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Hispanic Women Inspiring Others $10,000 Competition.
Virginia Isaías and “Survivors of Human Trafficking Foundation – FSTH.org”.
The national magazine “Siempre Mujer” is holding its 6th annual competition of Hispanic inspiring women with $10,000 as the prize for the winning not-for-profit.
Virginia Isaías, President and Founder of “Human Trafficking Survivors Foundation” (Fundación de Sobrevivientes de Tráfico Humano – FSTH.org) is a contestant in addition to four other women.
- FSTH is Orange County, CA based and is only made up of volunteers and no one receives any pay.
- In the USA about 300,000 American and immigrant children are sexually exploited, and 100,000’s more women in the USA and worldwide. People are surprised that this happens here in the USA.
The winning person, by the most votes through FACEBOOK will win $10,000 for their not-for-profit organization’s activities.
Please Vote for Virginia Isaías, and ask your friends to also vote!!!
TO VOTE in Facebook – See the Link below & Click on Virginia Isaias’s name (after you vote, you will get the voting results):
http://siempremujer.com/siempreinspiran
(Thank you for your understanding as most of this is in Spanish, in this Spanish magazine!)
ALSO
- CLICK Here for Virginia Isaías and her Siempre Mujer magazine interview.
- CLICK Here for the 6-minute Siempre Mujer video of the Participants – in Spanish.
ABOUT VIRGINIA ISAIAS:
(Virginia Isaias – picture by John Russo, celebrity photographer)
Virginia Isaías, along with her then 6-month old baby daughter, is a kidnap and human trafficking victim and survivor. Virginia founded Human Trafficking Survivors Foundation (“Fundación de Sobrevivientes de Tráfico Humano” – www.fsth.org) and is focused on providing free support and innovative programs to survivors of violence, exploitation and slavery, so survivors can ensure their human dignity and full potential. Virginia is also focused on educating the public to be alert, to prevent and to raise awareness of exploitation and human trafficking so it may one day cease to exist.
- Virginia is making a significant difference on the lives of abused children, domestic violence victims & human trafficking survivors.
- Virginia has been funding her foundation with her life-savings.
According to Virginia, she gives the following advice to someone who has the desire to make a difference the way she has:
“Get actively involved. Stay focused and determined. Know that faceless, voiceless, and powerless victims need us so that they too can have their freedom, their families, and their lives back”.
And Virginia also wants you to know that, “Your life, your freedom, and your dignity are the most precious gifts that you have. Truly cherish them and you will have strength and happiness! And please share of yourself, and join us so that others can have this opportunity!”
PLEASE CLICK HERE FOR VIRGINIA’s BIO..
PLEASE CLICK HERE FOR HER 2-Minute Trailer on “SANDS OF SILENCE” DOCUMENTARY.
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A FREQUENT PRO-BONO SPEAKER TO STOP HUMAN TRAFFICKING:
Virginia Isaías has participated or spoken at the following:
- Virginia was a guest participant in the “Women in the World: Stories and Solutions 2010“, an international summit opened by Hillary Clinton, where a video segment on her life was screened. She was also a guest at the “Diane Von Furstenberg Awards” for female humanitarians that took place at the United Nations.
- Cambridge, MA: “2010 BITAHR Human Rights and Sex Trafficking Film Forum – Sands of Silence”
- USC (University of Southern California)
- California Endowment & UC Berkeley joint conference on global health issues affecting immigrant communities
- Pepperdine University
- at churches, with other community focused groups, and at various conferences.
RECOGNITIONS & ACHIEVEMENTS
- Virginia was a 2011 recipient of “Women Making a Difference” by CA Senator Lou Correa.
- Virginia is the main subject of the documentary film in progress SANDS OF SILENCE and has appeared on various media outlets, from Siempre Mujer magazine, to newspapers, the radio shows: e.g. 690.Am “La Voz del Pueblo”; KUCI (UCI’s Radio station), among others. On October 14th, she is being interviewed by CNN en español NotiMujer
- Virginia has successfully established a series of free periodic workshops on domestic violence and human trafficking prevention in Orange County, CA.
