by Maurice Middleberg | Oct 2, 2014 | Faith in Action, Take Action
We were slaves of the Pharaoh We, as Jews, grow up with this phrase. The passage from slavery to freedom is at the very heart of our story as a Jewish people. Everything we are – our sense of shared community and common heritage – stems from breaking the chains...
by Maurice Middleberg | Sep 30, 2014 | Take Action
With your help, this year Free the Slaves will come within range of achieving a historic milestone for our organization: 10,000 people freed from slavery. In addition, this year we will support more than 45,000 people with education and empowerment programs. These...
by Free the Slaves | Sep 17, 2014 | FTS Model for Freedom, Ghana
It is a familiar situation in West Africa. A child is sent to live with a relative and made to take care of all household chores, leaving them no time or energy attend school. It happened to Seth Boateng two years ago. His father left the 16-year-old with an aunt,...
by Free the Slaves | Sep 9, 2014 | FTS Model for Freedom, Thought Leadership
The battle lines in the fight to conquer human trafficking span the globe, because modern-day slavery exists in every nation on earth. San Francisco Bay Area residents have an opportunity this Sunday to hear from distinguished front-line leaders who’ve been remarkably...
by Terry FitzPatrick | Sep 2, 2014 | Ghana
Sometimes the experience of one person tells the whole story. That’s certainly true in the case of Mabel, a former child slave in Ghana.A film crew from the Discovery Channel has just released a mini-documentary that tells Mabel’s inspiring journey from slavery to...