Walk to stop human trafficking

The Tauranga Walk for Freedom started at Coronation Park, Mount Maunganui. (Video: Rosalie Liddle Crawford)

Locals wore black tops and tape around their mouths to raise awareness for one of the great evils- human trafficking.

In cities around the world, including Tauranga, thousands of people walked for freedom to raise funds and awareness of the $150 billion industry involving more than 21 million slaves across the planet.

Human trafficking in the 21st century takes many forms- sex trafficking, forced labour, bonded labour, involuntary domestic servitude, and child soldiers.

'For me personally Walk for Freedom is so important because it's a tangible, practical and do able thing for every single person,” says Founder of A21 Walk for Freedom Christine Caine.

'There is so much power in gathering together, showing up in force and saying there are more of us against it than for it.”

'If we do this together, if we keep showing up, if we continue to be tenacious, if we continue to have grit, if we continue to not bow down to discouragement, but turn up with strength and numbers and with courage and faith then we can see slavery eradicated in our life time.”

The Tauranga Walk for Freedom started at Coronation Park, Mount Maunganui at 10am-12pm.

The local event supported the work of international non-profit organization A21 that works to fight human trafficking.

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