Groundbreaking Project Examines Systemic Causes and Solutions
WASHINGTON, April 23, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- On Thursday, April 25, 2019, Nameless premieres at Landmark's E Street Cinema. The three-part film series about child sex trafficking in the District of Columbia includes expert testimony from 15 interviewees, including Commander Duncan Bedlion, Youth and Family Services Division, Metropolitan Police Department and Dr. Katherine Deye, Freddie Mac Foundation Child and Adolescent Protection Center, Children's National Health System. Nameless offers insights and strategies of on-the-ground service providers and experts, identifies gaps that still need to be addressed, and explores prevention and intervention approaches. "The District has a strong, coordinated response to child sex trafficking that includes all of the agencies involved with the care of these children," says Rachel Friedman, Executive Producer and Deputy Director of Men Can Stop Rape. "This film will raise awareness about how the community can help prevent children from being harmed." According to the U.S. Department of Justice, "Child sex trafficking refers to the recruitment, harboring, transportation, provision, obtaining, patronizing, or soliciting of a minor for the purpose of a commercial sex act. Offenders of this crime who are commonly referred to as traffickers, or pimps, target vulnerable children and gain control over them using a variety of manipulative methods." The film series includes episodes on how the trafficking occurs, who is most impacted and vulnerable to being trafficked, and what the community can do to stop and prevent children from being trafficked. According to the human rights organization, Rights4Girls, child sex trafficking survivors are disproportionately girls of color. Risk and protective factors that make children more vulnerable to sexual exploitation include a history of sexual and/or physical abuse, community or family instability, child welfare involvement, housing instability, and disconnection from the education system. "Between higher than-average experiences of homelessness, poverty, and social isolation, children in foster care are more vulnerable to being sex trafficked than children who aren't in care," says Aubrey Edwards-Luce, Esq., MSW, Senior Policy Attorney for DC's Children's Law Center. "We hope that by shedding light on these increased risk factors in DC, we can work together to fight this crisis." The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention cites that, "there are no Federal, national estimates of the extent and prevalence of CSEC [Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children] in the United States due to a variety of issues including general underreporting of the crime and the difficulties associated with identifying and measuring victims and perpetrators." Nameless is a project of the DC Coalition to End Sexual Violence (DCCESV) – a partnership between Men Can Stop Rape and DC Rape Crisis Center. DCCESV is a community of service providers and allied professionals that seeks to enhance the capacity of organizations and agencies to strategically partner and effectively address the needs of sexual violence victim-survivors in the District through education, training and technical assistance, advocacy, and policy. Visit www.dccesv.org and learn more about sex trafficking resources in the District at www.askdc.org or Men Can Stop Rape at www.mcsr.org.
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NEW YORK, N.Y. – Major League Baseball (MLB) umpires will offer up more than 400 items that include priceless autographed sports memorabilia, one-of-a-kind VIP experiences and VIP ticket packages during its 11th Annual UMPS CARE Charities Online Auction. The auction is currently underway at www.mlb.com/UmpsCare and closes at 10 p.m. EDT on Monday, April 29.
Some of the items up for bid include signed baseballs, jerseys and bats; opportunities to watch batting practice FROM THE FIELD at many MLB ballparks; hotel stays with game tickets; opportunities to have lunch with a Major League Baseball umpire; more than 50 suites or ticket blocks from Minor League Baseball clubs for fans to watch the future stars of Major League Baseball, and great UMPS CARE Charities logo apparel to show your support. There are signed jerseys, bats, baseballs and other items from current stars and past greats of the game including José Abreu (bat), Nolan Arenado (baseball), Cody Bellinger (baseball), Miguel Cabrera (baseball), Aroldis Chapman (baseball), Bobby Cox (hat), Lorenzo Cain (cleat), Jacob deGrom (baseball), Carlos González (baseball), Luis Gonzalez (baseball), Matt Harvey (baseball), Félix Hernández (baseball), DJ LeMahieu (baseball), Andrew McCutchen (baseball), Terry Pendleton (bat), Gaylord Perry(baseball), Cal Ripken (baseball), Vin Scully (baseball), Ichiro Suzuki (baseball), Alan Trammell (bat), Joe Torre (jersey, baseball), Justin Turner (baseball), and Ben Zobrist (bat). “The online auction is one of the biggest fundraising initiatives for UMPS CARE Charities and has grown tremendously since our first auction in 2009,” said Gary Darling, who served as an MLB umpire for nearly three decades and now serves as Board President for UMPS CARE Charities. “The auction has something for everyone, from autographed memorabilia to once-in-a-lifetime experiences, so we encourage fans to tell all of their friends and family to check out the available items on MLB.com and bid generously to help support a great cause.” Auction items from other athletes and celebrities outside of baseball also are available from the likes of Cleveland Browns running back Nick Chubb (signed football), actor Will Ferrell (signed baseball), ESPN baseball analyst Jessica Mendoza (signed baseball), actor/comedian Bill Murray (signed baseball), former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo (signed Cowboys jersey), Clemson head football coach Dabo Swinney (signed football), (signed baseball) and two-time Masters champion Bubba Watson (signed baseball). All proceeds from the online auction support UMPS CARE Charities youth programs, which connect children and families in the communities in which the umpires work all season through the game they love. UMPS CARE provides once-in-a-lifetime Major League Baseball experiences for critically ill kids, at-risk youth and military families, Build-A-Bear Workshop® experiences for children battling serious illnesses at more than 15 pediatric hospitals in the United States and Canada, college scholarships for deserving young adults who were adopted as children, and financial assistance for families in the baseball community in need. UMPS CARE Charities is the official charity of Major League Baseball umpires. For more information or to make a bid, visit www.mlb.com/UmpsCare. The auction is currently underway and closes at 10 p.m. EDT on Monday, April 29. UMPS CARE Charities is a 501(c)(3) non-profit established by Major League Baseball (MLB) umpires to provide financial, in-kind and emotional support for America’s youth and families in need. Through its youth-based programs, professional baseball umpires enrich the lives of at-risk youth and children coping with serious illness by providing memorable baseball experiences, supporting pediatric medical care, and raising funds for college scholarships for children adopted later in life. UMPS CARE Charities provides benefactors with “Major League” support by remaining true to its established creed, “Helping People is an Easy Call.” For more information visit www.UmpsCare.com. ### Bonn, Alemania, 3 de abril de 2019 – El equipo de béisbol de los Yankees de Nueva York ha dado un gran paso por un futuro sostenible al firmar el marco Deportes para la Acción sobre el Clima de las Naciones Unidas.
