by Terry FitzPatrick | Feb 22, 2016 | Advocacy, Thought Leadership
Collecting better data on slavery, developing standards for services to slavery survivors, creating a platform for U.S. presidential candidates to support, and leveraging the inclusion of slavery in the United Nations sustainable development goals.These four critical...
by Terry FitzPatrick | Feb 19, 2016 | Faith in Action
Judaism is deeply connected to the themes of slavery and freedom. The enslavement of Jews during biblical times—and their subsequent exodus—are a central narrative not only for Jewish people, but for others who have found hope in the biblical story.That’s why FTS has...
by Terry FitzPatrick | Feb 8, 2016 | Advocacy, Become an Abolitionist, Faith in Action, I Am the Change
Today is an important date in the Catholic calendar. Pope Francis has proclaimed Feb. 8 the “International Day of Prayer and Awareness on Human Trafficking.”The date commemorates the life of St. Josephine Bakhita, a Sudanese woman who was kidnapped into slavery in the...
by Terry FitzPatrick | Jan 11, 2016 | FTS Model for Freedom, India, Thought Leadership
2016 Trafficking Awareness Day Spotlight More than half of the people trapped in modern slavery are women and girls. They’re exploited in bars and brothels, in homes as maids and nannies, on farms and fishing boats, and in mines and factories worldwide.Supriya Awasthi...
by Terry FitzPatrick | Jan 1, 2016 | Advocacy, Become an Abolitionist, Faith in Action, I Am the Change, Slavery-Free Commerce, Students Ending Slavery, Take Action
January is a perfect opportunity to mobilize your friends, family, neighbors, classmates, clients, congregants, co-workers and everyone you know. Join us in January to raise the visibility of slavery as one of the world’s greatest human rights problems. It’s a problem...
