by Free the Slaves | May 23, 2013 | Brazil, Slavery in the News
May 13th is a special day in Brazil. It’s the date Brazilians celebrate the Abolition Act, which outlawed slavery here in 1888. This year marked the 125th anniversary. Of course, slavery still exists in Brazil even though it has been illegal for more than a century....
by Free the Slaves | Jul 24, 2012 | FTS Updates, Take Action, Uncategorized
Katie Ford is no stranger to those in the fashion world, and is no stranger to Free the Slaves. Made famous by her family’s modeling agency, Ford Models, Katie made the transition from CEO to abolitionist after attending a U.N. human trafficking conference in 2008....
by Free the Slaves | Mar 24, 2011 | Uncategorized
Human Trafficking – FULL V5 from Jeth Weinrich on Vimeo. Katie Ford is the CEO of the Katie Ford Foundation. Formerly the Global Ambassador for Free the Slaves and the CEO of Ford Models, Inc., Ford is an influential activist in the anti-slavery movement. Here,...
by Free the Slaves | Oct 26, 2010 | FTS Updates, Slavery in the News
Some more press on Free the Slaves Global Ambassador Katie Ford’s benefit event at Top of The Standard in New York last week. This round: InStyle and Tonic.com. via Tonic.com: Stars Mix, Mingle And Bid to Free the Slaves Michael Stipe, Helena...
by Free the Slaves | Oct 22, 2010 | FTS Updates
Our Global Ambassador Katie Ford put on a much buzzed about benefit for Free the Slaves last Wednesday at The Standard in New York. The finally tally is still being made, but by all accounts the event raised good money—money we can put into continuing to free enslaved...
