by Terry FitzPatrick | Oct 14, 2014 | Slavery in the News
Great news from our friend Maria Suarez in Los Angeles. She’s launching her own foundation to prevent child slavery in the U.S. The Maria Suarez Foundation’s official launch celebration will be on Wednesday, October 22 at 6 p.m. at Burns Lounge, Fritz B. Burns...
by Terry FitzPatrick | Jan 9, 2013 | Slavery in the News
They clean and cook and sew and care for children. Their numbers are growing, and many of them have little legal protection. Many are slaves. The dramatic growth in number of people working as domestic servants is documented in a report released today by the...
by Free the Slaves | Oct 26, 2011 | FTS Updates
“Freedom of Expression” was the theme for The New Hollywood’s Benefit on Sunday for Free the Slaves—and they couldn’t have expressed it better. With rousing tributes to Marvin Gaye, Christina Aguilera, and Maya Angelou, the group sang, danced,...
by Free the Slaves | Nov 17, 2010 | Slavery in the News
Florida’s farm industry has long been plagued with high profile cases of worker abuse—including several instances of slavery. But one advocacy group, the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) has works to bring justice and better working conditions for the mostly...
