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Community
Invited to Participate in Freedom Walk for Sex Slavery
Awareness.
The community is invited to participate in “Slave Trail
Freedom Walk” on Friday, August 14, 2015, beginning at 6
p.m. The walk begins at the Lathrop House at Harroun Park on
Main St., Sylvania, and will follow the Ottawa River. It
concludes at the Harroun Barn on the campus of Flower
Hospital.
“Through this event,” explains Jeff Willbarger, Director of
The Daughter Project, “we want to challenge and inspire
people with the fact that slavery did not end with the
underground railroad – it still happens today in the form of
sex trafficking.”
Willbarger continues, “The house and barn were both used to
hide slaves as they traveled through Toledo on their way to
freedom in the north. We expect this to be a profound time
of reflection for all who participate.” |
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Also included in the event are readings from slave diaries,
viewing of the sex trafficking documentary “Nefarious” and
dance performances by students of the Toledo School for the
Arts.
This event is being presented in cooperation with the
Friends of the Lathrop House, St. Joseph's Parish - Respect
Life Committee, Toledo School for the Arts, Lourdes
University, The Franciscan Center, Flower Hospital and the
Sylvania Historical Society.
The Daughter Project
is an all-volunteer organization – except for the House Moms
and Case Manager – whose goal is to provide holistic healing
services in an extremely safe, home-like environment to
girls/women who have been freed from sex traffickers at no
cost. Doctors, counselors and other professionals have
committed to provide medical services to our girls. Specific
therapies include; art, dance, drama, equine, music and play
therapy. In addition, we collaborate with various local
community organizations to provide healthy, educational
opportunities for the girls.
For more information, go to thedaughterproject.org.
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