Los Yankees son el primer gran club deportivo de Norteamérica que se adhiere al marco, cuyo objetivo es armonizar las emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero con el Acuerdo de París sobre el cambio climático e inspirar a otros a tomar medidas ambiciosas en materia de clima. El equipo se une a numerosas organizaciones internacionales comprometidas con el marco, entre las que se incluye el Comité Olímpico Internacional, la FIFA, la Federación Francesa de Tenis-Roland Garros, los Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de París 2024, la Copa Mundial de la Liga de Rugby 2021, los Juegos Olímpicos de Verano Tokio 2020, la UEFA, la Fórmula E, y otros. El marco, presentado por ONU Cambio Climático en diciembre de 2018, anima a las organizaciones deportivas a que tomen el liderazgo y se comprometan a medir, reducir y compensar sus emisiones, y que, además, utilicen el deporte como una fuerza unificadora para impulsar la conciencia y la acción sobre el clima. El Secretario General de la ONU, António Guterres, reconoció la importancia de tener un equipo de la categoría y la influencia de los Yankees que apoye el marco del deporte y la acción por el clima de la ONU. "Me alegra que los Yankees de Nueva York se hayan unido a la iniciativa de deportes para la acción sobre el clima. Se trata de un equipo ganador que ahora aporta un nuevo nivel de liderazgo a los esfuerzos mundiales para hacer frente al cambio climático. Cuando se trata de salvaguardar nuestro futuro, hay que saltar a la cancha”, dijo el Sr. Guterres. La Secretaria Ejecutiva de ONU Cambio Climático, Patricia Espinosa, destacó el impacto a nivel mundial que puede tener la firma de los Yankees. "Celebro la decisión de los Yankees, un club legendario que cuenta con legiones de seguidores apasionados, de dar este importante paso y firmar el marco de deportes y acción sobre el clima. Necesitamos que más equipos como este defiendan una acción ambiciosa ante el cambio climático, para el bien del planeta y de las generaciones presentes y futuras". Al igual que otros signatarios del marco anteriores, los Yankees se comprometen a apoyar los siguientes principios:
Para conocer más acerca de los Yankees de Nueva York, haga clic aquí. Si lo que desea es saber más acerca de la acción sobre el clima y la sostenibilidad que se está llevando a cabo en la organización deportiva, vaya aquí(enlace en inglés). Para más información sobre cómo unirse al marco de deporte para la acción sobre el clima de la ONU, póngase en contacto con Lindita Xhaferi-Salihu. <LXhaferi-Salihu(at)unfccc.int>. Información para los medios: Acerca de los Yankees de Nueva York Fundado en 1903, los Yankees de Nueva York son el equipo más exitoso en la historia de las Grandes Ligas de Béisbol, habiendo ganado 27 campeonatos y participado en 40 series mundiales. El club juega sus partidos en casa en el Yankee Stadium, uno de los destinos turísticos más frecuentados de la ciudad de Nueva York y sede de numerosos eventos no relacionados con el béisbol, entre los que se incluyen el New Era Pinstripe Bowl (competición de fútbol americano universitario) y el New York City Football Club (NYCFC) de la liga de fútbol profesional. Gracias a sus logros deportivos y su emblemático logotipo de "NY", los Yankees se encuentran entre las marcas más reconocidas del mundo. Acerca de ONU Cambio Climático Con 197 Partes, la Convención Marco de las Naciones Unidas sobre el Cambio Climático (CMNUCC) cuenta con una composición casi universal y es el tratado precursor del Acuerdo de París sobre el cambio climático de 2015. El objetivo principal del Acuerdo de París es mantener el aumento de la temperatura media mundial en este siglo muy por debajo de los 2 grados centígrados e impulsar los esfuerzos para limitar aún más el aumento de la temperatura a 1,5 grados centígrados por encima de los niveles preindustriales. La CMNUCC es también el tratado padre del Protocolo de Kyoto de 1997. El objetivo último de todos los acuerdos de la CMNUCC es estabilizar las concentraciones de gases de efecto invernadero en la atmósfera a un nivel que impida interferencias humanas peligrosas en el sistema climático, en un marco temporal que permita a los ecosistemas adaptarse de forma natural y permita el desarrollo sostenible. Vea también Sitio web de la CMNUCC |
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