals​ ​can​ ​help​ ​social​ ​justice​ ​causes​ ​include​ ​spreading
awareness​ ​of​ ​the​ ​charity​ ​through​ ​social​ ​media,​ ​spoken​ ​word,​ ​and​ ​showing​ ​your
support​ ​by​ ​volunteering​ ​at​ ​events​ ​with​ ​the​ ​charity.​ ​It​ ​is​ ​also​ ​a​ ​great​ ​contribution​ ​to
create​ ​or​ ​donate​ ​homemade​ ​items.​ ​Weather​ ​it​ ​be​ ​donating​ ​your​ ​cut​ ​off​ ​hair​ ​to
cancer​ ​research,​ ​or​ ​stitching​ ​blankets​ ​for​ ​sheltered​ ​animals.

Aditi-​ ​Questions​ ​5​ ​and​ ​6

● With​ ​so​ ​many​ ​competing​ ​charities​ ​and​ ​causes,​ ​how​ ​do​ ​you​ ​know​ ​which​ ​cause​ ​is​ ​the​ ​right
one​ ​to​ ​get​ ​involved​ ​with?​ ​(Claims​ ​of​ ​Value)
○ The​ ​right​ ​charity​ ​and​ ​cause​ ​depends​ ​on​ ​individual​ ​passion​ ​and​ ​standards.​ ​For
example,​ ​one​ ​may​ ​have​ ​a​ ​personal​ ​connection​ ​to​ ​education​ ​for​ ​women,​ ​and​ ​thus
this​ ​would​ ​lead​ ​them​ ​to​ ​find​ ​a​ ​charity​ ​that​ ​supports​ ​this​ ​cause.​ ​On​ ​the​ ​other​ ​hand,
another​ ​person​ ​might​ ​have​ ​a​ ​connection​ ​to​ ​a​ ​different​ ​cause,​ ​hence​ ​leading​ ​to
the​ ​selection​ ​of​ ​a​ ​different​ ​charity.​ ​There​ ​is​ ​no​ ​right​ ​cause​ ​or​ ​charity.​ ​Although
charities​ ​can​ ​be​ ​chosen​ ​depending​ ​on​ ​ethos​ ​(credibility​ ​of​ ​the​ ​organization,
accuracy​ ​of​ ​info.,​ ​valid​ ​and​ ​true​ ​passion,​ ​etc.),​ ​pathos​ ​(emotions​ ​involved),​ ​and
logos​ ​(logical​ ​facts​ ​given),​ ​in​ ​the​ ​end,​ ​the​ ​charity​ ​and​ ​cause​ ​comes​ ​down​ ​to
personal​ ​choosing.
● What​ ​philosophical​ ​rationale​ ​supports​ ​the​ ​claim​ ​that​ ​human​ ​slavery​ ​is​ ​an​ ​evil​ ​that​ ​ought
to​ ​be​ ​abolished?​ ​(Claims​ ​of​ ​Value/Definition)
I,​ ​A,​ ​S,​ ​M,​ ​D

Graham-​ ​Questions​ ​7​ ​and​ ​8

● Does​ ​helping​ ​a​ ​group​ ​or​ ​cause--with​ ​time,​ ​efforts,​ ​or​ ​money--make​ ​us​ ​good​ ​people?
Helping​ ​a​ ​group​ ​does​ ​not​ ​necessarily​ ​make​ ​someone​ ​a​ ​good​ ​person,​ ​however​ ​a​ ​person​ ​is
certainly​ ​not​ ​bad​ ​because​ ​they​ ​helped​ ​a​ ​good​ ​cause
● Does​ ​refusing​ ​to​ ​donate​ ​to​ ​a​ ​charity​ ​or​ ​a​ ​cause​ ​make​ ​us​ ​bad​ ​people?
Refusing​ ​to​ ​donate​ ​does​ ​not​ ​make​ ​someone​ ​a​ ​bad​ ​person,​ ​however​ ​if​ ​someone​ ​has​ ​the
capability​ ​to​ ​help​ ​someone​ ​live​ ​a​ ​better​ ​life​ ​and​ ​they​ ​don’t​ ​help,​ ​than​ ​that​ ​person​ ​may​ ​be
perceived​ ​slightly​ ​worse​ ​in​ ​character​ ​by​ ​their​ ​peers

Title:​ ​Polaris
Main​ ​Idea:​ ​Slavery​ ​in​ ​General
2nd​ ​Slide:​ ​Slave​ ​Count
1​ ​or​ ​2​ ​slides​ ​with​ ​answered​ ​questions
Polaris
Nasty​ ​facts
What​ ​can​ ​we​ ​do?
Solution​ ​to​ ​create​ ​guilt

