by Free the Slaves | Apr 17, 2014 | FTS Updates, Slavery in the News, Take Action, Uncategorized
If the battle against slavery hasn’t reached your faith community yet, it may be coming soon. A major global faith initiative to end modern-day slavery is taking root. Leading religious representatives and the Walk Free Foundation signed a groundbreaking...
by Free the Slaves | Mar 14, 2014 | FTS Updates
The people who know slavery best are the people who have lived it. Now you can read about their experiences in their own words. Laura Murphy has just released a book that will deepen your perspective on modern-day slavery. Survivors of Slavery: Modern Day Slave...
by Free the Slaves | Feb 20, 2014 | Brazil, Congo, FTS Updates, Ghana, Haiti, India, Nepal, Take Action
It takes a special kind of person to fight for freedom and justice in dangerous hot spots where slavery still thrives. It takes a resilient and resourceful spirit to assist impoverished and marginalized people in their struggle to break free. But that’s the job...
by Free the Slaves | Sep 17, 2010 | Slavery in the News
It’s a strange combination at first: avant-garde-ish rap/pop star Kanye West, and Cassius Marcellus Cornelius Clay, a 20 year old, blue blooded Yale student with a penchant for cravats and bow ties. But there are reports that Mr. Clay—whose ancestor was THE...