Sisters of St. Joseph issue Corporate Stance against Human Trafficking

Yesterday during our Congregation Gathering we took time to read together our Corporate Stance against Human Trafficking. The logo at the top is what we are using to accompany the stance The center part of the logo was created by a Sister of St. Joseph of Philadelphia. She generously agreed to share it with us. What follows is the text of our corporate stance and a picture taken in our chapel as we prayed the words of our this stance together.

We, the Sisters of St. Joseph of Boston, whose mission of unity and reconciliation impels us to promote right relationships, denounce the slavery of human trafficking in all its forms in every place where it exists.

We commit:

- to educate ourselves and others about the causes, consequences and magnitude of human trafficking

- to work to eliminate the root causes of human trafficking

- to minister to victims of human trafficking in collaboration with others

- to use our strength as consumers and investors to promote a just society that eliminates the incentives for human trafficking.

Visit the Justice and Peace page of our website for resources and links to information about human trafficking. There is also a very compelling film titled Fields of Mudan that can be viewed online by clicking on the title here. It is the story of Mudan, a frightened young Asian girl, who is forced into sex slavery. She's only seven years old. It seems unbelievable but this hidden crime is actually happening in our cities and towns.