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Freedom From Slavery Forum Moves to Thailand in 2018

Posted by Allie Gardner on April 3, 2018

One of the most important annual gatherings of anti-slavery leaders is set to get bigger and better this year.

The Freedom From Slavery Forum will double in size and move to the Global South for its fifth annual convening. The event is slated for December 3-5, 2018 in Bangkok.

The forum, for which Free the Slaves serves as the secretariat, is an annual gathering designed to bring leaders from the anti-slavery field together to coalesce, create partnerships, discuss promising read more >

“Nobody’s Free Until Everybody’s Free”

Posted by Terry FitzPatrick on January 31, 2018

Today brings a close to Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month. But at Free the Slaves, it’s not a time to relax. We will not rest for one instant until everyone, everywhere is free from bondage.

The great civil rights leader Fannie Lou Hamer noted that “nobody’s free until everybody’s free.”

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. put it this way: “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality.”

Our strategy at read more >

One Year: How Trump Has Affected Global Slavery

Posted by Maurice Middleberg on January 19, 2018

Saturday marks the first anniversary of Donald Trump’s inauguration – and around the world there will be Women’s Marches in major cities. For Free the Slaves, the anniversary is a moment to take stock of Trump promises and performance.

In February, Trump pledged to end modern slavery by devoting more resources. However, his administration has proposed spending less on key anti-slavery programs. He has not yet nominated an ambassador to run the State Department’s anti-trafficking department. read more >

Rejecting Racism, Strengthening our Bonds

Posted by Maurice Middleberg on January 12, 2018

Every day, the staff of Free the Slaves works in solidarity with local partners and communities to help bring about a more just world. We do so in Haiti, in several countries in Africa, and in Asia.

Every day, our staff manifests tremendous dedication and skill. Every day, our partners do the hard work of serving, with great integrity, communities in need.

Every day, the people in those communities exhibit courage, decency and care. These are read more >

Slavery Survivor Council Ends Term Calling on White House to Appoint Successors

Posted by Terry FitzPatrick on January 5, 2018

Members of the U.S. Advisory Council on Human Trafficking ended their two-year term of service this afternoon with a plea to Ivanka Trump’s trafficking adviser to get their successors appointed, and provide stipends so they can serve without struggling financially.

The panel of 11 slavery survivors advises the president and federal agencies on ways to strengthen America’s response to human trafficking. The council was created by Congress in 2015, its members are appointed by the president. The first read more >

FTS Today on CNN: Stopping Slave Trade in Libya & Beyond

Posted by Terry FitzPatrick on January 5, 2018

Free the Slaves believes in stopping slavery at its source by changing the conditions that allow slavery to exist. You can read about this important strategic focus today in a CNN.com op-ed from FTS Executive Director Maurice Middleberg. “How to Stop the Slave Trade in Libya and Beyond” is an important column as we observe Slavery and Trafficking Prevention Month.

“Perpetrators should be held accountable, victims must be protected or returned home. But shutting down read more >

Why I Free Slaves – Researcher Austin Choi-Fitzpatrick

Posted by Anna Bengel on November 14, 2017

Austin Choi-Fitzpatrick asks big questions. Who are we? What do we want to make of life? Who counts as human? And in the historical reckoning of slavery—how do we want to be judged?

In his staunch support of Free the Slaves, Choi-Fitzpatrick thinks deeply about that. “We need to widen our lens,” he says. Slavery is a critical contemporary issue affecting tens of millions of people worldwide. It’s also the product of a particular society and set of circumstances.

Choi-Fitzpatrick has dedicated read more >

Shocking Statistics, Encouraging Commitments at United Nations

Posted by Terry FitzPatrick on September 21, 2017

This week’s release of new estimates on the scope of slavery worldwide are both shocking and encouraging. Shocking because the figures are worse than many experts had believed. But encouraging because the report’s release at the United Nations General Assembly has prompted unprecedented commitments by governments and global organizations to work together to end slavery forever.

The statistics reveal that 40 million people are enslaved right now. About 20 million are trapped in labor slavery, read more >

The Importance of Numbers in the Fight Against Slavery

Posted by Terry FitzPatrick on September 18, 2017

As the United Nations General Assembly convenes this week in New York, an important announcement is coming about modern slavery worldwide.

The International Labor Organization (ILO), International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the group Walk Free will be releasing the 2017 estimate of modern slavery and child labor around the globe.

The current official estimate of people in slavery from the ILO is 21 million. However, a different study by read more >

2017 Trafficking Report Released Amid Radical Budget Cutbacks

Posted by Terry FitzPatrick on June 27, 2017

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson says the 2017 Trafficking in Persons Report illustrates “the commitment of our country that we have this joint effort underway across the entire United States government” to combat modern slavery. “Human trafficking is as old as humankind, regrettably” Tillerson said. “It is our hope that the 21st century will be the last century of human trafficking, and that is what we are all committed to.”

Tillerson’s comments came as he unveiled the read more >

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Archive for the ‘Advocacy’ Category

Freedom From Slavery Forum Moves to Thailand in 2018

“Nobody’s Free Until Everybody’s Free”

One Year: How Trump Has Affected Global Slavery

Rejecting Racism, Strengthening our Bonds

Slavery Survivor Council Ends Term Calling on White House to Appoint Successors

FTS Today on CNN: Stopping Slave Trade in Libya & Beyond

Why I Free Slaves – Researcher Austin Choi-Fitzpatrick

Shocking Statistics, Encouraging Commitments at United Nations

The Importance of Numbers in the Fight Against Slavery

2017 Trafficking Report Released Amid Radical Budget Cutbacks

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