Articles

1. Coonan, T. and Thompson, R. "Ancient Evil, Modern Face: The Fight Against Human Trafficking," Georgetown Journal of International Affairs, Winter/Spring 2005.


2. Coonan, T. "Human Trafficking: Victims' Voices in Florida", Journal of Social Work Research and Evaluation, Vol. 5, No. 2, 2004.
   
3. Thompson, R. "Human Trafficking: Seeking to Expose and End Modern-Day Slavery", International Bar News, Mar. 2004.
4. Lush, T. (2004). Modern-day slavery hides behind Florida doors. St. Petersburg Times. St. Petersburg, FL: 1.A.
   
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5. Turning Pain Into Power: Trafficking Survivors' Perspectives on Early Intervention Strategies http://www.endabuse.org/programs/immigrant/files/PaintoPower.pdf
   
6. Richard, A. O. (1999). International trafficking in women to the United States: A contemporary manifestation of slavery and organized crime. Washington, D.C., Central Intelligence Agency.
   
7. Richard, A. O. (1999). International trafficking in women to the United States: A contemporary manifestation of slavery and organized crime. Washington, D.C., Central Intelligence Agency.
   
8. Anti-Slavery International (ASI) (2003). The migration-trafficking nexus: Combating trafficking through the protection of migrants' human rights. London, England, ASI. http://www.antislaveryinternational.org/homepage/resources/PDFpublication.htm#nexus
   
9. Fox, B. (2005). Grand jury charges Irvine couple with enslaving girl from Egypt. Associated Press. SANTA ANA. http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/state/20050202-1815-ca-slavegirl.html#
   
10. Ly, P. (2001). Pair convicted of enslaving housekeeper, The Washington Post. 2002. http://www.vachss.com/help_text/archive/pair_convicted.html
    
11. Yang, D. (2005). Irvine couple indicted on involuntary servitude charges for holding girl as virtual slave to serve their family. Irvine. http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/cac/pr2005/021.html
    
12. U.S. Department of Justice (2004). Indictment in alien harboring case, Department of Justice. http://www.usdoj.gov/opa/pr/2004/March/04_crt_133.htm
    
13. U.S. Department of Justice (2004). Florida man sentenced on human trafficking-related charges, Department of Justice. http://www.usdoj.gov/opa/pr/2004/March/04_crt_133.htm
    
14. Sun, L. H. (2004). Modern-Day Slavery' Prompts Rescue Efforts Groups Target Abuse of Foreign Maids, Nannies. Washington Post, Washington Post Staff Writer. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61457-2004May2_4.html
    
15. Justice, D. o. (2006). Report on Activities to Combat Human Trafficking -Fiscal Years 2001-2005. Washington, DC, Office of the Attorney General: 93.
    
16. ICE Agents Arrest Mother and 2 Daughters for Human Trafficking http://newsblaze.com/story/20070604084045leon.nb/newsblaze/TOPSTORY/Top-Stories.html
    

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17. Florida State University, Center for the Advancement of Human Rights. Florida Responds to Human Trafficking, (2003)
    
18. Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Domestic and Sexual Violence Advocate Handbook on Human Trafficking, 2nd ed., (2004). A good basic primer (in English, Spanish and Creole) on human trafficking can be found at http://www.fcadv.org/projectsTrafficking.html.
    
19. See also the Dept. of Health and Human Services for presentation materials, posters and other helpful information: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/trafficking/
    
20. Florida Freedom Partnership - www.floridafreedom.org (to receive a regular newsletter on human trafficking events in South Florida: Broward, Dade, Palm Beach, Collier Counties)
    
21. Legal background: (There is a good manual for civil litigation, current as of 2005 at http://www.lafla.org/clientservices/specialprojects/VictimsTrfficking0405.pdf and information on filing for legal advocacy, especially for obtaining T visas at: http://www.urbanjustice.org/pdf/publications/IDLegalAdvocacy.pdf . It is important that lawyers link with NGO anti-trafficking experts when handling these cases.)
    
22. For information about human trafficking issues in other countries, the State Department Annual Trafficking in Persons report: http://www.state.gov/g/tip/
    
23. For law enforcement, from the International Association of Chiefs of Police: http://www.theiacp.org/documents/pdfs/RCD/CompleteHTGuide.pdf
    
24. Student (college) Toolkit for anti-trafficking awareness and ideas for action: http://www.vitalvoices.org/files/docs/College_Toolkit.pdf
    
25. General population toolkit for anti-trafficking awareness and ideas for action - http://www.vitalvoices.org/desktopdefault.aspx?page_id=37
    

Curricula/training materials

26. Freedom Network Institute on Human Trafficking, Human Trafficking and Slavery: Basic Tools for an Effective Response (2003).
    
