by Free the Slaves | Dec 21, 2010 | Uncategorized
Join the Freedom Project! Here’s how: Download and print the Free the Slaves signs here and here. Snap a photo of yourself holding the signs up Upload the photo on our Facebook wall Make it your Facebook profile pic Voila! You’ve helped spread the word....
by Free the Slaves | Dec 20, 2010 | FTS Updates, Ghana
Ghana is the 10th biggest producer of gold in the world. A 2003 report found that the exportation of gold garners “approximately 50%” of the country’s GDP. But much of the mining industry is made up of “galamsey” operators—artisanal miners who often operate in...
by Free the Slaves | Dec 17, 2010 | Uncategorized
Our friends at the Superforest Blog have written a wonderful article on 2010 Freedom Award winner JEEVIKA! This is the first in a four part series of blog posts, profiling all four 2010 awardees: JEEVIKA, Tina Frundt, Roger Plant, and (yours truly) Anne Keehn....
by Free the Slaves | Dec 16, 2010 | FTS Updates, Slavery in the News
Free the Slaves Policy and Research Associate Jody Sarich is featured on Big Think today, speaking about her research on forced marriage and its relation to slavery and human trafficking in China. With FTS President Kevin Bales, Sarich is currently writing the first...
by Free the Slaves | Dec 15, 2010 | FTS Updates, India
In north India, Free the Slaves partner Diocesan Development and Welfare Society (DDWS) rescues men, women and children from slavery. Some of the rescued children need shelter and rehabilitation, which is provided through the Bal Vikas Ashram, where survivors are...