- She is also assisting survivors of domestic violence and human trafficking with basic needs, and empowering them to take charge of their lives so they can live happy, dignified and self-fulfilling lives.
- Furthermore, although Virginia lacks a traditional college education, she is self-taught, and has earned several mental health certificates. She is also very proud of her oldest son earning an engineering degree.
- Virginia is always working on improving herself, while at the same time she brings together specialists from various areas: business, academia, community leaders, and mental health professionals to educate the community and empower survivors of domestic violence and human trafficking through the periodic free workshops.
Contributions, which are tax-deductible, are welcome.
Checks can be made out to FSTH and mailed to 1415 E. Vermont Ave, Anaheim, CA 92805
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For more information about FSTH and its activities, please contact:
Virginia Isaias, President and Founder at 714-469-4186 / visaias@fsth.org or info@fsth.org
Or Francisco J. Barragán 714-605-2544 cell / barraganfj@gmail.com
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To me the most inspiring Hispanic women is Claudia Alvarez who compared Dark Jedi to Adolf Hitler.
@From the Exile:
Santa Ana Mayor Pro-Tem Claudia Alvarez publicly apologized, acknowledging her mistake in making the insensitive comparison, and she also stated her desire to express a personal apology to the Chase family. She apologized publicly from the City Council chambers thus giving greater weight to her apology.
Please, let’s put politics aside and acknowledge the great efforts of individuals who are making a significant difference on the lives of others. And who are working tirelessly to end the sexual exploitation of women and children as Virginia Isaias is doing.
The apologies were made under a duress in violation of the Cal. Civil Code 47(b).
That further re-infirm that Santa Ana Mayor Pro-Tem Claudia Alvarez is most inspiring Hispanic women.
It is difficult to believe that Mayor Pro-Tem Alvarez, an experienced Deputy District Attorney; and a long-term city council member would succumb to pressure and apologize for something she did not believe was improper, especially if this violated her rights.
If she apologized when she did not believe she needed to apologize, then this would negate the sincerity of her apology and would demonstrate disrespect towards her office, her peers, and the citizens of SA.
I believe her apology was sincere.
But whether I am right or wrong about Mayor Pro-tem Alvarez’s apology, does not change the fact that other women are having a major positive impact on the lives of others, and for this they must be commended!
So again, please let’s us all take a moment to acknowledge their actions to improve the community.
“It is difficult to believe that Mayor Pro-Tem Alvarez, an experienced Deputy District Attorney; and a long-term city council member would succumb to pressure and apologize for something she did not believe was improper, especially if this violated her rights.”…….. Hmmmmm
Alvarez had to elect to be a statue in front of the Santa Ana Library or as you stated above. See http://newsantaana.com/2011/08/29/could-toxic-attacks-on-alvarez-lead-to-terrorism/
The Santa Ana Mayor Pro-Tem Claudia Alvarez’s election solidified that she is most inspiring Hispanic women.
Women all over the world are terrorized and tortured by Zionists and Santa Ana Mayor Pro-Tem Claudia Alvarez is their inspiration.
Don’t feed the troll any more, Paco.
“Don’t feed the troll any more, Paco.”….. I rest my case.
Welcome my troll comrade!!!!!
Can’t fight the truth,can they!!!!!!!
Just wanted to remind people, not even the muslims cut off their women’s heads…..Just Mexicans! OMG….What a fuc** society! Not even the IRA, or UVF were so monkey like!
Poor Maria a brave and wonderful hispanic woman, god rest your soul, and may we find your killers and sentence them to watch movies about your life for the rest of theirs!
I’m deliberately not reading this comment, because before doing so I first want to place my bet: Michelle Quinn does not like Mexicans! Am I right?
“Poor Maria a brave and wonderful hispanic woman, god rest your soul, and may we find your killers and sentence them to watch movies about your life for the rest of theirs!”
Who’s Maria and what does she have to do with this post? This article is about Virginia and she’s very much alive and … , oh, that’s right, both Maria and Virginia are hispanic and thus, in MQ’s mind, interchangeable.
Hispanic women inspiring other hispanic women?
If these so called power houses of the hispanic race would put their mouths behind making the Mexico Government responsible for the ills of Mexico, then you would not have abused immigrants.
