by Free the Slaves | Mar 28, 2014 | India, Take Action
Slavery is probably not something you associate with MTV. But think again. MTV has been running an awareness-raising project about slavery: MTV EXIT. The network is helping combat human trafficking through innovative campaigns to inform young people. The newest...
by Free the Slaves | Nov 18, 2013 | Ghana
Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Jason Mraz headlined a historic concert last year for 70,000 fans to show the power of music at MTV Exit’s unprecedented anti-trafficking concert in Myanmar. You can now see part of Jason’s performance online: The Freedom Song....
by Free the Slaves | Dec 21, 2012 | Take Action
Editor’s note: The historic anti-slavery concert last weekend in Myanmar, also known as Burma, was made possible by a coalition of organizations, including the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). We invited USAID to reflect on what the concert...
by Terry FitzPatrick | Dec 18, 2012 | Take Action
If you’ve ever wondered how far FTS co-founder Kevin Bales will go to end slavery, Sunday’s anti-trafficking concert in Myanmar will tell you. He’ll give the shirt off his back to spread the word that SLAVERY SUCKS. That’s literally what Kevin did for Grammy-winning...
by Terry FitzPatrick | Dec 13, 2012 | FTS Updates, Take Action
Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Jason Mraz will headline a free outdoor concert in Myanmar this weekend to raise awareness about modern-day slavery and trafficking. His performance at the base of the Shwedagon pagoda in People’s Square in Yangon is believed to be the...
