Cheltenham Unites Against Sex Trafficking
Churches and charities stand together united all over Cheltenham to take action against sexual exploitation and human trafficking. Sex trafficking is like a big ugly monster that hides away in dark alleyways out of sight, but where exactly is it lurking in Gloucestershire? January is sex trafficking awareness month and we rarely think that it is something that effects real people we walk past everyday. Children that play in the same local playgrounds and parks as our children, siblings and family members. During sex trafficking awareness month how can residents get involved and help? It’s one of those issues that often makes people feel like their hands are tied, we know its a real issue that exists but it seems invisible. More than 5,000 potential victims of modern slavery and trafficking were identified to UK authorities in 2017, an all time high. Locally, Cheltenham works on tackling one of its biggest contributors to sex trafficking and human exploitation- Raceweek. This...
