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Monday, October 1 2012, 06:42 AM EDT
Looking to raise awareness at ArtPrize

GRAND
RAPIDS, Mich. (NEWSCHANNEL 3) – ArtPrize is in full swing in Grand
Rapids, and the event is being used to raise awareness not only of
art, but also about sex trafficking.





A
Grand Rapids group is hoping that a 'milk' carton giveaway at
ArtPrize will draw attention to the cause of human sex trafficking
and child homelessness. They hope that giving away cartons containing
water will help make people more aware of the problem in West
Michigan.





More
than 6,000 cartons of water will be given out along the blue bridge
in Grand Rapids over the weekend, all of them asking the same
question, 'Have you seen me?' tying into 'The Child' exhibit which
showcases a sexual assault victim from West Michigan.





No
one wakes up one morning and says 'I am going to sell myself today or
be sold,'” said Andy Soper of the Manasseh Project.





The
Manesseh Project says that many homeless kids are sexually exploited
and are working to raise awareness of the warning signs of
trafficking.





There
is no one watching out for them, so they do what they have to do to
survive on the streets,” said Soper.





Anywhere
from 1.6 to 2.8 million kids run away each year, but not enough of us
know why it is happening.





Clue
people in as to why a child runs away from home,” said Soper.
“There is so much sexual abuse and physical abuse and they are
primed to their life for that.”





The
Manasseh Project is hoping that the cartons, which feature a West
Michigan survivor, paired with the exhibit, will open a dialogue.





We
wanted to target young families because they are in the neighborhood
and see children moor often,” said Soper. “Can they get more
involved in their child's school, can they coach, that sort of thing,
we want people to take an action step afterwords.”





They
also want to help victims know that they are not alone.





We're
expecting to see an influx of people mentoring and people dealing
with their own trauma,” said Soper.





That
carton giveaway starts Friday night at 5:00 pm and runs through
Sunday. It will also occur next weekend. More than 15,000 cartons
will be given out.


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