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August 26, 2010

Human trafficking fundraiser in Sacramento

By Stephen Magagnini
smagagnini@sacbee.com

Several agencies dedicated to fighting human trafficking will hold a march and informational fair Saturday in Sacramento's Cesar Chavez Park.

Hosted by Chab Dai, a non-profit founded in Cambodia to combat human trafficking across the globe, the event will raise money for a number of Sacramento-area organizations, including Opening Doors, My Sister's House and WIND Youth Services that provide services to victims of human trafficking victims.

To register for the 10 a.m. march, arrive between 8 and 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Cesar Chavez Park, said spokesman Jeremy Maz. The entry fee for adults is $45, for youth ages 13-20 it's $25, and children from 5 to 13 years old cost $8, participants younger than 5 are free.

The march will be followed by entertainment and information on human trafficking efforts in Sacramento.

For more information go to www.sacmarchagainstslavery.com.

Chab Dai (literally "joining hands" in Khmer) was founded in Cambodia in 2005, and expanded into the United States in 2008. Chab Dai aims to combat human trafficking and modern day slavery through coalition building, advocacy and community education. Chab Dai USA is based in Sacramento. For more information: www.chabdai.org or (866) 305-9800.

According to the International Organization for Migration, there are an estimated 12.3 million adults and children in forced labor, bonded labor and forced prostitution at any given time across the globe, Chab Dai reported. A report by the California Alliance to Combat Trafficking Task Force indicates California to be one of the United States' top destinations for people who force victims into hard labor and prostitution.

Call The Bee's Stephen Magagnini, (916) 321-1072.

Previous coverage:

Armed with love and laughter, Granite Bay missionaries take on child sex trade in Cambodia - Aug. 16, 2010

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Q: In 1998 my friend Angela Elise Dvorsky was murdered. Her body was discovered in the river by Howe ave. To my knowledge there was never an arrest and I can find no information on the case at all. Not even from the original incedent. Please help thank you.

A: The body 18-year-old Angela Dvorsky was found May 1, 1998 floating in the American River near the Watt Avenue bridge. Sheriff's officials said she had been stabbed numerous times in the upper torso and was believed to have been in the water for about two weeks.

According to stories in The Bee, her parents said she had been a straight-A student, but they started noticing signs of drug use and the next thing they knew she was pregnant.

Dvorsky was described as a chronic runaway who often hung out on Croetto Way in Rancho Cordova. Her parents said she survived on the streets by running with robbery gangs.

Friends said they had last talked to her in mid-March 1998. They said she was holed up in a motel and seemed paranoid over the phone. She told them she had been involved in a robbery where somebody got hurt and that her "crew" was concerned about her being a witness.

Dvorsky died leaving a 2-year-old son.

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