Posts Tagged ‘Child Slavery’

Human trafficking and modern day slavery look very different than the Transatlantic Slave Trade and slavery 200 years ago. But not only are they different generally, slavery in Europe, Southeast Asia, and Africa, look different than slavery here in Connecticut. If you are interested in learning about slavery today in Connecticut, you should consider attending [...]

There are a couple of great opportunities you can participate in wherever you are in the country. First a webinar. Another event is one that you can organize in your church wherever you are! On March 13, 2011, churches around the world will be celebrating Freedom Sunday. This is the basis of the celebration: Freedom [...]

“Are there more males or more females in the world?” This is a question Sheryl WuDunn, co-author of the book “Half the Sky,” asked of an audience at the TED Global conference in 2010. How would you answer this question? If like me, you know there are more females in the US and developed world [...]

The Not for Sale Campaign is running a campaign to put pressure on Hershey to ensure there is no slavery in their supply chain. Read on to find out why this is even necessary, and what you can do about the problem.

Many people may have heard about slavery being intimately connected to the supply chain of things we buy everyday, including food. I’ve added a new tab to the Resources section called Shopping. At these are stores you can purchase products not only guilt-free, but purchase them knowing that people’s lives have been improved by creating what you [...]

I’ve heard modern day slavery referred to as an “equal opportunity employer,” in an attempt to demonstrate that slavery knows not bounds. It’s in every country, crosses all age groups, and includes all skin colors. Today I read a post that said that “anyone” can become a victim of modern day slavery. But if Kevin [...]

Recently I saw an impressive documentary about the forced labor of children called “Stolen Childhoods.” It had high quality footage and interviews, and profiled all or most of the known ways that children get caught into slavery. This included rug making, Commercial Sexual Exploitation, working in quarries, working on fishing platforms, etc. The website, stolenchildhoods.org, [...]