Events
FIRST ANNUAL TRAFFICK JAM, Sunday, March 14th @ the Grotto - 517 University Dr. Ft. Worth, Texas 76107
Host: The Eucatastrophe, in association with, What’s your Response?
We are making an attempt to raise awareness about the horrors of human trafficking not only in the D.F.W. metroplex but around the world. Did you know that every 2 minutes a woman or child is either abducted off the street or lured here from other countries and forced into slavery,be it sex or forced labor. This is a serious issue that needs immediate attention. In addition to several local bands, we will have a few guest speakers to educate and inform you about the severity of this virus affecting our world. All this music, information and the opportunity to make an effect on the world. 12 hours of entertainment and information for only $10 at the door. All proceeds go toward funding the fight against human trafficking, even the bands have offered a percentage of their merchendise profit to lend a hand to the cause. So please, come out have a few drinks, enjoy some fine music and help us take a stand against these great atrocities plauging our society. Let your voice be heard.
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Posted on Tue, 9 Mar 2010
Show up and help distribute coasters that tell the story of modern day slavery into bars, coffee shops and cafes in North Austin.
Please join us at Shoreline Event Center, 15201 Burnet Road, on Saturday, February 20th At 2:00pm. Here’s the plan, we want you and your friends to come and enjoy an afternoon out, stopping at several different places over a few hours. Well…with one small difference, you will be asking establishments owners or managers to “host” the coaster campaign. “Host” just means the bar, coffee shop or café will take the coasters and put them out for patrons to use and read. We will have sign up sheets for you to take down the information of establishments you visit. On February 20th we will gather up at 2:00pm at Shoreline Event Center, get instructions on which establishments in which parts of town to hit and be sent out. We will gather back up at 5:00pm to debrief on the afternoon.
If you have questions please contact austincoastercrawl@gmail.com or shelton@whatsyourresponse.com.
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Posted on Wed, 20 Jan 2010
On August 8, What’s Your Response (WYR) took to the streets for our first “coaster crawl” to bring awareness to the issue of human trafficking in Austin, and the crawl proved to be a giant leap for our grassroots campaign. It may have helped that we were featured in the Statesman paper on the same day, because we had a great turnout of nearly 50 individuals – we call them abolitionists – who devoted their Saturday afternoon to educating local bars and coffee shops about modern-day slavery in Austin.
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Posted on Thu, 13 Aug 2009