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FreeTHEM Walk stops in Auburn, part of 902-mile trek to raise human trafficking awareness

FreeTHEM walkers make huge strides, raise awareness about human trafficking

FreeTHEM walkers make huge strides, raise awareness about human trafficking Claudine Ewing © Galloway KellyDiane Galloway with FreeThem Walkers The long 902-mile walk started May 3 in Lynchburg, Virginia, and will end in Buffalo on June 19. FreeTHEM walkers are expected to arrive back in Buffalo on June 19 for Juneteenth. They are raising awareness about human trafficking. Kelly Diane Galloway, founder of Mona s House and the FreeTHEM Center, will tell you in a heartbeat that human trafficking is modern-day slavery. It is why this journey has so much meaning. The route the 14 walkers are taking is along the Underground Railroad.   They prepared for the walk, but Galloway admits, We are definitely over 300 miles in, and our feet hurt, our legs hurt, it definitely has been a challenge. You cannot prepare for these elements like gravel, mountains, hills, sun, no shade, pouring down rain. The elements change, but the mission still stays the same.

Community members, local officials send off anti-human trafficking group starting 902-mile walk

Anti-human trafficking group leaves for Virginia; 902-mile walk back to Buffalo starts Monday Participants in the FreeTHEM Walk will march from Lynchburg, Virginia, back to Buffalo in an effort to bring awareness to human trafficking. Author: WGRZ Staff Updated: 11:26 PM EDT May 1, 2021 BUFFALO, N.Y. There was a celebration on the steps of City Hall on Saturday as community members gathered to send off a team called the FreeTHEM Walkers. The group is led by Kelly Galloway. She s the founder of Project Mona s House and the FreeTHEM Center in Buffalo. Both support victims of human trafficking. Human trafficking is modern-day slavery. Over 40.3 million people are affected, generating over 150 billion dollars annually. It is the second-largest crime on the planet. We have to care about it, Galloway said.

902-Mile Journey Called The Free THEM Walk Will Raise Awareness About Human Trafficking

902-Mile Journey Called The Free THEM Walk Will Raise Awareness About Human Trafficking   40 Kelly Diane Galloway is doing her part to help victims and survivors of human trafficking. She strives to light a path toward freedom for them. Photo courtesy of Kelly Diane Galloway Human trafficking has increased during the pandemic, according to Polaris, a nonprofit data-driven social justice movement holding the largest known data about human trafficking in North America. The nonprofit organization has undertaken a systematic examination of relevant data from the Polaris-operated U.S. National Human Trafficking Hotline to carefully track the potential impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on both victims and survivors of sex and labor trafficking.

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