October 2010
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Art For Freedom / 10.27.10
A benefit for Washington Anti-Trafficking Response Network (WARN)
Mars Hill Graduate School
2501 Elliott Ave. Seattle, WA 6:30-9:30pm
Refugee Women’s Alliance (ReWA) and ACT student group at Mars Hill Graduate School will proudly sponser a silent auction/art benefit on October 27, 2010 from 6:30-9:30pm at Mars Hill Graduate School in Seattle.
All funds raised from auctioned artwork...
let's continue the progress, $5,400 so far!
You can help victims of domestic human trafficking by supporting non-profits in your area. The We Are Priceless team has identified 2 such organizations in Seattle:
New Horizons Ministries \ online donation \ volunteer
YouthCare \ online donation \ volunteer
You and your friends can also organize events that raise money and raise awareness.
Thank you!
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realistic dreams
over 12 weeks ago We Are Priceless was started… tomorrow night, the dream becomes reality, thank you ALL for the help, let’s end human trafficking by doing what we do best
September 2010
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10.01.10 7PM Benefit Concert
This friday, the following performers will get to help raise awareness and funds to help end human trafficking.
Sundays at Seven, David Yackley, Steve Olson, Excuse Me Please, New Dawn Choir, Batteries Not Included, Lorenzo Jantoc, Matt Sanford, Irene Trantham, Crowded Head, Thu Tran, By Thy Will, Matthew P
Catholic Newman Center at UW
4502 20th Ave NE Seattle, WA 98105
Ways to help in Seattle
You can help victims of domestic human trafficking by supporting non-profits in your area. The We Are Priceless team has identified 2 such organizations in Seattle:
New Horizons Ministries \ online donation \ volunteer
YouthCare \ online donation \ volunteer
You and your friends can also organize events that raise money and raise awareness.
Thank you!
$3,300 -- to help victims of Human Trafficking
after last night’s awesome fundraiser at Kells Irish Pub, we have collected $3,300 so far :) way to go Seattle!
FUNdraiser at KELLS IRISH PUB tonight!
KELLS (FRI SEPT 24th) — drink specials & free appetizers upstairs, $10 donation (http://www.kellsirish.com/seattle/index.php)
Giving is about feeling good (via... →
You respect donors enough to let them know when things are tough, when their giving could make the difference between failure and success. You also remember to give the donors hope. You tell them their investments in you pay off in a better world. When the news is bad, you share the bad news. But you also share the good news. And you never forget that fundraising is not about you: It’s...
CNN is doing a great job! →
We would like to commend CNN’s coverage of human trafficking. CNN is currently instrumental in getting the general American public aware of the issues surrounding human trafficking.
Thank you!
“When Yahweh brought back Zion’s captives we lived in a dream;
then our...”
– Psalm 126
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Sundays at Seven →
Sundays at Seven has been an active music ministry at the Catholic Newman Center since the late 1990’s. In 2007, they reached out to serve locally and internationally by hosting fundraisers primarily driven by benefit concerts. So far, the group (along with members of the Newman community) has raised over $26,000 to help cancer research, children in Guatemala and victims of Hurricane...
Community Tours (via New Horizons Ministries)
Want to learn more about what we do and how you can be involved?
Join us at our drop-in center and office to learn more about the ways we are serving and loving the youth on the street’s of Seattle. We have monthly community tours available both in the morning and in the evening so find one that fits your schedule and RSVP now!
Upcoming Dates: Monday Sept 20th at 6pm
Register
New Horizons...
“On a clear night, you can see over 3,000 stars… that’s the same as the estimated...”
– We Are Priceless Human Trafficking spreadsheet
A homily by Fr. Raphael Mary Salzillo →
Fr. Raphael tied his homily this past Sunday on Human Trafficking
Here’s an excerpt:
John Paul II said that the polar opposite of love is not hate, but use. To use another person is the opposite of loving them. If sex slavery and all kinds of human trafficking are to be brought to an end in our country and in our world, the culture that feeds them has to change. The culture of use must be...
Singer's mission: Help restore the souls of former... →
“She just kept looking at me and she kept saying, ‘Jesus’ over and over,” Grant said. “In my American, comfortable life I’ve never experienced anything like that before. It wrecked me for life.”
It was also a force in Grant, a four-time female vocalist of the year at the Dove Awards, starting a charity, The Home Foundation, to provide assistance for...
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FUNdraisers!
BALMAR (THU SEPT 16) — We Are Priceless has the upper room reserved from 6:30-9PM. Bracelets for $10 at the door. The bracelet gets you happy hour prices throughout the bar.
KELLS (FRI SEPT 24th) — drink specials & free appetizers upstairs, $10 donation
both events will support
New Horizon Ministries & YouthCare
New Horizons Ministries has been serving Seattle’s...
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Tailor the Message to Magnify Its Impact
an excerpt from the publication “Best Practices in Trafficking Prevention in Europe and Eurasia, 2009” by the NEXUS Institute (www.nexusinstitute.net)
note, VoTs are Victims of Trafficking
Tailor the Message to Magnify Its Impact
Many potential audiences exist for TIP awareness messages, and different audiences require messages adapted specificially for them to be most effective....
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Watchhttp://www.brandedphx.com/
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this is the original song of the soundtrack to...
August 2010
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a few hours each month can go a long way
as a volunteer at these places
@ New Horizons Ministries 2709 Third Avenue (corner of Third and Cedar)
@ YouthCare.org 2500 NE 54th Street, Seattle, WA 98105
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Westlake Silent Vigil (Sun Sept 5th)
It starts at 1:30pm at Westlake Park in downtown Seattle. It generally lasts a half hour but some people stay longer.
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Performer profile: David Yackley + Steve Olson
David Yackley is a Seattle-area composer and keyboard player who is the Director of Liturgical Music at Mary, Queen of Peace in Sammamish, WA. In addition to his liturgical work David has enjoyed a varied career as a composer, arranger, and keyboard player. He has also been very active in the interactive music movement in his work for Blue Ribbon, Microsoft and Beamz Interactive. Originally from...
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events!
Stay tuned for fundraising events around the Seattle area:
Balmar — If you love old Ballard but you’re looking for an up-and-coming neighborhood bar with an urban, loungy vibe, then try BalMar. The owners spent the time and energy it takes to tastefully (and thoughtfully) mix the best of both worlds.
— NW Source
Kells Irish Restaurant & Bar — is one of Seattle’s...
“Blessed are the poor, for theirs is the Kingdom of God.
Blessed are you that...”
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Excuse Me Please →
Just talked to Tim Tercero from the band “Excuse Me Please”. They are now part of the line-up for the benefit concert! Please check out their Facebook page and their original song, Trapped and Traded. Only six weeks until 10.01.10!
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All The Way Down
vocals by Irene Trantham