by Terry FitzPatrick | Aug 16, 2013 | FTS Updates
There are many words around the world for slaves and slavery. In Finland, the word is orjat. And it’s on the cover of the FTS book Ending Slavery, which is now available in Finnish. In Ending Slavery, FTS Co-founder Kevin Bales outlines what’s needed to eradicate...
by Terry FitzPatrick | Sep 25, 2012 | FTS Updates, Take Action
President Barack Obama is scheduled to speak about slavery at noon ET today, at the Clinton Global Initiative in New York. You can watch live here or here. Administration officials have been asking anti-slavery activists for several months if there is more that the...
by Free the Slaves | Nov 19, 2010 | FTS Updates
Editor’s note: This post was written by Sarah Gardner, Development Associate at Free the Slaves. The Lobby of all Lobbies. The Ground Floor. As Development Associate at Free the Slaves, I work to raise funds and donations. To this end, I recently attended my...
by Free the Slaves | Sep 24, 2010 | FTS Updates, Slavery in the News
The 2010 Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) wrapped up yesterday. Free the Slaves president Kevin Bales was there. But, unlike in previous years, he did not take part in any panels or presentations—this time, he was just an attendee. But, it seems that the legacy of...
by Free the Slaves | Sep 23, 2010 | Slavery in the News
Can Twitter end modern day slavery? Ashton Kutcher says Twitter has the power to give traditionally under-represented voices a major platform. And in the process, bring the issue of slavery to the masses. At the 2010 Clinton Global Initiative today, Ashton Kutcher...
