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Another Nonprofit Rejects Cash from Craigslist in Protest:
This story broke back at the end of June but it has just been brought to my attention.
Anyway the Center for Health and Gender Equity (CHANGE) also turned down a large unsolicited donation from craigslist stating that craigslist has not gone far enough to help prevent human trafficking.
Yet craigslist still can’t take the hint.
Tags: Center for Health and Gender Equity, craigslist, donation, human trafficking
Is Craigslist Fighting Sex Trade Or Feeding It? Reporting:
Again it appears to be doing both which once again I refer to the craigslist conundrum. Can you really do both and make a difference at the same time? Maybe, but craigslist could make a bigger difference by shutting down the prostitution ads completely.
Craigslist recently made a $50,000 donation to the Chicago Alliance Against Sexual Exploitation. I don’t blame them for taking the money. Any little bit helps to fight human trafficking but again since craigslist makes a ton more money than that from the ads so in the grand scheme of things they are hurting more than they are helping.
But just for kicks let’s hear from a former prostitute…
“Craigslist is the biggest pimp in America,” said former prostitute Brenda Myers Powell.
She’s not the first person to say that I doubt she’ll be the last.
And is it just coincidence that craigslist made a donation to a Chicago organization since Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart has been all over them like stink on a skunk?
Tags: Chicago Alliance Against Sexual Exploitation, craigslist, donation, human trafficking
Minneapolis Human Rights Group Declines Craigslist Money:
In a move that can be seen as a slap in the face to craigslist a Minneapolis human rights group rejected am unsolicited $25K grant from the craigslist foundation.
The Advocates for Human Rights rejected the grant because of craigslist’s pitiful record of attempting to combat human trafficking on its site.
“While The Advocates appreciates the recognition of its work, it cannot accept the funds because Craigslist generates a high percentage of its profits from adult ads,” the organization said in a statement “This market fuels the human sex trafficking industry. It is the exploitive behavior resulting from these ads that makes our efforts necessary.”
Or as I call it the craigslist conundrum.
Since the NY Times article came out that claimed craigslist is making a large chunk of money off of its sex ads we’ll be seeing more of these advocacy groups turning craigslist’s money away.
I’m sure Jim Buckmaster isn’t probably too broken up about it. That’s more money he gets to keep.
Tags: Advocates for Human Rights, craigslist, donation, human trafficking
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