by Maurice Middleberg | Nov 7, 2018 | Become an Abolitionist, FTS Model for Freedom, I Am the Change, Take Action
Slavery stops innovation dead in its tracks. It keeps children out of school. It blocks entrepreneurs from access to credit. It steals a community’s wealth and labor and hope. Freedom brings creativity and positivity. This jumpstarts a village economy. People start...
by Maurice Middleberg | Oct 31, 2018 | Become an Abolitionist, FTS Model for Freedom, I Am the Change, Take Action
Traffickers don’t care about the health of people they enslave. No doctor visits for those who fall sick. No vaccinations for children. No prenatal care for pregnant women. That’s why the work of Free the Slaves is so vital. We ensure that the people we liberate...
by Maurice Middleberg | Oct 24, 2018 | Become an Abolitionist, FTS Model for Freedom, FTS Updates, I Am the Change, Take Action
You probably take many of life’s essentials for granted. A good education. A nourishing dinner. A clean drink of water. A visit to the doctor. A safe place to sleep. These basics are denied to people in slavery. That’s why your support to liberate the enslaved is...
by Maurice Middleberg | Oct 10, 2018 | Advocacy, FTS Model for Freedom, India, Thought Leadership
With tens of millions of individuals victimized by traffickers and slaveholders, the world urgently needs solutions that can be effectively and efficiently implemented at-scale in a wide variety of situations. I was happy to see that many of my colleagues in India’s...
by Maurice Middleberg | Aug 29, 2018 | Advocacy, Slavery in the News
We are deeply concerned by accelerated efforts to deport black Mauritanians living in the United States who run the serious risk of enslavement upon return to their home country. This campaign is particularly focused on Columbus, Ohio, which, according to the Columbus...
