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Will You Stand Up and Speak Out?

by Free the Slaves | Dec 30, 2019 | Advocacy, Become an Abolitionist, I Am the Change, Take Action

“Never be afraid to raise your voice for honesty and truth and compassion against injustice and lying and greed. If people all over the world…would do this, it would change the earth.” Author William Faulkner’s thoughts about the value of standing up and...

Our Rights Make Us Human

by Free the Slaves | Dec 23, 2019 | Advocacy, Become an Abolitionist, Dominican Republic, FTS Updates, Ghana, Haiti, I Am the Change, India, Nepal, Take Action

Former first lady Eleanor Roosevelt once observed that “the future belongs to those who believe in their dreams.” At Free the Slaves, we dream of a future where everyone is free from slavery. Roosevelt believed in that dream too. Freedom from slavery is near the top...

Acceptance Leads to Freedom

by Free the Slaves | Dec 18, 2019 | Advocacy, Become an Abolitionist, Dominican Republic, Take Action

It’s a simple concept, and a universal value: acceptance. “He who is different from me does not impoverish me — he enriches me,” wrote the French author Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. But in the Dominican Republic, a lack of acceptance fuels modern slavery. Haitian...

Global Leaders Meet in Ethiopia to Strengthen Civil Society Response to Trafficking and Slavery

by Terry FitzPatrick | Dec 16, 2019 | Advocacy, Thought Leadership

Human rights activists from around the globe strategized new ways to confront the widespread problem of human trafficking and modern slavery during a special three-day convening at the U.N. Conference Center last week in Addis Ababa. Experts from 46 organizations in...

The Value of Resilience

by Free the Slaves | Dec 12, 2019 | Become an Abolitionist, I Am the Change, Nepal, Take Action

It takes resilience to live in rural Nepal. Mountainous terrain and a lack of roads limit access to healthcare and education. Caste systems and violence against women and children create socioeconomic disparity. Dependence on agriculture and tourism limit the national...
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