by Free the Slaves | Sep 17, 2013 | Take Action
Question: with so many outlets for activism and fundraising, how can college students actually make a difference in the fight against modern day slavery? Answer: Trivia Night! That’s what Seth Nydam and Robert McKinnon Wilkes have been doing in Pullman, Washington –...
by Terry FitzPatrick | Aug 16, 2013 | FTS Updates
There are many words around the world for slaves and slavery. In Finland, the word is orjat. And it’s on the cover of the FTS book Ending Slavery, which is now available in Finnish. In Ending Slavery, FTS Co-founder Kevin Bales outlines what’s needed to eradicate...
by Terry FitzPatrick | Jun 11, 2013 | Take Action
Our friends at Walk Free in Australia have just released a new audio podcast, featuring FTS Co-Founder Kevin Bales, to explain that we all have a stake in ending modern-day slavery. It’s called “Slavery is Not a Game.” The 30-minute discussion is a terrific primer on...
by Terry FitzPatrick | Feb 12, 2013 | Uncategorized
These days, we’re used to the image of Abraham Lincoln sitting in a marble chair – at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington. But another Lincoln chair is about to capture the public’s attention. It’s the bentwood Hickory chair that Lincoln was sitting in when he...
by Free the Slaves | Jan 30, 2013 | Take Action
There are reasons young people end up in slavery today. We’re all vulnerable to harm, one way or another, at one point or another. Traffickers spot these weaknesses, and pounce when they see an opening. The campus video channel mtvU has just launched an amazing social...