Mr. Diamond, Maria was a Mexican blogger who dared speak up against the abuse that her people were facing because of the drug war. She died an awful death at the age of only 39. I never said I disliked the people, what I said is their society is fuc###, and it is!
The Mexican people should be inspired that a woman of only 39 was such a threat to a drug cartel that they would behead her to instill fear. She should be an inspiration to everyone in Mexico!
Apparently now Greg Diamond and I are “interchangeable”.
With your line of reasoning MQ, that Virginia should ONLY speak about the Mexican government because she’s mexican (even though she’s an American citizen now) then can we please hold YOU to the same standard and restrict ALL your comments to N. Ireland’s problems?
Anonster shoots, and SCORES!!!!!!
Shame how our two court jesters, Fiala and Quinn, have hijacked this serious thread though. Where’s the Grate One?
“Shame how our two court jesters, Fiala and Quinn, have hijacked this serious thread though.”…….. Hmmmm
Why don’t you keep deeming Nelson!
Ahem. You could do worse!
I have to admit, the full shamefulness (and, somehow simultaneously, shamelessness) of turning this story about Virginia Isaias into a diversion about (1) Claudia Alvarez and (2) a Mexican blogger named Maria did not fully sink in until I read your comment. If two trolls don’t want people thinking and talking about Virginia Isaias, then Virginia Isaias is probably worth thinking and talking about.
muslim is not a race retard!! so you’re saying that all mexicans?? believe me white people do it too, but not in their country.
I always thought, the irony of shamelessness and shamefulness being essentially synonyms is matched only by the irony of pricelessness and worthlessness being antonyms.
Good observation, but I think that OC politics alone gives us examples of people being shameless without being shameful (Loretta) and shameful without being shameless (see many of your stories here). But the trolls here manage to be both — which is worthless, and may be possible only because participation is priceless. Maybe you should reverse the fairy tales and charge the trolls to pass through your path. I’m all for “free” speech, but….
I am subscribing to this blog since 2002 and I was first commenter and togged with Pedroza made this blog popular, you idiot .
That is hardly trolling!
The only troll here is Communist Nelson who purchased this blog for $1.00 because he is too stupid to create one.
And you Mr. Precious Stone should go back, blogging in Encino.
You have pop up on the horizon just recently to monitor and intimidate…… moron.
What you did here (though Mighty Quinn more than you) is called “hijacking.” It’s among the tools of trollery.
“This blog” isn’t that blog anymore. I presume that Vern purchased it for the known brand — the good of which was retained; the bad of which was, happily, remediable.
Now call me an idiot/moron again, because if you say it three times it must be true.
(“Encino?”)
Also, I think I forgot to give Art that dollar. Still gotta take care of that.
Greg is from Brea! Totally part of our County. And a long time blogger for the Daily Kos, or as some of you call it, the Daily Kook.
“Now call me an idiot/moron again, because if you say it three times it must be true.”……. Hmmmmm
1) Mr. Precious Stone is moron mongoloid!
2) Mr. Precious Stone is moron mongoloid!
3) Mr. Precious Stone is moron mongoloid!
Now count how many times you have call me offensive names idiot!
So … you believed that “tell me three times” thing, huh? Interesting.
I don’t think I’ve called you an offensive name at all, unless you count “troll,” which I see as descriptive of your actions (not of your character.) If you find some evidence otherwise, feel free to note it. If I was in the wrong, I’ll retract and apologize.
Again: “Encino”?
I told you that your education is inferior to the Irish of Bohemian one which is clearly apparent from your gravely inadequate formation of the sentence in your own language.
Therefore, as you have requested me to do, to call you 3 times “idiot/moron”, you have admitted that following my fulfillment of your request, it will be true that you are an idiot/moron.
Truth is not actionable!
WHEREFORE: Based on your own admission you are true idiot/moron.
Now go back to your Daily Kook because this blog is for intelligent commentators, (excluding idiot Nelson) so the true idiot/morons like you may feel discriminated against and offended.
This blog is rated over 21 XXXRRR
You really put a lot of time into that one.
So: “Encino”?