by Terry FitzPatrick | Feb 26, 2018 | FTS Updates
An organization’s personality and reputation start at the top. That’s why Free the Slaves is thrilled to welcome four astounding new members this year to our board of directors. Their diverse backgrounds and skills will shape the direction and...
by Terry FitzPatrick | Feb 21, 2018 | Become an Abolitionist, Slavery in the News, Students Ending Slavery, Thought Leadership
February marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of Frederick Douglass, one of history’s great abolitionists. At Free the Slaves, we’re proud to follow his footsteps and finish the work he helped start generations ago. Douglass was born into slavery in Maryland – the...
by Terry FitzPatrick | Jan 31, 2018 | Advocacy, Artists Against Slavery, Become an Abolitionist, Faith in Action, I Am the Change, Take Action
Today brings a close to Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month. But at Free the Slaves, it’s not a time to relax. We will not rest for one instant until everyone, everywhere is free from bondage. The great civil rights leader Fannie Lou Hamer noted that...
by Terry FitzPatrick | Jan 11, 2018 | Become an Abolitionist, I Am the Change
January 11th has been designated by Congress as National Human Trafficking Awareness Day. For supporters of Free the Slaves, today is an opportunity to help the anti-slavery movement grow. Please go to the social media links for this blog (on the left on a desktop or...
by Terry FitzPatrick | Jan 5, 2018 | Advocacy
Members of the U.S. Advisory Council on Human Trafficking ended their two-year term of service this afternoon with a plea to Ivanka Trump’s trafficking adviser to get their successors appointed, and provide stipends so they can serve without struggling financially....
