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UMN Research: Restorative Justice and Dialogue: Impact, Opportunities, and Challenges in the Global Community

This accessible article from University of Minnesota Professor and Director of the Center for Restorative Justice & Peacemaking Mark Umbreit and University of Texas-Austin Professor Marilyn Peterson Armour, gives an overview of the history, evidence-based practice, and future recommendations around restorative justice in the U.S. as well as globally. Some practices in Minnesota are featured, such as peacemaking circles in schools.

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Videos from FREEDOM, HERE + NOW: Ending Modern Slavery

Click on the link on the right to view videos from the 1/2 day FREEDOM, HERE + NOW: Ending Modern Slavery symposium on May 8, 2012. Videos feature the remarks of business leader Marilyn Carlson Nelson, U.S. State Department Ambassador Luis CdeBaca, and many other business, government, and nonprofit leaders, both locally and nationally.

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Motivation Inspiring, Supporting, and Serving Sexually Exploited Youth (MISSSEY) Documentary

This is an 11 minute documentary about the epidemic of the commercial sexual exploitation of children and a nonprofit organization responding to it in Oakland, California, called MISSSEY (Motivation Inspiring, Supporting, and Serving Sexually Exploited Youth).

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Freedom Here & Now: What You Can Do

Download a pdf of the scrolling powerpoint presentation created for FREEDOM, HERE & NOW, a symposium about ending modern day slavery co-hosted by the University of Minnesota Center for Integrative Leadership and the Women's Foundation of Minnesota. The slide deck associated with this resource provides ideas for actions you, companies, and colleges can take to address this issue. The complementary slide deck in the resource titled "Freedom Here & Now: Background & Minnesota Resources on Human Trafficking" contains valuable background, national and local stats, and Minnesota resources.

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Freedom Here & Now: Background & Minnesota Resources on Human Trafficking

Download a pdf of the scrolling powerpoint presentation created for FREEDOM, HERE & NOW, a symposium about ending modern day slavery co-hosted by the University of Minnesota Center for Integrative Leadership and the Women's Foundation of Minnesota. The slide deck associated with this resource contains valuable background, national and local stats, and Minnesota resources. The complementary slide deck contained in the resource titled "Freedom Here & Now: What You Can Do" provides ideas for actions you, companies, and colleges can take to address this issue.

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The CNN Freedom Project: Ending Modern Day Slavery

According to the website, "CNN is joining the fight to end modern-day slavery by shining a spotlight on the horrors of modern-day slavery, amplifying the voices of the victims, highlighting success stories and helping unravel the complicated tangle of criminal enterprises trading in human life." Follow this link to visit the site for this project that features news, facts, solutions and stories around global fight to end human trafficking.

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Recommendations for Combating Child Sexual Exploitation in Minnesota

This report, conducted for the Women's Foundation of Minnesota by five Masters of Public Policy students at the University of Minnesota's Humphrey School of Public Affairs, scans media presentation of sexually exploited girls in Minnesota; outlines current state policy; and funding streams available. It also reviews laws in other states and investigates a sample set of organizations providing services to girls who have been sexually exploited in Minnesota and across the country, identifying promising practices in this field. This report was presented on December 2011 by MPP Candidates: Julie Gardner, Erica Heikel, Kristen James, Michelle Karon, and Peter Strohmeier.

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MN Girls Are Not for Sale Video Story

The prostitution of Minnesota girls is happening right here, right now -- and it's on the rise. This video describes the issue and a five year, $4 million campaign by the Women's Foundation of Minnesota that is galvanizing resources to end the prostitution of Minnesota girls through grantmaking, research, public education, and convening. Learn more by watching this video and visiting http://www.MNGirlsNotForSale.org.

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Business Watch Manual

"Modeled after Neighborhood Watch, Business Watch takes the 'neighbors looking out for neighbors' concept to the commercial level, creating a partnership between business, law enforcement, and other organizations that represent business interests. This document is a how to guide for Business Watch. "

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