SDIMC Audio: Discussion of Human Trafficking

On March 28 at Voz Alta, SDIMC and the San Diego Chapter of the Peace and Freedom Party presented the film Darkside of Cancun, which exposes the sharp economic divide between wealthy tourists and indigenous peoples in the resort town of Cancun, Mexico, and the widespread sex tourism and trafficking in women and children in Cancun. Discussion following the film with Manolo Guillén and Austin Choi-Fitzpatrick. Audio Duration: 38 min.

On March 28 at Voz Alta, SDIMC and the San Diego Chapter of the Peace and Freedom Party presented the film Darkside of Cancun, which exposes the sharp economic divide between wealthy tourists and indigenous peoples in the resort town of Cancun, Mexico, and the widespread sex tourism and trafficking in women and children in Cancun. Following the film, Manolo Guillén, Program Manager for the B-SAFFE Project on Human Trafficking at San Diego Youth and Community Services, spoke about the human trafficking in the San Diego/Tijuana region, and Austin Choi-Fitzpatrick, outreach coordinator for Free the Slaves and lecturer in Political Science at San Diego State University, spoke about the global context within which human trafficking takes place. Audio Duration: 38 min.

DARKSIDE OF CANCUN: Trafficking of Mayan Children How You Can Help

--Contact the Mexican Consulate:
Consulado General de Mexico
1549 India St. San Diego CA 92101
619-231-8414, 619-231-4802 (FAX)

--Contact Finest City Broadcasting (91.1X, Magic 92.5, Z90.3) to request that they pull ads encouraging travel to Cancun:
Jim Votaw : Advertising Sales
Michael Glickenhaus: President/CEO
858-495-9100
9660 Granite Ridge Drive, Suite B, San Diego, CA 92123

--If you have information about someone you may believe to be involved in human trafficking or if you think you are a victim, please call:
San Diego Youth and Community Services 24-hr crisis hotline (toll-free): 866-752-2327. Se habla Espanol.
OR
Trafficking in Persons Information and Referral Hotline (toll-free): 888-373-7888. Se habla Espanol.

--For more information about global human trafficking and widespread persistent slavery:
http://freetheslaves.net
Kevin Bales (2004) Disposable People: New Slavery in the Global Economy (book).

Additional Resources:
http://www.sdycs.org/
http://freetheslaves.net
http://www.libertadlatina.org/
http://www.expresionlibre.org.