SETTING GOALS TO DO WHAT I AM PASSIONATE ABOUT

Be the change you wish to see in the world.

Just last night I watched a new documentary that I bought online and it finally came in the mail. It is called “Sex & Money, A National Search For Human Worth” and it is about human trafficking of children in the US. While Brian McLaren came out with the first book on the subject in Canada just last year, there is yet to be a documentary made in Canada about the sex slave trade in our country.

As I was watching the film, I realized this is something I could do. I have researched enough in the past 3 years to be able to lead a team of young adults on a trip across Canada documenting, interviewing, photographing, and videoing to create a film to raise awareness about human trafficking of women and children in Canada. I need to do something with the information I have. Names of people I know with various skills started popping into my head, and I can think of at least a couple people who are also passionate about social justice and might be willing to join me on such a project. I don’t have the filming skills or editing experience, but I do have a lot of vision, I know people, and I can network. I believe I can direct and organize it in a way to get the message across clearly and powerfully... and I think I have the people and communication skills to interview various people on the subject. I just need to rally a few troops and get a team together to make this vision a reality!

I am not content to wait until I go overseas to make a documentary or rescue women and children from this heinous crime. I want to start by helping the ones in Canada, on my doorstep. There is a desperate need in Canada for recovery homes/communities with bedrooms specifically for women and children rescued from the sex slave trade. I could be the person who brings awareness to communities and cities and rallies their support to help fund such projects. I could rally builders, interior designers, counsellors, landscapers..etc... to donate their time and materials to set up safe house communities in their own towns. This needs to happen all across Canada. I could be the person to help get things rolling! I am going to start talking to people and see if I can get a team of people committed to making this happen and to start planning with.