by Maurice Middleberg | Jan 25, 2017 | Advocacy, Thought Leadership
I believe today holds the promise of being a transformational moment in the history of the modern anti-slavery movement. This moment occurred in a large, nondescript room in an annex to the U.S. State Department located on G Street in Washington, far removed from the...
by Maurice Middleberg | Jan 19, 2017 | Advocacy, Take Action, Thought Leadership
At the edges of the dark, shifting and murky pools of modern slavery are growing glimmers of liberation – and there is no more powerful source of freedom’s light than American tenacity. A profound moral test for the incoming administration will be sustaining U.S....
by Maurice Middleberg | Nov 4, 2016 | FTS Updates
Today is both a sad day and a proud moment for Free the Slaves. We are saddened to bid farewell to Karen Stauss, who has directed our field programs and advocacy efforts for the past six years. But it’s also a proud moment because Karen has been asked to join the...
by Maurice Middleberg | Aug 4, 2016 | Advocacy, FTS Model for Freedom, Slavery-Free Commerce, Students Ending Slavery, Thought Leadership
They typically work in nondescript cubicles in corporate office parks — and they usually aren’t aware that their desks can become the newest front line in the growing global battle against modern slavery. They are the supply chain officers for American companies. And...
by Maurice Middleberg | Aug 3, 2016 | Advocacy, Faith in Action, Thought Leadership
Archbishop Marcelo Sanchez Sorondo, chancellor of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences and Social Sciences, says his marching orders come from the very top of the Catholic Church.“The Holy Father said: Marcelo, I want you to study this topic carefully so that we know...
