We have placed a list of relevant (but not exhaustive) links to other Soroptimist International, partner, key issue and key dates websites.

Main Soroptimist Website

This should be a mandatory first stop for any potential new members as it provides a wealth of easy-to-read background information.

1. Soroptimist International (SI)

Federations

There are four Federations within Soroptimist International:

1. Soroptimist International of the South West Pacific (SISWP);
   Our Federation. Clubs in the Pacific area and parts of Asia
2. Soroptimist International of the Americas 
   Clubs in North, Central & South America, Japan, Korea, Philippines & Taiwan
3. Soroptimist International of Europe
   Clubs throughout Europe and parts of Africa
4. Soroptimist International of Great Britain and Ireland
   Clubs in Great Britain & Ireland, parts of Africa, Asia & the Caribbean

 Partnerships with our club*

1. Guides Queensland
2. Binambi Barambah Cultural Enrichment Camps
3. Community Supporting Policing
4. Save The Children
5. National Council of Women of Queensland Inc.
6. Australian Women's Coalition
7. UNIFEM Australia
8. CEO White Ribbon Campaign - CEO Challenge / White Ribbon Day
9. QuIHN
10. United Nations Association of Australia
11. Austcare - World Humanitarian Aid

Other Organisations or Campaigns *

1. UNIFEM - Say No To Violence Campaign
2. Universal Declaration of Human Rights 60th anniversary - Every Human Has Rights Campaign
3. Earth Hour - turn off your lights for one hour at 8pm on 29 March.
4. Roll back, not roll out

* If you are a partner or appropriate organisation and your name and/or website is not listed above, please contact us with details and we will place a link above. Whilst not mandatory, if you could place a link back to us from your website, we can help each other spread our message.

Human Trafficking Links

1. Project Respect -  an Australian non-government organisation which challenges exploitation of and violence against women in the sex industry.
2. Stopping Human Trafficking - Australian Federal Police
3. Human Trafficking to Australia: A Research Challenge (Canberra: Australian Institute of Criminology, June 2007) 
4. Human Trafficking Forum - The Reality in Australia -  Monash University Law December 12 2007
5. Students Tackle Human Trafficking - University of Queensland
6. 'Sex slaves rescued' from Sydney brothels - ABC March 7 2008
7. Madam 'lied to sex slaves about debts'  - The Australian March 7 2008
8. Trafficking in Persons Clearinghouse: Good Shepherd Social Justice Network 
9. Stop the Traffik - People Shouldn't be Bought and Sold
10. Don't Trade Lives - Responding to Trafficking
11. First Hour: Human Trafficking - Guests: David Batstone Anti-slavery activist; Sojourners contributing editor Jennifer Burn Director of the Anti-Savery Poject at the University of Technology, Sydney Pauline Coll S.G.S. Australian Catholic Religious against trafficking; member of the Sisters of the Good Samaritan
12. UTS anti-slavery project
13. From Sex Workers to Restaurant Workers, the Global Slave Trade Is Growing (David Batstone)
14. Catholic Religious against trafficking
15. Human Trafficking
16. Article by Sr Pauline Coll sgs
17. Filmmaker gets accolades for sex slave flick (The Jammed) - The West Australian April 3 2008
18. Truth and visas will set Asian sex workers free  - SMH April 4 2008
19. ACT NOW: Human Trafficking
20. Sisters of Rwanda: Ensuring justice, equality and sustainable economic opportunities for Rwanda's most oppressed and vulnerable women.
21. Sex Trafficking. A series of four articles written for the San Francisco Chronicle Friday October 6 2006 through to Tuesday October 10 2006. It includes the diary of a young girl You Mi Kim, a debt-ridden college student from South Korea who reveals how she was trafficked into sexual slavery in California.
22. Captive Daughters.  Captive Daughters is the first anti-trafficking group established in California. They focus solely on ending the sexual bondage of female adolescents and children.
23. Polaris Project. Polaris Project's vision is for a world without slavery. Named after the North Star that guided slaves towards freedom along the Underground Railroad, Polaris Project has been providing a comprehensive and community-based approach to combating human trafficking and modern-day slavery since 2002.
24. What is human trafficking?
25. The Emancipation Network - Fighting Human Trafficking and Slavery Through Empowerment. The Emancipation Network helps survivors of human trafficking and modern slavery by providing sustainable income - we sell beautiful handicrafts made by survivors at 22 shelters and prevention programs all over the world.
26. Human Trafficking and Sexual Exploitation - Blog. A Deeper Look at Human Trafficking and Exploitation with the U.S and Abroad.
27. Trafficking in Persons Report 2008  - By the US Department of State. This is one of the most comprehensive human trafficking reports available. Note that it is a very large report.  Further details on this are available from the link.

Annual dates we recognise (not exhaustive)

1. 8 March - International Women's Day
2. 20 March - World Water Day
3. 21 March - Harmony Day Australia  - this is about bringing people together to celebrate Australia's community harmony, participation and cultural diversity.
4. 7 April - World Health Day
5. 26 April - National Stop Domestic Violence Day. Office for Women web page.
6. 31 May - World No Tobacco Day
7. 5 June - World Environment Day
8. 9 August - International Day of the World's Indigenous People
9. 21 September - The International Day of Peace
10. 24 October - United Nations Day 
11. 25 November - International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
12. 10 December - Human Rights Day. Also Soroptimist International's President's Appeal.
13. 12 December - International Day Against Child Trafficking