27. Institute for Intergovernmental Research, Human Trafficking in the United States: Promoting Law Enforcement Awareness (2004)
    
28. IIR, Human Trafficking: An Overview (2005)
    
29. US Dept. of Health and Human Services has three training programs that can be downloaded from: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/trafficking/
    
30. Florida State University Center For The Advancement Of Human Rights Human Trafficking: Law Enforcement Module I (2004)
    
31. HUMAN TRAFFICKING: Modern Day Slavery Robin Thompson, Esq., Robin H. Thompson & Associates Maria Jose T. Fletcher, FIAC/Lucha, Miami (2005) Adapted and amended from Freedom Network Training Institute curriculum by Florrie Burke and Maria Jose Fletcher
    
32. 2005 Florida Adult ESOL Task Force April 12, 2005 Human Trafficking: What You Need to Know Robin Thompson, JD, MA, Program Director Florida State University Center For The Advancement Of Human Rights Holly Merrick, Office of Refugee Services Florida Department of Children and Families (2005)

Websites

• A good place to start for general US human trafficking information: http://www.ncjrs.gov/spotlight/trafficking/Summary.html
• Join list serves that provide regular updates. A good resource for both US and international information is: http://www.humantrafficking.org.
• See www.freedomnetworkusa.org for information about possible speakers, training programs, human trafficking definitions, and local organizations that can assist victims.
• To join or help spearhead the creation of local anti-trafficking task forces (across the US, these are funded by the Department of Justice (DOJ). There are also others). Legal expertise is always appreciated and needed. See http://www.usdoj.gov/whatwedo/whatwedo_ctip.html for DOJ information and http://ag.ca.gov/newsalerts/release.php?id=1278 for an example of California's efforts.
• A comprehensive report on what Florida should do to address human trafficking: www.cahr.fsu.edu
• ESOL curriculum on Human Trafficking www.cahr.fsu.edu/esol.html
• For a 20 page manual/primer on human trafficking, including basic definitions and resources and a guide for domestic violence programs to assist them in sheltering victims of trafficking: http://www.fcadv.org/projectsTrafficking.html
• For a host of free materials in multiple languages, including PowerPoint presentations for law enforcement, social services, and health care providers. This information is downloadable; ordering info is also available at: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/trafficking/
• http://www.freetheslaves.net/ Free the Slaves is a non-profit organization working to end slavery worldwide.
• http://www.hrlawgroup.org/resources/content/Trafficking_Biblio.pdf Resources and contacts on human trafficking.
• http://www.cgs.uiuc.edu/resources/jacs/workshop.html The Center for Global Studies a the University of Illinois developed a training on human trafficking for K-12 Educators.
• http://www.aagw.org/Education/MiddleSchool/ A primary aim of Association of Albanian Girls and Women (AAGW) is to help former victims of trafficking reintegrate into Albanian society.
• http://www.ccatcoalition.org/ccatcoalition/CCATStudentGroups.htm The main goal of Campus Coalition Against Trafficking is to build the anti-trafficking movement by training emerging leaders, fostering youth empowerment, raising awareness about human trafficking, and encouraging cross-sectoral linkages among social justice issues.
• http://www.law.vill.edu/experientiallearning/clinicsandexternships/humantrafficking/ This website is dedicated to educating the public about "modern slavery" and providing resources to empower the victims of human trafficking.

• http://www.cpcs.umb.edu/lep/revisions.html This website was developed by the University of Massachusetts in conjunction with the System for Adult Basic Support (SABES-www.sabes.org/resources/Fieldnotes/vol13/f133ewing.htm) through their Labor Extension Program. The site contains workers rights curriculum; the information is provided both in English and Spanish.
• http://www.umass.edu/roundtable/ The Massachusetts Worker Education Roundtable provides training to educators on different aspects of the work place. It currently conducts a project titled "Workplace Health and Safety ESOL Curriculum". This project could assist education with the development of workers rights and introduction of human trafficking materials.
• http://www.cpresente.org/Programs.html Centro Presente is a member-driven, state-wide Latin American immigrant organization dedicated to the self-determination and self-sufficiency of the Latin American immigrant community of Massachusetts. Operated and led primarily by Central American immigrants, Centro Presente struggles for immigrant rights and for economic and social justice. Through the integration of community organizing, leadership development and basic services, Centro Presente strives to give our members voice and build community power
• http://www.cal.org/caela/esl_resources/Health/healthindex.html This website was created by Kate Singleton of Fairfax County (Virginia) Public Schools; the website was designed to help ESOL instructors address topics that affect the health and well-being of their students.
• http://www.cccaction.org/cccaction/waaa_toolkit.html "We are America" is an organization led by the Center for Community Change with headquarters in Washington DC. The We Are America Alliance is a newly-forming nationwide alliance of immigrant, grassroots, labor, local, statewide and national organizations.

Films

"Dreams Die Hard: Survivors in America Tell their Stories". Free the Slaves & Crisis House. DVD. 2005.

"Fields of Mudan". Stevo, Florida State University. Nicole Nishimoto & Shannon Lu Yaping. DVD. Florida State University Graduate Film Conservatory, 2004.

"The Silent Revolution: Sankalp and the Quarry Slaves". Free the Slaves. DVD. 2005.

Books

Bales, K. (1999). Disposable People. New slavery in the global economy. Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press.

Bales, K. (2005). Understanding global slavery. Berkeley: University of California Press.