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Ohio Liberator Awards Recognize Many
from Northwest Ohio
Special to The Truth
A number of local “modern-day abolitionists”
were recently nominated for the Ohio Liberator Awards, which
honors the dedication and hard work of those working toward
eliminating human trafficking. The awards ceremony was held
this last week, January 19, 2015 in Columbus, Ohio and of
the seven categories, those associated with the Lucas County
Human Trafficking Coalition were awarded four.
Winners from Toledo include Celia Williamson,
PhD. from the University of Toledo; Rahab’s Heart, a local
organization working with those trapped in street level
prostitution; TARTA and Michelle Moore, from Second Chance
Toledo.
Lucas County Human Trafficking Coalition
Co-Chair, Laura Neal, remarked that “I’m so proud of the
outstanding work of our coalition. The award winners, as
well as the many others from Toledo and Northwest Ohio that
were nominated, continue to contribute so much time and
energy to combat human trafficking”.
The Liberator Award was created in honor of
William Lloyd Garrison, considered a radical abolitionist
for his views on not only the elimination of slavery but
also for equal rights for African Americans and women. Who
would have thought, 183 years after Garrison started
speaking out, we STILL have not won this fight against
slavery?
To learn more about the Lucas County Human Trafficking
Coalition, please visit lchtc.org
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