by Free the Slaves | Nov 12, 2014
Videos Featured Video Are You Financing Modern Slavery and Racial Inequality? The things we buy are decisions we make about the world we want. Everyday purchases can unknowingly fuel modern slavery and the racial inequality it creates. Our friends at 522 Productions...
by Free the Slaves | Nov 12, 2014
Freedom Awards The Freedom Awards celebrate anti-slavery heroes from around the globe by showcasing what some of the best anti-slavery work in the world looks like. The awards remind us that slavery still exists-and that it can be overcome. Previous Freedom Award...
by Free the Slaves | Mar 10, 2014 | FTS Updates
Women are at the core of the modern abolitionist movement, and can help end slavery by working together. That’s the key takeaway from the Women Ending Slavery Spreecast, which is now available online. The hour-long discussion unfolded last Friday to celebrate...
by Maurice Middleberg | Mar 5, 2014 | Take Action
The global celebration of International Women’s Day on Saturday, March 8th serves as both a reminder of how far we’ve come and how far we still have to go. Today, women are at the forefront of the global abolition movement. But unfortunately, women and...
by Maurice Middleberg | Jan 14, 2014 | FTS Updates, Take Action
Last Saturday, I was standing on hallowed ground. As I rose to speak to hundreds of people gathered for a benefit concert at Plymouth Church in Brooklyn, I had to take a deep breath. That’s because on that very spot, 150 years ago, anti-slavery activists were...