APRIL 11, 2012


.... CONTINUED FROM 16 Te discussion kicked off with a


video from the Wellspring Living Center that helped to clarify many misconceptions about CSEC in the Metro Atlanta area. According to the video, most of the victims of CSEC were not just young foreign nationals


but also included a


majority of native Georgians from the Atlanta area. Te CSEC industry has been


proven difficult to fight against because the young children that fall


victim are manipulated by


their pimps to prevent them from reaching out for help from either the police. Te Out of Darkness


organization has had great success with the rescue of six CSEC victims since last December. According to Cannon,


90


percent of the girls that are CSEC victims were originally runaways, but now pimps have begun recruiting young girls at malls, schools, and many other places in broad daylight. Tese pimps have even used the internet to recruit children for this illegal industry. Te average age of the girls


that are dragged in to CSEC are fourteen years old, with many of them not living for more than seven years. Roughly 43 percent of the pimps that partake in this crime come from north of the perimeter of Atlanta. According to Voice Today’s there are 42 million


panelists,


survivors of child sexual abuse. Te effects of the sexual abuse leave the survivors feeling “dirty, damaged, and devalued,” which leads to the repression of their abuse experiences. Among families where sexual


abuse cases have happened, the family denies any wrong-doing by the accused member of the family. Such acts of sexual abuse within


families cause many children to run away from their homes and become caught up into the CSEC industry, with 60 percent of CSEC victims becoming prostitutes before their 18th birthdays. Tom Scales stated that, “by putting human trafficking out of business, the amount of CSEC incidents will dramatically fall.” Another issue within the CSEC


discussion was the problem of young boys also being brought into the sexual exploitation business. Boys have more difficulty with reaching out for help because of society’s roles and stereotypes about males. Scales said, “We are not talking to just students; we are talking to future parents.” Te Wellsprings Living Center helps to offer a place for girls and women that have not only been victims of CSEC, but also victims of prostitution and other forms of sexual exploitation. Merideth Tomas, a missionary with the Wellsprings Living Center, stated that the girls that live in their center are CSEC victims between the ages of 12 to 17, while the women that live at the center are between eighteen to thirty five. Te


Wellsprings Living


Center helps these young girls by providing a safe place for them to live at, instead of sending them back to the families they ran away from to escape sexual abuse. Tis center is the largest of its kind and is funded through donations and its thrift shop.


of proceeds from this year’s festival


100%


to benefit Donaldson Bannister Farm, circa 1870, located at Chamblee Dunwoody and Vermack Roads!


2012 Sponsors PRESENTING


The Coca-Cola Company Total Wine


Crier Newspapers


Convention & Visitors Bureau of Dunwoody • Dunwoody Homeowner’s Association


Intercontinental Hotels Group FEATURED


Portis Building and Interiors GOLD


PLATINUM


Castlehaven Construction LLC Back2Back Chiropractic First Baptist Church of Atlanta Dixie Homecrafters


SILVER


Red Rabbit Team • Sherwin Williams Dunwoody Urgent Care B2 Entertainment


MJCCA • Kapp Koncepts Custom Signs Today


BRONZE


John Lester State Farm Insurance Piedmont Bank • Georgia Power All Saints Catholic Church


Guthries Chicken • Ogletree Enterprises Huntington Learning Center


Life South Blood Donation Center


Wright Dempsey, Estate Planning Attorney Georgia’s Own Credit Union


SunTrust Bank • Summer’s Landing Dunwoody United Methodist Church • St. Patrick’s Episcopal Church


COLLEGIANNEWS.COM Got a Wednesday April 18


Amusement Park Rides, Games & Concessions— 5 to 10 PM VIP Recepton


Thursday April 19 Friday April 20


GPC Night — Armband Special for GPC students


Amusement Park Rides, Games & Concessions— 5 to 10 PM Live Music — 6 PM


Amusement Park Rides, Games & Concessions—5 to 11 PM Dunking Tank— 5 to 7 PM Live Music — 6 PM


17 Carnival Rides • Midway Attractions • Food & Fun Special discounts just for students and faculty


Wednesday, April 18 — 5 - 10 pm Purchase a $10 armband for unlimited rides with your GPC ID card!


GPC ID? 2012


Lemonade Days 18 19 20 21 22 April


AT BROOK RUN


DUNWOODY PRESERVATION TRUST 11th annual fundraising event hosted by the


Saturday April 21


BRAD - Bike Ride Around Dunwoody— 7:30 to 11 AM (3 Ride Options) $10 per rider thru 4/x; $15 late & same day. includes t-shirt, post-ride refreshments and raffles www.dunwoodylemonadedays.org/BRAD


Amusement Park Rides, Games & Concessions—10 AM to 11 PM Arts and Crafts Fair —10 AM to 5 PM Dunking Tank—10 AM to 5 PM Face Painting — noon to 8 PM Petting Zoo— 1 to 4 PM Live Music — 6 PM Pony Rides


Sunday April 22 Amusement Park Rides, Games &


Concessions—12 noon to 6 PM Arts and Crafts Fair —11 AM to 5 PM Dunking Tank—12 noon to 5 PM Face Painting — noon to 6 PM Petting Zoo— 1 to 4 PM Pony Rides


NEW WAYS TO SAVE! 2012 Lemonade Days


Wednesday 5 -10 pm


Unlimited Ride Day Pass: $20


Brook Run Park is located at 4770 North Peachtree Road, just south of Tilly Mill Road.


FREE parking for Lemonade Days is available at Kingswood United Methodist Church and Peachtree Middle School.


Unlimited Ride Day Pass: $20


Thursday 5 -10 pm


Unlimited Ride Day Pass: $20


Friday 5 -11 pm


Unlimited Ride Day Pass: $25


Saturday 10 am -11 pm


Unlimited Ride Day Pass: $20


Sunday 12 noon - 6 pm


*Every day: Individual ride tickets available for $1 apiece. Most rides require 3 - 5 tickets.


3-Night Armband


Valid Wednesday, Thursday and Friday for unlimited carnival rides


just $30 No coupon necessary


GPC student night Show your Georgia Perimeter College ID and get a


Wednesday night UNLIMITED RIDE armband for just $10. Valid April 18, 2012 at Dunwoody Lemonade Days. No coupon necessary.


April 18 - 22


WED•THURS•FRI•SAT•SUN Bring this coupon for


ARMBAND FOR UNLIMITED DAILY RIDES Choo choo train, face painting, petting zoo not included (petting zoo open Sat/Sun only)


$5 off


Valid with armband special, but no other coupon April 18 - 22, 2012 at Dunwoody Lemonade Days.


“Everybody loves Lemonade Days!”


Dunwoody Preservation Trust Hosted by the


NEW! NEW!


Sorry,


NO PETS ALLOWED.


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