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FREEDOM FROM VIOLENCE 

Gender-based violence, discrimination, and harassment undermine the health, security, and opportunity of victims. From identifying and targeting all forms of violence and their risk factors to advocating for systemic change, we support programs, policies and educational initiatives that promote the safety of women and girls in Miami-Dade County. We convene and collaborate with other agencies and organizations to create systemic change that addresses issues of violence for women and girls. 

• Human Trafficking  

Human trafficking must be eliminated. Human trafficking is modern-day slavery and involves the use of force, fraud, or coercion to obtain some type of labor or commercial sex act.  

• Labor trafficking includes but is not limited to situations of debt bondage,  forced labor, and involuntary child labor.  
• Sex trafficking includes a commercial sex act which is the trading of any item of value for any sexual service (prostitution, pornography, or sexual performance). It encompasses but is not limited to domestic sex trafficking of minors which is the commercial sexual exploitation of American children within U.S. borders for monetary or other compensation (shelter, food,  drugs, etc.). 

Domestic Violence 

Domestic violence, in all forms, should not take place in Miami-Dade County.  Domestic violence may occur once or be a pattern of abusive behavior in any relationship that is used by one partner to gain or maintain power and control over another intimate partner or family member. Domestic violence can be physical,  sexual, emotional, economic, or psychological actions or threats of actions that influence another person. This includes any behaviors that intimidate, manipulate,  humiliate, isolate, frighten, terrorize, coerce, threaten, blame, hurt, injure, or wound someone. 

• Child Abuse 

Child abuse has no place in Miami-Dade County. Child abuse is any type of cruelty inflicted upon a child, including mental abuse, physical harm, neglect, and sexual  abuse or exploitation. 

• Bullying 

Bullying must be identified and eliminated in Miami-Dade County. Bullying is a  form of personal harassment and includes physical or verbal abuse that occurs once or repeatedly and may involve an imbalance of power. Bullying is intended to hurt and humiliate the victim and may include insulting or derogatory remarks or gestures. Bullying may occur in-person or through electronic means including email, text, and social media.

• Cyber Stalking 

Cyber stalking is a form of bullying and violence; it should not take place in Miami Dade County. Cyber stalking is communicating or causing communication of words,  images, or language by electronic mail or other electronic communication, directed at a specific person, causing substantial emotional distress to that person and serving no legitimate purpose. 

• Gun Violence and Safety 

Eliminating gun violence in Miami-Dade County should be a priority. Gun violence includes school shootings, shootings based on gender, ethnicity or beliefs, and shootings in homes and public spaces as well as lack of gun safety awareness and education. We work to secure freedom from gun violence through research,  education, strategic collaboration, and advocacy.