'Play for Life' campaign against human trafficking
Brazil, 20 Nov 2013: About 150 religious from Brazil, together with representatives
from Germany, Colombia, Bolivia and Uruguay, have launched the campaign "Play for
Life" in Brasilia , to raise awareness in society about the problem of human trafficking
with regards to major events such as the upcoming World Cup. The campaign is being
organized by "A cry for life" network, made up of men and women religious who work
in Brazil at a national level, for the prevention of human trafficking.
During
the presentation of the campaign, as the note sent to Fides Agency by the PMS in Brazil
reports, members of the central coordination explained the meaning of the logo chosen:
the hands are the symbol of strength and life, the ball makes the link with sports
explicit, especially football, a national passion; the verb "play" in the imperative
manner is intended to stimulate action and reaction, and the other verb "denounce",
which is associated with the verb play, invites one to commit an act of love and justice.The
general coordinator of the campaign, Sister Eurides de Oliveira, explained that it
is a campaign of prevention and information. The printed material with some imformation
on the concept of trafficking and how to prevent it, will be distributed in the main
streets of the capital, on buses, in airports, the hotels of the cities that will
host the World Cup, from 18 May 2014 until the end of the event.
In addition
to the campaign, the first book of the Net was also presented. We are talking about
a subsidy of formation on human trafficking. "It is a collection of texts - said Sister
Eurides - written with the collaboration of various authors, members of the Network
for a sociological, ecclesiology approach, and a collection of texts, prayers and
teaching suggestions for the formation and preparation of operators". Link correlati
:Logo, "Play for Life": Source: Fides