by Terry FitzPatrick | Dec 22, 2011 | FTS Updates, Take Action
Dear Friends, There’s a word that you don’t often hear at this time of year. But it’s a word that embodies how your concern for others is changing lives around the world. That word is TRIUMPH. When families in slavery break free and step into lives of fulfillment,...
by Free the Slaves | Dec 20, 2011 | FTS Updates
As the Web Communications Intern for Free the Slaves, I was lucky enough to be featured on MTV.ACT’s “A Day in My Life” series. Of course, it’s not every day that you get to see Jason Mraz sing Freedom Calling in person, but that’s...
by Free the Slaves | Dec 15, 2011 | Congo, Slavery in the News
Free the Slaves and our frontline partners in the DRC have found multiple forms of slavery in and around mining areas of eastern Congo. We in the U.S. are not separated from these human rights abuses, because there is evidence that minerals from Congo mines end up in...
by Free the Slaves | Dec 8, 2011 | Haiti
Editor’s Note: This story was taken from the FTS website and edited. Like tens of thousands of children in Haiti, Cam-Suze was held as a restavec, a child slave. Haitian parents who lack the resources required to support their children must often send them to...
by Free the Slaves | Dec 6, 2011 | FTS Updates, Take Action, Uncategorized
We’re really excited to announce the launch of our new crowdfunding initiative, The Freedom Education Project! Based on platform IndieGoGo, the goal is simple– get 27 copies of Slavery: The Book donated to California Public Schools and Libraries. The book will...