by Terry FitzPatrick | Dec 21, 2016 | FTS Model for Freedom, India
We receive dispatches throughout the year from our front-line partner groups around the globe. This report, from June, is one of the year’s most uplifting success stories. Nearly a dozen boys were freed, the trajectory of their lives put back on track. Shattered Hope...
by Staff | Dec 21, 2016 | FTS Model for Freedom, Ghana
By William Greenbaum and Maurice Middleberg Sylvester and Emmanuel were side-by-side as members of the Community Child Protection Committee (CCPC), sitting on plastic chairs and gathered under a tarp to ward off the sun. The CCPC had assembled to talk about efforts to...
by Free the Slaves | Dec 21, 2016 | Artists Against Slavery, Become an Abolitionist, Faith in Action, FTS Updates, I Am the Change, Senegal, Take Action
The season of giving is close at hand. In celebration of the spirit of community , Free the Slaves is spotlighting some of most inspiring donors in our original film series, “Why I Free Slaves.” These short profiles tell the deeply personal stories of people who...
by Terry FitzPatrick | Dec 13, 2016 | Advocacy, Congo, FTS Model for Freedom, Slavery in the News, Thought Leadership
Overcoming fear is essential to freedom, and in eastern Congo there is plenty to be frightened about. Millions have died in conflict over the region’s vast mineral wealth. Control of mines and the slaves who work them has turned the region into one of the world’s most...
by Free the Slaves | Dec 12, 2016 | Become an Abolitionist, Faith in Action, I Am the Change, Take Action
Slavery is a key part of Jewish identity. The central narrative of Jewish faith is being enslaved in ancient Egypt; it is the story the Jewish community tells on Passover, every Sabbath, and during daily prayers. The book of Exodus recounts the miracle of Moses...