@aplusk is winning. VillageVoice seems to be minimizing the assault on our nations children. What do you think?
Members of the 100,000 strong yakuza crime syndicate in Japan are better known for their elaborate tattoos and lurid sex trafficking business than they are for their philanthropic efforts. That’s why reporters perked up their ears when they heard that Japan’s underworld were among the first to hand out supplies and offer aid to survivors of this year’s devastating earthquake. In the last three months, however, ulterior motives became clear. The yakuza, who happen to depend on the construction industry for a a decent amount of their cash flow, have been cozying up to local governments in an effort to score the lion’s share of the multitrillion yen recovery effort planned in Japan over the next three years.
The underground maneuvering revolves around the nexus of lucrative construction contractions, government bureaucrats and feigned good will that makes organized crime work so well in certain parts of the world. Citing a June article in the political affairs magazine Sentaku, The Guardian reports that Japanese police are fighting a losing battle to keep the syndicates from winning contracts as their centuries old network of influence. “If they help citizens, it’s hard for the police to say anything bad,” journalist and yakuza expert Tomohiko Suzuki told the paper. ”The yakuza are trying to position themselves to gain contracts for their construction companies for the massive rebuilding that will come.”
Read more at The Atlantic Wire
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Maybe you could be part of something like this in your community.
TRAFFICKED This X-ray image, provided by officials in Chiapas, Mexico, shows migrants from Latin America and Asia inside a truck heading to the U.S. Local police said they found more than 500 migrants Tuesday inside two trailer trucks. The red arrows mark distance. (Photo: Chiapas state attorney general’s office via the AP / Wall St. Journal)
An incredible image. Read more about human trafficking here.
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Advocacy Opportunity: Child Protection Compact Act of 2011 Advocating for children and against child trafficking can be as easy as sending an e-mail, letter, or calling your Congressperson or Senator. Click through to learn more about how you can help advocate for the least and the lost. (via Scott Hamilton)
Paraphrase .. We are not called to fix the world ..but to press into and participate in the Kingdom of God as Ambassadors and Agents. Micha 6:8 #thejusticeconf
