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Day 4 in TJ

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The Importance of Clean Water

"One child dies every 15 seconds, every single day, from water-related illnesses. Almost a billion people do not have access to safe water and 2.5 billion lack basic sanitation. At any one time, half of the world's hospital beds are occupied by patients suffering from water-borne diseases. It kills more people than malaria, AIDS, and TB combined with a catastrophic result: 2 million, most preventable deaths, every year."

-from the Washington Post, March 22, 2010

IJM Rescues Thirteen From Rice Mill in India

Breaking News Update
Location: Chennai, India
Date: March 12, 2010
Result: 13 slaves, children, women and men, were rescued from a rice mill.

Human Trafficking in Washington State

Sara Lerner, a report at KUOW has a four-part series on human trafficking in Washington State began Monday and continues through Thursday, March 18 on KUOW in the Puget Sound area.
You can also hear all four stories online, here: http://www.kuow.org/specials/humantrafficking.php
(The website also has photos, resource links, and extra audio…)

Read today's Seattle Times article about Tent City and Mercer Island Ordinance

Just follow this link for a summary of the issues regarding the new ordinance passed by MI City Council. http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2011347755_mercertent15m.html