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Dear Friends,
There’s a word that you don’t often hear at this time of year. But it’s a word that embodies how your concern for others is changing lives around the world. That word is TRIUMPH.
When families in slavery break free and step into lives of fulfillment, it’s a TRIUMPH over the forces of bondage.
When women in slavery regain control of their destiny and return to lives of dignity, it’s a TRIUMPH over oppression.
And when read more >
As the Web Communications Intern for Free the Slaves, I was lucky enough to be featured on MTV.ACT’s “A Day in My Life” series. Of course, it’s not every day that you get to see Jason Mraz sing Freedom Calling in person, but that’s another story. Check out Jason singing for the Freedom Awards here.
“Ever wonder what it’d be like to work for a leading nonprofit that’s trying to end modern-day slavery? We’ve read more >
Free the Slaves and our frontline partners in the DRC have found multiple forms of slavery in and around mining areas of eastern Congo. We in the U.S. are not separated from these human rights abuses, because there is evidence that minerals from Congo mines end up in the supply chains of cell phones, batteries and laptops—products we use everyday.
Through slavery at gunpoint, debt bondage, peonage, sexual slavery, and child soldiering, the “Three Ts” (tin, tungsten, tantalum) and read more >
Editor’s Note: This story was taken from the FTS website and edited.
Like tens of thousands of children in Haiti, Cam-Suze was held as a restavec, a child slave. Haitian parents who lack the resources required to support their children must often send them to work for a host household as domestic servants. However, restavec is considered modern day slavery since children may be denied a proper education, and could be abused, beaten, or raped.
But, Cam-Suze’s life changed when read more >
We’re really excited to announce the launch of our new crowdfunding initiative, The Freedom Education Project! Based on platform IndieGoGo, the goal is simple– get 27 copies of Slavery: The Book donated to California Public Schools and Libraries. The book will also contain an educational multi-media packet which can be used as a teacher’s aid. 100% of the funds will go towards the Free the Slaves Free a Village, Build a Movement project.
We can end slavery in our lifetime–everyone has a read more >
The Voices for Freedom event to benefit Free the Slaves is sold out of all pre-event tickets!
Some may still be available at the door. But plan on getting there early. We’ll see you there next week!
Today, December 2nd, is the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery- marking the anniversary of the UN’s adoption of the United Nations Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others (resolution 317(IV) in 1949.
This day calls for the awareness and eradication of modern-day slavery, including child labor, trafficking, sexual exploitation, forced marriage, and the use of children in armed conflict.
It also comes on the read more >
On December 10th, California Against Slavery and the Safer California Foundation will launch a joint campaign to move their ballot initiative, Californians Against Sexual Exploitation (CASE) Act, forward for the 2012 State Ballot.
The CASE Act has groundbreaking implications for the issue of sex trafficking, and contains the following provisions:
Increase prison terms for human traffickers, up to 15-years-to-life for sex trafficking of a minor
Increase fines for human traffickers, up to $1.5 million to fund victim services (grants administered by read more >
A terrific opportunity has come from our friends at the Global Fund for Children. To help raise awareness about modern slavery, and to help child slavery survivors, the fund will donate one book to the Challenging Heights rescue shelter for every book that you buyby December 24.
Challenging Heights was founded by former slave James Kofi Annan, recipient of a Free the Slaves Freedom Award for his courageous work to rescue children trapped read more >
For the past several weeks, one of the world’s major 24-hour news channels, Al Jazeera English, has been airing investigative documentaries on modern-day slavery. The network wraps-up its series on Thanksgiving Day with a town-hall debate on whether enough is being done to by governments and others to end slavery forever.
The debate features Free the Slaves Co-founder Kevin Bales. The debate airs on November 24th at 5:30 p.m. ET. Several of the documentaries in the Al Jazeera series feature Kevin read more >
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