by Terry FitzPatrick | Jul 25, 2016 | FTS Model for Freedom, FTS Updates, Thought Leadership
Nominations are now open for the 2016 Free the Slaves Freedom Awards. Free the Slaves will award a U.S. $10,000 prize to an organization registered India or Nepal that is implementing an innovative “scalable” approach to ending bonded labor in India or Nepal. A...
by Terry FitzPatrick | Jul 30, 2015 | FTS Updates
It started as a one-year project for a Free the Slaves Freedom Award fellowship winner. But it has turned into a must-read platform for Free the Slaves supporters and our colleagues in the abolition movement. Today, it is 5 years old.The FTS blog is our platform for...
by Terry FitzPatrick | Jun 24, 2013 | Slavery in the News
Tomorrow brings a great opportunity to lean about the scope and impact of a hidden form of modern-day slavery: domestic servitude. The Organization of American States (OAS) is conducting a policy roundtable to raise awareness and promote solutions. The policy...
by Terry FitzPatrick | May 10, 2013 | Slavery in the News
Veero Kolhi is no stranger to adversity. She escaped single-handedly from slavery, and she’s helped hundreds of others overcome fear and intimidation to also break free. That’s why Free the Slaves honored Veero in 2009 with a Frederick Douglass Freedom Award....
by Free the Slaves | Mar 8, 2013 | Uncategorized
Early March includes two key dates that remind us of the importance of women in the struggle for human rights. Today, March 8th is International Women’s Day, a global observance of the contributions made by women who are working to improve the political, social and...