Script:
Graham-​ ​What​ ​is​ ​slavery?​ ​Slavery​ ​is,​ ​in​ ​the​ ​most​ ​basic​ ​form,​ ​any​ ​system​ ​in​ ​which​ ​principles​ ​of
property​ ​law​ ​are​ ​applied​ ​to​ ​people,​ ​allowing​ ​individuals​ ​to​ ​own,​ ​buy​ ​and​ ​sell​ ​other​ ​people.​ ​A
slave​ ​is​ ​unable​ ​to​ ​escape​ ​from​ ​such​ ​a​ ​slavery​ ​arrangement​ ​and​ ​works​ ​without​ ​rest.
Graham-​ ​How​ ​many​ ​slaves​ ​do​ ​you​ ​think​ ​work​ ​for​ ​you?
Random​ ​Person-​ ​answer
Graham-​ ​The​ ​average​ ​human​ ​has​ ​38​ ​slaves​ ​working​ ​for​ ​them
Random​ ​Person-​ ​whoa!​ ​answer
Graham-​ ​Yes,​ ​that​ ​means​ ​that​ ​you​ ​have​ ​around​ ​38​ ​individuals​ ​that​ ​are​ ​working​ ​day​ ​and​ ​night,
without​ ​rest,​ ​just​ ​to​ ​provide​ ​you​ ​with​ ​the​ ​simple​ ​pleasures​ ​of​ ​your​ ​daily​ ​life.​ ​Every​ ​time​ ​you​ ​watch
TV,​ ​every​ ​time​ ​you​ ​check​ ​your​ ​phone,​ ​every​ ​time​ ​you​ ​do​ ​the​ ​simple​ ​things,​ ​humans​ ​are​ ​risking
their​ ​lives​ ​just​ ​so​ ​you​ ​can​ ​hang​ ​out​ ​with​ ​your​ ​friends.​ ​So​ ​what​ ​can​ ​we​ ​do​ ​to​ ​save​ ​these​ ​people
from​ ​their​ ​backbreaking​ ​labor?​ ​An​ ​organization​ ​called​ ​POLARIS​ ​has​ ​a​ ​solution.

Aditi:​ ​The​ ​POLARIS​ ​Project​ ​is​ ​a​ ​renowned,​ ​leading​ ​national​ ​organization​ ​in​ ​the​ ​fight​ ​to​ ​eradicate
modern​ ​day​ ​slavery,​ ​or​ ​human​ ​trafficking.​ ​This​ ​organization​ ​works​ ​with​ ​victims​ ​of​ ​slavery​ ​to
track​ ​and​ ​diminish​ ​human​ ​traffickers.​ ​The​ ​advantage​ ​of​ ​this​ ​non​ ​governmental​ ​organization
(NGO)​ ​is​ ​that​ ​it​ ​has​ ​made​ ​quite​ ​the​ ​difference​ ​in​ ​the​ ​past.​ ​According​ ​to​ ​the​ ​POLARIS​ ​website,
approximately​ ​20.9​ ​million​ ​victims​ ​globally​ ​are​ ​enslaved​ ​by​ ​human​ ​traffickers.​ ​Fortunately,
around​ ​32,000​ ​cases​ ​have​ ​been​ ​reported​ ​to​ ​the​ ​national​ ​hotline​ ​and​ ​attended​ ​to​ ​by​ ​the
POLARIS​ ​Project.​ ​In​ ​addition,​ ​this​ ​global​ ​organization​ ​has​ ​taken​ ​initiative​ ​in​ ​going​ ​forward​ ​with​ ​a
3-step​ ​plan,​ ​in​ ​which​ ​members​ ​respond​ ​to​ ​victims,​ ​equip​ ​communities​ ​with​ ​trafficking​ ​addresses,
and​ ​disband​ ​the​ ​business,​ ​to​ ​lessen​ ​the​ ​amount​ ​of​ ​human​ ​trafficking.​ ​POLARIS​ ​has​ ​not​ ​only
managed​ ​to​ ​rescue​ ​victims​ ​and​ ​lessen​ ​the​ ​cases​ ​of​ ​human​ ​trafficking,​ ​but​ ​it​ ​has​ ​also​ ​been​ ​able
to​ ​connect​ ​with​ ​victims​ ​and​ ​provide​ ​a​ ​secure,​ ​promising​ ​future​ ​for​ ​survivors.​ ​The​ ​benefit​ ​of
POLARIS​ ​is​ ​that​ ​making​ ​a​ ​difference​ ​is​ ​easy.​ ​And​ ​don’t​ ​think​ ​that​ ​you​ ​have​ ​to​ ​pay​ ​in​ ​order​ ​to
help.​ ​There​ ​are​ ​a​ ​multitude​ ​of​ ​options​ ​from​ ​which​ ​one​ ​can​ ​choose​ ​to​ ​help​ ​the​ ​victims​ ​of​ ​this
horrid​ ​industry.
Amanda:​ ​So​ ​what​ ​can​ ​you​ ​do,​ ​exactly?​ ​On​ ​the​ ​Polaris​ ​Project’s​ ​official​ ​website​ ​there​ ​is​ ​a​ ​menu
tab​ ​that​ ​is​ ​called​ ​“Support​ ​our​ ​Work”.​ ​Click​ ​on​ ​the​ ​link,​ ​and​ ​you​ ​will​ ​be​ ​taken​ ​to​ ​a​ ​donation​ ​page
where​ ​you​ ​can​ ​find​ ​a​ ​donation​ ​plan​ ​that​ ​works​ ​for​ ​you.​ ​Whether​ ​it​ ​be​ ​monthly​ ​donation,​ ​or​ ​join​ ​a
freedom​ ​circle​ ​--​ ​a​ ​way​ ​to​ ​increase​ ​the​ ​global​ ​profile​ ​of​ ​Polaris’s​ ​anti-human​ ​trafficking​ ​project--
donations​ ​are​ ​a​ ​great​ ​way​ ​to​ ​help​ ​the​ ​cause.​ ​If​ ​someone​ ​has​ ​the​ ​financial​ ​ability​ ​to​ ​make​ ​a
donation,​ ​they​ ​should​ ​consider​ ​making​ ​a​ ​contribution,​ ​because​ ​their​ ​donation​ ​is​ ​towards​ ​a​ ​very
good​ ​cause.​ ​ ​But​ ​what​ ​if​ ​you​ ​don’t​ ​have​ ​the​ ​money,​ ​you​ ​may​ ​ask?​ ​There​ ​are​ ​other​ ​ways​ ​to
contribute​ ​to​ ​this​ ​highly​ ​important​ ​cause.​ ​The​ ​best​ ​way​ ​is​ ​to​ ​reach​ ​out​ ​to​ ​other​ ​people​ ​through
social​ ​media​ ​and​ ​spoken​ ​word​ ​to​ ​raise​ ​awareness​ ​of​ ​the​ ​issue,​ ​Polaris,​ ​and​ ​inspiring​ ​your
followers​ ​and​ ​friends​ ​to​ ​join​ ​the​ ​cause​ ​with​ ​you.​ ​There​ ​are​ ​also​ ​many​ ​opportunities​ ​to​ ​get
involved​ ​by​ ​helping​ ​Polaris​ ​take​ ​their​ ​project​ ​to​ ​Congress-​ ​yes,​ ​Congress!-​ ​to​ ​help​ ​strengthen
anti-human​ ​trafficking​ ​policies.​ ​Although​ ​the​ ​best​ ​contribution​ ​you​ ​can​ ​make​ ​would​ ​be​ ​by
donation,​ ​there​ ​are​ ​many​ ​options​ ​and​ ​opportunities​ ​to​ ​show​ ​support​ ​to​ ​charity.​ ​And​ ​showing
support​ ​and​ ​making​ ​an​ ​effort​ ​to​ ​become​ ​apart​ ​of​ ​the​ ​cause​ ​can​ ​be​ ​the​ ​best​ ​ways​ ​to​ ​influence
others​ ​to​ ​do​ ​just​ ​the​ ​same.​ ​Some​ ​say​ ​you​ ​cannot​ ​be​ ​considered​ ​a​ ​true​ ​contributor​ ​if​ ​you​ ​are
unable​ ​to​ ​donate.​ ​All​ ​you​ ​really​ ​need?​ ​Determination.​ ​Passion.​ ​A​ ​strong​ ​will.​ ​All​ ​of​ ​these​ ​things
can​ ​be​ ​greater​ ​than​ ​money,​ ​or​ ​a​ ​signature!​ ​Like​ ​the​ ​members​ ​of​ ​Polaris,​ ​you​ ​can​ ​become​ ​a
bright​ ​star​ ​in​ ​a​ ​dark​ ​sky-​ ​leading​ ​people​ ​to​ ​freedom.

