by Terry FitzPatrick | Jan 24, 2014 | Brazil, FTS Updates, Haiti, Take Action
In you live in South Florida, this event next Thursday is for you! In recognition of National Anti-Slavery and Human Trafficking Awareness Month, Broward College, in partnership with Free the Slaves, will host a day-long conference titled “Human Trafficking: Exposing...
by Terry FitzPatrick | Jan 3, 2014 | FTS Updates, Take Action
Brooklyn hosts two important anti-slavery events next weekend that will shine a light on trafficking and the innovative methods FTS has developed to fight it. SATURDAY, JANUARY 11: Plymouth Church will be hosting a benefit concert for Free the Slaves. Join an...
by Terry FitzPatrick | Dec 30, 2013 | FTS Updates
It’s been quite a year at Free the Slaves, especially for Executive Director Maurice Middleberg. He has spent much of 2013 on the road visiting our front line programs in Asia, Africa and the Caribbean. His meetings with slavery survivors and activists have led to an...
by Maurice Middleberg | Dec 3, 2013 | Take Action
There is a common myth about the nature of anti-slavery work: that it’s terribly depressing. Actually, fighting slavery is the most joyful experience that you can imagine. Nothing compares to the joy I’ve seen on the faces of families freed from generations of debt...
by Free the Slaves | Nov 25, 2013 | Haiti, Take Action
Religious and political figures gathered on Capitol Hill last week to raise awareness about one of the world’s most challenging child slavery problems: restavek slavery in Haiti. The Church World Service and The Episcopal Church, in cooperation with Congressman...
