Human trafficking and slavery happen not just across the globe, but also across the street-including right here in Pittsburgh. ”It’s the fastest-growing illegal crime in the world,” according to Diana Scimone, director of the Born 2 Fly Project to stop child trafficking. “And it’s the second-highest grossing illegal trade on earth, after drugs. You can sell a drug once, but you can sell a child over and over.” There are 27 million slaves around the world, including 100,000 in the US. “Some of them are just 4 years old,” Scimone says. Human trafficking happens in every major metropolitan area around the country, including Pittsburgh.
Scimone, whose work has taken her to more than 40 countries including Sudan, Thailand, India, and Zimbabwe, will be in Pittsburgh to teach a seminar about human trafficking-and how to stop it.
Details of this event are:
Date: July 31, 2009, 7:00 p.m.
Place: Allegheny Center Alliance Church, UP Robinson Chapel, 250 East Ohio Street, Pittsburgh, PA.
Admission to this event if FREE, but please register!
Register here. For more information, contact Colleen Drudy, (412) 321-4333 x101, colleen.drudy@acac.net.
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The second event is a Writers and Creative Workshop taking place on August 1st..
Are you ready to take your book idea from dream to reality? Writers coach Diana Scimone will lead you through a 7-step process to help you write the book that’s inside you.
You’ll learn how to:
- organize your thoughts and research
- overcome the pitfalls every writer faces
- plan what to include in your book (and what to leave out)
- fit book-writing into your already-busy schedule
- keep yourself motivated and moving forward
Diana is president of Peapod Publishing, Inc. A writer and journalist, her work has taken her to nearly 40 countries. She has helped countless writers take their dreams and put them on paper-books, journals, blogs, articles, and more. Diana writes a regular blog, and she created the Adventures With PawPaw children’s book series to introduce children to other countries and cultures.
Register here. For more information, contact Colleen Drudy, (412) 321-4333 x101, colleen.drudy@acac.net.
Diana and I became friends due to our activity on Twitter. If you would like to connect with Diana, her Twitter names are @DianaScimone and @09_09_09. Mine is @togetherwf. If you would like to learn more about how to build successful relationships on Twitter, please don’t hesitate to contact me.
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