Sumer-​ ​In​ ​conclusion,​ ​you​ ​don’t​ ​need​ ​to​ ​donate​ ​to​ ​POLARIS​ ​to​ ​help​ ​the​ ​cause.​ ​You​ ​can​ ​help​ ​by
just​ ​a​ ​click​ ​of​ ​a​ ​button.​ ​All​ ​you​ ​need​ ​to​ ​do​ ​is​ ​go​ ​to​ ​the​ ​get​ ​involved​ ​section​ ​of​ ​the​ ​website​ ​and
from​ ​there,​ ​you​ ​can​ ​chose​ ​from​ ​a​ ​variety​ ​of​ ​problems​ ​and​ ​causes​ ​to​ ​join.​ ​All​ ​it​ ​takes​ ​is​ ​to​ ​sign​ ​up
and​ ​from​ ​there​ ​you​ ​can​ ​be​ ​notified​ ​from​ ​the​ ​website​ ​about​ ​the​ ​event​ ​you’ve​ ​signed​ ​up​ ​for.​ ​All​ ​it
takes​ ​is​ ​just​ ​a​ ​click​ ​of​ ​a​ ​button​ ​and​ ​you​ ​could​ ​be​ ​part​ ​of​ ​a​ ​cause​ ​changing​ ​the​ ​world.​ ​This​ ​part​ ​of
Polaris​ ​shows​ ​that​ ​you​ ​don’t​ ​need​ ​money​ ​to​ ​be​ ​part​ ​of​ ​a​ ​good​ ​cause,​ ​to​ ​improve​ ​someone’s​ ​life,
someone​ ​who​ ​desperately​ ​needs​ ​help.​ ​Join​ ​the​ ​Polaris​ ​project​ ​and​ ​help​ ​guide​ ​those​ ​in​ ​need​ ​to
the​ ​beacon​ ​of​ ​light,​ ​a​ ​better​ ​life.