SI Poole: Let’s get Purple Teardrop Campaign posters and stickers into every public WC!

Poole Soroptimists and the Purple Teardrop Campaign chose International Women’s Day to launch their latest initiative to raise awareness of human trafficking in Poole.  With the full support of the Borough of Poole and maintenance contractors Churchill Contract Services, anti-trafficking posters are being placed in all the borough’s public toilets – providing information on the signs of trafficking, and telephone numbers to ring to report suspicions.  Churchill’s representative says “Churchill is proud to partner with our client, Borough of Poole, in an initiative to support the Purple Teardrop Campaign”.

A spokesperson for the Purple Teardrop Campaign and one of the instigators of the Posters into Toilets campaign says “It was Soroptimist Clubs in the north of England who first came up with the idea of displaying information in public toilets to both raise awareness of the crime and provide the Crimestoppers number for people to report any suspicious activity.  We were therefore delighted when we got strong support from Poole Council for doing this locally.” Councillor Xena Dion, Cabinet Portfolio Holder for a Prosperous and Sustainable Poole, Borough of Poole, says “The council fully supports the Purple Teardrop Campaign and we will take every opportunity to raise awareness of the issue of human trafficking. The Posters in Toilets campaign is a great idea and one that we are pleased to be involved with.”