by Free the Slaves | Oct 1, 2010 | FTS Updates
U.S. Anti Trafficking Ambassador Luis CdeBaca gave an eloquent speech on modern slavery yesterday, at a special symposium titled “Slavery: Through the Eyes of George Washington”, hosted by Free the Slaves, Black Women United for Action and Mount Vernon...
by Free the Slaves | Sep 24, 2010 | FTS Updates, Slavery in the News
The 2010 Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) wrapped up yesterday. Free the Slaves president Kevin Bales was there. But, unlike in previous years, he did not take part in any panels or presentations—this time, he was just an attendee. But, it seems that the legacy of...
by Free the Slaves | Sep 17, 2010 | Uncategorized
“Today slaves are cheaper than they have ever been. The enslaved fieldworker who cost the equivalent of $40,000 in 1850 costs less than $100 today. “… In India today you can still buy slaves as well as farmland and oxen, which remain the essential...
by Free the Slaves | Sep 14, 2010 | FTS Updates
Craigslist has been allowing the advertisement of children for commercial sex around the world, including in the United States, for years. I used to work at Polaris Project, a major domestic anti-trafficking organization where I had clients, young American girls,...
by Free the Slaves | Aug 27, 2010 | Uncategorized
“Yes, twenty-seven million in slavery is a lot of people, but it is just .0043 percent of the world’s population. Yes, $23 billion a year in slave-made products as services is a lot of money but it is exactly what Americans spent on Valentine’s Day...
