by Maurice Middleberg | Jan 11, 2019 | Advocacy, Become an Abolitionist, I Am the Change, Take Action
Today is National Human Trafficking Awareness Day in the United States, a key part of Trafficking Prevention Month. There are three simple things you can do right now to spread awareness that slavery still exists. It will only take one minute. Literally. Share the...
by Maurice Middleberg | Dec 20, 2018 | Become an Abolitionist, Community Liberation Initiative, FTS Model for Freedom, I Am the Change, It Starts With Freedom, Take Action
Traffickers target people in financial trouble. When a medical crisis or other emergency strikes — like a fire, flood, drought, cyclone or earthquake — traffickers offer quick loans to desperate people who promise to “work it off.” When the borrower arrives at the job...
by Maurice Middleberg | Dec 19, 2018 | Become an Abolitionist, Community Liberation Initiative, FTS Model for Freedom, I Am the Change, It Starts With Freedom, Take Action
Traffickers steal more than a person’s labor and wages, they attack a victim’s basic humanity. They spit on the enslaved. They beat them. They’re assaulted sexually. The slaveholder’s goal: force people to give up hope. Our message to those is slavery is simple:...
by Maurice Middleberg | Dec 16, 2018 | Become an Abolitionist, I Am the Change, It Starts With Freedom, Take Action
People everywhere dream about a better future for their children. We all want them to have the education and opportunities necessary to lead fulfilling lives. For millions of families, those dreams aren’t possible. Traffickers promising schooling in return for easy...
by Maurice Middleberg | Dec 12, 2018 | Become an Abolitionist, FTS Model for Freedom, I Am the Change, Take Action
Inequality is one of the major root causes of modern slavery. Traffickers thrive when women’s rights aren’t respected, when gender-based violence is ignored, when girls are denied education, and when people of different races, tribes, nationalities or social status...
