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Stop Child Sex Trafficking

Take a stand for children. Oprah sent a letter to her congressional
leaders, and so can you. Help them make this a priority today.



Oprah sent a letter to her congressional leaders


Stop Child Sex Trafficking

Oprah sent a letter to each of her U.S. Senators and one to her
congressman urging them to acknowledge this tragedy and make stopping child sex
trafficking a top priority. What can you do?


Make a Difference
Send your letters or e-mail your Congressional leaders today!

Print and send a letter to your representatives!
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Download it here:
www2.oprah.com/tows/pastshows/200511/tows_past_20051102_letter.jhtml

You can find your senators' and congressmen's mailing addresses here:
www.congress.org/congressorg/bio/userletter/

Or

You can e-mail them directly by copying the letter below (or once you've
personalized it), finding your representatives' addresses on Congress.org, then
pasting the letter in the fields provided on their website.

Your voice will be heard, and it does make a difference. Thank you!

Dear -------------,

I am writing to you as an advocate for those who have no voice.

Recently, "The Oprah Winfrey Show" aired a special presentation on the
issue of Child Sexual Trafficking in America and around the world. I learned
that this outrage is a $10 billion industry worldwide and the second largest
organized crime ring in history.

I urge you and your colleagues to make this issue affecting more than 2
million children around the world and more than 200,000 children in the United
States a serious priority.

From putting pressure on those nations who turn a blind eye to this
growing problem in their own countries, to helping law enforcement in our own
country crack down on perpetrators and bring them to justice... I am asking you
to do everything in your power as an elected official to save these innocent
children.

While we applaud the passage of The Protect Act of 2003, where the U.S.
Congress better equipped the Department of Justice to prosecute U.S. citizens
who sexually exploit children overseas, without increased resources it will be
difficult to identify and prosecute more than just a small percentage of the
perpetrators.

I urge you to pass House Resolution 972—The Trafficking Victims Protection
and Reauthorization Act of 2005 and the End Demand Act for Sex Trafficking Act
of 2005.

Millions of us who have been made aware of these crimes by watching "The
Oprah Winfrey Show" have decided to stand together with one voice and we will
not back down until something is done and until progress is made.

Thank you for your attention to this matter.


Sincerely,















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