Sex offender project in limbo amid funding flap

from The Canadian Press article published on CTV.ca:

A program that helps keep convicted sex offenders from committing more crimes is in limbo after being told its funding request has been rejected by the federal government.

But a spokesman for Public Safety Minister Peter Van Loan said Monday that no decisions have been made.

Andrew McWhinnie, head of Circles of Support and Accountability, said he was personally informed of the rejection last Friday by Robert Cormier of the National Crime Prevention Centre, which falls under Van Loan's ministry.

It's the first time the circles program, a Canadian community-based group that has been copied internationally, has sought major federal funds.

Sep 29, 2009 Policy, Country:Canada, Case:Sexual

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Let's talk about global exploitation

from sagesf.wordpress.com:

It seems that most people I dialogue with about this reality agree that conditions such as Commercial Sexual Exploitation (CSE), the CSE of children, human trafficking, and debt bondage, are intolerable; yet, these and so many other atrocities persist and even flourish at the global level.  All types of organizations exist that are dealing with the different types of global exploitation, some may have specific focus on certain types of exploitation or certain areas of the world while others may deal with the problem more broadly. What is clear in all aspects of this type of work is that it requires you to be involved. Oftentimes, people start hearing the stories of survivors, understanding the secrets behind the trades, and realizing how horrific the reality of global exploitation really is, and it just becomes overwhelming, so overwhelming that paralysis hits and no action is taken, especially when it sinks in just how close to home it can hit. It should make you angry, even sad, but we want to channel that emotion into action not paralysis.

Sep 29, 2009 Policy, Case:Sexual

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