Join Our March Awareness Facebook Campaign!

Monday, March 7th - Sunday, March 13th, 2011

The Facebook Campaign is finally HERE! In recognizance of "Stopping the Sexual Exploitation of Children and Youth Awareness Week", we are asking all community members to raise awareness on this issue through Facebook. Please take the time to change your profile picture and status with the following information for the entire awareness week: Monday March 7th - Sunday March 13th.

Update your Facebook status and then copy the info below and send as a private message to all of your Facebook contacts:

In honour of the 13th Provincial Stopping the Sexual Exploitation of Children and Youth Awareness Week" in British Columbia, show your support by completing the following 2 steps on your Facebook page for the week of March 7th-13th, 2011:

1) Change your Facebook Status to the answer of the following question, and include the link www.asaferspace.com:

"What did you want to be when you grew up?"

Ex: JOHN DOE: Firefighter, www.asaferspace.com

2) Change your Facebook picture for the week to a fuschia "Not For Sale" ribbon.

It is our belief that no young person desires to be sexually exploited, victimized or trafficked through the sex trade. Therefore, let's remember what our dreams were as young people and acknowledge that EVERYONE deserves an opportunity to pursue those dreams.

SIMPLY PUT YOUR ANSWER AND THE LINK AS YOUR STATUS, THEN FORWARD THIS MESSAGE TO YOUR FRIENDS!

Did You Know?

1 IN 5 YOUTH AGED 10-17 YEARS HAVE BEEN SOLICITED SEXUALLY ONLINE.

13 IS THE AVERAGE AGE THAT CHILDREN REPORTED THEIR FIRST EXPERIENCE OF BEING SEXUALLY EXPLOITED THROUGH THE SEX TRADE IN CANADA.

For more facts and statistics, please visit www.predatorwatch.ca

Please help raise awareness on this local, provincial and global issue!!