by Free the Slaves | Mar 16, 2012 | Uncategorized
A young Free the Slaves supporter named April recently created her own beautifully-produced anti-slavery film. After becoming aware of modern-slavery, she decided to take action. She launched a blog called “Later, Slavery,” with frequent updates featuring...
by Free the Slaves | Oct 6, 2010 | Slavery in the News
The Unchosen film festival in Bristol, UK, now in its third year, is opening next Monday, and will run through November 16. The event touts itself as the only film festival in the UK that concentrates exclusively on the topic of slavery. The festival has partnered...
by Free the Slaves | Sep 27, 2010 | Slavery in the News
There are more slaves today than ever in history. Yet, the issue of modern day slavery has not yet cracked mainstream discourse the way we’d like. So we are always heartened to see when intelligent, creative people use innovative ways to raise awareness about...
by Free the Slaves | Sep 9, 2010 | Slavery in the News
THAI WORKERS COME FORWARD IN BIGGEST HUMAN TRAFFICKING CASE IN US HISTORY Via Neon Tommy: Several dozen Thai workers—many of them hiding their faces behind scarves and sunglasses—spoke at a press conference in front of a Thai temple in Los Angeles yesterday. The...
by Free the Slaves | Sep 8, 2010 | Slavery in the News
Actress Emma Thompson took a lot of heat last month when she criticized Audrey Hepburn for being “fantastically twee” in the 1964 musical “My Fair Lady.” When asked what twee meant, Thompson replied that it’s “whimsy without wit....
