Red sand filled the cracks of sidewalks near Presentation Academy this spring as part of a school-wide effort to raise awareness about human trafficking.
For their theology classes, students took part in The Red Sand Project, “a community-based initiative designed to raise awareness about human trafficking and exploitation,” Presentation’s marketing coordinator, Kaci Huff, said in a press release.
Students carefully fill sidewalk cracks with red sand, meant to represent “individuals who fall through the cracks — whether the cracks of our social, economic and political systems or those of our personal consciousness,” according to the project’s website.
The site notes, “Today, over 50 million people worldwide are being trafficked or are living in modern slavery. We can’t let them fall through the cracks.”
Meant to be eye-catching, Huff said, “The project served as a call to the collective responsibility to protect the dignity and safety of all individuals.”
The public display encourages reflection on the realities of human trafficking and the importance of attentiveness and care within the community, she added.
