by Terry FitzPatrick | May 19, 2015 | Artists Against Slavery, FTS Model for Freedom, India, Slavery-Free Commerce
Staying free is just as important as breaking free. It’s vital that slavery survivors plan what they will do to earn a living once they are rescued.In the India village of Kukdaha, rescued slaves decided that they would do in freedom exactly what they did in slavery:...
by Terry FitzPatrick | May 8, 2015 | Artists Against Slavery, Congo, FTS Model for Freedom, FTS Updates
Imagine this scene in remote town in the Congo. A van pulls up and workers jump out to erect a giant screen. At sunset, a movie starts to play in the village square. In a community without electricity, people gather to watch the spectacle, transfixed by a story on the...
by Terry FitzPatrick | Apr 23, 2015 | Artists Against Slavery, FTS Updates, Nepal
Two remarkable volunteer filmmakers are on the front lines with Free the Slaves this year to document what freedom looks like. Cassie and Jordan Timpy, a couple from Washington, have decided to donate their skills “for a greater purpose.” They have included Free the...
by Terry FitzPatrick | Feb 9, 2015 | Artists Against Slavery, I Am the Change, Take Action
You probably don’t know them, but FTS supporters will know their work. They are Cassie and Jordan Timpy, a couple from Washington who describe themselves as “passionate visual storytellers who will travel to the ends of the earth to capture life’s joys and...
