by Free the Slaves | Jan 29, 2015 | Students Ending Slavery
This week, a Free the Slaves college chapter held a candlelight vigil called “Hope Rising” to honor victims and survivors of human trafficking. Students at Loyola University Chicago gathered in a circle on a snowy night outside the central hub of their campus. As...
by Free the Slaves | Oct 3, 2011 | Uncategorized
Shamere McKenzie is an American survivor of modern-day slavery. She gave a stirring speech at the 2010 Freedom Awards, in support of her friend and mentor Tina Frundt (a survivor of child sex trafficking, who won the Fredrick Douglass award for her tireless activism...
by Free the Slaves | Feb 2, 2011 | FTS Updates
Last weekend, Halogen TV premiered the 2010 Freedom Awards. We live tweeted and watched the broadcast along with the rest of you—it was just as inspiring and exciting to relive as it was to experience first hand. (I got to see what I looked like on camera, as I...
