by Terry FitzPatrick | Oct 14, 2014 | Slavery in the News
Great news from our friend Maria Suarez in Los Angeles. She’s launching her own foundation to prevent child slavery in the U.S. The Maria Suarez Foundation’s official launch celebration will be on Wednesday, October 22 at 6 p.m. at Burns Lounge, Fritz B. Burns...
by Free the Slaves | Oct 8, 2014 | FTS Model for Freedom, Thought Leadership
Free the Slaves programs are doing more than helping people break free and stay free. They’re demonstrating that our community education and empowerment approach is a successful strategy to help vulnerable people resist and overcome the injustice and indignity of...
by Maurice Middleberg | Oct 2, 2014 | Faith in Action, Take Action
We were slaves of the Pharaoh We, as Jews, grow up with this phrase. The passage from slavery to freedom is at the very heart of our story as a Jewish people. Everything we are – our sense of shared community and common heritage – stems from breaking the chains...
by Free the Slaves | Oct 1, 2014 | Advocacy, Slavery in the News, Slavery-Free Commerce, Uncategorized
With millions of people on the move globally looking for jobs, especially from poorer countries to wealthier ones, it’s easy for traffickers to pose as legitimate labor recruiters. It’s a risk for international job seekers everywhere, including those coming to...
by Maurice Middleberg | Sep 30, 2014 | Take Action
With your help, this year Free the Slaves will come within range of achieving a historic milestone for our organization: 10,000 people freed from slavery. In addition, this year we will support more than 45,000 people with education and empowerment programs. These...