by Terry FitzPatrick | May 3, 2013 | FTS Updates, Take Action
Great news from Hollywood this week: We’ve learned that the mtvU Against Our Will Campaign has been nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award! The campaign has been honored in the “New Approaches” category, in recognition of its innovative techniques to build awareness about...
by Terry FitzPatrick | Sep 19, 2012 | Uncategorized
With the Emancipation Proclamation’s 150th anniversary approaching this weekend, MTV’s campus channel, mtvU, has launched a new poetry series. The poems were written by sex slavery survivors in the U.S., and excepts are read by musicians Alicia Keys and...
by Free the Slaves | Jul 20, 2012 | Slavery in the News
We see slavery and trafficking stories throughout the world each week. It’s great news that journalists and bloggers are exposing the problem of slavery, and examining solutions to it. Awareness creates momentum for change. Here are 10 top stories that caught...
by Free the Slaves | Jul 20, 2012 | Take Action
It’s been an intense week for the anti-slavery movement, with four congressional events in three days. Much of the media’s attention went to actress Jada Pinkett Smith’s testimony on Tuesday about sex trafficking to the Senate foreign relations committee. But on...
by Terry FitzPatrick | Jul 16, 2012 | Take Action
It’s like a perfect storm. Events are converging from every direction. If you’re eager to learn about modern slavery and how it can be eradicated, now’s the time. Tuesday features a special 30-min webcast premiere and live chat event to address a critical question:...
